Volume 102, Issue 17
Stories from the October 10, 2005 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
When an enormously popular professor is inexplicably cut loose by the University after 17 years, there is bound to be a groundswell of support for him. When that professor is a sex educator who engaged his students in conversations about pubic hair and orgasms, The Hatchet is bound to write an article about him. Three […]
A new bill could force suspects arrested or detained by federal authorities to give samples of their DNA for storage in a central database. Current law permits federal authorities to collect DNA samples from individuals convicted of crimes to store in an FBI registry. Law enforcement officials compare DNA in the registry to samples found […]
The Hatchet launched a new version of its Web site this week, enhancing the site’s layout and design to help ease visitor navigation. The site, at the same address, www.gwhatchet.com, will feature a more organized, user-friendly look with drop-down menus and a redesigned masthead at the top of the page. The Hatchet also plans on […]
In an ironic twist of events, Gulf Coast Culture Day – an event created by the Student Association and Program Board to raise funds for hurricane victims – rapidly dissipated after five minutes of light rain. After weeks of planning, the legacy of Gulf Coast Culture Day is the SA’s ignorance in failing to utilize […]
Due to an inappropriate substitution by an editor, a sentence in the Oct. 6 crime log (p. 5) said University Police escorted a student claiming “diplomatic immunity” at the Hall on Virginia Avenue to his “embassy” at Thurston Hall. UPD Chief Dolores Stafford did not use the word “embassy.” The student was escorted to his […]
Six representatives from the Semester at Sea program came to campus Thursday to discuss GW’s potential affiliation with the ocean-bound study abroad program. University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and several other administrators sat down with the members of the Institute for Shipboard Education, which runs Semester at Sea, to address the program’s academic, financial and […]
On a recent warm fall day at Gravelly Point Park in Northern Virginia, Steve VanMetre is crouched on a grassy field with his two young daughters and a camcorder, tracking a tiny dot in the sky coming his way. “Here it comes, girls,” he says. “Cover your ears.” As the object draws closer, VanMetre, a […]
University to take part in cab meter study GW is set to participate in a study to find out how meters would affect cab fare rates across the city. Last week 24 D.C. cabs equipped with meters hit the streets to compare cab fares between the current zone fare system and metered costs, said Kathryn […]
D.C. might not be an outdoorsman’s paradise, but this big city has more to offer than concrete jungles and asphalt gardens. The nation’s capital is actually an extremely outdoor-friendly city, with miles of trails, parks and waterways. So, interested in crossing a stream rather than 23rd Street? Or want to ditch the cab for a […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany received GW’s highest honor Thursday from University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg. Gyurcsany, who was issued the President’s Medal, has been prime minister of Hungary since September 2004 and has been praised for promoting democracy in Hungary; enunciating a pro-Atlantic and pro-European policy; and for keeping Hungary a member of the […]