Volume 102, Issue 40
Stories from the February 9, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Full of frenzied energy, The Shakespeare Theatre’s production of Moli?re’s classic play Don Juan has a surprisingly contemporary feel. Director Stephen Wadsworth’s new translation and adaptation of the work, coupled with a sumptuous visual aesthetic and energetic blocking, invigorates the text with an overindulgent style that seems only fitting for the pre-Revolution era. The program […]
When media consumers take issue with the way news is presented, they turn to the ombudsmen. On Monday night, former “Meet the Press” host Marvin Kalb turned to the ombudsmen to discuss their jobs and the state of the media. On the radio talk show “The Kalb Report,” co-sponsored by GW and hosted by veteran […]
Brad Holland is a busy guy. Since coming to the University of Virginia nine years ago, he has been attentively listening to faculty, staff, administration and students – all of whom seem to have some kind of problem with the way things are being run. His job? To solve those problems. “It really runs the […]
If you have $5 Head over to the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage to see members of the Kennedy Center’s opera house orchestra perform on Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. Seven musicians will play selections from Mendelssohn and Taneyev. The Millennium Stage offers free shows everyday at 6 p.m., so be sure to check out […]
Drug Law Violation 2/5 – Mitchell Hall – 1:45 a.m. – case closed University Police officers were dispatched to a report of suspicious odors on a floor in the dormitory. When officers arrived there were four individuals in the room, three of whom were not affiliated with GW. Three grams of marijuana, in addition to […]
Posted Friday, Feb. 10, 2:35 p.m. The GW Board of Trustees voted on Friday to raise tuition rates for the 2006-2007 academic year by the lowest amount in more than two decades. At their winter meeting in 1957 E St., the 35-member body raised tuition for undergraduate students by 3.9 percent. The incoming freshman class […]
When did Harrison Ford become MacGyver? In Warner Bros. new movie “Firewall,” Harrison Ford takes his iconic tough-guy persona to a ridiculous new level. Ford plays Jack Stanfield, doting husband and father, and senior banking executive. One day Jack thinks he’s meeting with another client, but it turns out to be an elaborate plan orchestrated […]
Thursday Spring Film Series: “All the President’s Men” and “Top Gun” 7 p.m. Marvin Center, Third Floor Continental Ballroom Sponsored by Program Board and the GW Call to Serve Campaign Friday Ann Coulter Hear what this popular and controversial conservative figure has to say. 7 p.m. Marvin Center Continental Ballroom Sponsored by the College Republicans […]
“De dun de duh … de dah .” We all know how the song goes, and of course, without fail the popular song (and cell phone ring tone) was a fixture in the new movie “The Pink Panther.” MGM and Columbia Picture’s newest film is stacked with an all-star cast including Steve Martin as the […]
Senate passes election charter The Student Association Senate passed the new Joint Elections Committee Charter Act at Tuesday night’s meeting in the Marvin Center. The charter establishes the rules that will govern candidates and voters during the spring 2006 election process. The charter aims to rectify many of the problems that were experienced during last […]