Bed Bugs Found in Five Residence Halls 2012 2013 2014 2015 Class Year by Gabrielle Marush to Rid Her Bed of the Insects
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An independent student newspaper • Serving the GW community since 1904 Thursday The GW November 18, 2010 ALWAYS ONLINE: WWW.GWHATCHET.COM Vol. 107 • Iss. 28 Hatchet Colonials bounce back with Marist win University GW 79 sees growth MARIST 59 by louIs nelson in ED I Sports Editor VILLANOVA, PA – Coming off of his team’s loss Tuesday night to applications Boston University in the NIT Sea- son Tip-Off, men’s basketball head coach Karl Hobbs seemed relieved by gabrIelle marush while sitting at the podium for his Hatchet Staff Writer postgame press conference after GW’s 79-59 win over Marist. The University saw an 18.5 percent in- Against the Terriers, the Co- crease in Early Decision I applicants this lonials (1-1) struggled from the year, the second year in a row GW has start, allowing BU to jump out to a seen double-digit early decision applicant 21-5 advantage in the first half. In growth. Wednesday's game against Marist, A record 1,725 high school seniors sub- it was GW that was the aggressor at mitted ED I applications, up from 1,455 last the opening tip, opening the game year, Associate Vice President and Dean of with a 12-2 run. Undergraduate Admissions Kathryn Nap- Individually, the Colonials per said. looked like a different team. Sopho- “I am very pleased with the applica- more guard Tim Johnson doubled tion numbers so far and that we continue to his offensive output from five maintain a wide geographical area,” Nap- points to 10. Freshman guard Chris per said. Fitzgerald, who didn’t play at all This year’s ED I applicant pool repre- against the Terriers, made four sents an 82 percent increase since 2007, and three-pointers and had 16 points. there is still another round of early decision Even junior point guard Tony Tay- applications due in January. lor, who was one of the best GW Robert Chernak, senior vice provost players on the court against BU, and senior vice president for Student and upped his performance, pouring in Academic Support Services, said the in- a career-high 23 points. crease in early decision applicants is likely All of it, Hobbs said, was good. due to students wanting to gain an advan- All together, he added, it amounted tage in the admissions process. to a step in the right direction. “As GW’s acceptance rate keeps de- “I’m just happy we won this creasing (31.5 [percent] this past year) ball game,” Hobbs said. “Yester- day was a very frustrating day for See APPLICATIONS: Page 7 me as a coach, very frustrating for us as a basketball team and I was most proud of our attitude and our Early Decision I Applications mindset and the way we came out and played today.” Whereas Tuesday, Hobbs said 2,000 his team wasn’t prepared mentally for the start of the game, he praised his team Wednesday for its adjust- ment and subsequent dominance of a Marist team that went just 1-29 1,500 last season. “For me it was all about our See BBALL: Page 8 1,000 Watch a slideshow of the Colonials toppling Marist College. anne wernIkoff | photo edItor H Freshman forward Chris Fitzgerald did not play in GW's game Tuesday night against Boston University but www.gwhatchet.com got 16 points in 19 minutes Wednesday night against Marist College. 500 Number of Early Decision I Applications Decision Early Number of Bed bugs found in five residence halls 2012 2013 2014 2015 Class Year by gabrIelle marush to rid her bed of the insects. Morgan said she Hatchet Staff Writer reported the creep-crawlers after seeing little sourCe: the offICe of InstItutIonal researCh red dots all over her arms and neck for more graphIC by Cory weInberg Bed bug infestations have been reported than a month. in five residence halls this semester, a Univer- She said she originally dismissed the sity spokesperson confirmed. marks as mosquito bites, but as the weather University spokeswomen Michelle Sher- got cooler she called Facilities Services, who rard declined to release the names of affected confirmed her room was infested. Former grad residence halls, citing privacy concerns, but “It’s kind of unnerving knowing you said cases have been confirmed in six rooms. have bed bugs, it’s rather disgusting,” Mor- There have been about two dozen bed bug gan said. “It’s one of those things that you’ve cases at GW in the last three years. heard since you were little that’s just gross.” student sues Four of the cases have been fully treated Eradicating bed bugs takes two weeks, and the other two will be completed within Courtesy of the Centers for dIsease Control and preVentIon Sherrard said, and affected areas are spray- the next week, Sherrard said. treated twice during that time frame. Morgan Bed bugs have jumped into the medical with high-profile infestations in two separate said she had to gather up all of her belong- GW for fraud spotlight over the last year. The Centers for government buildings in the D.C. area in the ings and move them into the living room, and Disease Control and Prevention has issued a last month. then wash them all afterward. She and her by prIya anand report on their resurgence, and a rash of cases Amsterdam Hall resident Tianna Morgan in New York City have made headlines, along said her room is in the final stages of treatment See BED BUGS: Page 7 Contributing Editor A former graduate student is suing the University for fraud and requesting nearly Venues raise prices to offset GWorld commission $2 million in damages, after she was noti- fied by University officials that she was in- eligible to graduate. by zaCh brewer charged on a GWorld card, plus Ling Yuan Hu filed a complaint against Hatchet Reporter an additional 10 cents for every "I care about students and try to offer them cheap GW Oct. 25, alleging the University dis- swipe. criminates against students who speak Students who complain that “I pay the University between prices." English as a second language, according to the price for on-campus cuisine $300 and $400 a day from GWorld Hu’s official complaint filed in D.C. Supe- is too high may be on to some- purchases,” the owner, who re- ON-CAMPUS BUSINESS OWNER rior Court. Hu is also suing for defamation, thing. quested anonymity to protect his misrepresentation and “breach of fiduciary Owners of some on-campus relationship with the University, duty,” or trust between two parties regard- restaurants say they inflate pric- said. “I have had to raise prices money if a patron buys cheap a year,” he said. “I care about stu- ing monetary property. es to compensate for the com- because of the University taking a items. dents and try to offer them cheap Hu enrolled in the Graduate School mission the University charges percentage for GWorld, and I also The owner said he worked prices.” of Education and Human Development GWorld vendors. can’t carry some products that I with the University to lower the Five owners of on-campus to complete a master’s degree in second- Ed Schonfeld, senior associ- used to carry,” he said. commission charge so he could venues said they are forced ary education and expected to finish the ate vice president of administra- He raises his prices about 10 maintain reasonable prices. to charge more because of the program by the spring of 2006, according tion, refused to disclose the com- percent on items, he said, adding “I was able to get my fees GWorld commission. to court documents. Hu said she was ap- mission it charges on GWorld that because there is no minimum down half a percent by building Devlin Keating, a co-owner proved by the University to transfer six purchases, but one store owner amount for a GWorld charge at a reputation with the GWorld of- said he pays $0.08 for every $1 his venue, it sometimes costs him fices, which saves us about $5,000 See GWORLD: Page 7 See LAWSUIT: Page 7 SPORTS OPINIONS NEWS Colonials Get 'Get Gelman Going' Going Area stores see E St. drilling pushed to 8 a.m. adjusting to Junior Josh Benjamin contests the Get Gelman Going increase in Four University, construction company reach life without effort, saying the library suits students' needs. • Page 4 Loko sales agreement on construction hours. • Page 5 Kromah ARTS FDA ban prompts Sophomore guard J Street sees unexpected rain students to down Judaic Studies dept. overhauls curriculum out indefinitely. Students open umbrellas inside, risking seven years of drink, stores say. 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