Volume 102, Issue 14
Stories from the September 29, 2005 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
When describing the home of the Buff and Blue, most students envision the lettered and numbered streets in Foggy Bottom, or the sprawling field at Mount Vernon Campus. But in actuality, GW has more than 20 branch campuses, spanning five states and three countries. Brian Williams, a graduate student of human resource development at the […]
The other Americans Sam Sherraden’s photo essay “Crossing Paths in Mexico” (Sept. 19, pgs. 8-9) captures a reality some may find hard to swallow. It is only a glimpse, however, of the hardships that a destitute and poorly governed yet optimistic Mexican population tackles, even when directly juxtaposed against a nation to its north that […]
A group of about 15 students brainstormed ways to improve the relationship between blacks and Hispanics in the United States during a roundtable discussion in the Marvin Center Tuesday. The students at the event, who came from all ethnicities and backgrounds, looked at both the differences and similarities between blacks and Hispanics and cited examples […]
“Student bites cop.” We all saw this headline in The Hatchet (Sept. 15, p. 1). When I read the article, it came as no surprise to me and other Hatchet readers that this girl was drunk when she did this. In a recent edition of The Hatchet, the Crime Log (Sept.
Students no longer need to take an introductory writing program course before enrolling in other English classes, the English department announced earlier this month. Although all freshmen will still be required to take a University writing 20 course in their first year, as well as two writing in discipline courses by the time they graduate, […]
Owners of McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon, a popular destination among of-age students, have agreed to shorten their hours in response to complaints from community leaders who cited the bar for neighborhood disturbances. McFadden’s will now close one hour earlier on Friday and Saturday nights, and two hours earlier during the week, among a variety of […]
Only heightened reality possesses the spark to ignite our imaginations, and Roman Polanski’s “Oliver Twist” (Sony Pictures) certainly delves into that often-neglected recess of our minds. This adaptation holds true to Charles Dickens’ original novel in every aspect. Oliver Twist, played by newcomer Barney Clark, is a street urchin who joins a band of pickpockets […]
With Washington planning for its next 20 years of development, city officials said GW must explain how its plans for the old hospital site are in the best interests of students and D.C. The University is planning to use the site, located across the street from the Foggy Bottom Metro stop, for mixed-use commercial development […]
Posted Friday, Sept. 30, 3:15 p.m. Radio host Jim Bohannon, whose “Jim Bohannon Show” is syndicated to about 400 stations nationwide, will broadcast his program live from WRGW’s studio in the basement of the Marvin Center Friday night. Bohannon’s show will air live from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The special edition is the result […]
Liquor Law Violation 9/25 – Mitchell Hall – 1:17 a.m. – case closed University Police received a call about an individual who was lying in the grass outside the dormitory. When UPD arrived on the scene, officers observed the individual being carried up the street by other people. Once UPD approached, the subject began to […]