Volume 102, Issue 36
Stories from the January 26, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Americans know and cherish the work of Andy Warhol for his silk-screened images of the famous, among them a turquoise and pink Marilyn Monroe, endless repetitions of Elvis and a somber Jackie O. Warhol’s understanding of celebrity, though, went beyond red-carpet glamour and flashbulbs – he knew that with celebrity came great peril, which he […]
For some bands, there’s no place like home. For others, there’s no place like wherever they happen to be. Take sonic rebels The Hold Steady, whose convoluted Brooklyn-by-way-of-Minneapolis heritage leaves them without a musical demographic to adhere to. Don’t call them Midwest rock even though they sound like The Replacements – and don’t you dare […]
Sigma Chi prepares to colonize The Sigma Chi fraternity will be joining the men’s Greek-letter community this spring as colonization begins next month for the group’s Foggy Bottom chapter. The University invited Sigma Chi to return to GW’s campus in October, after an eight-year hiatus. The fraternity, which has already been in contact with students […]
DC9 1940 9th St. N.W. The first weekend back on campus always provides some of the best memories of the year. Everyone is excited to be back, and no one has all that much homework. These two factors yield a result that generally entails a lot of drinking. I’m glad this weekend was no exception. […]
Law School students and professors had a few unexpected visitors to their classes Wednesday, and they weren’t guest lecturers. Supporters of longtime presidential candidate and convicted felon Lyndon LaRouche intruded on two classes, professors and students said. For a group known for driving through campus questioning the Bush administration through a bullhorn, Wednesday’s tactics were […]
If you have $5 You won’t find Julia Roberts, the hooker with a heart of gold, at the Freer Gallery on the Mall, but you will find “Pretty Women” – an art exhibit of paintings that examine feminine beauty from the collection of founder Charles Freer, who must have been quite a ladies’ man. If […]
For the last year, they had been political rivals. But in an unlikely union, Student Association President Audai Shakour and SA Sen. Ben Traverse announced plans on creating a committee to recommend changes to Student Judicial Services to create what they hope will be a fairer system. The SA Senate legislation will address numerous aspects […]
The position of community facilitator will be eliminated from dorms starting next year and replaced with class-specific advisers who will focus more on fostering a sense of community among students and less on disciplinary issues, housing officials said. Under a new system created by Community Living and Learning Center staff, CFs will be supplanted by […]
It’s a new year for journalism professor Janet Steele, and once again, she is facing a classroom of students who hope to learn the ins and outs of reporting. But this time, instead of presiding over a room of students in Foggy Bottom, Steele is teaching on the other side of the world in Jakarta, […]
Several dozen GW students joined the tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists who rallied on the National Mall Monday on the day after the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. The 33rd Annual March for Life, sponsored by the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, centered on the slogan “Roe v. […]