January 20, 2004

Construction for the Ivory Towers residence hall, which will feature apartment-style rooms and dining venues, is running on schedule and will be completed in August. The building, located at the corner of 23rd and G streets, will house 729 students in doubles and quads modeled after New Hall. Each room will have a living area, […]

For years Americans have been told it is Republicans who they want to trust the government’s money with, while Democrats destroy the economy with money management akin to Paris Hilton on her birthday. But now the secret is out on this administration’s disregard for our future economic welfare, and George W. Bush is looking more […]

“The potential of Dr. King’s dream is not reached through the individual efforts of a particular group but through the collective effort of the nation, united under the banner of freedom and justice,” junior Isaiah Pickens wrote of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Pickens said he has molded his life around King’s messages […]

In October 2003, the faculty of the GW Law School voted to join the Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights. You may very well ask, ‘Why does that matter? I mean, doesn’t the University join all kinds of things that I never even hear about? Why should I care?’ You should care. Why? Because it’s […]

Tuesday Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to speak and discuss new book, “Madam Secretary: A Memoir” 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Discussion 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Book Signing 1957 E Street room 213 Words of Choice A theater piece about pro-choice women and their lives 8 to 11 p.m. Marvin Center Amphitheater, third […]

“It’s got balls. It’s got defense. That’s a sport to me,” said junior Gabi Gillett. If such criteria truly define a sport, then beer pong has become a more legitimate sport than cheerleading on college campuses nationwide. “It’s not a game of science and strategy. It’s a game of shooting. You can’t play when you’re […]

Last semester The Hatchet argued that while Colonial Cash has opened up an unprecedented number of new dining options, it is seriously endangering the dining institutions on which students have come to rely. Now the administration is stating that it is looking into independent alternatives to Aramark for the Ivory Towers dining facility, set to […]

At 6:30 in the morning, Wood (last name withheld) is standing in the cold outside Western Presbyterian Church, talking with his friends and selling cigarettes – two for a quarter – as he waits for the doors of Miriam’s Kitchen to open. Normally the dining room would be open for business now, but things are […]

In October, French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte participated in the Elliott School Ambassador’s Forum with a lecture on French-American relations. In an excellent speech, the ambassador reminded the audience of France and America’s history of standing together in conflicts ranging from our respective revolutions to world wars. The ambassador explained how this special relationship ensures that […]

Question: I’ve been dating a guy for more than a year and I’m starting to get bored. I’d feel bad if I broke up with him just for being dull, especially since I didn’t used to feel this way. Is there a way to renew my interest in him, or should I not even bother? […]