Volume 102, Issue 34
Stories from the January 19, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Adriane Barker, a former GW international affairs student, was the victim of a vicious murder this winter that kept police searching for her body more than a month after her disappearance. The 26-year-old Tulsa, Okla., resident was first reported missing Dec. 8, setting off a frenzy in an attempt to find her alive. The Tulsa […]
Starting early next month students, faculty and staff will be issued randomly generated identification numbers as the University will begin phasing out its use of Social Security numbers for campus administrative purposes. Members of the GW community will receive what is being termed a GWid, or new identification number, by the first weekend in February, […]
Disorderly Conduct 1/7 – 1957 E Street – 12:30 a.m. – case closed University Police responded to an individual trying to gain access to the dormitory using her GWorld card during the break. The officer asked the individual why she was trying to get into the building, and she said she had a meeting but […]
Posted Saturday, Jan. 21, 6:55 p.m. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Before the days of a ranked GW men’s basketball team, head coach Karl Hobbs used to shrug off home wins, stating that his team’s success would be validated with consistent wins in hostile Atlantic 10 arenas. Two down, two to go in those arenas. “Three years […]
Posted Thursday, Jan. 19, 6:15 p.m. Updated Friday, Jan. 20, 10:20 a.m. A small explosion resulting in no injuries sent ambulances, fire trucks and hazardous materials vehicles swarming to the intersection of 21st and H streets at about 5:50 p.m. Thursday. University officials initially termed the explosion a “very small, adverse chemical reaction.” John Petrie, […]
Thursday GW Anime weekly meeting Find out what the GW Anime Club is all about. 7 to 11 p.m. Marvin Center 101 Sponsored by GW Anime Friday “Music for Life” concert Enjoy violinist Cyrus Forough’s classical performance to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. 8 to 11 p.m. Marvin Center Betts Theatre Cost: $20 for students, […]
A new semester brings with it the excitement of new classes, the over-repeated phrase of “how was your break” and, of course, the burden of buying hundreds of dollars of textbooks. While some might accept higher textbook prices as simply another facet of expanding college costs, various reports place blame on the publishing industry, which […]
Address Depression I was extremely disappointed to read about the case of Jordan Nott (“Locked out: Lawsuit sheds light on endangering behavior policy,” p. 1) in Tuesday’s paper and the unfortunate University policy that caused him to withdraw from school. As an undergraduate in San Diego, I was a resident adviser for two years and […]
The element aluminum is in almost everything we use: cookware, cosmetics and even in some of the food we eat. And, noted Anna Liedberg of the Sweden/New York-based band Aluminum Babe, “it can make people go senile.” Perhaps this is the reason why so many music fans are going crazy over Aluminum Babe, which fuses […]
Shakour announces launch of Colonial Trader Web site Student Association President Audai Shakour announced his plans for a “reinvigorated resolve” this semester during his State of the SA Address at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting in the Marvin Center. Shakour announced the launch of the four-months-delayed Colonial Trader Web site, www.gwlist.com. Shakour also will pursue the […]