Volume 102, Issue 5
Stories from the August 31, 2005 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
On Tuesday, August 23, Sherra White and her son Steve Lotti boarded a flight from Lima, Peru, bound for the Amazon city of Pucallpa. It was Sherra’s first trip abroad, her retirement celebration after 32 years as a Georgia public school teacher. Her guide to South America was her son Steve, who had just finished […]
When freshman Erin Feeley went to GW’s bookstore to buy her textbooks, she thought $400 would cover the bill. Instead, the biomedical engineering major ended up paying almost $850 for all new, mostly new-edition books – before receiving a single class syllabus. “It just makes college that much more expensive,” Feeley said. “With all the […]
Senior Adam Gitlin is not your average college student. While his friends may be seen walking around campus going to various parties and social functions, Gitlin can be seen in a white and blue SUV, on his way to a possible medical emergency. “Basically, I have a passion to help people,” said Gitlin, a crew […]
The key to shedding light on crime might soon come from a creature that’s more known for shedding on carpet and clothes. Here’s the scenario: a woman is killed – when police begin to investigate, they learn that she had a lap dog that she often pet. When dog hair is found in the car […]
Despite a rainy first day for move-in 2005, University officials said the process went smoothly this year. Seth Weinshel, director of campus housing and occupancy management, said 5,500 students moved in on Saturday. He added that rain did not hamper the smooth flow of traffic and the directions of Community Living and Learning Center staff. […]
To shave or not to shave? That was the question that University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg posed to the class of 2009 at Tuesday’s Freshman Convocation in the Smith Center. The president, who grew a beard during the summer months, decided to let it grow a little longer this year, leaving the responsibility of determining […]
Wednesday Target Run Get your necessities at Target with transportation. Buses will leave continuously from Kogan Plaza and Mount Vernon. 8 to 11 p.m. Sponsored by the Residence Hall Association Thursday Progressive Student Organization Fair Interested students can find out more information about several liberal groups on campus. Noon to 3 p.m. Kogan Plaza Sponsored […]
Despite efforts by GW to land an episode of ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” the network has decided against using GW studio space when it visits Washington, D.C., on Labor Day. Instead, the network will broadcast near the U.S. Capitol, spokeswoman Diane Lamb said Monday. Earlier this summer WTOP radio commentator and GW alumnus Mark Plotkin, the Rev. […]
Common sense As I stood in line for over two hours to obtain my ResNet equipment, a question percolated in my mind: Why not simply distribute ResNet equipment to students as they check into their dorms? This would save University residents a lot of time. Instead of being herded like cattle for hours through the […]
For the GW women’s soccer team, their first win of the season was elusive on Sunday, as the squad fell to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 1-0, at the Mount Vernon Athletic Complex. The Colonials (0-2) came in to Sunday’s match looking to improve on their lack of offense in the 1-0 loss to Navy […]