Volume 103, Issue 16
Stories from the October 12, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Blowjobs, weed, beer, porn and a three-way – no, it’s not the latest crime report from UPD, but some of the subject matter of the Theater Department’s risqu? new show, “Juvenilia.” Set in the dorm of a small liberal arts college, on a full 360-degree rotating stage, the department’s latest play follows a group of […]
Unbeknownst to GW administrators, I have been working with a major television network to base a show here on campus – “Budget Survivor.” The premise of the show is simple. Every week, GW administrators vote to cut another program from the budget in an attempt to save the University from its own fiscal mismanagement. Well, […]
A 2005 Elliott School graduate was kidnapped in the West Bank Wednesday and released later that day. Ansar Assuna – a previously unknown militant Palestinian group – told Reuters wire service that it kidnapped an American student in Nablus, West Bank, a State Department spokesperson told The Hatchet Wednesday evening. The news agency reported that […]
51st State Tavern 2512 L St., N.W. I stopped by 51st State last week to help retire my friend’s fake I.D. on her last night of underage drinking. A group of friends had gathered there for beer and wings before heading across the street to McFadden’s for a midnight 21st birthday extravaganza of $1 beers. […]
Reform higher education without restricting economic liberty I agree with Stine Dahlberg’s column (“A Shift in Tuition Thinking is Possible,” Oct. 9, p. 4) only as far as her argument that the American university system could use much improvement. The writer attempts to argue in favor of the idea of a “utopian university” – but […]
The University Police Department is investigating how fecal matter appeared in the lobby and stairwell of Gelman Library at around 8 p.m. Monday evening. UPD and library officials said they could not comment on the situation because it is being investigated. “The issue that we have is since it’s under investigation by UPD we can’t […]
When entering the Warner Theater to see “Rain: The Beatles Experience,” I was little equipped for what would follow. Armed only with a promise that it would be the “next best thing to seeing the Beatles live” and an introduction/desperate solicitation for listeners by a local radio station, the lights dimmed and the typical list […]
Disorderly Conduct 10/7 – Thurston Hall – 5:55 p.m. – case closed A female student began yelling at a student employee in the Thurston lobby when she was denied access to the building. She was going to visit a friend, but did not have her GWorld card or any other form of identification. After leaving […]
A Colonial Army proposal outlines new membership incentives including pre-game tailgate parties and discounts at Juice Zone. Tim Miller, the student pep group’s adviser and director of the Student Activities Center, said all aspects of the new membership plan are not finalized. The Army hopes to charge its members $10 for a slew of new […]
While Congress debates the policy implications of Hurricane Katrina, a professor is exploring what the media can do to avoid a situation like the Gulf Coast disaster. This past spring, 20 experts in the fields of journalism, disaster prevention and homeland security met to discuss the holes within the system of distributing information among the […]