Volume 101, Issue 15
Stories from the September 27, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – After months of political warfare conducted through books, movies, ads, attacks, and counterattacks, voters will finally be treated to live face-to-face debates between the vying candidates, and this time college students are paying attention. Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry agreed to three 90-minute presidential debates. […]
Monday Student Organization Registration Meeting Learn how to successfully register a group 7 to 9 p.m. Marvin Center Amphitheater R.E.A.L. Conversations 7 to 9 p.m. HOVA Capitol Room Sponsored by the Student Association Tuesday Kindergarten on Kogan Finger paint and make macaroni necklaces Noon to 3 p.m. Kogan Plaza Sponsored by Program Board Campout on […]
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – On Sunday afternoons, a D.C. school bus stops at the corner of D and E streets and is swamped by smiling children trying to get on. The sight is an unusual one anywhere, but especially in Washington D.C.’s Ward 8, the region of the nation’s capital where 47 percent of children grow […]
The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that could benefit GW’s international students by decreasing security restrictions on travel. The International Student and Scholar Access Act of 2004 would allow international students to obtain a visa for the duration of their study in the United States, instead of requiring them to renew their clearance annually. The […]
2004-05 George Washington Women’s Basketball Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME TV NOVEMBER 10 UMMC EKATERINBURG (EXHIB.) 6 p.m. 19 at Georgetown 7:30 p. 21 EAST CAROLINA 2 p.m. 23 at Tennessee 7 p.m. DECEMBER 1 VILLANOVA# 6 p.m. 4 at Oregon 4:30 p.m.</td 6 at Brigham Young 7:30 p.m. 12 at Virginia Commonwealth 2 p.m. 17 […]
Freshmen flocked to the Mount Vernon Pub Wednesday night to eat free Chinese food and chat with Fred Siegel, the dean of freshmen. Siegel, who lives in the Mount Vernon area, was the focus of last week’s Wacky Wednesday, a series of events designed to bring GW students and organizations to Mount Vernon. “My hope […]
Ninety days after Washington raised its terror alert level to high, Metropolitan Police officials still have no timeline for when vehicle checkpoints will be removed from campus. MPD officials remained tightlipped about their security protocol surrounding the World Bank and IMF earlier this month, calling the activity a “basic surveillance of the area.” In August, […]
The recruitment period for GW’s eight sororities began Sunday night and some groups said they are expecting to expand their organizations by dozens of members. Last year, 423 women attended at least one recruitment event, and nearly 320 were accepted into one of the sororities. Last year’s recruitment numbers were the highest in GW history. […]
Junior Jamie Henagon wakes and sleeps according to Vice President Dick Cheney’s schedule. As the full-time assistant to Cheney’s press secretary, Henagon starts his days at 7 a.m. and does not finish until 8 p.m. Despite the long hours, Henagon said the job is “pretty much a dream come true.” Henagon is one of a […]