Volume 102, Issue 38
Stories from the February 2, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
T.S. Muttly’s 2427 18th St. N.W. Last Friday night brought me back to Adams Morgan for the first time this semester. And after reaching the summit of the 18th Street hill, we found ourselves in the hands of T.S. Muttly’s for a not-so-inclusive open bar. Perhaps because we looked parched at 8:30 in the evening, […]
“Thank You for Smoking” is a satire on the talk that big tobacco employs to keep the lines in the smoking debate hazy. The movie is a brilliant comedy, not a lecture, which neither endorses nor condemns cigarettes. The brilliance of featuring smoking is that there is little need to focus on the actual negative […]
A fire on the first floor of The York apartment building at 20th and F streets severely damaged a room in the building late Tuesday night. Alan Etter, D.C. fire department spokesman, said Wednesday that the fire was started by a candle left burning on a shelf in the apartment. He said no one was […]
In a festival full of incredible films, what stands out about “Kinky Boots” is how simultaneously charming and sexy it is. A solid British comedy, “Kinky Boots” is about a high-end shoe factory on the fritz and its young boss (Joel Edgerton) who is inspired by a big and sassy cabaret singer named Lola, boldly […]
Washingtonians know they’ve hit the big time when they can afford to buy a house in Sheridan-Kalorama, a tiny suburban community near Dupont Circle in Northwest D.C. known for its elite residents. Bounded by Rock Creek Park, Massachusetts Avenue, S Street and Dupont Circle, a home in this affluent neighborhood averages 5,400 square feet. Housing […]
Thursday GW Aid Come see student groups in this variety show, with benefits going to earthquake victims in Pakistan and victims of the violence in Darfur. 7 to 9 p.m. Marvin Center Betts Theatre Tickets $10 at Ticketmaster, $12 at the door Sponsored by Class Council Crossing Borders with Scientific and Technological Knowledge Panelists from […]
GW’s political wonks turned out and tuned in at the Hippodrome Tuesday night to spend the evening watching President Bush’s annual State of the Union address. About 100 College Republicans, College Democrats and non-partisans attended the event. The watching party in the Marvin Center was sponsored by the CRs, CDs and the Call to Serve […]
Senate closer to election agreement The Student Association Senate took another step towards being ready for a looming SA presidential election at Tuesday night’s meeting in the Marvin Center. The body offered new rules to govern the election and agreed to abide by the constitution that has been in effect for the entire year. In […]
Nobel Peace Prize nominee and U2 singer Bono will speak at the Washington Hilton and Towers tomorrow evening as part of the Nation’s Capital Distinguished Speakers Series. Recently named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, Bono has distinguished himself in the past year as a humanitarian, promoting awareness of global poverty and AIDS. The speaker […]
Unbeknownst to much of Foggy Bottom, there is an impressive GW team that is ranked first in its league, fourth in its region, and is still undefeated more than halfway through a long season. Tucked away at the Fort DuPont Ice Arena in Southeast Washington – a long Metro train ride and a bus transfer […]