Volume 100, Issue 19
Stories from the October 13, 2003 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Posted 12:00am October 14 by Marcus Mrowka U-WIRE Washington Bureau Chief In the most contentious debate so far, Democratic presidential hopefuls butted heads on Iraq, the economy and their credentials at last Thursday’s debate in Phoenix sponsored by CNN and the Arizona Democratic Party. This marked the second debate in which retired general Wesley Clark […]
The GW men and women’s tennis teams both defeated cross-town rival Georgetown on Friday. The men defeated the Hoyas for the third year in a row, 5-2, gaining all five points in singles competition. Senior Matt Hane and junior Matt Treadgold continued an undefeated fall season in doubles play. Despite windy weather conditions, the men […]
Posted 12:01am October 14 by Marcus Mrowka U-WIRE Washington Bureau Chief Al Gore, Congressman John Lewis, the cast of “The West Wing” and the “Fab 5” from “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” headlined this year’s annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner Saturday in Washington. The annual event is meant to honor those who play […]
About 250 students gathered in University Yard Saturday for free food, music and political awareness at the fifth Annual Octoberfest, co-sponsored WRGW and Common Cause. Students spent the day socializing and playing Frisbee in between listening to music. Local bands the Bicycle Thieves, Sad Bastards, Alfonso Valez, A Day in Black and White and The […]
Posted 10:57pm October 15 by Aaron Huertas U-WIRE Washington Bureau In response to slipping poll numbers and persistent criticism from political opponents, The White House has launched a new campaign to bolster support for the occupation of Iraq and has drastically shifted the structure of the Iraqi reconstruction effort. Condoleezza Rice, the National Security Advisor […]
“If your aunt told you you’d never get anywhere with that smart mouth and attitude, tell her to look at Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala,” said CNN “Crossfire” host Tucker Carlson to 70 students on Thursday. Carlson, along with co-host Begala, engaged in a 45-minute dialogue with GW’s new politically tolerant student organization the Republocrats. […]
University administrators are launching fellowships and proposing new courses this year in an effort to strengthen undergraduate research opportunities and challenge students. The programs are part of the University’s Strategic Plan, which focuses on enhancing intellectual engagement and improving academic excellence, among other initiatives. The Strategic Plan includes the University Writing Program, which GW launched […]
Tuesday Count the Condoms Guess the number in the jar to win the condoms 12 to 5 p.m. Marvin Center Great Hall Same time and place Wednesday Sponsored by Voices for Choices Diversity in the Media: Reaching Generation Next Brown Bag Lunch with Shapiro Fellow Dorothy Gilliam 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Media and Public Affairs […]
French ambassador visits GW Jean-David Levitte, France’s ambassador to the United States, said his country would always be a U.S. ally despite its reservations about Operation Iraqi Freedom in a speech at GW Friday. Speaking in front of a packed crowd of about 100 people in the Elliott School of International Affairs building, Levitte talked […]
The University is looking to build a boathouse on the Georgetown waterfront for its rowing teams, officials said Friday. GW has entered into preliminary negotiations with the National Park Service, which owns the land along the Potomac River, to trade two University-owned townhouses for waterfront property. In July, GW paid $2.4 million for two townhouses […]