Volume 104, Issue 28
Stories from the November 29, 2007 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Web Update Friday, November 30, 11:00 p.m. The GW women’s basketball team saw a 24-point halftime lead disappear at the hands of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Friday, falling to the Lady Rebels 62-61 at the Human Performance Center in New Orleans. The loss comes in the Four Points by Sheraton/Lady Privateer Invitational hosted by […]
A nonprofit advocacy group director spoke to GW students Tuesday about a war not often covered by the Western news media – a war that has been raging in Northern Uganda for the last 20 years. Michael Poffenberger studied in Uganda while attending University of Notre Dame and established Resolve Uganda to bridge the gap […]
Everyone’s favorite Swedish rock band is back with their third U.S. full-length album, titled “Black and White Album.” This latest effort from the quintet comes with quite a push, thanks to a dream-team of producers, including none other than Dennis Herring, Pharrel Williams and Jacknife Lee. The tracks were also recorded in several studios around […]
HARRISONBURG, Va., Nov. 27 — The James Madison University Convocation Center does not take kindly to visitors. The No. 16/15 GW (AP, ESPN/USA Today) women’s basketball team discovered the building’s lack of hospitality Tuesday evening. The Dukes extended their Division I-best home winning streak to 29 games after defeating the Colonials 80-55. GW (5-2), a […]
Thumbs Up: Faculty union progress After years of intense legal battles and University politics, the adjunct faculty union is well on its way to having a working contract addressing job security and salaries. As of now GW relies on 1,502 part-time faculty members, not all the prominent government officials or the prized journalists the University […]
HARRISONBURG, Va., Nov. 27 — Over the past couple of seasons, GW women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown has talked about how he no longer wants his team to be giant killers but instead be the giant. Against James Madison University Tuesday night, that was the case – but it backfired. This time, the Dukes were […]
We have all had our post-break, awkward small-talk elevator rides as we run into friends we haven’t seen since before everyone left for Thanksgiving. You know, the whole “Heeeey! What’s up? How was your break? Relaxing? Yeah, me too.” Sure, it was good to get away from school for a few days, but while I […]
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28 – If it is any consolation for the 2-2 GW men’s basketball team, it kept close with the No. 1 team in the country for 20 minutes. But as the game progressed and the University of California-Los Angeles pulled away for a 83-60 win in front of 9,691 here at Pauley […]
Worshipped by hipsters, M.I.A., the daughter of a terrorist and a genre-defying artist, has set the standards for edginess and fun ever since she first hit the music scene. Her sophomore album, “Kala” (Interscope), set the bar even higher. After her first album, “Arular,” she was a well-established artist, and she could have hired any […]
Eta Beta Rho, a Hebrew honors society, held its first induction Wednesday night in an intimate setting – the home of Yaron Peleg, a GW professor who advises the society. Eta Beta Rho is a small honors society rooted in the study of the Hebrew language. Though Hebrew is closely affiliated with the Jewish faith, […]