Volume 102, Issue 44
Stories from the February 23, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
I believe a new presidential electoral system is in order. We need something that rewards candidates who have bold ideas, while drawing more voters into the process as well. Therefore, I recommend we emulate the French. Hear me out! The French have an excellent method by which to elect their president. It is a two-stage […]
After three Hatchet inquiries and pressure from GW Students Taking Action Now: Darfur, University administrators continue to claim that they are unsure as to whether GW holds investments in the Sudan that may indirectly fund genocide in its western region of Darfur. The fact that administrators still claim ignorance about their own investments – regardless […]
OneVoice, a Middle Eastern-based grassroots organization advocating for Arab-Israeli peace, made a stop at GW Wednesday night to discuss the possibility of a violence-free future in the region in the wake of Hamas’ victory in Palestinian elections last month. The organization, which promotes moderate, non-violent methods of solving the conflict, has been traveling to college […]
Dada is nothing. Quite literally, that is – the name for the art movement of the 1920s is a nonsense word in German that means “nothing at all.” And because of this, many of the visitors to the National Gallery’s exhibit “Dada,” which is the first major exploration of the movement, will think nothing of […]
At this point, it’s obvious: GW is a very politically-minded school located in the heart of the nation’s capital. And yes, our nationally-decorated student paper provides more political insight than the “Washington Journal” to all our junior Carvilles and O’Reillys. But this being said, is it wrong of me as a student (who is both […]
The University’s Office of Foggy Bottom/West End Affairs launched a new version of its neighborhood Web site earlier this month to make it more neighborhood-friendly, officials said. GW created the Web site, www.neighborhood.gwu.edu, a year and a half ago to inform residents about campus development issues and to receive feedback on its plans. The new […]
I’ll admit I’ve been disappointed with Fox’s treatment of its viewers this season, from the abrupt cancellation of the unsolved mystery-drama “Reunion” to the neglect of the brilliant and underappreciated “Arrested Development.” But, as always, spring brings opportunities for a fresh crop of shows that may potentially offer redemption. A few words of advice for […]
At 8:45 on Monday night, GW’s campus is just as one would expect it to be. But, a mere 15 minutes later, it is desolate. Why are students boarding themselves up? It can all be attributed to one show, or rather, one man: Jack Bauer. Since its inception five years ago, Fox’s experimental “real time” […]
Posted Thursday, Feb. 23, 6:15 p.m. Pops Mensah-Bonsu missed the first three games of the season and will miss the last three games of the season. The No. 6 Colonials will be without Mensah-Bonsu for at least a couple of weeks after the senior standout suffered a partially torn meniscus during Wednesday night’s game against […]
Ten minutes into “The Boys of Baraka” (ThinkFilm Productions), a startling fact is displayed in stark white letters against a black screen: “76 percent of black boys in Baltimore do not graduate from high school.” With this statistic, we are thrown into the harsh world of Richard, Romesh, Montrey and Devon, the young subjects of […]