Volume 102, Issue 16
Stories from the October 6, 2005 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
President Clinton’s Oval Office sex scandal, for the most part, had few ramifications for the average American. His extramarital affairs brought about important, albeit abstract, questions about the nature of the office of the presidency. It did not, however, cost one American life and in the end little money was spent. During that period, though, […]
Senare seeks freshman The Student Association Senate will choose three freshmen to occupy non-voting seats from a pool of 20 candidates who applied for the positions. The SA Rules Committee will send three freshmen to the entire Senate in Thursday night’s meeting at 8:30 p.m. in J Street. Rules Committee Chairman sophomore Chris Rotella (CCAS-U) […]
A university is, by nature, a permanent construction zone. When not moving earth to erect new physical structures, it works to shape the souls of students who enter it seeking knowledge, truth and beauty. Universities have traditionally labored so that the former endeavor would facilitate the latter one. The metaphoric ivory tower weds architecture with […]
A correction from the Oct. 3 issue failed to correct the name of Matthew Monaco, who was previously credited as Matthew Manaco and Matthew Morrisson. The story “Hooking up: the new dating” (Oct. 3, p. 1) misspelled the name of Jeff Schrimmer. Due to an editing error, the article “Shakour Web site late to debut” […]
Liquor Law Violation 10/2 – 2600 block of L Street – 12:15 a.m. – case closed University Police responded to a call for an intoxicated GW student found unconscious on an off-campus park bench. The individual was immediately transported to GW Hospital because of excessive alcohol consumption. Referred to Student Judicial Services Disorderly Conduct 10/2 […]
Despite a plea from President Bush for Americans to conserve energy, University officials said they have no plans to cut back on energy consumption by restricting the use of vehicles. But as gas prices continue to rise, the University may have to cut back on vehicle use next year. Johnnie Osborne, chief financial officer for […]
Nicole Kidman is coming to campus to film a movie – but really, it’s no big deal. Students might as well shrug their shoulders and walk away as she films “The Visiting” at the GW Hospital later this month – after all, she’s just one in a line of Hollywood demigods that have used the […]
It’s not uncommon to see students from Voices for Choices, the abortion rights group, handing out its famous cookies and condoms in Kogan Plaza. But this week Colonials for Life, an anti-abortion student group, hosted its first Apples for Adoption event to educate students about choosing adoption over abortion in the event of a crisis […]
Exactly one month after the start of its season, the GW water polo team finally played a home game. Judging by the results of its game against No. 14 Navy, the friendly confines of the Smith Center failed to provide a home pool advantage, as the Colonials lost 14-3 Tuesday night. After starting out the […]
As musicians, poets and rappers demonstrated their crafts at Think Tank Revolution’s performance this weekend, members of the group had just one person on their minds: founding member Trent Taylor, who was diagnosed with leukemia last spring. Taylor, who would be a senior this year if he had not withdrawn for the semester, could not […]