Volume 101, Issue 6
Stories from the August 25, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Thousands of stories – spread across nearly 60 issues – comprise a yearly volume of The Hatchet. It is almost surprising to peruse the archive of bound editions in the Hatchet townhouse and observe how, as the years pass, certain issues persist. Although students should prepare for the usual smattering of scandals and town-gown strain, […]
One of the GW baseball team’s most promising stars is no longer a Colonial. Sophomore Anthony Smith, one of the team’s best hitters last season, will transfer to St. John’s University. Smith’s move is the first sign of fallout from former head coach Tom Walter’s decision to take the job at University of New Orleans […]
“Straight people shouldn’t work in the middle of a gay area…” No, that’s not from a Bible Belt Republican, Catholic Priest, or Bill O’Reilly. It’s from someone who should’ve been glad to have a straight guy comfortable enough to work in an area with a large homosexual population. It’s a direct quote from a gay […]
Senior Caroline Mandler has been on the stage for most of her life, but this summer she was able to try a new role. Mandler was taken behind the scenes working for the nation’s largest performing arts center, the Kennedy Center. As one of 20 interns chosen from an applicant pool of 300 at the […]
Technology finally has an answer to the dull in-flight film: if you don’t like the airline’s, bring your own. As portable DVD players become lighter and less expensive, more travelers are looking to the laptop-like devices and their personal movie collections to make long trips more bearable. But with so many brands and models on […]
In response to a D.C. Superior Court injunction restricting Metropolitan Police’s ability to arrest underage drinkers, the City Council passed an emergency statute decriminalizing underage alcohol possession on the first offense. Given the objections MPD is raising – claiming its ability to crackdown on underage drinking will be hindered by the law – it might […]
Students living in residence halls will have a free subscription to Napster starting next week in a University effort to educate them about Internet piracy. For the next year, about 7,100 students will be able to access the legal music provider via a GW web site that will be accessible when classes begin on Sept. […]
David Sedaris, one of the most celebrated literary humorists in the country, has done it again. With his witty humor and bitter tone, Sedaris introduces us to the most hysterical and the most personal part of his past – his family. “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,” his most recent recipe for success, is […]
Wednesday Student organization registration meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Marvin Center Amphitheater Saturday Hippodrome Triple Play Free food, music, bowling and games 9 p.m. to midnight Hippodrome Sponsored by Triple Play Sunday GW’s world market at Mount Vernon Posters, room decorations and free food 2 to 5 p.m. Mount Vernon quad Sponsored by Greek Affairs, […]
Security measures implemented in the wake of August’s terrorism alert may disrupt move-in for some students and parents, who will be prevented from parking near certain residence halls. But GW officials said they remain confident that move-in, which begins Aug. 28, will go smoothly. After intelligence reports suggested that an attack might take place at […]