Volume 102, Issue 37
Stories from the January 30, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Start the slideshow! The GW team basketball pundits have been lauding showed up Saturday in the No. 14/15 Colonials’ 81-62 come-from-behind win over Rhode Island in front of 5,000 Smith Center fans. Senior Pops Mensah-Bonsu, the preseason All-American candidate, played like the player whose name was tossed around in June’s NBA draft, with 17 points […]
With Atlantic 10 conference play nearly halfway through, the women’s basketball team finds itself in a tie for first place in the conference with Charlotte. The Colonials posted weekend wins over Fordham on Friday and at Richmond on Sunday, giving them a 14-5 record overall, 7-1 mark in conference. GW entered Richmond coming off a […]
The final score in GW’s home win against the Rhode Island Rams was somewhat misleading. Although the Colonials registered an 81-62 victory, the game was very close until a commanding GW run over the game’s last 10 minutes put it out of reach. Still, though, there were many aspects of the game that provided compelling […]
Hard works pay off After GW’s 55-53 loss to Massachusetts Jan. 22, the Colonials recommitted themselves in the gym last week knowing that their opponents saw them as vulnerable. The increased effort was evident in the 31 turnovers that GW forced Sunday while allowing Fordham the lowest point total of any Atlantic 10 opponent since […]
The Elliott School of International Affairs will be one step closer to adding a new major that focuses on African development, politics and health if the Joint Committee of Faculty and Students approves the proposed program next month. While the Elliott School already offers a regional concentration and the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences […]
Winning streak and upcoming contests With Saturday’s win, the Colonials extended their winning streak to eight games, the highest among ranked teams. The Colonials’ record is 14 games in 1935-36, a season that ended with a 16-3 record. To keep the streak alive, GW will need to top Xavier at the Cintas Center, where the […]
A special election will be held in March to fill the vacant seat on the Foggy Bottom Advisory Neighborhood Commission because a commissioner moved out of the neighborhood last month. Two area residents, Michael Thomas and Richard Moore, have already announced their candidacies for the seat on the board, which makes zoning recommendations to the […]
Junior Zej Moczydlowski, a member of the men’s rugby team, knows a thing or two about taking hits, but that didn’t alleviate the shock of plunging into near-freezing temperatures Saturday. “It feels like you’re getting punched in the chest because it’s so cold,” said Moczydlowski, who along with 20 members of the GW men’s and […]
Start the slideshow! Posted Wednesday, Feb. 1, 12:56 a.m. A fire on the first floor of The York apartment building at 20th and F streets severely damaged a room late Tuesday night. Firefighters arrived at the scene around 11:30 p.m. Fire trucks lined the surrounding streets, and hoses were unwrapped and brought into the building […]
William Frawley, dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, is among three finalists being considered for the presidency of the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. Last week Frawley attended two forums on the UMW campus giving students, faculty and administrators an opportunity to meet him and ask questions about his vision for […]