Volume 100, Issue 62
Stories from the April 22, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Posted Friday, April 23, 5:45 p.m. Head softball coach Shaunte’ Fremin resigned on Monday amid allegations that she was abusive to players and violated NCAA rules. In a letter sent to softball players and parents on Thursday, Director of Athletics Jack Kvancz and Senior Associate Athletic Director Mary Jo Warner wrote that “ultimately we concluded, […]
At a scene becoming all too familiar to the GW community, more than 100 students gathered in the Marvin Center Monday night to mourn the death of freshman Hasan Hussain. The vigil, which began at 9 p.m., included prayers and readings from the Quran and comments from students, local Muslim leaders and University President Stephen […]
Posted April 24 8:05pm by Aaron Huertas U-WIRE Washington Bureau Washington Post writer Bob Woodward is no stranger to Presidential politics. Along with fellow Post writer Carl Bernstein, he helped break the Watergate story that eventually led to Richard Nixon’s resignation. With such a start in the world of Presidential reporting, it’s almost surprising that […]
Compromises will need to be made as the Student Association moves toward changing GW’s Guide to Student Rights and Responsibilities, administrators and SA senators said. The SA Senate adopted a series of recommended revisions to the guide last week and will pass them along to the Joint Committee of Faculty and Students and the Board […]
Many people are averse to musicals, claiming people don’t really break into song and dance in daily life. Well, I don’t know about you, but I always tap dance my way to J Street and sing “soda please” to the worker at Chick-Fil-A. OK, so I’m lying. But if you don’t think a musical can […]
As a George Mason University Law School student, Bruce Austin* needed a way to make some extra cash. A flyer in his residence hall led Austin to a process that would make him $40,000 richer – sperm donation. “A lot of people got these things … and were reading them and laughing about it,” said […]
Eight months ago, three GW students probably never dreamed that they’d be performing on stage at the next Spring Fling. Exit Clov, which includes three GW students – Aaron Leeder, Brett Neidermann and John Thayer – started booking shows last summer, and then, they say, “the band started rolling.” Hatchet: How was playing Spring Fling? […]
Posted April 24 8:03pm by Ludmila Kafanov U-WIRE Washington Bureau Despite mounting evidence showing that pre-9/11 terror warnings were urgently communicated to the highest government officials, partisanship within the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks threatens to undercut findings and their impact on the upcoming election may be slim. “It’s useful to have hearings about […]
This Saturday, New York City punk mavens the Lunachicks and D.C.’s, own The Washington Social Club will take the stage at the 9:30 Club to take a stand against the right wing. The concert is being sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice America, the nation’s primary pro-choice advocacy group, and Punkvoter.com, an online political coalition currently dedicated […]
On Sunday, the GW community endured the loss of its fifth student in as many months. In response to these tragedies, the University is forming a committee to evaluate how it handles and proactively addresses such situations. It is imperative that in this process the University thoroughly evaluates how well its Counseling Center reaches out […]