Volume 103, Issue 6
Stories from the September 7, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
SA Cabinet shakes up again Student Association President Lamar Thorpe’s cabinet is not shaping up as planned. Interim vice president of academic affairs, sophomore Hayley Haldeman, announced her resignation from Thorpe’s cabinet this week. The move marks the second departure of one of Thorpe’s top advisers since he took office four months ago. In August, […]
For Snow Patrol, 2006 has been a year of immense success and colossal challenges. With their May 9 release, “Eyes Open,” peaking at No. 34 on the Billboard charts the Northern Ireland/Scotland natives should have been on top of the world. Yet, touring behind the album would prove to be a rollercoaster ride for the […]
The Hatchet erroneously reported in the Sept. 5 issue that the bistro TONIC is located in Columbia Heights (“TONIC to open in Jan.,” p. 3). The bistro is located in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. The Hatchet erroneously reported that Andrew Salzman is a former Student Association senator from the Graduate School of Education and Human […]
When he talks about the adversity that faces his captains, the men’s soccer team’s head coach George Lidster speaks with a hint of pride. “They have a hard task,” the coach admits, “but a tremendous will to win.” Lidster’s captains, senior Jeremiah Burke and junior Matt Davis, are talented players and have been honored with […]
As the summer winds down and classes begin, it’s a good idea to design a weekly routine to keep track of your schoolwork, job schedule and social networking engagements. But lest the pressures of academia distract you from the true meaning of college, remember: a strict bender regimen is no exception. A drink on Tuesday […]
New features on the popular social networking site Facebook sparked discussion about online privacy on college campuses nationwide Tuesday. A “news feed” on the site’s homepage and “mini feed” on profile pages shows users the most recent actions of their online friends. These actions include new relationship statuses, newly updated photos and RSVPs to event […]
If you have $5 Like our recommendation last week -keep it. Head to one of the District’s best bookstores, Politics and Prose, at 5101 Connecticut Ave., N.W., to hear David Simon discuss his book “Homicide.” Written in 1992, and recently updated, the book chronicles the life of police officers amid a violent world of drugs, […]
A Foggy Bottom hotel GW recommends to parents visiting campus was charged with violating federal labor laws Aug. 25. The State Plaza Hotel located on F Street between 21st and 22nd streets was found guilty of coercing employees to oppose its workers’ recent unionization attempt. According to court documents, the State Plaza management fired the […]
For many students, the freshman convocation signifies a formal entrance into the GW community. While perhaps much less of an official or traditional welcome to GW, the University’s annual Fall Fest, or concert on the quad, is also an important, albeit different, major college experience for incoming students. Fall Fest 2006 kicks off Saturday, Sept. […]
On Sept. 5, the 9:30 Club hosted a pop-punk marathon of five bands from across the country. As the first band, All Time Low, took the stage, a wave of scantily clad teenage girls and spiky-haired teenage boys rushed toward the stage and packed each other as tightly as possible against the rail. All Time […]