Volume 103, Issue 43
Stories from the February 22, 2007 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Updated Friday, Feb. 23, 6 a.m. Posted Friday, Feb. 23, 1:21 a.m. Junior Marc Abanto will face sophomore Nicole Capp in the runoff election for Student Association President, the election oversight committee announced early Friday morning. The Joint Elections Committee also announced that sophomore Brand Kroeger will vie for the executive vice president position against […]
Two weeks ago, three burst pipes caused flooding across University buildings, including a burst in the ground floor of the Marvin Center. Now it is turning out to be an expensive clean-up operation. Assistant Director of Media Relations Matt Lindsay listed the estimated cost of the damages at more than $35,000. This total includes about […]
Posted Friday, Feb. 23, 6:07 a.m. The Joint Elections Committee announced the following preliminary results for student office Friday morning at about 4:30 a.m. (Results are preliminary, as the presumed winners are pending checks on disciplinary records, among other criteria for eligibility.): President Marc Abanto, junior, with 28.9 percent Nicole Capp, sophomore, with 26.7 percent […]
In the late 1970s, Black History Month was established as an expansion of the 1920s Negro Achievement Week in honor of the day Frederick Douglas used to mark his birth. This year, the Black Student Union and other multicultural organizations on campus are proposing a new goal and a new name for the month of […]
var uslide_show_id = “7f72dd61-dd8b-4c33-8d88-111669676537”;var slideshowwidth = “468”;var linktext = “”; Posted Saturday, Feb. 23, 11:21 p.m. If first impressions are any indicator of how a basketball game will flow, the GW women’s basketball team showed Saint Joseph’s early in Friday night’s game which team would dictate game play. The No. 9 Colonials cruised to an […]
There’s no boundary to Howard Stern’s raunch, said his producer, Doug Goodstein – especially now that he’s off the traditional TV and radio airwaves. “There’s no limit, it’s uncensored,” said Goodstein, of Howard TV On Demand, the radio personality’s iN Demand endeavor to replace his stint on the E! network. “I think the noose has […]
The Zeta Phi Beta sorority hosted Love’s Hangover, their annual post-Valentine’s Day celebration, last Friday. The event was held at the Alumni House located at F and 20th streets and featured desserts and “mocktinis,” or non-alcoholic drinks. Additionally, this National Pan-Hellenic Council sorority conducted a safe sex discussion entitled, “How crowded is my bed?” About […]
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24 – The only positive that Karl Hobbs said he would take out of this game against La Salle is the victory. Everything else about the game, he said, left him wondering if the GW men’s basketball team would be prepared for tournament play. “I’m a little disappointed we didn’t execute down the […]
Posted Thursday, Feb. 22, 2:26 p.m. Lily Allen doesn’t take requests. “I can’t fucking hear you, and anyway this is my gig,” she shouted at fans at the 9:30 Club Saturday night. When a group of guys found it necessary to inform her that they were from Atlanta, she cheerfully screamed back, “We’re in D.C., […]
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) was discharged from GW Hospital’s inpatient care center Friday after doctors determined he was able to move on to the next stage of his recovery. The senator underwent brain surgery late Dec. 13 after being rushed to GW Hospital for experiencing stroke-like symptoms. Johnson’s condition has been in the public […]