Volume 100, Issue 32
Stories from the December 4, 2003 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Collectively known as the White Stripes, Jack and Meg White aren’t your typical rock stars. The Detroit-based duo is an oddity – a Delta blues fan who plays a cheap-looking oblong guitar and his “sister” (ex-wife, actually), who can’t muster anything more than the most basic drum lines. Oh, and let’s not forget that they […]
Comedian Groucho Marx once quipped, “Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?” The answer to his question: millions of loving gay couples who are legally barred from doing so. Although the recent ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court is an important legal step, there needs to be a greater […]
Posted Saturday, Dec. 6, 5:40 p.m. The GW men’s basketball team let double-digit leads slip away in both Wednesday’s loss at Appalachian State University and Saturday’s match-up with West Virginia University. But the results of both games were very different, as GW fought off the Mountaineers’ comeback to take the opening game of the BB&T […]
There is no way to describe the instant of death, as it doesn’t leave you the time to document it. Nevertheless, the aftermath of death weighs heavily on those left behind. With little knowledge of what this aftermath will entail, one thing is eerily certain. The instant your pulse ceases, you will lose a fraction […]
Simple Logic Thank you, Adam, for the floor. As a Middle Eastern Christian, your comments certainly did not represent my views. It may not have been appropriate to shout obscenities at people peacefully demonstrating, but with all due respect, I find your assertion that this demonstrates the perversion of homosexuality to be absurd (“You have […]
Yeah, that’s right, Billy Bob Thornton is playing a dirty Santa who’d rather be naughty than nice. The thing about “Bad Santa” (Dimension Films), however, is that Thornton isn’t as “bad” as people may think. In a recent Hatchet interview, he discussed the making of his latest film, comparing it to his own surprisingly traditional […]
And now, for a lesson in simple economics! When demand for your product drops, for whatever reason, your profit is bound to drop unless you reevaluate the quantity you are supplying of said product. To continue operating at a profit after your demand drops, you must drop the amount of labor or capital involved in […]
SA works to get more meeting space Student Association members will work with University officials in the next few weeks to increase student group accessibility to academic space. Several student organization leaders have said Marvin Center space is limited and it is often difficult to book classrooms. SA President Kris Hart said the SA will […]
First GW’s two star seniors were hurt against eighth-ranked Penn State University last Friday, then the Nittany Lions added insult to injury by pummeling the Colonials, 77-51. GW (1-2) would recover to win its second game of the Junkanoo Jam, which was held on Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas, by beating Arizona State University […]
The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity will host a poker tournament to raise money for children with disabilities Saturday at 4 p.m. The event will be held in the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house in Townhouse Row, at 23rd and G streets. It is open to members of the Greek-letter community. Participation is $12 per person […]