Volume 105, Issue 46
Stories from the March 5, 2009 issue of the GW Hatchet. View a PDF version of this issue.
Fraud 2/24/09 – Off campus – open case A female student reported that her GWorld card number was used to make fraudulent purchases at various restaurants. Harassment 2/26/09 – 11:30 p.m. – City Hall – case closed A resident complained that her roommate and several of her guests were calling her names. When she returned […]
This season has been full of firsts for the GW women’s basketball team. The Colonials played their first season under head coach Mike Bozeman, which meant they played their first season since 1989 without former head coach Joe McKeown. Freshmen Tara Booker and Tiana Myers became backcourt starters in their first season with GW as […]
The University’s total debt grew to just under a billion dollars on Wednesday when the school borrowed $200 million – by issuing and selling bonds – to ensure access to cash in the troubled economy, administrators said. University finance officials said $90 million from the sale will be used to pay off existing debt and […]
With just under five minutes left to play in Wednesday’s women’s lacrosse game against George Mason, GW head coach Tara Hannaford thought her team might just win their first game of the season. Having lost their first four games of the season and down 12-5 with less than 20 minutes to play, the team scored […]
The estate of a man who suffered fatal injuries after falling off the GW Hospital’s façade this summer is suing the hospital for failing to provide adequate care. The suit, filed in D.C. Superior Court, contends that 38-year-old Kossi Apeble received insufficient treatment and the hospital did not ensure its windows were up to safety […]
Eating healthy hasn’t gotten harder, but it might seem that way. Organic, locally grown, trans fats, saturated fats – all these terms are used to describe what we eat. But what does it mean? Which foods go along with the right choices? For GW students, eating could mean a quick spot on campus, a fancy […]
The Board of Trustees has authorized the University to spend $10 million this year on initial planning for a proposed Science and Engineering Complex, marking the first major step in a project that would drastically shift GW’s academic focus and likely cost about $300 million. Faculty and University officials have discussed the building for many […]
Friday, March 6 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After the fifth-seeded GW women’s basketball team’s 62-58 loss to the 12th-seeded University of Rhode Island Friday afternoon in the first round of the Atlantic 10, typically verbose head coach Mike Bozeman had little to say. “I’m pretty much at a loss for words in description of my team’s […]
AMHERST, Mass. – For 27 minutes and 29 seconds of Wednesday night’s men’s basketball team’s 77-62 loss against the University of Massachusetts Wednesday night, there was no distinguishable difference between the Colonials (10-17, 4-11 Atlantic 10) and their opponents. The two teams had given and taken the lead from each other multiple times throughout the […]
Gelman Library could be in line for a major renovation – if the necessary funding comes through. Library administrators are hoping to commence a $5 million renovation project of the entire first floor of Gelman as soon as this spring, but they say they are starving for funding. The project is part of a larger […]