Volume 100, Issue 43
Stories from the February 12, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet.
SA calls for equal tuition The Senate Academic Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to consider a bill asking the University to standardize tuition costs for all majors. Students in the School of Media and Public Affairs pay an extra $1,000 per year. “Calling it a tuition price is a bad precedent because then the University can […]
For years I have watched as we are slandered, and we fall back. I have watched as we are denied equal membership to the Interfraternity Council, and we fall back. And last week, I watched as Ben Block, president of the IFC, lied about “unrecognized fraternities,” and we fell back. The line is drawn here. […]
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity closed its GW chapter late Wednesday night after allegations of hazing. The fraternity cannot return to campus until fall 2007. Executive Vice President of Delta Tau Delta national James Russell declined to comment on specifics of the violation but said national launched an investigation earlier this month. “The chapter violated […]
Personal Opinion After reading Michael Goldberg’s “Fairer treatment needed” (Feb. 2, p. 4) and Kelly Taylor’s response to the John Edwards editorial (“Our Choice: John Edwards,” Feb. 2, p. 4), both people seemed to have forgotten something: they’re responding to editorial articles, which express somebody’s personal opinion. If somebody’s facts used to back an opinion […]
Disorderly Conduct 2/5 – Dakota Apartments 12:01 a.m. – case closed Students were reportedly throwing eggs out of the window of an apartment. No suspects or witnesses Drug Law Violation 2/5 – Thurston Hall 12:50 a.m. – open case A smoking pipe with traces of marijuana was discovered in the building’s courtyard. Harrassment 2/4 – […]
New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller talked about the Jayson Blair scandal and his career as a journalist at Monday night’s Kalb Report. Speaking in front of about 150 people at the National Press Club, Keller, who assumed The Times’ top post in July 2003, discounted the importance of journalism schools. He also addressed […]
Although some people were planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day as the next major holiday, last Friday, it felt a little more like St. Patrick’s Day, when local punk rockers convened for an early show at Nation to party with the spirit of the Irish. The opening band Stiff Little Fingers successfully revved up the crowd, […]
Students stumbling home after a night of partying could be stopped and asked to take a breathalyzer test by University Police officers starting as early as March. The University has also acquired identification scanners to help crack down on underage drinking and identify intoxicated students who need medical attention, UPD Chief Dolores Stafford said. Metropolitan […]
The GW gymnastics team suffered a tough loss in its second dual meet of the season, falling to Maryland 195.400-192.975 Wednesday night at the Smith Center. The Colonials, who had three gymnasts competing with minor injuries, scored their second lowest total of the season. “It was a rough night all around,” head coach Margie Foster-Cunningham […]
What hit me first was the turnout. The line wrapped around every wall and up the stairs as patrons from all over D.C. waited with the hope of snagging a seat to view Bernardo Bertolucci’s latest work, “The Dreamers” (Fox Searchlight). The buzz about this film is unfortunately due to the controversial rating it has […]