Volume 100, Issue 61
Stories from the April 19, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Chick Before deciding what the next step in your relationship is, it’s important that you both know where the other one is in the said relationship. If you just got together in the last few weeks, you could be waiting for a marriage proposal, while he could be ready to throw you to the curb […]
The GW women’s water polo team came close to capturing the Southern Championships this weekend but could not knock off Princeton University, as the Colonials fell to the Tigers 7-6 in the tournament final Sunday. Trailing 7-5 entering the fourth quarter, the Colonials scored one goal but failed to tie the game. The loss marked […]
D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams appeared on campus to assist with the dedication of a stone archway at the Marvin Center Thursday in honor of former District Mayor Walter E. Washington. About 50 people crowded on the sidewalk of the Marvin Center’s Eye Street entrance, now named Mayor’s Way. Washington was the first black mayor to […]
The GW women’s tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament this weekend but went no further. In College Park, Md., the No. 5 Colonials beat No. 12 St. Joseph’s Friday morning, 4-0, before falling to No. 4 Temple, 4-3, later that afternoon. GW finished the season 7-8 but rebounded nicely and […]
Adjunct professors withdrew a second petition seeking an election to form a union of part-time faculty on Friday, effectively squelching the possibility of forming a union by the end of the academic year. Union organizers decided to withdraw after failing for a second time to convince the National Labor Relations Board that the movement had […]
Colonials excel in classroom More than 160 GW athletes were named to the Atlantic 10 academic honor roll Thursday. The honor roll includes all student athletes who have a grade point average over 3.0. Athletes from the gymnastics, squash, men’s water polo and men’s rowing teams were left off the list as their teams are […]
Monday Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe to speak McAuliffe will discuss a contest to get young people involved in the July Democratic National Convention Noon to 1 p.m. – voter registration rally T.G.I. Friday’s – 21st and I streets 3 p.m. – press conference Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs building Sponsored by […]
Hatchet awarded best non-daily newspaper in region The Society of Professional Journalists named The Hatchet the best overall non-daily student newspaper in the mid-Atlantic region at the organization’s annual regional conference Saturday. The Hatchet received 11 other Mark of Excellence Awards, marking 29 awards during the last three years. The prizes were given to collegiate […]
Step Afrika performs at Cultural X-plosion Thursday night in Jack Morton Auditorium.
The University recently announced that 21 campus buildings have tested positive for lead contamination in their water supplies. Despite acknowledging the situation, the University has not disclosed the names of these buildings outside of indicating they are most likely townhouses. Although lead contamination does not pose a life-threatening risk for college-aged students, the University should, […]