Volume 103, Issue 36
Stories from the January 29, 2007 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The first female ambassador from an Arab nation came to GW Thursday to speak about the benefits of a recent trade agreement between her country and the United States. The Elliott School of International Affairs hosted more than 100 students, faculty and visiting members of the State Department when Omani Ambassador to the United States […]
Last week, Student Association President Lamar Thorpe proposed what many fed up with student politics have wanted for years – a restructuring of the Student Association. Unfortunately, the SA president’s plan is too little at the wrong time, and it would likely counter his pragmatic efforts to change the group’s culture thus far. There is […]
In 2003, two years after Jeff Chatellier graduated from GW, he left a corporate job at a consulting firm in Tyson’s Corner for a mud hut in Senegal. The hut had a thatch roof and was surrounded by a fence of elephant grass. Forty-four other GW alumni volunteered to be in the Peace Corps that […]
A not-so-happy birthday I thought my eyes were surely deceiving me as I got into the elevator in the Marvin Center this week. Alas, my glasses were fine and indeed I was seeing an advertisement for a birthday party for Roe v. Wade. A birthday party. This charming event is being sponsored by Voices for […]
Nearing the commencement of her fourth year in college, Eve has learned quite a few things about sex. Eve, The Hatchet’s anonymous sex columnist, will share her observations and (sometimes dirty) thoughts about sex at GW with the population that fuels her fire. Editor’s note: names have been changed to protect the naughty. A friend […]
Freshman Sriram Prakash was arrested outside the GW Package Services Center Thursday afternoon for picking up a box containing four bags of marijuana, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report. MPD arrested Prakash on charges of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and transported him to the Second District headquarters for processing, the police report […]
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 28 – Since beating Georgia Dec. 28, junior Sarah-Jo Lawrence has struggled. The forward, who averages 12.7 points per game, has posted just two double-digit performances in seven since torching the Bulldogs for 12 points and three steals in December. But this weekend, it semmed like Lawrence experienced a resurgence. Nearing the end […]
GW golf coach Scott Allen isn’t just worrying about his players’ golf strokes anymore; he’s worrying about their keystrokes as well. One of his players was drinking over the summer and posted photos of it onto the social networking site Facebook. Allen, who has kept tabs on his student-athletes online, asked the golfer to get […]
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.- The GW’s men’s basketball team was forced to practice in a cold gym Friday, the day before its 82-78 win over Rhode Island that gave the Colonials (15-4, 6-1 Atlantic-10) sole possession of first place in the Atlantic 10. The low temperature, not a favorite of any athlete, aggravated junior Maureece Rice’s […]
Thousands of activists swarmed the National Mall Saturday afternoon to voice opposition to the Iraq War and demand the withdrawal of American troops. The protest’s main organizer was United for Peace and Justice, which is a coalition of more than 1,400 member groups in the United States advocating change in Iraq War policy. Protesters were […]