Volume 101, Issue 35
Stories from the January 17, 2005 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
A GW medical school fundraiser has collected $2,500 to aid Southeast Asian countries hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami, which has already claimed nearly 150,000 lives. A second-year medical school student, Nipun Chhabra, organized the drive, which has benefited from more than 100 donations over the past two weeks. The money will be sent to […]
The most important lesson any student of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict can learn is to avoid being optimistic. It is precisely at the moment when circumstances appear ripe for substantial change in the status quo, that things always sour the quickest. Rabin’s assassination in the wake of the Oslo Accords and the launch of the Second […]
In an unusually quiet fall semester, student protests visibly declined despite high-profile national events and University labor struggles. GW’s Progressive Student Union, a group that fights for human rights and fair trade, has been an active presence on campus in recent years, protesting University policy on issues such as adjunct professor unionization and working conditions […]
At the very least, a 782-page novel can hardly be considered light reading. And yet, for whatever reason, “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell” never loses its charm or sense of humor. The novel, author Susanna Clarke’s first, was published in September 2004 and has been named as one of the top 10 fiction must-reads for […]
The GW women’s basketball team split two games in Ohio last weekend, falling to Xavier 57-42 Sunday after beating Dayton 69-41 Friday. The defeat snapped the Colonials’ four-game winning streak and also marked GW’s first Atlantic 10 loss of the season. The loss also dropped the Colonials (10-5, 3-1 A-10) into third place in the […]
When a friend told 2004 graduate Adam Greenman about the Teach for America program, he was intrigued. But he had no idea it would significantly shape his future. Greenman, along with 15 other GW students who graduated last year, was accepted into the national teacher recruitment program immediately after receiving his diploma. He is now […]
As the GW women’s gymnastics team opens the 2005 season, coach Margie Foster-Cunningham expects a tougher challenge than the team has faced in years past. The Colonials spent 17 seasons in the Atlantic 10 conference, winning five consecutive championships, but is now competing in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL), alongside the universities of Pittsburgh, […]
The GW Inaugural Ball is close to being sold out, University officials said. As of Jan. 12, more than a week before the ball, GW had sold 3,580 tickets. The ball, which will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel from 8 p.m. to midnight on Jan. 20, can accommodate 4,000 guests. Tickets cost $75. […]
University officials said CNN is planning to broadcast “Inside Politics” at the Jack Morton Auditorium following the cancellation of “Crossfire,” which has aired live from GW since April 2002. “This opens up more opportunities for GW students,” said Michael Freedman, GW’s vice president for Communications. “We were thrilled to have ‘Crossfire’ here for three years, […]
The GW men’s basketball team hit a mid-season bump in the road Saturday. Despite battling back from an 18-point deficit to Massachusetts, the No. 21 (Associated Press) Colonials eventually fell 76-74 to the Minutemen in overtime in front of 4,310 fans at the Smith Center. While the loss was tough to take for coach Karl […]