Volume 100, Issue 24
Stories from the October 30, 2003 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
White House roller hockey isn’t a varsity or intramural sport, but the club has become better known than most other student activities in the District. The dedicated group of hockey enthusiasts receives little outside financial support, but members meet weekly to compete and play the sport they love on a block of Pennsylvania Avenue in […]
Submitted by Recreational Sports and Fitness Services Smith wins Punt, Pass and Kick title Student Adam Smith captured the inaugural Punt, Pass and Kick title in dramatic fashion by defeating Sean Rose in a “coffin-corner” punt-off Saturday at the Intramural Fields. Each competitor had three passes, three punts and three field goal attempts to gain […]
Posted 6:00pm November 1 by Ilana Weinberg U-WIRE Washington Bureau President Bush returned last Friday from his six-nation Asian Pacific tour, highlighted by stops in Bali and Australia, to reinforce gratitude for the international cooperation in the war on terror Last Wednesday, Bush made a three-hour stop on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, where […]
Men’s Volleyball The men’s volleyball club played its first match this year Saturday against Georgetown, falling 3-2. This weekend the Colonials compete in the Maryland Octoberfest Tournament, where GW will take on teams such as Penn State University, the U.S. Naval Academy and the host Terrapins. The Colonials will also take part in the James […]
“The Human Stain” by Maura Judkis I am itching to tell you the big secret of Coleman Silk in “The Human Stain” (Mirimax). And really, my reasons for wanting to do so are purely selfish – after all, telling Silk’s secret would make this review so much easier to write. The film explores racial issues […]
With “Beyond Borders” (Paramount Pictures) out in theaters, some may be curious as to what director of “Golden Eye” Martin Campbell is doing casting “Tomb Raider” Angelina Jolie as a prissy socialite in the jungle. The day after I attended a panel and screening of the film, I had the opportunity to speak with Campbell […]
Who is Eddie Izzard? Renaissance man. Decorated thespian. Male lesbian. Ideologist. Above all, it is worth noting that there is a beautiful mind underneath the MAC makeup and stiletto heels that distinguish him from his contemporaries. Comparisons to his American corollary, Robin Williams, and the small fraternity of clown princes practicing a new strain of […]
This guy must be doing something right. Whether it’s his bloody-throat vocals, dissent from mainstream culture or uncanny ability to identify an audience as “dirty mother-fuckers,” the crowd was going nuts. The largest turnout I’ve ever seen at the 9:30 Club was composed of listeners spanning a full range of age and attire, with only […]
1- Ben Folds @ GW Smith Center Cypress Hill @ 9:30 Club Bouncing Souls @ Nation 2- Electronic Possible @ Phillips Hall Basement 4- Tom Jones @ Lisner Auditorium Visqueen @ Velvet Lounge 5 -Tom Jones @ Lisner Auditorium 6 – Imminent with Iszoloscope @ Nation 7 – British Sea Power @ Black Cat 8- […]
There has been a lot of griping lately from supporters of President George W. Bush about the alleged hatred that his political opponents have for him. This has come up in The Hatchet, in the public press and on CNN’s “Crossfire.” The president’s sympathizers have even used the term “pathological” to describe what they see […]