Volume 103, Issue 22
Stories from the November 2, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
If Wednesday night’s preseason game against Augusta State at the Smith Center showed nothing else, it gave an uncertain glimpse of what could be critical for the GW men’s basketball team this season. Two freshmen, Travis King and Damian Hollis, seemed to show poise and confidence in the 81-72 romp over Augusta State in the […]
The next time you consider getting a tattoo or borrowing a roommate’s toothbrush, you may want to think twice. Such behaviors put college students at risk for contracting Hepatitis C, according to a new study from Eastern Michigan University. The study also shows that students are unaware that many of their behaviors put them at […]
About 40 journalists, Capitol Hill staffers and students attended the Graduate School of Political Management’s 2006 Election Forecasting Panel Tuesday morning on the Hill. The panelists focused on the key races and strategies used by both Democrats and Republicans hoping to win House and Senate seats. The event was broadcast live on C-SPAN. The panel, […]
Thursday “American Blackout” Screening Catch this film chronicling the controversies of the 2004 election. 8 to 10 p.m. Marvin Center Continental Ballroom Sponsored by the GW College Democrats Saturday Mount Vernon to Mount Vernon Bike Tour Grab your bike for this scenic journey to the home of our nation’s first president. 9:30 a.m. to 4 […]
The settlement of a lawsuit against the University in the case of Jordan Nott, a former GW student who alleges that GW barred him from campus after he expressed suicidal thoughts, resurrects more issues than it puts to rest. While this particular case is over, GW’s policy of categorically suspending students who pose a danger […]
Disorderly Conduct 10/29/06 – 12:15 a.m. – 2000 block of L Street – case closed A GW 4-RIDE driver observed what he believed to be a fight involving about 20 individuals. The driver notified University Police, and a UPD dispatcher contacted the Metropolitan Police Department. UPD arrived on the scene and ordered the individuals to […]
Second-year law student Michael Gore will be one of Student Association President Lamar Thorpe’s nominees for the two empty seats on the SA Student Court, Thorpe told The Hatchet Tuesday night. Thorpe, a senior, said that he plans to make his decision on the other nominee for the court within the next few days. Thorpe […]
Every year, the departing senior class presents a gift to the University – a legacy by which the class will be remembered as long as GW still stands. Some past gifts have included familiar landmarks around campus, but in recent years, the gifts have been financial. After a bumpy start – I shouldn’t have to […]
“The Prestige” begins with a magic trick. Cutter (Michael Caine) explains the mechanics of magic to a young girl. First there’s the pledge, when the magician presents an ordinary object – in this case a bird in a cage. Then there’s the turn – when the cage disappears. But people don’t applaud, he explains, until […]
The political comedy group “Stand Up For Peace” cracked jokes in the Marvin Center Tuesday night about a topic that might seem pretty difficult to laugh at – the Middle East conflict. The comedy group, which includes two actors, Scott Blakeman and Dean Obeidallah, drew an audience of about 200 people. Blakeman and Obeidallah began […]