Volume 105, Issue 4
Stories from the August 28, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Forget Denver and Minneapolis, the convention that Mary Nobile geared up this summer for was in Albuquerque, N.M. The senior traveled to the biennial meeting of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, a religious women’s group, where she met with women more than twice her age. Though Nobile said the CDA has a reputation for […]
Another $50,000, another year at GW. Welcome back to campus. The wheels have been turning in Foggy Bottom all summer long, but it’s time to shake off the rust and get back into college gear. In the spirit of turning our minds back to University matters, here is a list of issues to keep your […]
Breaking News Saturday, August 30, updated 8:02 p.m. Rock bands Virginia Coalition and The Canon Logic will perform at Fall Fest next Saturday, Program Board Chair Tiffany Meehan announced this afternoon. The news comes only days after rock band Rooney backed out of the concert and the University canceled mash-up artist Girl Talk. Meehan said […]
The EMeRG ambulance is finally certified to operate after years of red tape – giving more responsibility to the student-run emergency care provider and lowering the cost of a trip to the hospital. The University received clearance from the city this month to operate the vehicle, a decision that has been anticipated since they first […]
Shwayze Shwayze (GEFFEN) If you miss Cisco Adler’s Whitestarr and celebrity-dating days, pick up his new project where his melodious voice can be heard singing the catchy choruses of such songs as “Polaroid” (click click!) and “Buzzin’.” Basically this is rap/rock about ladies and booze. And with an MTV spin-off reality show, what’s not to […]
One might presume a sports team without a coach would be like a chicken without a head. But the players on the recently orphaned GW men’s golf team don’t think that’s the case at all. After the popular and respected longtime head coach Scott Allen left GW to take a higher-paying job at the University […]
For most GW students, summer vacation means a job, an internship or relaxation at home. But for junior Andrew Metcalf and senior Noah Cherry, summer break meant a two-month, 3,000 mile bicycle trip. Metcalf and Cherry, both members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, began their expedition in San Francisco and finished in D.C. in […]
Former GW women’s basketball players Anna Montañana (’05) and Elisa Aguilar (’00) helped take the Spanish national women’s basketball team to the Olympic quarterfinals last week in Beijing. Montañana had the seventh-highest scoring average in the games, scoring 14.5 points per game for her country. Aguilar averaged five points per contest and logged more minutes […]
Event listing for Aug. 28 to Sept. 3 Bellefea, The Shondes, Trophy Wife @ Black Cat ($8) Thursday, Aug. 28, 9 p.m. Blisspop Presents Tittsworth Record Release Party @ 9:30 Club ($15) Friday, Aug. 29, 9 p.m. The Official Birthday Party for the Godfather of Go Go Chuck Brown @ 9:30 Club ($25) Saturday, Aug. […]
GW’s women’s soccer team lost the first match of their season 3-1 to Rutgers University Saturday in Piscataway, N.J. The Colonials took a 1-0 lead after freshman Brittany Schornstein scored in her first collegiate game. Next up for the young Colonials – whose starting goalie, Lindsey Rowe, is also a freshman – is their home […]