Volume 102, Issue 26
Stories from the November 10, 2005 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
I am writing in response to the animal liberation exhibit sponsored last week by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the uproar on campus that ensued. For the record, I am not a member of PETA; nor do I agree with them on all ethical and political issues. Moreover, I never actually […]
Thirty years it’s been this way; Roe v. Wade is here to stay. Or is it? The Supreme Court is at its most precarious position since it handed down Roe v. Wade in 1973. With a docket containing multiple reproductive health-related cases, we need to pay attention. I wonder: can our generation truly comprehend how […]
The Student Association Senate voted early Wednesday morning to pass major changes to the organization’s governing document, the SA constitution. Students may have an opportunity to vote on the changes to the constitution by the end of the month. Also early Wednesday morning the SA Senate failed to pass a student fee increase that could […]
Unlawful entry 11/6 – Thurston Hall – 12:01 a.m. – case closed A University Police officer on patrol recognized an individual in the hallway of the dormitory who had previously been barred from campus. The officer requested the individual’s identification and determined that the subject had been barred Sept. 25. Following the positive identification, the […]
A-10 honors Sophomore Janine Brown was named player of the week for volleyball. Brown had 33 kills in two matches last week, while registering 14 kills and 12 digs against Fordham on Nov. 6 in the Smith Center. She only racked up 14 errors for a hitting percentage of .241 and 26 digs, three block […]
Military personnel, scientists, educators, policy-makers and medical researchers gathered near Washington, D.C. last month to see and play all the latest video games. But the games showcased at the second annual Serious Games Summit in Crystal City, Va. are more than just regular video games; their purpose is to educate. And according to the Serious […]
The Eisenhower Theater of the Kennedy Center played host to Washington Ballet’s performance this past weekend. The company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Septime Webre, was aiming to please with its season-opening bill of Serenade, Carmen and Nine Sinatra Songs. The Thursday night performance unfolded like a delicious three-course meal. George Balanchine’s Serenade, a […]
Starting next semester, some students won’t have to run to the nearest convenience store to pick up condoms on weekends – they can just get them from their community hosts. A program will make condoms and candy available in bowls at CHs’ desks in the Hall on Virginia Avenue, Thurston Hall and Ivory Tower on […]
Part-time college teachers on campuses across the nation dressed up as ghosts and monsters for the first week of November and handed out peanuts to strangers. “What do elephants and adjuncts have in common?” said signs that they held. “They both work for peanuts.” Oct. 31 through Nov. 4 marked Campus Equity Week, an event […]
A Medeski Martin and Wood album appears in two categories when you search for them on Amazon.com. You might find them when you search for jazz CDs, or also when you search for jamband CDs. But when you ask John Medeski, the trio’s keyboardist, how he feels about the “jamband” scene, he’ll tell you that […]