Volume 102, Issue 7
Stories from the September 6, 2005 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
There’s a popular saying that’s been circulating around the Georgetown University campus. “The general joke here is that GW stands for Georgetown Waitlist,” said Scott Cheney-Peters, a Georgetown senior. He continued, “(Georgetown students) feel that Georgetown is slightly superior to GW but not in a completely different league. It really is a joking rivalry, but […]
Tuesday RotexDC September Meet & Greet Join former Rotary Youth Exchange students and young professionals for a drink in Chinatown the first Tuesday of every month. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. 801 7th St. N.W. Sponsored by the Rotex Club of Washington, D.C. Wednesday Peace Corps employer information session Students will have the opportunity to meet […]
The article “Behind the beard” (Aug. 31, p. 1) erroneously reported that at Freshman Convocation freshmen overwhelmingly voted for President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg to shave his beard. The freshmen voted for the president not to shave his beard.
Four GW alumni are taking part in the process to buy the Washington Nationals baseball team, which will probably be sold by the end of October. GW graduates Bill Collins, who was a player for the Milwaukee Brewers farm organization; Colin Powell, the secretary of state in President George W. Bush’s first administration; Russell W. […]
The Semester at Sea program, while exposing students to a rich variety of locales and experiences, has been traditionally viewed as a three-month party on a big boat. By vying for a partnership with the program, GW has the unique opportunity to improve Semester at Sea’s reputation and expand the academic opportunities available to its […]
The campus was virtually empty at 11 a.m. on Labor Day Monday. Everyone must have been sleeping in after a heavy night of partying, but for some reason, I was awake, roaming Foggy Bottom. I had spent the past week endlessly watching 24-hour cable news, but instead of turning on CNN, I had to get […]
Student Bar Association gets national honor The American Bar Association has recognized GW’s Student Bar Association as the best student group of its kind in the nation. An organization serving every member of the nation’s 20th-ranked Law School by U.S. News and World Report, the SBA plans student life events and helps graduating law students […]
Surfing the Internet last week, I had a revelation. I stumbled onto the Web site for the Flying Spaghetti Monster and was simultaneously angered and inspired. His Noodly Appendage was clearly the creator of heaven and earth, but why had I heard nothing about Him from my public high school biology teachers? Why was I […]
Schools across the country receiving federal funds, including GW and neighboring universities, are preparing to commemorate the ratification of the Constitution this September because of a new law. Last December, Congress passed a bill proposed by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) that requires schools to celebrate the newly enacted Constitution Day. According to the bill, any […]
Forget the first 10 people you met at GW – not everyone is from Long Island. Or New Jersey, for that matter. Or even Pennsylvania. Though many times you may hear students asking one another “Nassau or Suffolk County?” GW really does attract students from interesting locales all over the country and the globe. Meet […]