Volume 103, Issue 33
Stories from the January 18, 2007 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
RICHMOND – Dokun Akingbade’s biggest play Wednesday night against Richmond landed him plastered under the basket at Robins Center. GW was nursing a two-point lead with 1:32 left in the game and Ryan Butler, a Spider forward with seven points, came barreling down the lane looking to knot the game with a layup. Akingbade knew […]
On one of the walls in the music department of G.W. a couple of years ago, there was a plastic bag full of CDs stapled to it, as if it were some alien seedpod. And, in a way, it was. It was sent from the land of Exit Clov to bring joy and happiness to […]
Like most teams at GW, the men’s squash team spent months practicing in preparation for the upcoming season. Yet, something was missing. A coach. Last season, the team was ranked 22nd in the country. But last season also brought the graduation of its five best players, and then there was the unexpected departure of coach […]
If you have $5 Pocket it (trust us, you’ll need it at the end of the semester when you’re subsisting on Ramen and ketchup packets), and take the Metro to Bethesda for an open mic reading at the Writing Center on 4508 Walsh St. this Sunday. Get your creative juices going by sharing your own […]
GW confirmed plans for a new entrance to the Foggy Bottom Metro station as the D.C. Zoning Commission concluded hearings earlier this month on the multi-use Square 54 complex. GW and high-scale development firm Boston Properties submitted their proposal in spring 2006 to build a 400,000 square-foot complex on the vacant lot across from GW […]
Trying to classify Thievery Corporation is like trying to make the most important decision of your life: right when you think you’ve made up your mind, something gets thrown into the mix to make you second guess everything you had been so sure of. During their almost three-hour sets on December 21, 22, 23, and […]
Murray Lightburn enjoys Jay-Z’s new record, the American version of “The Office,” and the food channel, but right now he’s not thinking about that because he’s stuck in traffic. “My car hasn’t moved in ten minutes,” he says. “I’m on my way to Philadelphia, passing by New York off of I-95, and it’s totally blocked, […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation will no longer be pursuing the documents of late investigative journalist Jack Anderson that are housed at GW. Gelman Library stores the documents that have been under FBI inquiry since last spring, a few months after Anderson passed away in December 2005. FBI officials contacted the Anderson family, and associate […]
Blue October guitarist CB Hudson has always loved being on stage. Each night on tour, he stands besides his band mates and entertains packed crowds of young music fans. “As a kid, I always saw myself on stage making people smile,” Hudson said. The band may seem like an overnight success to those who just […]
The WOW Caf? and Wingery on the fifth floor of the Marvin Center opened Wednesday after more than four months of delays. WOW is one of two restaurants on campus originally scheduled to open at the beginning of the fall semester, but faced construction and permit setbacks. Carvings – a sandwich and buffet restaurant similar […]