April 29, 2004

“So wise so young, they say do never live long.” -William Shakespeare. As I sit, staring blankly at my keyboard, I try and remember my cousin’s philosophies on life. I wish I could have recorded them, wrote them down, neatly packaged and copyrighted them. I would stand on every corner of the globe and pass […]

Posted 1:15pm May 3 by Nell McGarity U-WIRE Washington Bureau Curriculums that do not fall under the testing requirements of the No Child Left Behind stand as the next victims to be cut in an effort to fund the program, which emphasizes increasing learning achievement and equity through testing children on reading and math. The […]

Most students look at May 10, the last day of exams, with disdain. They look forward to the minute they can drop their No. 2 pencils, head out of class and jump on the next train or airplane home. But some professors helped end their students’ semesters slightly before the final examination period by giving […]

Art politics We are writing in response to the article “Art department to make cuts” (April 12, p. 3). We are both seniors majoring in fine arts with a concentration in visual communications and we want to point out the gross misrepresentation of the focus of your article. We were stunned that your reporter could […]

Against the back wall of the Black Cat, I sat down with Josh Garza, the drummer from rock group The Secret Machines, just before his performance with the Blonde Redhead. Sipping on his triple shot of Bombay Sapphire, Garza set the tone for the intense show I was about to witness. Hatchet: When did the […]

Students received free massages at the Hippodrome Thursday, relieving tension and stress before finals week. The event was part of the Student Activities Center’s Stress-Free Zone program, which will continue throughout the exam period. The masseuse on duty, Sarah Pederson, of the GW Center for Integrative Medicine, greeted each student before leading him or her […]

I would never advise somebody to skip the performance of a great dramatic text. However, I would recommend actually reading the text before attending a play as elliptical as “Waiting for Godot.” Some elements of the Washington Shakespeare Company’s new production of Samuel Beckett’s tragedy are downright laughable, but many great questions are cleared up […]

Posted 11am April 29 by Adela Maskova U-WIRE Washington Bureau The March for Women’s Lives drew more than a million people from all over the nation on April 25 according to organizers who marked it as the largest march in U.S. history. Organizers stressed the importance of voting, hoping to translate the strength in numbers […]

Thursday Arts festival and chalk-in Noon to 5 p.m. Kogan Plaza Sponsored by Program Board Street harassment workshop 7 to 9 p.m. Marvin Center room 402 Sponsored by Alliance for Sexual Assault Awareness One-act plays Comedic and dramatic productions written by students Thursday – 7 p.m. Friday – 7 p.m., 10 p.m. Saturday – 2 […]