Volume 104, Issue 37
Stories from the January 31, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
PARK CITY, Utah — As far as anticipated releases go, “Be Kind Rewind” (Partizan, 2008) is probably in the pole position since all the Oscar contenders are already in theaters. Coming to D.C. Feb. 22, this feel-good comedy packs a star-studded punch. Rapper/actor Mos Def and Jack Black team up with the French imaginative genius […]
Assault 1/26/08 – Thurston Hall – 1 a.m. – case open A male student told University Police Department officers that he had been approached by an unknown male individual, who asked him if he was pressing criminal charges against his brother in a court case. The student replied that he was pressing charges, and the […]
In a two-point game like GW’s 61-59 loss to Saint Joseph’s Wednesday night, any number of things could be viewed as the difference between victory and defeat. Yet it would be difficult to fault junior Rob Diggs, who turned in a 20-point, 10-rebound performance on career-high 10-for-10 shooting from the field. His emphatic baskets sparked […]
PARK CITY, Utah – Another star-studded indie film emerges in “The Great Buck Howard” (Bristol Bay Productions.) Narrated and seen through the eyes of “Orange County’s” Colin Hanks (“Tenacious D’s Pick of Destiny,” “King Kong”), the movie is another laugh fest. The always-interesting John Malkovich plays Buck Howard, a great, yet aging magician. Though his […]
Dayton entered Tuesday’s game with the GW women’s basketball team with a 16-game winning streak on its résumé from earlier in the season – a far cry for the lower-caliber Flyer teams of years past. Still, the Colonials did not seem to notice and rolled to an 81-73 victory. No. 16/13 GW (AP, ESPN/USA Today) […]
After senior Sarah-Jo Lawrence scored to give GW a lead late in the first half of Tuesday night’s 81-71 victory over Dayton, a whistle cut short the Colonial’s transition to defense. A few brief seconds of confusion and finger-pointing ensued before the officiating crew explained that junior Jazmine Adair had been called for a technical […]
PARK CITY, Utah – “Just Another Love Story” is anything but. I caught the press screening of this film and just before the credits started to roll, the film’s director sitting behind me said, “If any of you do what you usually do and walk out of screenings to see another, I’ll kill you and […]
Web Extra The cultural impact of the Super Bowl in America is undeniable. But at GW, this year’s NFL championship has special meaning. Students from New England and the greater New York area make up about half of the school’s population. With the undefeated New England Patriots taking on the New York Giants, lines are […]
If you have $5 Head over to Eastern Market (225 7th St. S.E.) this weekend to visit their weekly open-air markets. Buy everything from used music and DVDs, artwork, hookahs and much more. Also check out their indoor food market, filled with fresh cuts of meat, seafood, produce, breakfast, crabcakes and more. Eastern Market is […]
PARK CITY, Utah – For kids, there is Disneyworld. For adults, they can be whisked away to fabulous Las Vegas. For yours truly, there is nowhere more desirable in January than the place where the Sun meets the stars, and everyone enjoys a late night dance. My friend David called me one day when I […]