Volume 101, Issue 61
Stories from the April 28, 2005 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
It’s the secondary education Catch-22: does one go to school to receive an education or go to school to find a job? Unlike the utopian ideal of the collegiate academic experience where days are spent scouring library stacks, debating political theory with friends and professors living and breathing their subject matter with their students, GW […]
Football is an activity that requires balance, coordination and huge muscles. Art, which requires small motor skills and an eye for detail, is a drastically different pursuit. Yet somehow, George Nock has been able to succeed in both professions, first as a running back for the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins, and now […]
Shakour still unable to pass legal advisor through Senate While the Senate rejected two presidential cabinet nominations Tuesday night, difficulties in selecting the Student Association’s top legal advisor showed political divisions between the executive and legislative branches. President-elect Audai Shakour’s nominee for vice president of judicial and legislative affairs, sophomore Jeff Goodman, unsuccessfully tried Tuesday […]
He’s a man of a 1,000 voices – or a handful of really good ones, anyway. “Family Guy” creator and voice actor Seth MacFarlane is scraping whatever is left of his vocal cords to finish off the remaining episodes of the on-again-off-again animated series. He’s pulling double duty these days, voicing principle characters for his […]
FAIRFAX, Va. – Virginia may be for lovers, but some state lawmakers protested what they called an inappropriate display of sex at George Mason University on Monday. The Sextravaganza sexual health fair received heated criticism from two Virginia legislators who said the event would disgrace the school – a claim disputed by event organizers and […]
When I opened up my April 25 issue of the Hatchet to read “SJS targets APES, Sigma Alpha Epsilon with Facebook” (p. 1), I found something particularly shocking. No, it was not that the University is using a public Web site to investigate alleged rules violations by off-campus, unaffiliated groups with a history of breaking […]
After sophomore Amrita Karve’s friend died when she was in middle school, the student knew she wanted to devote her life to healing people. “When my friend died from an aneurysm in eighth grade, I became more religious,” Karve said. “Understanding how people coped with life and death catalyzed my interest in medicine. I wanted […]
Thursday Alpha Kappa Alpha Bake Sale 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Marvin Center H Street Table Sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority Space Career Panel 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Elliott School Commons Sponsored by the GW Space Society Battle of the A Capella Groups 7 to 9 p.m. Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Sponsored by […]
Threats of Bodily Harm 4/22 – Gelman Library – case closed A dispute between a manger and an employee at Starbucks escalated when the employee’s boyfriend came in and threatened the manager. Both left the scene. The case was referred to Starbucks management. Assault on Police Officer 4/21 – University Parking Garage 6:55 p.m. – […]
Fraternity raises thousands for burn foundation The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity raised about $4,000 for the nonprofit D.C. Firefighter’s Burn Foundation at its first annual Pike Fireman’s Challenge on April 15. Seven of GW’s eight sororities competed in the challenge’s various events. The Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority won the challenge. D.C. firefighters and fire trucks […]