Volume 100, Issue 64
Stories from the April 29, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet.
Members of the Catholic Church encouraged young people to wait until marriage to engage in sexual intercourse at a panel discussion Monday night. Speakers told the 20 to 25 attendees that couples practicing in “natural family planning” abstain from pre-marital sex and then only engage in intercourse during specific times of the month once they […]
I was running through the chaotic streets of Washington the morning of September 11 with a notepad and pen in tow and a Hatchet photographer beside me, and I couldn’t have felt more comfortable. I still remember every interview I conducted that day – including one with famed Washington correspondent Helen Thomas, who was yelling […]
The GW baseball team completed a three-game sweep over Dayton with an 8-6 victory Monday. The Colonials have now won four in a row and five out of their last six games. Trailing 6-4 in the top of the ninth inning, GW mounted a four-run rally. With two outs and runners on second and third, […]
The Student Association Senate-elect confirmed its 2004-05 cabinet and directorship appointments at its meeting Tuesday night. The student leaders will begin working under President-elect Omar Woodard beginning Friday, following a transition ceremony. The new student leaders are the following: *Ross Mankuta, vice president for Academic Affairs *Stephanie Adelman, vice pres- ident for financial affairs *Judah […]
When freshman Christina Mueller was seven years old, her father took his own life. Eleven years later, Mueller’s experiences coping with loss motivated her to research suicide prevention for her University Writing class. Little did Mueller know that the topic she chose to write about in January would hit home with many students after two […]
Ultimate Frisbee GW sports teams are nicknamed the Colonials. All but one, that is. The GW ultimate Frisbee team is the only squad on campus with a unique title – the Hungry Hungry Hippos. Club President Joe Pollak said Frisbee teams usually like to choose a name that is a bit different from the norm. […]
Posted 9:15 p.m. Thursday, April 29 GW Law School Dean Michael Young will be leaving his post to assume the presidency of the University of Utah. Young, who was one of three candidates being considered for the position, will start his new job in the summer, Utah officials said in a statement released Thursday night. […]
Students filled the Marvin Center Wednesday night to take a break from studying and grab some free eggs, french toast and muffins at GW’s biannual Midnight Breakfast. About 2,500 students lined J Street waiting to be served a buffet breakfast by 55 GW faculty members. The theme of this semester’s breakfast was “Midnight in Paradise.” […]
“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 […]