Volume 105, Issue 15
Stories from the October 6, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
The two blind daters, Jackie Gabela and Nick Fabiani, used to be neighbors – a convenient icebreaker. But their previous close quarters did not bring a love connection. The sophomores got along fine, but the only lasting part of this date seems to be the leftovers. Name: Jackie Gabela Year: Sophomore Age: 19 Hometown: Green […]
When Taylor Anderson was born, doubting doctors told his parents he would not be able to walk or talk. Twenty-one years later, he’s a junior at GW majoring in economics – and he is teeing up for the experience of a lifetime. Anderson is one of five finalists in a contest called “Who’s Behind Your […]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about what I see as a personal responsibility gap when it comes to facing the morning-after consequences of drinking too much. Boy, did that get y’all stirred up. Letters to the editor and e-mails keep rolling in. Some readers saw the column as it was intended: a call […]
University student organizations banded with D.C.-area residents in Northwest on Saturday to raise money for AIDS Walk Washington. Pi Kappa Alpha had two goals for the walk: do something positive for the city and improve the image of Greek-letter life on campus, said the fraternity’s public relations chair Charlie Rybak. “People have a lot of […]
The Student Association is slated to dole out roughly half of the money from the student fee account – more than $315,000 – this week to fund initial student organization operational costs. The largest allocations of the bill, which will be voted on at a Senate meeting Tuesday, will go to graduate student umbrella organizations, […]
Students often walk by Kinkead’s Restaurant, their mouths watering with the temptation of spending the equivalent of three lunches on one crab cake. But those students now need only walk one more block to get the same satisfaction for half the price. Founding Farmers is a new farm-to-table restaurant at 19th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue […]
Web Extra King Barack and Queen Michelle were crowned at the Obama prom fundraiser, “Oproma,” hosted by the GW College Democrats on Saturday night. About 150 students ate, danced and socialized in the City View Room at in the Elliott School of International Affairs and watched senior James Jones and sophomore Jessica Gordon crowned Mr. […]
Correction appended Nearly 200 Georgetown students were diagnosed with a highly contagious virus last week, prompting administrators to take widespread measures to contain the spreading illness. The outbreak began when students checked into the hospital with symptoms of what appeared to be food poisoning – including vomiting, diarrhea, fever and headache. The number of infected […]
Nick Gingold/senior staff photographer Members of the Silk Road Dance Company perform an Uzbek dance during Turkish Festival 2008 in Freedom Plaza Sunday afternoon. The festival was sponsored by the American-Turkish Association of Washington, D.C.
Members of GW’s Latin Band jammed with world-renowned musician Paquito D’Rivera as he led a “master class” in jazz to a crowd of about 50 people in Phillips Hall early Friday afternoon. The master class gave the audience a chance to observe the nine-time Grammy Award winner, known for merging Latin music with jazz and […]