Volume 100, Issue 61
Stories from the April 19, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
In the wake of the recent Madrid bombings, the Metro has increased police presence at its stations and purchased explosive detection equipment. The increased security measures come weeks after bombs ripped through several train stations in the Spanish capital, killing 190 people and injuring more than 1,000. Intelligence officials have attributed the attacks to Islamic […]
I grew up in D.C. and attended predominately black schools throughout my youth. Within that limited cultural enclave I heard and used the word “nigga” a lot. There, the connotative or colloquial usage is very dynamic, in that a slight change in context can change from one of extreme endearment to that of disdain. “My […]
Student Association President Kris Hart released a plan last week to ensure the appropriate management of funds and to prevent future financial discrepancies. Hart found several financial errors in the University’s books earlier this year. The plan includes increased communication between the SA and Student and Academic Support Services, along with more training for SA […]
John* found himself in a bind last week – he had a test coming up in less than 24 hours, and he had yet to start studying. Friends he complained to at the gym suggested he pop an Adderall. By the end of his workout, he had a little orange pill and what he believed […]
A GW student was found dead Sunday night after falling from a Hall on Virginia Avenue balcony. Metropolitan Police are unsure whether freshman Hasan Hussain’s 80-foot fall from a balcony on HOVA’s fourth floor was accidental or intentional. While declining to discuss the city’s investigation into Hussain’s death, MPD Lt. Robert Glover said there were […]
There is little doubt that GW’s location in Foggy Bottom is one of the strong points of going to school here. Within minutes, students can visit museums on the National Mall, see a performance at the Kennedy Center or hit the shops in Georgetown. So why would anyone want to leave our cozy corner of […]
Posted 5:40 p.m. Monday, April 19 University Police officials have preliminarily concluded that freshman Hasan Hussain took his own life Sunday night. Hussain died from massive head trauma after plunging 80 feet from the balcony of his fourth floor room in the Hall on Virginia Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. While city officials have yet […]
Seniors Ugo Oha and Cathy Joens were selected in the WNBA draft Saturday, becoming the second and third GW women’s basketball players to be drafted in the league’s eight-year history. The Connecticut Sun selected Oha in the second round with the 24th pick overall, and the New York Liberty selected Joens in the third round […]
Amid the whirlwind of final exams, term papers, group projects and presentations that clutter the semester’s final weeks, students often wait until the last minute before addressing another dilemma: what to do with all the junk that has accumulated over the past nine months. The summer storage market has boomed in recent years. College Boxes […]
University officials announced Friday that water in 21 campus buildings has tested positive for lead. The affected buildings are generally “small, townhouse-sized properties,” wrote Matt Nehmer, assistant director of Media Relations, in an e-mail Friday night. While the University is notifying the affected buildings’ residents, it has declined to publicly announce which facilities exceed federal […]