Volume 104, Issue 12
Stories from the September 27, 2007 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Sonic Youth fans know that every spin of a SY record is an engagement in hero worship. Their sound and style has virtually revolutionized alternative rock since their inception in 1981. And not only has Sonic Youth inspired countless bands and forays into experimental noise, they are relentlessly cool: chick ripping on bass, an apocalyptic […]
With the recent theater release of Julie Taymor’s “Across the Universe,” a musical film that incorporates renditions of 33 compositions by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, many Beatles’ fans hesitate when they hear that the soundtrack is performed by the actors and actresses of the film. Although there are a few […]
Have you memorized the sandwich list at ABP? Do you have the numbers of the campus food delivery services programmed into your speed dial? Does the thought of one more dinner at Bertucci’s upset you? If so, maybe it’s time to stretch your legs and explore what Dupont Circle can offer. Dupont Circle is a […]
If you have $5 Are you a crafty bastard? The City Paper is sponsoring the 4th annual Crafty Bastards! Arts & Crafts fair this Sunday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 18th Street NW and Wyoming Ave. N.W. in Adams Morgan. With 100 vendors, you’ll be able to buy some of the most unique […]
Web Extra Former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay – who served in Congress for more than 20 years before resigning under suspicion of violating campaign finance laws – visited the Elliot School Wednesday to promote his new book, “No Retreat, No Surrender: One American’s Fight.” DeLay did not refrain from criticizing the Republican party […]
CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric defended her recent trip to Iraq and discussed new forms of media in front of a sold out Kalb Report crowd Wednesday night at the National Press Club. GW Welling fellow Marvin Kalb, who hosts the public affairs series sponsored by GW, accused Couric of failing to address questions […]
A corpse uprooted in an iron coffin more than two years ago finally has a name – William. Scientists from the Smithsonian Institution determined last week that a strange body found buried in Columbia Heights was a 15-year-old student at the Columbian College Preparatory School – a former GW institution. Many graduate students helped in […]
The 32-year-old Smith Center may receive renovations to the pool, locker rooms and weight rooms, if a donor decides to fund the project. Ryder Haskeassistant photo editor A donor may fund major renovations to the three-decade-old Smith Center that would make the facility “look like a new building,” Director of Athletics Jack Kvancz said Wednesday […]
Colonials Invasion, the basketball season’s opening event, will feature an entertainer after a one-year hiatus. GW spirit director Nicole Macchione-Early said the event will be held Oct. 26 at Smith Center. She said the University cannot announce the performer because a contract has not yet been signed. “It will be something different that has not […]
The student body rejected a referendum to increase the student fee in a special election Tuesday, leaving the Student Association short of money it would like to allocate to student organizations. More than 1,400 students voted in the online election with 52 percent voting against the increase, according to a news release from the Special […]