Volume 101, Issue 34
Stories from the December 9, 2004 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The GW men’s basketball team made the Top 25 rankings for the first time since 1998 Monday. The Associated Press ranked GW the No. 21 team in the nation after the Colonials upset two ranked teams in two days to win the BB&T Classic last weekend. After knocking off Michigan State University and University of […]
NEW YORK – The GW women’s basketball team opened Atlantic 10 play with a sloppy win over Fordham, 72-50, at the Rose Hill Gym Monday night. Despite committing 19 turnovers and missing 12 free throws, the Colonials improved to 10-0 all-time against the Rams. “It was important to get a conference win on the road […]
Incoming students can earn a combined bachelor’s/law degree at GW starting in 2006. Law School faculty overwhelmingly approved the new combined degree program last Friday. The measure was passed by secret ballot and is the final step in the creation of a program that is ready to be marketed for incoming classes. The program, first […]
The GW women’s basketball team lost both games of its West Coast road trip earlier this week, falling to Brigham Young University 76-70 Monday night in Provo, Utah. The Colonials lost to Oregon 64-40 last Saturday. GW now sits at 3-3 on the year and has yet to win a game outside of D.C. The […]
After losing to undefeated West Virginia University on Dec. 29, the GW men’s basketball team opened Atlantic 10 play on a high note. The No. 24 (Associated Press) Colonials improved to 5-0 at home with a 71-42 win over La Salle Wednesday night at in front of 2,836 fans at the Smith Center. Senior T.J. […]
Some of GW’s most economically disadvantaged students may lose a total of $100,000 in federal financial aid as legislation recently passed by Congress awaits President Bush’s signature. The legislation affects students who have been awarded Pell grants, the main form of federal aid for underprivileged students. Congress’s move, if signed into law, allows the Department […]
More than six weeks after a vote to form a union of part-time faculty at GW, the results of the election remain unknown as organizers and the University haggle over a handful of disputed ballots. In October, part-time faculty who had taught at least one course in two of the last four semesters cast ballots […]
(U-WIRE) WASHINGTON – On Jan. 1, 2005, the World Trade Organization will completely dissolve export quotas for all textile factories around the world. So, while cable-knit Abercrombie sweaters and bootleg jeans from Gap should be more affordable after Christmas, many of the already struggling workers in third world nations will most likely lose their jobs […]
A sloppy effort by the GW men’s basketball team was still too much for Towson State University to handle. The No. 19 (Associated Press) Colonials missed several dunks and lay-ups but still cruised to an 85-69 victory over the Tigers Saturday at the Smith Center. Junior Pops Mensah-Bonsu led the way for GW, scoring 15 […]
Former presidential candidate Howard Dean encouraged the Democratic Party to expand its grassroots organizations before a standing room-only crowd at the Jack Morton Auditorium Wednesday. Pundits speculated that Dean was planning to use the event as an opportunity to announce his candidacy for the chair of the Democratic National Committee. But the former Vermont governor […]