Volume 101, Issue 32
Stories from the December 2, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
In the event of a terrorist attack, the eighth floor of a nondescript building at 14th and U streets is the city’s coordination point. Through several of the building’s secured doors lies the Emergency Communication Center and the Emergency Operations Center. Renovated after Sept. 11 with $3.9 million in Homeland Security Department grant money, the […]
The construction of a new business school building and plans for a residence hall on F Street caused GW’s total debt to jump to $725 million this year. The number represents a $45 million dollar increase from last year’s debt figure. Louis Katz, GW’s executive vice president and treasurer, said that although the University has […]
Martin’s Tavern 1264 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. For most people, Thanksgiving weekend consists of overeating poultry and conversing with strangers who happen to share fragments of your DNA. In the Bar Belle family, our DNA is genetically altered so that beer and football are essential holiday components. This was the first year I hosted Thanksgiving, and […]
Drug Law Violation 11/23 – Pelham Hall – 9:50 a.m. – case closed Community Living and Learning Center staff found a small container that tested positive for marijuana. Referred to Student Judicial Services 11/22 – New Hall – 9:10 p.m. case closed CLLC found two glass pipes that tested positive for marijuana. CLLC also found […]
In its first issue, The GW Carver investigated racial tension in D.C. – racial tension between gray and white squirrels, to be precise. The Carver, the University’s satirical newspaper, pokes fun at the GW community with fake news stories. “We like to be devil’s advocate on a lot of issues just for the hell of […]
Christmas time is upon us, and you know what that means: Santa Claus, sugar plum fairies and rock bands sacrificing themselves at radio festivals to get some air play. No worries though, because artistic integrity’s loss is your gain, oh noble concertgoer, as WHFS has put together an HFSmas Nutcracker with something for everyone. If […]
The Supreme Court is the nation’s highest and most secretive judicial body. But a select few GW Law School graduates have gotten an exclusive look at the court by serving as clerks for its justices. Since 1990, six Law School graduates have been named Supreme Court law clerks, which are among the most coveted positions […]
The GW women’s basketball team knocked off a ranked Big East Conference team for the second straight year Wednesday night, beating No. 24 (Associated Press) Villanova University 62-52 at the Smith Center. Last season, GW beat No. 23 Boston College at home. Just under 800 fans watched the Colonials (3-1) hold the Wildcats (3-2) to […]
“Closer” (Sony Pictures) is a movie about love at first sight – and it’s to writer Patrick Marber’s credit that he manages to make that notion sound utterly unbearable. If the protagonists, once they found someone, could only keep their eyes to themselves, they would be perfectly happy. But then we wouldn’t have this gut-wrenching […]
GW students will help write, report and produce a weekly public affairs show on the local WB affiliate beginning in January. Some episodes of WB NOW, a local news and talk show on WBDC, will be produced and staffed by GW students. Other shows will be produced by Montgomery College, a community college in Rockville, […]