Volume 103, Issue 30
Stories from the December 7, 2006 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Opening dates for three new campus food venues – Carvings, WOW Caf? and Wingery and TONIC – are pushed back again after months of previous delays, University officials said Wednesday. Nancy Haaga, director of Campus Support Services, said WOW Caf? and Wingery is scheduled to open Jan. 17, a day after spring semester classes begin. […]
McFadden’s vs. Camelot 2401 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. / 1823 M St., N.W. Expectations ran high last Thursday night. It had been made known to me that Vanilla Ice would be gracing McFadden’s with his presence that night. Ice, it seems, has been meeting and greeting at every McFadden’s down the coast, from Boston to Kentucky, […]
Journalists are expected to pursue the truth in all its forms, but they must balance that obligation against their profession’s demand that they acquire their information ethically. Journalism schools like Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism now require students to takes classes on journalism ethics. Samuel Freedman, who teaches the class “Critical Issues in Journalism” […]
Residential Property Management advised students about dangerous holiday decorations this week as students decorated for the holiday season. The rules include a ban on “live decorations” – like Christmas trees and Hanukkah bushes – and extension cords for decorations. Lit candles used in menorahs are not allowed, like any other ignited items such as incense […]
Spike Lee, the critically acclaimed film director, visited the University of Maryland last Thursday to offer his insights into the film industry, American politics and African-American culture. “Don’t ask me how to end world hunger or what the cure for AIDS is,” said a joking Lee, well known for such films as “She’s Gotta Have […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. – When Carl Elliott doesn’t perform, GW doesn’t win. When Elliott, Regis Koundjia and Maureece Rice combine for 15-for-38 shooting, the Colonials showed they could squander a 20-point second half lead. Elliott, GW’s senior guard, had nine points on 4-for-19 shooting and turned the ball over eight times in GW’s 74-65 loss to […]
Sister Hazel is still going strong. With a career spanning over a decade, the Florida fivesome released their sixth album, “Absolutely,” in October and will be performing at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia, on Dec. 14. Touring has always been important for Sister Hazel; they’ve played over 15,000 live shows since 1996. “Touring […]
U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) headlined a panel of four advocates who criticized the Bush administration and its justifications for the Iraq War in a discussion hosted by a very liberal organization Monday night in Funger Hall. Sponsored by World Can’t Wait – Drive out the Bush Regime, the panel discussion featured a journalist, a […]
NBC aired an episode of the sitcom “Scrubs” in the spring of 2005 in which regular character Dr. Cox was visited by a longtime friend named Ron. Cox and Ron had competed at everything in life since their college years. Both now had two-year-old sons, whom they began to use in competitions, still vying for […]
The University announced Wednesday at about 5 p.m. that it would abandon the appeals process and begin the bargaining process with the part-time faculty union. The news comes less than a week after the D.C. U.S. Court of Appeals denied the University’s appeal and left the administration with two options: bargain with the union or […]