Volume 105, Issue 26
Stories from the November 13, 2008 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Our generation has spoken. We have chosen a candidate who represents our desire for change, our call to equality and our longing for justice. But this is all fairly uncontroversial. It was predicted that the youth vote would largely turn out for the Democratic party and most especially for a candidate who has embraced the […]
Web Extra Both Palestinian and Israeli points of view were expressed in two separate events at the Elliott School of International Affairs Wednesday night. Nabil Abuznaid, the charge d’affaires at the Mission of the Palestinian Liberation Organization in D.C., spoke at the International Affairs Society on the issue of an Israeli-Palestinian peace. Earlier in the […]
Just when you thought that there couldn’t possibly be any more predictions about the election’s outcome and repercussions, here’s one more: When the novelty of a young black man in the White House wears off, there will be nothing left but bad politics. And don’t even think of calling me a racist. He could be […]
Web Extra Student leaders from the College Republicans and the College Democrats gathered Monday in the Marvin Center to voice their opinions and reactions to the results of last week’s presidential election. The event was part of the REAL Conversation series, a semester long forum that promotes a healthy discussion about issues in order to […]
As the semester has progressed, the size of each of my classes has shrunk rapidly. Every day fewer and fewer people show up to class, to the extent where there are sometimes fewer than 50 people in a lecture that is supposed to have 220 students. Sure, there are times when you really want to […]
Friday, Nov. 14 BOSTON – Karl Hobbs walked swiftly down the court Friday night, ready to give Boston University head coach Dennis Wolff a congratulatory hand shake. Nearly five thousand Terrier fans were on their feet, screaming, after junior Corey Lowe had made a streaking layup as time expired. There was just one problem. The […]
Equal rights movement not over I was battered by a sense of conflicting emotions as I watched Barack Obama give his exceptionally eloquent acceptance speech. I felt a sense of pride and patriotism as I bore witness to this once-in-a-generation moment, and yet, as the crowds chanted “yes we can,” I could not help but […]
Thursday Murder Mystery in Sin City Join students at the Mount Vernon Campus for a night of food, cards and murder mysteries. 8:30 p.m. Ames Pub, Mount Vernon Campus The Wild Party See the Generic Theater Company’s performance of a play about one wild night in Manhattan during the roaring 1920s. Tickets are $5 8 […]
Basketball Preview Issue They are the big men on campus. Literally. At heights nearing seven foot, it is impossible for GW’s frontcourt to walk around Foggy Bottom without being noticed. Though basketball is at its core a team game, much of any team’s success depends on its ability to control the paint, where rebounds are […]
“…And here is my GW co-curricular transcript. It’s kind of like my résumé, except not. This one is my résumé, which is really cool-looking. And this one over here is my regular transcript with my grades…”