Volume 105, Issue 12
Stories from the September 25, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Chris Cain is the bassist for We Are Scientists, a Brooklyn-based indie pop band with a penchant for long-winded answers, absurdist humor and (apparently) pulp mystery novels. Cain and We Are Scientists will tour this fall in support of headliners Kings of Leon, with a show scheduled in the District at DAR Constitution Hall this […]
Web Extra Former University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg’s told those gathered at D.C.’s Jewish Literary Festival Wednesday night that “education needs to be classy without being fashionable.” His talk came on the closing night of the Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival where he spoke about higher education, his experiences as GW president […]
Top administrators began meeting this summer to assess whether to arm University Police Department officers, officials said this week. A new committee, led by Senior Vice President and General Counsel Beth Nolan, is in the process of hiring an outside consultant to identify the benefits and drawbacks to giving UPD firearms. The discussion follows the […]
As CD sales decline nationally, stocking major-label discs has become increasingly costly for independent music stores like Crooked Beat Records. Located in the basement of the original Madam’s Organ building on 18th Street, the store now focuses almost primarily on promoting the sale of vinyls. For some music enthusiasts, record collecting fills a significant niche […]
The Trojan Brand Condoms Evolve Bus rolled into Kogan Plaza Monday for a few hours of safe sex activities and education. The Evolve Tour, which encourages people to “evolve their attitudes about sex and condoms,” promotes safety against HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancies, said Jim Daniels, Trojan vice president of marketing. “Safe sex […]
Dante Davis said she did not intend to get arrested. She wasn’t violent, she wasn’t dangerous and she wasn’t planning to do anything illegal. The orange-haired, twenty-something simply remembers being frustrated and tired. As she waited at a bus stop after work, she got into a verbal altercation with another woman. When Davis boarded the […]
Ne-Yo Year of the Gentleman (DEF JAM) In “Year of the Gentleman,” Ne-Yo abandons the subtle shifts between classy and crass that characterized the lyrical content of his first two albums. It was this quirk that had (until now) distinguished him from the ranks of other R&B artists. -Philip Burrowes New Kids on the Block […]
The newly renovated Aston residence hall, just north of Washington Circle, opened its doors to first-year Law School students this fall – with more than half living there for free. The Law School’s housing program was initially slated to begin in 2007, but unexpected renovations sent officials scrambling to find alternate housing for students with […]
When it comes to nightlife, the most important part of the evening is often what happens after the bar or club. For many students, the setting of the sun marks the beginning of hunting season. The target? A hookup. In an effort to better understand the art of the random hookup, I sought out a […]
Hatchet Arts spoke to Trojan tour managers Steve Akinfala and Jimi Ellis and team members Lakia Johnson and Rachel Clark while they distributed their love gloves in Kogan Plaza on Monday. Below is a compilation of their choice tracks, which for some reason fails to include a certain seminal early 90s Salt N Pepa power […]