Volume 100, Issue 64
Stories from the April 29, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Asian-American women shared their personal and professional experiences at a panel discussion Tuesday night. About 30 students gathered in the Marvin Center to listen to the panel, dubbed “Celebrating Us: Asian American Women of Excellence.” Speakers discussed the importance of fully integrating Asian-American women into society. “The fight (for civil rights) is still going on,” […]
Rummaging through my mailbox last week, I almost missed an envelope wedged between a Victoria’s Secret catalog and my new edition of Gambling Debt Monthly (this month: “Never Mess With the Russians”). The return address listed none other than Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. Inside, on yellow polka-dotted stationery, was a beautifully handwritten note. It read as […]
A dreary, rainy evening opened with the blinding light of heaven in the form of a Dallas-turned-New York band known as the Secret Machines. Three shaggy-haired men reeking of early-’90s brashness took the stage in front of three spotlights that were pointed straight into their audience, causing many to avert their eyes. But this only […]
GW Law School Dean Michael Young could learn Thursday night whether he will become the next president of the University of Utah. Young, who has been the Law School’s dean for six years, is one of three candidates being eyed by the University of Utah to fill its top post. Utah officials are expected to […]
Josh Schimmerling and I were initially reluctant to accept the charge of co-chairing the Class of 2004’s Senior Class Gift Campaign. After four years of tuition payments, library printing and Student Health fees, we felt that we had paid our dues to the University. So why were we being asked – as students – to […]
On the seminal punk classic Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, lead singer Johnny Rotten, in the Pistols’ trademark virulent manner, offered his commentary on a woman’s right to choose: “Body screaming fucking bloody mess/Not an animal/It’s an abortion.” Twenty-seven years later, Rotten is fronting a warped, twisted, Sid Vicious-less version of the […]
Internet-based class management software Prometheus will be inaccessible to students and faculty as of May 31. Blackboard, a similar software package that GW began using this past fall, will replace the application. Both Prometheus and Blackboard were available for student and faculty use throughout the academic year to aid in the transition from one package […]
Greek-letter groups to hold stress-free events The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association will sponsor free music and food Sunday. The “Greek Stress-Free Zone” is open to all students and will take place behind Townhouse Row from noon to 5 p.m. It will feature radio station Hot 95.5, which will provide music and giveaways. A massage […]
Where: All over D.C. (and even a trip to Northern Virginia) Carded: “Your hair’s a different color.” Cover: Nada because I’m cheap Dress: My favorite pair of jeans, a black T-shirt and heels Specials: Requested shout-outs There is a time when all good things must come to an end. Luckily, this just applies to my […]