SORORITY RECRUITMENT PAGE A3 STAND PROTEST PAGE B2 Hundreds of women join Greek-letter life Students, activists gather at Chinese Embassy

THURSDAY The GW September 25, 2008 ALWAYS ONLINE: WWW.GWHATCHET.COM Vol. 105 • Iss. 12 Hatchet AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER - SERVING THE GW COMMUNITY SINCE 1904 Univ. considers arming UPD

by Kelsey Luing follows the release of a report will begin once the consultant is The committee eventually Hatchet Reporter last spring co-authored by UPD chosen, and will last for six to 10 plans to present a recommenda- Chief Dolores Stafford which weeks, she said. tion to University President Ste- Top administrators began advocated for campus law en- “A consultant with exper- ven Knapp detailing whether meeting this summer to assess forcement to carry guns. tise in campus security issues an armed presence would help whether to arm University Po- “I think we should research will enable us to make the best deter crime. lice Department offi cers, offi - the issue and be thorough in assessment of those issues for “We felt – as a senior staff cials said this week. weighing the pros and cons in our campus in order to bring a – that we need to get expert, A new committee, led by making a decision,” Stafford recommendation to President outside advice to help us make Senior Vice President and Gen- said in an interview this week. Knapp,” Nolan wrote in an e- a judgment,” said Robert Cher- eral Counsel Beth Nolan, is in A number of possible con- mail. “Such experts also will be nak, senior vice president for the process of hiring an outside sulting fi rms have been iden- able to share with us best prac- Student and Academic Support consultant to identify the ben- tifi ed and several have been tices from other campuses across Services, and a member of the efi ts and drawbacks to giving interviewed, Nolan said. The the country, which is a particular $1 million raised UPD fi rearms. The discussion actual study and review process benefi t of outside expertise.” See UPD, p. A5 for arena upgrade REDRUSH

by Dan Greene Senior Staff Writer

Slightly more than $1 million in donations has been secured so far for renovations to the Smith Center, project director Dan Rocha said Tuesday. Fundraising began earlier this year after the University announced in February that the Charles E. Smith and Robert H. Smith families, along with Robert and Arlene Kogod, had donated $10 million to the University to renovate the 32-year-old build- ing that houses many of GW’s athletic teams. The donation was predicated Courtesy athletics department on the condition that the Uni- Above, renderings show an- versity match the $10 million ticipated changes for a reno- with its own fundraising for the vated Smith Center, including project, which is slated to cost an upgraded main court, pool about $43 million. The school and center for student ath- has pledged to raise a total of $15 letes. Renovations are slated million, with the remaining $18 to begin in March 2009. to be funded by debt, said Alicia O’Neil, managing director of the Offi ce of Real Estate. “That’s really where the bulk Rocha said the current prior- of the money is going to come ity for the school’s fundraising from. Major gifts from people efforts is major donors – those that are interested in athletics at who contribute between about George Washington University,” $25,000 and about 1 million dol- Rocha said, adding that the Uni- lars. Donations above that range versity’s goal is to raise as close Jonathan Ewing/Hatchet photographer are categorized as “principal to $10 million as possible by June Members of Delta Gamma cheer on other sorority sisters during bid day on Tuesday afternoon. Greek-letter organizations recruited gifts.” See SMITH, p. B4 336 new women this week. See the full story, p. A3. A creative solution to D.C. crime by Gabrielle Bluestone It wasn’t a lucky break. Rath- or some combination of these to pay a fi ne after which the case Senior Staff Writer er, it was a result of being tried punishments. is dismissed without a guilty in the D.C. community court, D.C. has two community plea. The purpose is to cut down Dante Davis said she did not an expanding system that seeks courts. One called the East of the on the number of low-level of- intend to get arrested. She wasn’t alternatives to jail sentences for River Court is for misdemeanors fenses in criminal court. violent, she wasn’t dangerous certain crimes in the District. committed by residents of Wards “Therapeutic courts are al- and she wasn’t planning to do “To me it’s benefi cial. Paying 7 and 8. The other, the D.C./Traf- ternatives to incarceration,” said anything illegal. The orange- a fi ne is nothing for me not to fi c Community Court, hears traf- East of the River Community haired, twenty-something sim- come back here and go through fi c and misdemeanor violations Court Judge Craig Iscoe. ply remembers being frustrated all of that,” Davis said. “I’m glad like possession of an open con- The Offi ce of the D.C. At- and tired. I don’t have to go to trial. Court tainer or traffi c tickets. torney General determines who As she waited at a bus stop is stupid.” Community courts, which is eligible for a diversion. Deci- after work, she got into a verbal More offenders have been target “quality of life offenses,” sions are made on a case-by-case altercation with another woman. avoiding jail time since the estab- have existed since 1993 when the basis, but most defendants in the When Davis boarded the bus, lishment of community courts in Midtown-Manhattan commu- misdemeanor and traffi c court her threats alerted a nearby po- the District beginning in 2002. nity court opened in New York have been charged with low- lice offi cer. Traffi c, misdemeanor, and cor- City. It pioneered the idea of cor- level misdemeanors and do not Her arrest for disorderly rectable offenses – including recting the problem, rather than have serious criminal records. conduct was punishable by a drug abuse, prostitution, and merely sending offenders to jail. Defendants in the East of the Ryder Haske/senior staff photographer $250 fi ne or up to 90 days in jail, drunk driving – are pled out in Davis’ case was an example River Community Court have Judge Craig Iscoe stands in front of the Superior Courthouse in but Davis walked away without exchange for probation, commu- of a diversion called post and Northwest, where community courts are becoming a popular alter- a trial and only a $35 fi ne. nity service, drug rehabilitation forfeit, which allows defendants See COURT, p. A6 native to the traditional legal process. Committee Admins address local noise BIDENBID seeks speaker ven Knapp and neighborhood ment to get the names of students UPD will organizations. causing a disturbance. Student Michael Akin, executive di- Judicial Services will still initiate nominations rector of government and com- judicial processes if a student re- respond to off - munity relations for the Uni- peatedly ignores requests to low- by Emily Cahn versity, said the new procedure er their volume. Senior Staff Writer campus parties will encourage UPD offi cers The months of September to to respond, investigate and at- October are when the University A new committee to fi nd by Nick Marell tempt to resolve noise com- receives most of its complaints keynote Commencement Hatchet Staff Writer plaints in the area rather than from Foggy Bottom neighbors, speakers began requesting merely documenting the offense. followed by March and April, ac- nominations this week, in an effort to give the GW com- In response to rising com- In the past, offi cers generally re- cording to the Offi ce of Off-Cam- munity a larger role in the plaints from Foggy Bottom resi- sponded only to noise violations pus Student Affairs. traditionally secretive pro- dents, University offi cials are on campus. Knapp, who recently moved cess. invoking new procedures next Offi cers will be more likely into the Alumni House on 20th University President week to more proactively address to knock on a townhouse door and F streets, addressed neigh- Steven Knapp formed the student disturbances in the sur- and ask a resident to lower their bors’ concerns at several neigh- committee this spring, after rounding community. volume if a complaint has been borhood meetings this month. several years of controversy These measures include re- fi led, as long as the townhouse is “The change in presidents has Nick Gingold/senior staff photographer surrounding the selection forming rules for how the Uni- within UPD’s jurisdiction, Akin made a noticeable difference in of the speaker. Though stu- versity Police Department re- said. the community, but he still faces Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks to the dents were able to suggest sponds to noise complaints and UPD is not allowed to en- a formidable task,” Foggy Bottom National Jewish Democratic Council Tuesday evening. See the ideas in the past, it was not organizing extensive visits be- ter privately owned apartment resident Scott Wayne said. full story, p. B2. buildings, but they are able to tween University President Ste- See SPEAKER, p. A6 work with building manage- See NOISE, p. A5 The GW Hatchet | Thursday, September 25, 2008 H WWW.GWHATCHET.COM Page 2 „ Web extra: Bloggers discuss citizen journalism Nathan Grossman – Campus News Editor ([email protected]) „ Web extra: Sen. 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CAMPUS Trojan brings SNAPSHOT Condom Competition Commission CALENDAR condoms, safe sex approves plan for message to Kogan MLK memorial THURSDAY The U.S. Commission on Fine The Trojan Brand Condoms HIGH 66 | LOW 63 Arts approved the fi nal design Evolve Bus rolled into Kogan for the Martin Luther King Jr. LGBTQ GRADUATE STUDENT Plaza Monday for a few hours of Memorial on the National Mall WELCOME BACK safe sex activities and education. last week, after several months Celebrate the start of a new The Evolve Tour, which en- of debate over the sculpture’s ap- year of graduate school with courages people to “evolve their pearance. an Allied in Pride happy hour! attitudes about sex and con- The plan for the $120 million 6 p.m. doms,” promotes safety against memorial, which will feature a The Science Club, 1136 19th HIV/AIDS, sexually transmit- 28-foot statue of the civil rights St., N.W. ted infections and teen pregnan- leader on the northwest shore cies, said Jim Daniels, Trojan vice of the Tidal Basin, was initially president of marketing. approved early last year. The FRIDAY “Safe sex is not taught in National Park Service, however, America,” said James Wagner, HIGH 72 | LOW 68 introduced a slightly different president of Advocates for Youth, model in April, which was criti- HOW DO I BECOME A HOLLY- which co-sponsored the Evolve cized for being reminiscent of WOOD SCREENWRITER? campaign. “The message needs totalitarian leader statues and Learn how to become a Hol- to get out there.” did not receive the necessary ap- lywood screenwriter with tips The tour collects signatures proval of the commission. from 1993 alumnus Jason Fi- of those who pledge to use a con- “We told them, ‘What you’re lardi, author of the screenplay dom every time they have sex. bringing forward has changed,’” for the fi lm “Bringing Down So far, more than 150,000 people said Thomas Luebke, the com- the House." have signed Evolve’s pledge mission’s secretary, referring to 1 p.m. sheet. the controversial design. Marvin Center Room 403 The event also included ac- He issued a letter to Regional tivities like banana races and a National Parks Director Joseph virtual reality ride highlighting Lawler, which outlined specifi c SATURDAY safe sex education. aspects of the design that needed Wagner said the activities and Chris Gregory/Hatchet photographer HIGH 77 | LOW 67 to be changed in order for it to re- free condoms offered through the Freshmen Omar Attias and Ana Quijano compete against each other to be the ceive approval. THE ELECTION'S FINANCIAL campaign will help change atti- fi rst to fi nish putting a condom on a banana at the Trojan event in Kogan Plaza The commission expressed IMPACT tudes toward sex. Monday. concern that the new design por- Professor Joe Cordes, “Most students here don’t trayed King as “static in pose, fi nancial planner Thomas know that Washington, D.C. has confrontational in character” and Curtis and other distinguished the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in Aston residence hall reopens to fi rst-year Law School students compared it to statues of foreign guests will discuss how the the country,” Wagner said. dictators. election will affect fi nancial “I think this is a really fun The newly renovated As- new program will help GW package that was great from “In general, the commission investments, retirement and way to bring awareness to cam- ton residence hall, just north of attract students that are “torn the start.” members found that the colos- estate planning. pus, everyone seems to be enjoy- Washington Circle, opened its between two schools, say, GW Jon Gaffney, a fi rst-year law sal scale and Social Realist style 3:30 p.m. ing it,” said freshman Amanda doors to fi rst-year Law School and Georgetown,” adding that student, said it was “very help- of the proposed statue recalls a Marvin Center Room 310 Meade. students this fall – with more students do not want housing ful to not have to worry about genre of political sculpture that Sophomore Zach Anderson than half living there for free. to be an obstacle to their edu- housing” and praised the As- has recently been pulled down in said the safe sex education games The Law School's housing cation. ton’s location as both conve- other countries,” the letter read. SUNDAY were fun and effective. program was initially slated to The program is still too new nient and close to campus. Luebke said the commission “I especially liked the ba- begin in 2007, but unexpected to determine whether it has The Aston, unlike graduate reviewed two new designs at its HIGH 79 | LOW 64 nana race,” he said referring to renovations sent offi cials scram- affected admissions numbers housing at the Hall on Virginia meeting on Sept. 18 and agreed AN AFTERNOON WITH RAINN the contest where students race bling to fi nd alternate housing at the Law School, said Anne Avenue and Columbia Plaza, is upon a new, less controversial WILSON to properly place a condom on a for students with guaranteed Richard, associate dean for ad- set aside strictly for fi rst-year draft. Come hear Rainn Wilson, banana. “It’s a really good way to housing offers. With construc- missions and fi nancial aid. students. According to Law “The long process of approv- who plays Dwight Schrute teach people how to put it on the tion fi nished this year, 115 fi rst- Many residents interviewed School offi cials, the program al by the commission goes stage- on “The Offi ce,” speak during right way.” year law students moved into last week, however, said the is meant give new students a by-stage,” Luebke said. “But we alumni weekend. –Georgia Bobley $15 for students, $35 for the the residence hall, with 60 re- free housing was a major cata- place to live as they transition have given fi nal approval for the public. ceiving the housing as part of a lyst in their decision to attend into graduate life. When they design.” 3 p.m. scholarship package, an offi cial GW. return for their second year, the Construction is scheduled to Lisner Auditorium said. Law student Samantha students are expected to fi nd a begin this fall, and the project is www.gwhatchet.com David Johnson, senior as- Shinsato, an Aston resident, place of their own. slated to be completed by 2010. sistant dean for student affairs said the free housing is an –Alex Altskan –Amy Rhodin at the Law School, said the “added bonus” to a “fi nancial News The GW Hatchet Thursday, September 25, 2008 | A3 Liquor violations double

mandated system records vio- She added that very few re- Drug and lations on a per-person basis sulted in arrest with only nine rather than the per-incident arrests for drug law violations classification used by UPD in in 2006 and one arrest 2007. alcohol citations their crime log. This makes UPD compiled these statis- it appear as though there are tics for the 2007 calendar year rose in 2007 more crimes committed when and posted them for public actually it is a higher number viewing on their Web site. Under of people cited. Federal Law, UPD is required to by Lara Gori “You can’t do a comparison release a report of the past three Hatchet Reporter of the numbers from 2006 to 2007 years of crime statistics by Oct. 1 to get an accurate feel of what’s of each calendar year using Uni- Liquor and drug violations going on on campus,” Stafford form Crime Reporting, the same on campus more than doubled said, adding that the number system used by the FBI. between calendar years 2006 of liquor and drug violations in Stafford said the most no- and 2007, according to Univer- 2006 was unusually low. table aspect of the 2007 statis- sity Police Department statis- Stafford attributes the rise tics is that robberies have de- tics released this week. in the 2007 data to an increase creased overall. She added that Liquor law violations in the size of parties shut down all property crimes and crimes rose from 502 in 2006 to 1090 on campus. While the viola- against people – which include in 2007. Drug law violations tions doubled between 2006 assault and sex offenses – have also rose, from 69 in 2006 to and 2007, the number of inci- decreased by 14 percent over 159 in 2007. UPD Chief Dolo- dents only increased by 105. the past two years. res Stafford said this should “If you have three of four She attributes this to the not be taken as an indicator of events where all the people amount of officers on patrol at more drinking and drug use on are referred to Student Judicial all times, as well as “students campus, but rather of more ci- Services, your numbers can being more aware and follow- tations from officers. spike dramatically,” Stafford ing our advice to keep their She said the government- said. things locked up.” „ Sororities recruit 336 from last year, said Claire Low, years,” Kennedy-Derkay said. More than 1,000 president of GW's Panhellenic “We assume that the organiza- Association. tion and success of the existing Earlier on Tuesday, “poten- Greek chapters here at GW has women now in tial new members” were given inspired more students to want a bid-day card, which had the to take part.” Greek-letter life name of the sorority offering Senior Kiki Vouwie, a Sigma by Simone Perez them a spot in their new mem- Kappa member and vice presi- ber class. dent of recruitment for the Pan- Hatchet Staff Writer Even though more young hellenic Council, said she was women participated in recruit- satisfi ed with the entire 2008 re- A sea of colors and a fl ood of ment than last year, this year's cruitment process. Vouwie said cheers engulfed University Yard number of bids was similar to the sense of family that sorori- Tuesday evening, as more than 2007, when 336 women joined ties provide has become a major 300 women united with their so- Panhellenic sororities. Each of incentive for joining the organi- rorities for the fi rst time. the nine Panhellenic sororities zations in recent years. Although different colored had a quota of 39 new women “It’s growing in popularity shirts divided the sororities, the to join their sorority, though because it makes GW become crowd was united in celebration some chapters took 40 new a little smaller,” Vouwie said. as they mingled with their new members. Dean Harwood, di- “Many of the sororities are in- sisters only minutes after receiv- rector of Greek-letter life, said volved in philanthropy work ing bids. that with the addition of these that the girls are interested in.” “I am really excited because 336 women, there are now more The overall number of wom- I found the right fi t for me at than 1,000 women involved in en in Greek-letter Life will not GW,” said freshman Melissa Greek-letter life at GW. be fi nalized until after the re- Webster, a new member of Al- Junior Alex Kennedy-Der- colonization of Chi Omega on pha Phi. kay, executive vice president of Oct. 25. “I am just ecstatic,” added Sigma Kappa, said the achieve- “As GW Greek Life con- Liz Reiss, a sophomore and ments of the Panhellenic sorori- tinues to grow, Chi Omega is a transfer student from Miami ties have motivated others to welcome addition to the family University of Ohio. She is now get involved as well. and we are confi dent that there a member of Pi Beta Phi. “The rapid growth of GW will be enough amazing girls to More than 560 young wom- Greek life has been an incredible go around,” Kennedy-Derkay en participated in formal re- phenomenon over the past few said. „ cruitment, a 10 percent increase

“ “ The GW Hatchett | Thursday, September 25, 2008, page 4 QUOTABLE “ The question of how best to secure college cam- uses continues to be a critical one, and arises in different ways at different times," opinions –Senior Vice President and General Counsel Beth No- Claire Autruong – Opinions Editor ([email protected]) lan, referring to the University's assessment of whether Diana Kugel – Contributing Editor ([email protected]) to arm University Police Department offi cers. editorial Tightening GW’s“ belt a notch MBA program has the University decrease in debt dependency a step in the right direction right idea GW’s top-40 Business School’s MBA program is gambling that students want a Money is on everyone’s quality education based in ethics and glo- minds these days. balization. Amid failures and bailouts, Last week, the Business School an- Wall Street woes and penny nounced that it has revamped its entire pinching all around, there was MBA curriculum to include an emphasis on some good news on the campus ethics in business throughout the syllabus. front when The Hatchet report- The move is a gutsy one with a potential ed Monday that GW is fi nally downside in a business world not overbur- moving away from funding its dened with ethics, but if it results in business many building projects with leaders who place values on the same level debt (“Univ. to lower debt de- as profi ts, the payout will be worth it. pendency,” p. 1). At a university whose academics have Before you get too excited, seen little substantive change in years, it realize that this is likely not go- might be time to take a risk similar to the ing to affect your tuition fees in Business School’s to get out of a curricular the least. rut. If you take the long view, Business schools across America have though, the 13 percent increase been teaching similar curriculums and pro- in fundraising money going to- ducing similar business leaders for years, ward construction costs is excel- and GW’s move to carve out a niche with lent news. It indicates that, at the its global MBA program is a bold market- very least, University President ing move. It also places the University on Steven Knapp is making good the cutting edge in an increasingly global- on some of his promises to move ized world – according to The Washington GW toward better fi nancial sta- Post, Duke University’s Fuqua School of bility. Hopefully, this will lead to Business also recently announced a move better fi nancing options for other toward globalized education, indicating a problem areas on campus. past time the University started look- of tuition dollars mak- possible trend. It’s easy to see where GW’s debt ing to the future. Admittedly, Executive ing up half the operating costs, as we The question of ethics is also at the fore- came from, and those who decry the Vice President and Treasurer Lou Katz start to chip away at hundreds of front of the business world these days with building sprees of the past need to re- called this the beginning of “at least millions of accumulated debt, the collapse of many top Wall Street fi xtures alize that 30 years ago GW was a com- a 10-year plan and perhaps maybe a it’s important that we don’t lose that are staffed with many graduates of tra- muter school. Love it or hate it, the rap- longer plan,” but at least there is $98 sight of the only inalienable mis- ditional business schools. A more ethical, id University expansion is million of donated money sion a college has. Even with both globalized business leader may well be the responsible for the GW we offsetting some of the costs eyes on the bottom line, GW is an best-suited for the future. know today and also the CLAIRE AUTRUONG of the new dorm on F Street institute of higher education and some- It remains to be seen whether future ap- accumulation of debt that and renovations to Pelham where in all of this, academics must plicants agree. GW is defi nitely taking a risk was needed to jump-start OPTINIONS Hall, for instance. Past due benefi t and improve in a meaningful or not, the amount of fund- way. in being one of the fi rst in its fi eld. “For many and sustain growth. EDITOR money talk is usually about the Univer- MBA students, the driving force is money,” Running an operation raising going toward these Maybe you can’t solve everything projects is fi nally outpacing by throwing money at it, but academ- sity doing something unpopular like tak- Murat Tarimcilar, associate dean for gradu- on a defi cit is a short-term ing away GW Reads due to budget cuts ate programs, told the Post. If that’s truly the solution that promotes growth – à la debt growth. It will take vigilance and ics at GW could stand to have a little careful planning to ensure that the Uni- thrown its way. If the University is still or setting new records in tuition fees. case, GW may have seriously decreased its Alexander Hamilton’s philosophy and The news that the University is applicant pool. But if the move results in an practice. It can become a long-term, versity stays on this track. stuck on new buildings, a new library As the balance begins to shift, or renovations to Gelman wouldn’t go moving away from debt dependency – MBA class fi lled with students of a greater ever-expanding crutch as long as every- and that Knapp intends to continue cut- moral caliber, then the shake-up will be well thing continues to run, though – à la the though, expect more important money amiss either. talk on campus – namely, is this extra The $98 million in fundraising mon- ting up GW’s credit cards – is welcome worth it. United States of America. news indeed in these troubling times. Many areas of GW academics could For GW, running on debt is not go- money going where it should? As GW ey isn’t exactly stopping the buck, but moves away from the tenuous situation it’s a good start. On this campus, all the –The writer, a senior majoring in history, is stand a similar shake-up. Academics here ing to be sustainable forever, and it is Hatchet opinions editor. have stagnated for years, and if a depart- ment or school identifi es a problem area, they should have the courage to make changes, even if they are logistically diffi - Keeping GW quirky cult. For instance, the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences recently identifi ed serious problems with its advising system, particu- University thrives on being diff erent larly in large departments. CCAS Associ- ate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Paul Apparently the hippo never was in any real dan- this campus. Possibly the most sparkling gems and The people and places that encompass GW are defi - Duff’s unacceptable response to the issue ger, but the outburst of support for the beloved water symbols of spirit in these few blocks are those that are nitely unique and intriguing, but it is the traditions that plaguing larger departments was, “That's mammal last week showed exactly what it means to the far from being perfectly polished. can pull you in and convince you that you are a part of not going to change,” and “There's no easy entire GW community, both in Foggy Bottom and scat- Characters such as Manouche and Old Man Schen- a bigger picture. Unfortunately, it appears that we are way to solve that” (“CCAS advising chang- tered around the country. ley have also been a part of our college experience and slowly losing some of those crazy nuances that truly set es stalled,” Sept. 4, p. 1). The hippo is but a small fi gure in the larger picture serve as symbols of the very unique individuals one GW apart from other more traditional schools. We’ve been waiting around awhile for of GW, yet its two-toothed grin symbolizes what is could meet at GW. They are far from standard, just like No longer is there a laser light show to forever em- University President Steven Knapp’s grand great about this school. If anything, the our friend the water horse, but it is this blazon our hearts with the awkwardness that is day plan to improve GW academics, and maybe misunderstanding about its potential lack of normalcy that embodies our one of Colonial Inauguration. No longer does Old Man some risks can be taken and changes made removal has made it clear that the more MELISSA MEYER spirit and pride. Schenley take up court on his namesake bench and serve while we wait. Professors, department off-beat traditions can really bring out GW as a place is quite different than as a most wonderful example of the effects of sun on bare chairs and deans can make an effort similar GW’s sometimes latent school spirit. most schools. Though it lacks abundant skin. And for a while it appeared that a frightfully harm- to the MBA program to revamp their cur- There is probably a multitude of rea- green spaces, it compensates with its less water horse would no longer occupy a well-earned riculums for the better and get away from sons why students choose GW, but a lot of it has to do proximity to the happenings of the world. This has place in our hearts, or at least on our sweatshirts. the status quo. with GW not being a typical, standard university. The never been more evident than during this election cycle, Fortunately, it appears that for now our beloved After all, if your stakes are high and the eccentric people, places and things that populate this when students have had the opportunity to see numer- hippo is here to stay, and will continue to give our table goes cold, a wise bettor changes things campus are what attract people and give them a unique ous candidates, members of congress and other power- school just the right amount of quirkiness. At the same up. What stakes could be higher than your sense of community and spirit that could not be found ful individuals speak about the future of our country time, we must take measures to safeguard other GW quality of education? or harvested anywhere else. and where it stands in the world. Most universities will traditions from falling through the cracks and into the The students and professors who congregate in the never see the many faces that have stopped by campus, history books. classrooms of this school are plenty diverse in their own but then again most universities don’t have an adorably –The writer, a senior majoring in business administration, is capacity, but they are not the only ones that populate surly hippo out front either. The GW Cherry Tree’s executive editor.

Please, no more politics! Letter to the editor

Women often don't report How much is too much? Slice of ignorance these acts exactly because of the bias in the column – they think ’m going to let you in on a And if you even chance turning the excitement and novelty of there is a fi ne line between being I was deeply offended by the Slice of Life column (“Got it was their fault or they are em- secret. I am sick of politics. on your television for half an this prolonged presidential race up to date on current issues and barrassed over not being sure There, I said it! I realize that hour between classes, prepare faded, and I fi nd myself wishing having Obama’s face set as the drunk? Who’s to blame?” Sept. I 22, p. 6). If the author wanted to what happened. Perhaps they on this extremely politically ac- to end up seeing more of the the election was a Band-Aid the background of your computer write a piece comparing drink- fear retribution from police for tive campus, by making this endless political commercials nation could just rip off and be screen. being drunk underage or fear declaration, I may as than of the show you done with. When America embraces a ing habits in Europe to bing- ing on U.S. campuses, blaming retribution from their fellow well be announcing actually wanted to It’s not apathy or laziness craze, it does so wholehearted- students. that I hate puppies watch. on my part – or at least I don’t ly – think the Beatles, Pokémon rape victims seems a rather odd and inappropriate way to do it. I can't tell you how many and world peace too. Now, rewind back like to think so. I’ve done my cards and Grey’s Anatomy. students over the past few But something tells two years, and I was research on health This political race When will people – men and women – understand that un- weeks have complained that me that I probably just as politically ex- care plans, immi- has captured the these incidents are going to am not the only one citable as the next gration policy and country’s attention der the law, one party’s inabil- Wherever you turn, ity to give consent to a sexual “screw up our rush week” and who is going to be GW freshman. Dur- education, and like a new season of give certain fraternities a “bad happy when all the ing the 2006 midterm come Election Day, there is either an American Idol, ex- act constitutes rape? In our society, from mov- reputation.” How incredibly madness is fi nally elections, I stayed at I hope to make an cept the stakes are insensitive. I doubt the author's over. the Marvin Center informed choice as I Obama T-shirt or even higher than ies such as “Superbad” all the way down to campus Greek- heart truly goes out to these Madness does until midnight with cast my ballot. But I that coveted record- women who had the bravery to seem like the ap- what felt like half am not looking for- a McCain button ing contract. When letter life, the prevailing idea is IANA UGEL that one great way for men to come forward. I hope one day propriate word. D K the student body, ward to yet another staring you in the Election Day does The Hatchet will have the brav- Wherever you watching the results month and a half of arrive at long last, “score” with women is to get CONTRIBUTING them so drunk they will lose ery to investigate sexual assault turn, there is ei- come in. I dropped this political frenzy face. I look forward to on campus with the same tenac- ther an Obama T- everything I was until our nation can watching the results their inhibitions. This has had EDITOR the consequence of making in- ityyg it broughtg when investigat- g shirt or a McCain doing to go hear elect its new leader. come in and fi nally ing our hippo/Colonial mascot button staring Bill Clinton speak Don’t get me wrong. Politi- knowing who will be the 44th toxicated women seem like “fair game.” She's too drunk to stand mix-up. Take Back the Night you in the face. in Virginia. I even cal awareness, especially among president of our nation. Until and Violence Against Women Posters, stickers, pens, mugs, planned my study abroad expe- young people, is something then, let’s just keep the political up? Looks like she's about to pass out? She's actually passed awareness week are coming up. bobble-head dolls – you name rience so that I would be back in to promote and celebrate. Too noise to a dull roar. The ball is in your court. it, and chances are it has the the District in time for the 2008 much time spent browsing po- –The writer, a junior majoring in out on the fl oor? Eh, she won't even remember in the morning Emily Morrison face of the potential leaders of presidential election. But some- litical Web sites is certainly pref- psychology, is Hatchet contributing Senior our nation plastered all over it. where between then and now, erable to not caring at all, but opinions editor. anyway! That is rape.

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president of IACLEA. “When you have an active UPD shooter like you did at Virginia Tech, you don’t want to send an of- from p. A1 fi cer in there unarmed,” Blake said, committee. referring to the April 2007 shooting Local law enforcement agen- spree that claimed 32 lives. cies, community leaders, internal Blake pointed to a Justice De- partment survey from the 2004- assessments and student opinion hich found that nearly will play a role in the study, Cher- 2005 w h sworn nak said. Nolan said the search nine out of 10 colleges wit committee has been “explicit” in police forces armed their offi cers. He added that ultimately an insti- the need for soliciting student opin- ion, but does not yet know how it tution should make the decision based on the costs and benefi ts of will be done. The decision to assess arming arming police. UPD offi cers was not precipitated Nolan said they plan to gather by any one event, Nolan said. data from other universities dis- “The question of how best to cussing the same issue. “Campuses across the country secure college campuses continues have a range of arrangements, from to be a critical one, and arises in fully unarmed security offi cers to different ways at different times,” Nolan said. fully armed campus police forces,” Nolan said. “Some campuses have She added that arming offi cers recently armed their campus po- on campus is not an easy decision. “The question of whether a lice. Some have decided not to do university should have an armed or so. A few have even moved from an unarmed police force is a complex armed to unarmed police force.” Nolan said the cost of arming one, and depends on a number of factors including campus location, the police would depend on what- campus security issues, other con- ever plan is developed and ap- proved by senior administrators. ditions on campus, local law en- forcement conditions, and the legal In addition to Nolan and Cher- , the committee consists of Exec- and regulatory landscape.” nak Christopher Blake, associate di- utive Vice President and Treasurer rector of the International Associa- Lou Katz, Provost, Vice President John “Skip” Williams, and Barbara tion of Campus Law Enforcement, Porter, Knapp’s chief of staff. „ said most schools with a sworn police forces have armed their of- –Lara Gori contributed to this fi cers. Stafford formerly served as report.

“(Students) swear like sailors, they do not put their trash out on NOISE the right day, and there is a genuine fear of retaliation if we say some- from p. A1 thing,” she said. “Students moving into a residential neighborhood Over the past decade, the num- should adopt the morays of that ber of students living off campus neighborhood.” has doubled to nearly 4,700, ac- Several weeks ago, one of Far- cording to the Offi ce of Institutional rell’s neighbors fi led a noise com- Research and Planning. The infl ux plaint against a group of students of students has caused increased holding a house party at a town- animosity from the neighbors who house on 911 26th St. The neighbor complain about disorderly party- reported that people from the party ing, late-night noise, illegal parking jumped his fence into his property, and property damage. something that he has not seen in Some students who live off his 46 years living in Foggy Bot- campus argue they should be able tom. The students from the town- to live as they would like. But many house said they did receive a noise residents, some of whom have complaint and ended the party lived in Foggy Bottom for over 50 soon after. years, say students living in a resi- Akin said that while issues be- dential neighborhood need to act tween neighbors and students will accordingly. be nearly impossible to solve com- “If (residents) choose to live pletely, they can be managed in or- on a college campus in a big city, der to prevent future incidents. they can’t expect the noise levels Akin said, “As a new crop of of a suburb,” said Angie Bliumis, a students move into a house, we GW senior living in the Statesmen send them a letter both to inform apartments. the students of their responsibility Lisa Farrell, a resident of Queen as a neighbor but also to give them Anne’s Court, has a different per- a heads up about the opinions that spective. neighbors might have of them.” „ A6 |Thursday, September 25, 2008 The GW Hatchet News

gram that empowers women “The first day a defendant involved in prostitution and will look terrible and after the COURT teaches them skills to start over program they’ll look great,” Is- from p. A1 – without a criminal record. coe said. Drugs play a large role in But rates of community been charged with non-domes- many of the cases that come courts’ success in the District tic violence in Metropolitan before the East of the River have not been published. Af- Police Department districts 6D Community Court, where de- ter six years, little data exists and 7D, must not test positive fendants are subject to weekly on either of the D.C. courts for drugs, and must not have drug testing, Iscoe said. He regarding whether defendants misdemeanor charges pend- estimated that 95 percent of have returned to crime or ing. Cases that are ineligible women arrested for prostitu- stayed clean. for diversion are sent to trial. tion struggle with addiction. “It’s hard to measure recid- Diversion programs are “Rather than spend 30, 60, ivism. Do you do it annually? more cost effective to the city 90 days in jail, they can learn Count arrests in Maryland and and aim to involve everyone coping skills and fight addic- Virginia?” Iscoe said. “There’s from community groups to so- tion with drug programs,” Is- no published data, but anec- cial services and governmental coe said. “They have a reason dotally we believe it to work.” organizations in correcting so- to get a job, be clean of drugs, Marcus Brooks was ar- cial problems, instead of leav- to stay out of jail – they do rested on assault charges, but ing it up to the judge and jury. their community service.” tested positive for PCP in the “I think we make a big dif- Iscoe said he sees first- week before his Sept. 8 court ference in the community and hand how community courts date. Clad in a Superman T- sending people to jail alone improve the defendants’ lives. shirt, Brooks learned that his doesn’t fix the problem,” Iscoe He remembers a woman ar- failure to comply with the con- said. rested for prostitution who ditions of his release, which Women arrested for pros- had probation revoked before included clean drug tests, dis- titution and brought to com- she completed her diversion qualified him from the diver- munity courts can be ordered program. She later thanked sion programs. to complete rehab at Angel’s him, saying his help with her A criminal court date with Project Power, a diversion pro- case led her to turn her life a new judge was assigned, and around. Brooks was taken into custody. „

ministrators, professors, and had made controversial com- students. The group will then ments about the Republican SPEAKER recommend a short list of po- Party during his career. tential speakers to Knapp and In 2007, former University from p. A1 other University officials. president Stephen Joel Tra- a formalized process. Grae Baxter, executive di- chtenberg was slated to give “Hopefully there will be rector of the undergraduate the keynote address, a decision an appreciation for the selec- honors program and member that did not receive substantial tion process and how diffi- of the advisory committee, support from students. In re- cult it can become,” said Uni- said the new selection process sponse, the University brought versity spokeswoman Tracy should lessen controversy. in several well-known figures Schario. “The Commencement “Students will feel, as long like CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to give speaker is perhaps the most as they are willing to put in short speeches during Com- visible speaker that we have their input, happier with the mencement. on campus during the year, so choice of the Commencement Schario said new selection we hope that people feel it is speaker,” Baxter said. “The process should help decrease a participatory and open and committee promises to take all controversy surrounding Com- transparent process.” views into consideration.” mencement speakers. Submissions for Com- Last year, conservative stu- “Hopefully the speaker mencement speakers should be dents were critical of the Uni- who is finally selected will not sent to the committee, which is versity’s selection of NAACP be controversial, but you never „ comprised of University ad- Chairman Julian Bond, who know,” Schario said.

Can u sp't da error in th1s sentance?? The Hatchet is looking for a copy editor! Think you can handle it? [email protected] Amanda Pacitti | Arts Editor | [email protected] Caitlin DeMerlis | Contributing Editor | [email protected] HatchetArts QuickTakes Ne-Yo Year of the Gentleman (DEF JAM) In “Year of the Gentle- man,” Ne-Yo abandons the subtle shifts be- tween classy and crass that characterized the lyrical content of his fi rst two albums. It was this quirk that had (until now) distinguished THEY him from the ranks of other R&B artists. –Philip Burrowes ARE New Kids on the Block SCIENTISTS The Block Brooklyn pop band tour (INTERSCOPE) supporting Kings of Leon, courtesy EMI “The Block” boasts tracks composed of slated to play the District (roughly) 99 percent this November synth beats and 1 per- cent post-prepubescent voice. And although you’ve heard about the weather in Califor- Sure. Do you have any pets? Chris Cain is the bassist for We Are Scien- nia, but it’s really nice: seventies, rain occa- Two cats. New Kids do turn to outside acts for help, tists, a Brooklyn-based indie pop band with sionally. It becomes a big event if we have tracks titled “Sexify My Love” and “Put It On a penchant for long-winded answers, absur- rain in L.A. – you know, emergency news Were they inspiration for “Brian Thrust Mas- My Tab” work against what little cache (and dist humor and (apparently) pulp mystery fl ashes interrupting a new Friends episode. tery” in any sense? Maybe tangentially? novels. Cain and We Are Scientists will tour We needed to go somewhere where there I think their esprit infuses everything I talent) Lady GaGa brings to the table. this fall in support of headliners Kings of was a little more spice. Not as much spice as, contribute to the band, but I wouldn’t call –Emily Katz Leon, with a show scheduled in the District say, Detroit offers. But more spice than, say, them direct inspirations. I think the next al- at DAR Constitution Hall this November. Philadelphia. bum will probably draw more heavily in a sort of word-for-word fashion from my cats. Talk about your most recent album “Brain Do you fi nd that your emphasis on humor (for More of a copy-and-paste kind of infusion. Thrust Mastery.” – what the title means and if example, the advice column on the band’s Web Kanye West this is a departure from your other work. site) marginalizes you as artists? Favorite books or albums released in 2008 that Love Lockdown The title is an irreducible phrase. It can’t I don’t know if I would use the term mar- you think are legitimate or relevant? (single) be explained any further than the three ginalizes. I think our humor ghetto-izes us. It I like the Oxford Collapse album; I think (ROC-A-FELLA) words that constitute it. In looking for a title, places us in a ghetto with other humor bands, it’s fantastic … In terms of books that came we wanted that quality. We wanted some- of which there are none. There’s a stigma to out this year? I almost never read things in Well, we already knew thing that was itself a defi nition. And yet, not it, but I think it’s just a categorization. It’s not hardbacks ... Let me check with my fact- that Kanye can’t rap. something common like the word “And.” necessarily bad. It happens to other bands checker (WAS frontman Keith Murray). Nei- Now we know that for other reasons; you become the band that ther one of us can think of anything from That’d probably be a bad title. wears masks or the band that has all the sex 2008, but I think it’s because of our unwill- he can’t sing, either. I That was a consideration. It was pretty scandals or the band with the bad songs. ingness to tote hardbacks around on the wasn’t aware that all you needed to do for close to being called, “And,” actually. road. Oh! The new Robert Crais. He’s a Los I saw an episode of that MTV/Rolling Stone Angeles mystery writer and we’ve got a de- a hot-ass single these days is copy something Why the change to “Brain Thrust Mastery”? show about aspiring music journalists a while structive little penchant for mystery novels Cher did 10 years ago. I think longer titles feel a little more en- back, and one of the kids on it did an interview in this band. A wonderful waste of time that –Alex Abnos thusiastic. When a band puts out an album with you guys. The episode was prefaced by the I can’t recommend highly enough. Check with a one-word title, I kind of feel like they notion that you really hated doing interviews. out the new Robert Crais. But don’t read tossed it off, like they don’t really care. The premise of that episode was that it that fi rst. Read his fi rst book, “The Monkey’s was the kid’s fi rst interview. We were pre- Raincoat” ... Also, every book in Lee Childs’ Talk about the sound of the album. sented as sort of road-hardened intervie- oeuvre is well-worth your time. Chuck It’s poppier; the lyrics are far more sexual wees that were very short with him when Klosterman – sometimes brazenly so. I think that’s been a he proved to be a little bit amateurish … Yes, Did you have anything else to add? Downtown Owl bit of the problem. That’s the only thing peo- we have a reputation. Check out our entry Well, you know about our tour support- ple realize initially: the graphic sexual nature on the German Wikipedia. It describes us as, ing Kings of Leon. That’s going to be our last (SIMON & SCHUSTER) of the lyrics … We defi nitely spent more time translating here roughly for you: “irascible, tour this year, I think. And then we’re going A novel about de- working on production details and thinking combative, sometimes nonsensical.” to take some time off and probably try to pression, alcoholism, about more complex arrangements. fucking re-launch Mad magazine. „ Is there anything I haven’t asked you that’s infidelity, gambling, The band formed in California. How’d you come important for this interview? –Interview conducted and condensed by natural disaster, rare to work out of Brooklyn? Did you want to know if I have any Amanda Pacitti. diseases and high- I think we were basically just bored on the pets? West Coast with the weather. I don’t know if school sports. Life: It’s pretty much the same everywhere. –Ani Mamourian For your vinyl consumption FiveTenTwenty Collectors and music enthusiasts gather at Crooked Beat Records A weekly entertainment guide for the cash-strapped college student. by Lizzy Mamourian Hatchet Reporter If you have As CD sales decline nationally, stocking major- Scope campus talent. label discs has become increasingly costly for inde- pendent music stores like Crooked Beat Records. Check the Freshman Located in the basement of the original Madam’s Theater Showcase, Organ building on 18th Street, the store now fo- cuses almost primarily on promoting the sale of put on by Generic vinyls. $ For some music enthusiasts, record collecting Theater Company,5 at Lisner this Friday, fi lls a signifi cant niche – for reasons ranging from pure sound quality to nostalgia. An independent September 26. store’s success is based largely on engaging with this collecting community. If you have Bill Daly, the owner of Crooked Beat Records, Ah, the art of crunk said that at least 30 percent of store sales come from online orders. The store’s Web site, crookedbeat. jams! Catch Black com, acts as an extension of the store itself, selling vinyl to online customers and posting history and Kids at the Black news related to Crooked Beat and its surround- $ Cat this Friday, Sep- ing community. Further success comes from the 10 store’s ability to foster relationships with a base of tember 26 at 8:30 pm. Tickets are $15. devoted regulars that include collectors, local DJs and students. And with a staff of collectors and a turntable available for customer use, Crooked Beat attracts a steady clientele by bridging community If you have interests. Chris Gregory/Hatchet photographer “I would not be anywhere near where I an Bill Daly, owner of Crooked Beat Records, places an order behind the counter at the store, today if it weren’t for record store owners,” said Hit up Lisner located on 18th Street in Adams Morgan. area DJ Will Eastman, founder of the eight-year- this Sunday old BLISS dance party, held every fourth Saturday at the Black Cat. Eastman, an avid collector of vi- the city. He also wanted to establish a community top-selling albums are those put out by area art- September nyl, emphasized that independent stores provide within a larger metropolitan area. ists. The store, he said, makes a conscious effort to $ 28 for an af- a space for discourse between listeners and artists. Vinyl communities tend to have the universal support local musicians because they support the 20 “I heard about the Velvet Underground for the components of “either weird, strange obsessive store. ternoon with Rainn Wilson (aka Dwight fi rst time from an independent record store,” he collectors or people who are new to vinyl, who To get good vinyl records you have to go to an said, adding that speaking with Daly at Crooked create a subset in the music community,” said store independent shop and interact with people who Schrute) from “The Offi ce.” Student tick- Beat led him to feature certain tracks at his dance manager Matt Joyner, who was a loyal customer know music, he added, giving a nod to the space nights. of Crooked Beat before landing the job. He charac- Crooked Beat fi lls and the niche success the store ets are $15; non-students $35. The store, originally based in Raleigh, N.C., terized the store as a gathering space, saying that has achieved: “You can’t get good vinyls at your relocated to the District in April 2003. Daly said people go there for the reassurance that someone local Best Buy.” „ he knew the District had a gap to fi ll in the vinyl else listens to their favorite bands. –Amanda Pacitti contributed to this article. market because of the demand for mail orders to Joyner said that as many as half of the store’s Tour managers DistrictMixtape

Hatchet Arts spoke to Trojan tour managers Steve Akinfala 1 Gym Class Heroes – Make Out Club 6 Billy Joel – Keeping the Faith and Jimi Ellis and team members Lakia Johnson and Rachel 2 Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl 7 Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River Clark while they distributed their love gloves in Kogan Plaza 3 Against Me! – All the Heroes 8 T.I. – She Likes Me on Monday. Below is a compilation of their choice tracks, which for some reason fails to include a certain seminal early 4 The Aggrolites – Let’s Get Crunked 9 T.I. – You Can Have Whatever 90s Salt N Pepa power jam (Let’s talk about sex, baby! Let’s 5 Black Eyed Peas – Disco Club Song 10 Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight talk about you and me!): B2 | Thursday, September 25, 2008 The GW Hatchet News Biden courts D.C. Jews by Ian Jannetta fi rst name, he attacked the Ari- sands of dollars, he said. Senior Staff Writer zona senator for being “out of Among his remedies for ris- touch with the dilemma Ameri- ing tuition was the expansion of Sen. Joe Biden, the Demo- can families are facing.” volunteer programs that help cratic vice presidential nominee, Biden also accused the Re- students pay for college if they spoke to a Democratic Jewish publican presidential nominee commit themselves to national organization in Northwest D.C. of deliberately distorting the service. Tuesday, highlighting his ties to Obama-Biden tax plan. Biden warned of similarities the Jewish community and at- “No one but John McCain between President George W. tacking Republican presidential continues to misinterpret it,” Bush and McCain, reminding nominee Sen. John McCain on is- Biden said, referring to McCain’s the audience that both called sues ranging from the economy suggestion that the Democrats themselves reformers and to rising higher education costs. would raise taxes on the middle promised to work across party The event, which was held class. lines. at the Washington Hilton, was Biden drew loud applause “We see how that story has part of a two-day gathering to from the crowd when he dis- ended,” Biden said, referring to discuss issues surrounding the cussed the prospect of a Supreme the Bush presidency. “The se- Jewish vote. Biden recounted a Court dominated by Demo- quel is always worse than the family trip to Auschwitz during crat-appointed judges. He also original.” his children's fi rst trip abroad, touched upon the hot-button is- Comedian and radio talk touted his support for Israel as sues of health care, stem cell re- show host Al Franken, who is a senator and listed his many search and higher education. running as a Democrat in Min- friends in the National Jewish “We all talk about working nesota for the Senate, also spoke Democratic Council’s Washing- our way through college. Give at the conference. Franken pre- ton Conference. me a break,” he said, scoffi ng at dicted a Democratic win in the “This is kind of like a home- the notion that most people can November presidential election Harry Bergmann/Hatchet photographer coming,” said Biden, who is easily pay their way through col- and made a fund raising appeal Darfur demonstrators, including members of GW STAND, gather in front of the Chinese Embassy Catholic. lege with part-time jobs. Biden for his campaign. Wednesday afternoon to protest the Asian nation's involvement in Darfur. He quickly shifted the topic acknowledged how fortunate Franken said, “I believe from nostalgia to the current he is to have a senator’s salary we’re going to replace one of presidential race. Though Biden in dealing with his children’s our worst sitting presidents with called McCain “my friend” and college debt, which collectively one of our best.” „ often referred to him by only his amounts to hundreds of thou- Students protest China

D.C. area – all expressing disap- selling arms to the Sudanese,” STAND asks proval of China and urging the said Jay Silberman of the Adas nation to stop its support of Su- Israel Synagogue. He and his dan. wife, Judy, are both very in- state to end arm “Our big campaign going on volved in protesting the geno- this fall on a national level is our cide. sales to Sudan call to the candidates’ campaign “I want to do something to to bring up the situation in Dar- help the terrible situation so my by Raffi Salbashian fur,” said GW STAND commu- husband and I contribute our Hatchet Reporter nications director Kaden Trifi lio, money, time and efforts to try a sophomore who was arrested and make a difference,” Judy Sil- Members of the GW STAND, in front of the White House at a berman added. a student organization advocat- Darfur rally last spring. "We do An employee of the Chinese ing against genocide in Darfur, whatever it takes to get the mes- Embassy declined comment vehemently chanted “Disarm sage across." when he walked outside to ob- Darfur!” at a rally in front of the The nearly 50 protesters serve the rally. the Chinese Embassy Wednesday present held signs reading “I Protests simultaneously took to protest China’s arms sales to stand with the People of Dar- place in New York, Chicago and Sudan. fur,” “I stand as a witness to San Francisco on Wednesday in In addition to STAND, the 450,000 dead” and "I stand anticipation of the United Na- Th e name's protest included members from with the victims of genocide.” tions Security Council meetings the Darfur Interest Group, Inter- “In order to secure the next week and to put pressure Chet. national World Relief Service and supply of oil which (China) on the U.S. to address the situa- several religious groups from the is voraciously using, they are tion. „ Got News?

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CRIMELOG 9/15/08 - public property sive. The offi cer handcuffed dent, two male students and on campus - case closed and transported the student to one male unaffiliated with Alumnus turns A woman unaffi liated with the GW Hospital. the University. The commu- Destruction the University reported that Referred to Student Judi- nity director searched the someone had poured gasoline cial Services room and found 2.4 grams of 9/13/08 – Alumni House - on her car that was parked at marijuana, drug parapher- 10:36 a.m. - case closed 22nd and F streets overnight. 9/14/08 - Thurston Hall - nalia, a marijuana grinder Dirt and mud was found Public space incident 12:45 a.m. - case closed and beer. the Bible green on the front door of the Uni- Referred to SJS UPD offi cers and a Thur- versity President Steven 9/19/08 - University Mall ston Hall community director by Emma Carpenter God, Save the Planet” to discuss Knapp’s residence at 1925 F St. - case closed knocked on a resident’s door Burglary Hatchet Reporter his ideas and to inspire other Offi cers suspect that someone A GW Hospital staff mem- after receiving a call from a Christians to act as well. Part of threw the dirt at the door. ber said he secured his bicycle person unaffi liated with GW, 9/20/08 - New Hall - With his biblically inspired his philosophy centers on the idea No subjects or witnesses in the morning on the I Street who had expressed concern 10:45 a.m. - case open message of conservation, alum- that much of our society is not mall and later found someone about a student’s wellbeing. Residents who left their nus J. Matthew Sleeth does not happy and that our idea of wealth 9/17/08 - International had cut the bike lock and sto- They entered the room and room with the door unlocked seem like the typical environmen- is skewed. He said people need to House - 2:07 a.m. - case len the bike. found one male and one fe- returned to fi nd an unidenti- talist. regain a connection to nature that open No suspects or witnesses male student asleep, as well as fi ed male. The man asked if But the 1984 graduate of the has been lost over the years. While responding to an- beer and liquor in plain view. there was a room for rent in the School of Medicine and Health Sleeth said that he once asked other incident, an offi cer ob- Liquor Law Violation Referred to SJS building. When the residents Sciences and author of the intro- the audience during a lecture how served a male moving the vid- informed him that he was in a duction to the fi rst-ever “Green many had seen the Milky Way. eo camera that was mounted 9/19/08 - Kogan Plaza - Drug Law Violation private room, he said he was a Bible” encourages people to “No one raised their hand,” on a wall in the residence hall. 9:40 p.m. - case closed repairman and walked out the change their lifestyles and fulfi ll said Sleeth, who has spoken at In the process, a cable was dis- A University Police De- 9/20/08 - Potomac House door. UPD offi cers responded the biblical ideal of protecting the more than 950 times at churches, connected, stopping the video - 3:35 a.m. - case closed to the building and blocked all earth. colleges and other organizations partment offi cer observed a stream. A UPD officer knocked on exits, but the intruder had fl ed “Have you ever heard a ser- bout being green. male student stumbling down a Open case a door in the residence hall prior to their arrival. Nothing mon about trees?” asked Sleeth, Initially, Sleeth said he re- the street and collapsing on a in response to a noise com- was reported missing. who also wrote “Serve God, Save ceived a lot of criticism for his bench in Kogan Plaza. When Tampering with auto plaint and found four people Open case the Planet.” “Most haven’t.” k. Many evangelicals were the offi cer approached him, the wor in the room – one female stu- –Compiled by Lara Gori The Green Bible, released last wary of joining the environmen- student became verbally abu- Friday, highlights the more than tal movement because of its con- 1,000 scriptural references to the nections to liberalism and Demo- environment. Printed with soy- cratic politics. based inks on recycled paper, the Pat Robertson, the longtime book also includes essays from leader of Republican evangeli- such religious fi gures as Arch- cals, accused a group of Christian bishop Desmond Tutu, Pope John environmentalists of working Paul II and Jew- with “far-left” ish environmen- environmental- talist Ellen Bern- ists. The evan- stein. gelist group A few years “Trees are the most Christian Res- ago, Sleeth talked about living thing toration Asso- said he gave ciation referred up a successful in the Bible besides to Sleeth when medical career, they wrote that a large house, people.” “at some point luxury cars and people must be a suburban life- held responsi- style. MATTHEW SLEETH ble for culpabil- His home GW ALUMNUS ity that borders in Kentucky is on stupidity.” free of paper More re- products, and cently, Sleeth’s he uses about 10 critics have percent of the electricity that his become much more receptive to neighbors use, Sleet said. He also his ideas and the environmental has a garden and buys only lo- movement itself. Even Robertson cally raised meat, eggs and dairy said the evangelical environmen- products. talists had made “a convert out Sleeth said he started his green of me” and joined the “We Can lifestyle after realizing that nature Solve Coalition” to fi ght global cannot be taken for granted. warming. He pointed to Montgomery Sleeth said that because his County, Md., which at one time ideas are based on the Bible’s had more dairy farms than any teachings, it appeals in large other county. Now, there is only part to evangelicals, giving them one dairy farm left. another reason to join the green “Who’s going to put the movement. breaks on?” he asked. “Give them a few years and Sleeth turned to his faith and eventually they will face this real- the Bible for answers. He found ity as well,” Sleeth said of his cur- an environmental message in al- rent critics. most every biblical story. Sleeth acknowledged that you “Trees are the most talked don’t have to believe in God to be about living thing in the Bible be- an environmentalist, but he said sides people,” he said. that his faith motivates him and Sleeth said he wrote “Serve now others to respect the earth. „ The GW Hatchett | Thursday, September 25, 2008, Page B4 NUMBER CRUNCH The cost, in millions of dollars, that the Smith Center renova- tions will cost over a three-year period. GW hopes $25 million sports 43 of that will come from gifts to the University. Donning buff and blue, a long way from home Colonials athletes come to GW from overseas

by Gabrielle Bluestone years wearing the number 19 jersey, he Senior Staff Writer has only played in seven games and hopes this will be a breakout year. GW men’s soccer player Luke Wildy’s In the meantime, he’s adjusted well. first visit to the United States coincided “We call it football at home, but I’m with a few other firsts: his first class at even calling it soccer now,” Wildy said. GW, his first team practice and his first For freshman golfer Javier Ballesteros, Atlantic 10 award. hopping the pond has been a tougher ex- The British player is one of many for- perience. eign students who have been recruited to “It’s a big change. I find it quite hard,” play for GW. Athletes representing the Ballesteros said. “But it’s been nice. I’ve Colonials come from all over the world – met nice people, and I can say that every- England, Nigeria, Canada, Germany, Co- thing’s going quite well.” lombia, Egypt, Bermuda, Turkey and Aus- Ballesteros comes from golfing roy- tralia, to name a few. alty – his father is Seve Ballesteros, a But prior to being recruited by soc- former world No. 1 player. When former cer head coach George Lidster, Wildy had head golf coach Scott Allen, now the head never even heard of The George Washing- coach at the University of Pennsylvania, ton University. recruited Ballesteros, the 18-year old took “To be honest, I hadn’t heard much the opportunity. about American colleges. When I came He’s played two tournaments for GW over here, it might sound funny, but I and shot in the 70s twice, but the move didn’t know a freshman from a sopho- from Spain to the District was more of a more from a junior,” Wildy said. challenge. What Wildy did know was soccer. He “The food is different; I don’t really garnered D.C. College Cup All-Tourna- like the food here. Studying is different. ment honors and was named an Atlantic I’ve always studied in Spanish and I’m 10 Rookie of the Week – in his first and studying in English now,” Ballesteros only game of the 2006-07 season against said. “I find it a bit hard, but it’s fine.” Georgetown. A torn ACL on his second One positive part of his experience has Tim Gowa/Hatchet photographer Ryder Haske/multimedia editor goal against the Hoyas kept him out for been his team. Everyone he’s encountered Junior Luke Wildy (left) and freshman Javier Ballesteros (right) are two of a number of GW athletes from the season. has been friendly, he said. Wildy had simi- other countries. While Wildy's transition to the United States was fairly smooth, Ballesteros said the cultural “Funnily enough, D.C. is quite similar lar recollections of his arrival in D.C. shifts he's experienced have been more profound. to London,” Wildy said. “It took some ad- “My experience has been really good. justing, obviously, being in a new country From the second I got here, I was a 20-year- apart from friends and family. But on the old Englishman turning up with one suit- "Funnily enough, D.C. is “It's a big change. I fi nd it whole, the whole contrast hasn’t been to case, and I can’t believe how welcoming great, to be honest.” everyone was,” Wildy said. “Coming over, quite similar to London." quite hard." Due to repeated injury to his right I lost my luggage, but the boys were great, knee, Wildy has endured two surgeries showed me around, helped me out with and countless hours of rehabilitation. De- getting used to a new country, finding my LUKE WILDY JAVIER BALLESTEROS spite the awards he’s received in his two bearings.” „ MEN'S SOCCER GOLF

W. soccer grabs third straight win Upcoming Games

“Sometimes there are a few ing,” Kelly said. “So we did ing 15- and 16-year-olds in high Late goal propels breakdowns in the back, but what we could, making sure school to 21-year-olds here, but today we played pretty solid when one of us stepped up to after a while I got comfortable.” and the (defensive) backs really the ball the other picked up to The change seems to be pay- Colonials past played great.” cover them. And Lindsey was ing off, as the Colonials have Men's soccer: The Eagles put pressure on really great in communicating won three straight after starting Eagles, 1-0 the Colonials' defense for most and yelling to us. She directs re- the season 1-4, just in time for of the second half, outshooting ally well.” Atlantic 10 play, which begins Saturday, Sept. 27 at Mount St. the Colonials 24-10. The defen- Rowe hadn’t always been so at home on Friday against Ford- Vyomika Jairam sive line was up to the challenge, vocal on the soccer fi eld, how- ham. Mary's, 1 p.m. Hatchet Reporter though, working together to pre- ever. “It was a real confi dence vent American from scoring. “I came out hesitant; I didn’t booster to win today,” team For three years, Kerry “American’s a really strong say much in the beginning,” captain and senior midfi elder Philbin has been one of the top physical team. They keep fi ght- Rowe said. “I went from play- Stephanie Covello said. “Espe- offensive players on GW’s wom- cially since we’ve had a pretty en’s soccer team. This season, rough preseason, and the last Women's Soccer: she had yet to fi nd the back of few years we’ve gone into over- the net – but she picked a pretty time against American. It was good time to break that drought great this year to get it done in Friday, Sept. 26 vs. Fordham, 4 p.m. on Tuesday. regulation.” Philbin tallied the game’s For head coach Tanya Vogel, only score with four minutes the game against American was Sunday, Sept. 27 at La Salle, 1 p.m. left to play Tuesday off a cor- also an opportunity to work out ner kick from senior defender some last issues before heading Lauren Kelly. GW’s 1-0 victory into conference play. marked its third consecutive “When we made substitu- win and its fi nal test before con- tions, the players responded ference play begins Friday. and we played better,” Vogel “The kick just came down said. “It’s important that when perfect, and I knew someone we bring people in off the bench would get it in,” Philbin said that they are able to maintain after the game. “We played a momentum, and in some cases Men's Water Polo: lot better in the second half, we today they were even able to in- fi nally got into a rhythm, so it crease the level of play.” was really good to score. And The Colonials will kick off Saturday, Sept. 27 vs. Bucknell, 7 p.m. I’m excited that I got my fi rst against Fordham at 4 p.m. Fri- goal. Hopefully there will be a day. In the meantime, the team lot more.” is happy with its play and ex- Sunday, Sept. 28 vs. Princeton 12 p.m. The win was the Colonials’ cited for its upcoming Atlantic (4-4-0) third shutout victory this 10 match-ups. year and freshmen goalie Lind- “We played well, and we sey Rowe’s third win. Josh Wolf/Hatchet photographer fi nished well today,” Vogel said. “We didn’t have many Junior Liz Hillin fi ghts an American player for control of the ball in Tues- “We’re ready for conference breakdowns today,” Rowe said. day's 1-0 victory over the Eagles. The win was GW's third in a row. play. We’re ready.” „ Volleyball: (NCAA) Tournament last year, tional seating will come in the tion of GW, said Robert Cher- it would be easier to do,” he expansion of current overhang nak, senior vice president of SMITH said, but noted that the Smith seating behind each basket Student and Academic Support Friday, Sept. 26, at Duquesne, 7 p.m. Center was not only a basket- into two full rows. These seats Services. from p. A1 ball facility. could then be sold as corporate “The Smith Center is really Initial news releases refer- boxes. the front porch of the Univer- 2009. GW has plans to spend $8 enced a number of upgrades “The goal isn’t to make this sity in so many ways,” Chernak million on the renovations this and renovations to the current a 10,000-seat arena,” Rocha said. “We want to give an im- academic year, according to the building, which are slated to said. “The goal is make this pression of what kind of uni- University capital budget. begin in March 2009. Plans in- the best 5,000-seat arena in the versity we really are.” „ Rocha said potential do- clude an upgraded student-ath- country.” nors were reluctant to donate lete academic center, and Rocha After the University has during the summer months said the wall behind the west fi nished securing major dona- and decided to wait until the basket may be removed and tions, Rocha said the project fall. In addition, he said he ex- replaced with glass paneling will seek funds from smaller Check out News and Notes pects December to be a good that would separate courtside donors. To expedite that pro- month for donations due to tax seating from a new hospitality cess, fundraisers are develop- more The GW men's basketball team will play the Univer- reasons.  area for major donors called the ing a comprehensive Web site “I’d say we’re right on tar- renderings of sity of Vermont Dec. 27, in the fi rst round of the Outrigger Colonials Club. for project fundraising, which get. We’re in a position right Other possible changes in- would replace the current, Hotels Rainbow Classic, according to the tournament's now where we have a lot of the upcoming clude improved concessions more indirect method of donat- prospects identifi ed,” Rocha bracket. If the Colonials win, they will play the winner of services and lounge space, a ing through the University de- said. “We’re talking to some- Smith Center new, more versatile lighting velopment Web site. Colorado State and tournament host Hawaii Dec. 29. body new almost every day. system expected to save $70,000 “We’re working on that even There’s a lot of people that at: annually in energy costs, a as we speak,” Rocha said of are interested; there’s a lot of “dramatically different” ex- the online component. “As we  Also in the tournament are University at Buffalo, people that are energized, so terior, a revamped pool and work through this school year I think we’re in really good Pepperdine University, the University of Colorado and backed seating replacing the there will be more information shape at this point.” current section of bleachers. going on that Web site.” Coppin State University. Clemson University, a No. 5 Rocha expressed confi - “This isn’t just a basketball Rocha said other ideas be- dence in the University’s abil- seed in last year's NCAA Tournament originally rumored facility. This is the home of 22 ing discussed included giving ity to raise the necessary funds, varsity sports,” Rocha said of smaller donors the ability to to be a part of the Rainbow Classic, is not listed on the though he admitted that the the Smith Center. “We’re work- receive personalized bricks, process might have been easier bracket. ing to make those facilities as plaques and seating nameplates had it been started the year af- good as we possibly can within in return for their donations. ter the men’s basketball team’s GWHatchet. the footprint of the building Once renovations are com- 27-3 season in 2006. that we have.” pleted, the Smith Center will be “There’s absolutely no ques- Rocha said the only addi- a much-improved representa- com tion that if we had gone to the The GW Hatchet, Thursday, September 25, 2008 GW MARKETPLACE Kieran Wilde, Classified Manager Opinion Researchers Wanted Phone: (202) 994-7079 JOBS DO YOU HIRE SERVICES STUDENT HOUSING Fax: (202) 994-1309 STUDENTS? 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ethical component in order to lems. One group of students School of follow the school’s mission. has plans to go to Peru and Tarimcilar said there is a defi- work with an oil company on cit of business ethics today, un- environmental issues. Business will derscoring the need for a busi- “This is what makes GW’s ness program that prioritizes program unique,” School of emphasize ethics ethics. Business professor Robert “We received some of the Weiner said. “It is one thing to by Geoffrey Middleburg strongest support from recruit- try and teach students about Hatchet Reporter ers of corporations for ethics the global economy through training,” Tarimcilar said. a textbook, but when you can The School of Business Students agreed with the send students abroad, you has reinvented its graduate importance of teaching busi- give them the opportunity to program to emphasize ethics, ness ethics. interact with people from oth- leadership and globalization “When companies feel er countries.” – as part of an effort to create pressure to turn a profit, eth- Tarimcilar said this will a new kind of businessperson, ics can go out the window, so give students the ability to administrators said. it is up to the employees to use bring what they have learned “We are not content with their best judgment and recon- in class to the real world with teaching business the way cile making good ethical deci- the added challenge of under- it always has been taught,” sions with the pressure from standing the culture of a new School of Business Dean Susan executives to turn a profit at country. Phillips said in a news release. any cost,” said first-year MBA “If students don’t realize “The global business para- student Brian Weiss. the cultural ramifications in digm has shifted, and it is our The new MBA program in- their solutions to problems, fundamental responsibility at cludes both a global MBA pro- they will not be successful,” the GW School of Business to gram for students with mini- Tarimcilar said. inspire students to act respon- mal experience in the business In contrast to the global sibly, lead passionately and world, as well as a world MBA program, which can last up think globally.” program for business profes- to two years, the world MBA A task force of 28 faculty sionals with more than five program for professionals members spoke with a variety years of experience. lasts only a year. Students of business leaders and ad- The global program will will also likely work full- ministrators at GW and other be split into two seven-week time while seeking the de- universities when they set out modules for each semester. Be- gree. to redevelop the school’s MBA tween each module, the school Class time on campus or program. will hold career weeks during through distance-learning pro- “The task force got together which industry professionals grams will account for about and decided, 'Let’s be true to will be brought in to mentor 75 percent of the world pro- our mission statement,'” said the students. gram. The other 25 percent of Murat Tarimcilar, associate At the end of the second the program will include resi- dean for graduate programs. year, students will go abroad dence for two weeks each in The task force decided the for two weeks and work with Washington, India, China and new program would need an executives to solve local prob- Europe. „

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LocalNightlife Guide HauntsSeptember 2008 | 3 Where GW students are drinking around campus Happy Hour Guide During the week there’s no better way to catch up with friends and relax after classes than by meeting up at a lo- cal watering hole. All of these bars are within walking dis- tance of campus and offer some great deals on food and drinks. Tonic Recessions 2036 G St., N.W. 1823 L St., N.W. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.* ½ price draft beer $2.75 28-ounce domestic draft $0.50 wings beer, $2.50 rail drinks $5.00 wine $2.50 appetizers 51st State Garrett’s 2512 L St., N.W. 3003 M St., N.W. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.* 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. $2.50 - $3.00 beer and rail ½ price select beer and rail drinks drinks Anne Wernikoff/assistant photo editor Tuesday: 10 cent wings from 4 ½ price bar food Tony & Joe’s, one of the popular hangouts at the Georgetown Waterfront, is known for being relatively expensive. p.m. to 11 p.m. Mackey’s Public House Nooshi 1823 L St., N.W. GW Hot Spots 1120 19th St., N.W. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.* $2.50 - $3.00 select beer If you are looking to run into friends you haven’t seen since you lived in Thurston, ½ price drinks check out these weekly specials that typically draw many of your fellow students. Rumors Café Asia 1900 M St., N.W. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 1720 I St., N.W. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.* $3.00 domestic beers, house Froggy Bottom McFadden’s Mr. Smith’s Pub Lucky Bar $2.00 draft beer and ½ price wines and rail drinks 2401 Pennsylvania 3104 M St., N.W. 1221 Connecticut 2142 Pennsylvania sake Ave., N.W. 7 p.m. to close Ave., N.W. Ave., N.W. $1.00/piece nigiri sushi *Happy hour extends from after 10 p.m. $2.00 Coronas ... 5 p.m. to close 4 p.m. to close Monday - Saturday $1.00 canned beer and a piano bar $2.00 Budweiser and $5.95 pitchers of Bud –compiled by Justine Karp and Kyle rail drinks ½ price pizza Cannon Georgetown bars: a lively night out close to home

by Jessica Rawlins floor is open and the DJ is playing. Like The Guards, Garrett’s is a week- backdrop. Hatchet Reporter 2915 M St., N.W. end hangout despite drink specials Sun- The two bars have become popular day through Thursday. Another bonus, spots for “senior nights” hosted by GW’s Garrett’s Usera said, “Saturday around 1 a.m., you senior class council to bring the entire se- The Guards Only a block past The Guards is Gar- might see the bartender do the worm on nior class together. The Guards, though located in rett’s Restaurant and Railroad Tavern. the bar.” Perhaps the one drawback of the wa- Georgetown, attracts plenty of GW stu- Garrett’s has three full bars and an Inter- 3003 M St., N.W. terfront is the price – drinks tend to be dents. This 40-year-old bar has a his- net jukebox, which offers access to more more expensive than at many other bars. toric feel with its old stone fireplace and than 100,000 different song titles. Georgetown Waterfront Tony & Joe’s| 3000 K St., N.W. wooden ceiling. While The Guards does Mike Usera, who has been bartend- In the early fall months and late Nick’s Riverside Grill | 3050 K St., N.W. not offer the cheap drink specials that are ing at Garrett’s for eight years, said that spring, students can be found pushing staples of many popular student bars, the about 50 percent of the bar’s clientele on their way through the busy waterfront (and on your way to Georgetown, be sure ambience more than makes up for it. the week- area to reach Tony to stop by...) The Griffin room, which is usually ends are & Joe’s and Nick’s packed, is hidden downstairs, with a GW stu- Riverside Grill, 51st State huge brick fireplace taking up one wall dents. Garrett’s is a cool place to hang out, two bars in the 51st State, located down the block of the open space and a glass ceiling with “Gar- listen to the jukebox, and you don’t area. Each estab- from McFadden’s, is another GW favor- colored lights illuminating the dance rett’s is a lishment provides ite. With wooden booths from the 1920s floor. cool place have to worry about fights breaking a small, gazebo- and antique imported bars on each of “(The Griffin room) is a lot of fun. to hang out ... It’s pretty low-key.” style bar overlook- the tavern’s two floors, the atmosphere It’s high energy; it’s a fun crowd; it’s out, lis- Mike Usera ing the Potomac is that of a small-town sports bar – cozy loud and vibrant,” manager Terry Cullen ten to the Garrett’s bartender River and the Ar- and inviting. With six plasma screens and said. jukebox, lington skyline. 16 beers on tap, there are a wide variety The most popular nights to find stu- and you don’t have to worry about fights It is the only riverside bar space in all of drafts to sample while watching the dents in the Griffin room are Thursdays, breaking out,” Usera said. “It’s pretty of Northwest D.C. Both also overlook a big game. Fridays and Saturdays, when the dance low-key.” “ three-story fountain that makes for a nice 2512 L St., N.W. 4 | September 2008 Nightlife Guide Nightlife Guide September 2008 | 5

Lotus Lounge ba and bossa nova music as dancers sweat By day this is a Japanese haunt, but at all night long. Caipirinhas, a traditional night the tables are blocked off by a velvet Brazilian drink, are just $5 and there’s no rope for VIPs and the Buddhas on the bar cover. the District’s best make new friends: big bottles of the liquor 1847 14th St., N.W. being promoted that week. Lots of colorful lights stream through the room as hip-hop New York Avenue bounces off the walls. To cool clubbers off, mist bursts from the ceiling. This place is a Ibiza Late-Night good Friday night stop. The bouncers aren’t At 30,000 square feet, this club is a party too pretentious about whether you are on the monster. Like its namesake off the coast of guest list, a VIP or just a drop-in. Also, peo- Spain, this club is about getting dressed up ple typically dress up: A tall man in a white and drunk and then dancing your butt off. suit and feather-tipped hat has been spotted When it first opened, the club owners wanted Eats there before. to bring LA and NYC nightlife to D.C. and BARS 1420 K St., N.W. booked big names such as DJ AM to spin. Whether it’s been hours since your last & But since most D.C. clubbers could care less Clubs Adams Morgan about who’s the DJ, the celeb bookings have meal or your evening activities have been more local and low-key. The club used made your stomach grumble, D.C. is Felix Lounge to have one of the best roofs in the D.C. club If you are looking for a place that has all scene, but locals have barred the selling of li- chock-full of places to grab some late- the perks of a high-energy club minus the dra- quor on the deck. On the bright side, Ibiza night grub. ma and snobbish air of the downtown scene, is 18-plus on Thursday nights. On Saturday you must head over to Felix on 18th Street in it’s 18-plus for women and 18-plus for guys if Adams Morgan. A live DJ every night plays they buy their tickets beforehand. The cover The Diner “everything,” which is great if you are look- is $20, but you can often find free entry pass- ing for a legitimate place to dance. Two floors es online. Location: 2453 18th St., N.W. are painted blue and white and are decorated 1222 First St., N.E. Hours: 24 hours with soft candles and white couches to create Price Range: Most entrees are less than $15 an airy feel. Plus, the bartenders are very nice Waterfront SEU Why we love it: Not only is it open 24 hours, but break- and attentive and the drinks are reasonably fast is served all day. They have meals ranging from priced. H20 grilled salmon with mango salsa to mac and cheese 2406 18th St., N.W. Those yearning for reggaeton should hit that’s guaranteed to satisfy no matter the hour. up this Waterfront club. It’s a restaurant dur- Toledo’s Lounge ing the day, but on the weekend nights it of- Ben’s Chili Bowl When you walk into this dive bar, you ten hosts top reggaeton artists like Ivy Queen. may think you accidentally wandered into Although the club closed briefly last year af- Location: 1213 U St., N.W. an Army-Navy store. The walls are decorated ter a shooting took place outside, it now hires Hours: Monday – Thursday: 6 a.m. – 2 a.m. with retro posters, business cards, photos and security guards. Be prepared to go through a Friday: 6 a.m. – 4 a.m. even a boar’s head. A giant model airplane metal detector before entering. Saturday: 7 a.m. – 4 a.m. hangs from the ceiling, as do mobiles made 800 Water St., S.W. Sunday: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. from serving platters. Toledo’s boasts a wide Price Range: $10 and less selection of reasonably priced drinks and $2 Cab It Why we love it: Ben’s Chili Bowl, made famous by Bill drafts every day from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. If you Both these bars are more than 15 blocks away Cosby, has been around for 50 years. Its iconic store- are looking for a genuine neighborhood bar from the closest Metro station, which is Union front and rich history draws you in, but the half-smokes and an atmosphere conducive to conversa- Station. Although Northeast D.C. is up-and- and chili dogs will keep you coming back. As its sign tion, Toledo’s Lounge is the place to go. coming, we still caution against walking there rightly proclaims, Ben’s is a Washington landmark. 2435 18th St., N.W. alone at night. But H Street is not to be missed, so go find a cab and get out there! Jumbo Slice Grand Central For a truly unique experience, try this Rock and Roll Hotel Location: All along 18th St., N.W. in Adams Morgan. three-fl oor train-inspired bar. The walls are This is arguably the coolest indie rock Hours: Until the bars close and people go home painted to look like the interior of a train sta- bar in the city. The entrance leads into a large Price Range: Around $4 tion and a photo of Marilyn Monroe standing venue with a bar and a stage hosting some of Why we love it: It’s an Adams Morgan phenomenon. at Grand Central Station in New York City the best local talent. Upstairs is another bar, Leave any bar after 10 p.m. and you’re bound to see hangs on one of the walls. There is a live DJ a pool table and a number of themed rooms lines out the door of any restaurant offering jumbo Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and for hosting private events. The vintage décor, slices. Slices are double the size of those you’d fi nd at a It may not be New York, but D.C. offers its share of nightlife, from clubs great drink specials, including $3 drafts, which includes a jukebox and winged gui- regular pizza parlor. mixed drinks and shots after 9 p.m. on Thurs- tars hanging from the ceiling, contribute to day nights. The crowd is typically young and the overall vibe. It’s not hard to get service Osman & Joe’s Steak and Egg to dive bars. So get off campus and celebrate being 21 in the District. fi lled with college kids. Also featured is an and the menu, which includes a Fluffernutter outdoor patio, a second bar on the third fl oor, panini, caters to the appetite after a night of Location: 4600 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. a photo booth and fi ve plasma televisions for drinking. Hours: 24 hours NFL Sunday. 1353 H St., N.E. Price Range: About $10 2447 18th St., N.W. Why we love it: Osman & Joe’s serves typical diner All the bars and clubs below are organized by the ish in the company of attractive bartenders McPherson Square The Red and the Black food, but its Web site sums up the menu philosophy: “If closest Metro stop. Café Citron dressed as flight attendants. U Street Authentic southern cooking and a New you can think of it, we can probably make it.” In the mood for sweet mojitos and $25 1802 Jefferson Place, N.W. Josephine Orleans-inspired décor make this tavern and Dupont Circle margarita pitchers? Check out Café Citron. To get into Josephine’s you got to look Bohemian Caverns live music venue a real treat. Upstairs is a Crepeaway Happy hour lasts until 8 p.m. and leads into Eighteenth Street Lounge sexy and be prepared to have sex rubbed in This place is two-faced. The cavernous stage where local entertainers play regularly, The Brickskeller Dining House & Down Home music and dancing. Groove to the Latin beats Walk too fast down 18th Street and you your face. The bouncers are picky with who basement is all about the jazz, but upstairs is and the bar downstairs boasts a wide selec- Location: 2001 L St., N.W. Saloon of live drums and cha-cha with Flamenco might just miss this hidden hot spot. There gets in and who doesn’t, but the atmosphere Liv, a hip-hop club. Liv has its own entrance tion of reasonably prices drinks. Happy hour Hours: Monday – Saturday: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Miss your favorite beer from study abroad? dancers on Mondays. If castanets are not your is no sign to greet you, but the smooth live inside makes up for all the pushiness outside. and is best on Saturday nights. There are two on weeknights offers mixed drinks and beers Thursday – Satuday: 12 a.m. – 4 a.m. The Brickskeller has more than 1,000 choices of thing, there’s also salsa night every Tuesday. music from upstairs will draw you in. ESL’s Chandeliers, French-inspired wallpaper, and levels, with a bar, a dance floor and a mez- for $3. The red beans and rice dish, which Price Range: Around $5 brews imported from around the world, ranging 1343 Connecticut Ave., N.W. popularity is based almost solely on word of mismatched chairs and coffee tables might be zanine for people-watching. comes free with a two-drink minimum on Why we love it: It’s delicious. Dinner and dessert from a $4 Peroni to $50 for the exotic. The selec- mouth, and there’s always an eclectic crowd. the fi rst things you see. Then you’ll certainly 2001 11th St., N.W. Mondays, is delicious and might make you crepes are available, with add-ins ranging from turkey tion also includes a plethora of American beer Fly Lounge Boasting three bars, a roof deck and working notice the go-go dancers to the beat of house believe you’re on Bourbon Street. Just make and cheese to Nutella and marshmallows (just hope- for those wanting stick to domestics. Right off Take off in Dupont! Party like a jetsetter fireplaces, the intimate atmosphere at ESL and hip-hop. There are always long lines to get Café Saint-Ex sure you remember you’re in D.C. before you fully not all together). Plus, it’s within 4-RIDE’s zone campus, in the basement of an inn, Brickskeller at one of the most exclusive new spots in the is good for any night of the week. We heart- in and only about 80 people without a table re- Get this place on your Thursday night walk out onto the street with your drink! and accepts GWorld. offers a quiet, personal atmosphere with friendly city, which features an airplane theme that in- ily recommend stopping by on Wednesdays served actually do. The best way for students radar. The bar turns into caipirinhas heaven 1212 H St., N.E. — Gabby Bluestone service. You can always bet on a properly poured cludes simulated clouds floating by. Tucked for reggae night. Dress to impress and dance to crack this posh spot is to come on Thursdays every third Thursday of the month starting beer and delicious food from this popular spot, away on Jefferson Place, patrons willing to your heart out. with free admission before midnight via jetset- at 10 p.m. DJ Neville Chamberlain, a fre- –Compiled by Brittany Levine, Molly Fried, which opened more than 50 years ago. upgrade to first class can enjoy bottle service 1212 18th St., N.W. mafi a.com. quent visitor of Brazil, knocks out the sam- Anna Flatow and Kaitlyn Funk 1523 22nd St., N.W. and window seats. And everyone can rel- 1008 Vermont Ave., N.W. 6 | September 2008 Nightlife Guide

The district’s best Music Venues The District’s music scence includes much more than big shows at the Verizon Center. Here are some of the more colorful places to take in a concert. Alex Abnos | Hatchet Staff Writer

the smaller, more intimate venue on the Black Cat ground floor of the club, which hosts Where: 1811 14th St., N.W. plenty of quality shows of its own. The Getting there: Take the Green Line room only has capacity for about 200 north to U Street and walk for about people, but shows there are usually un- fi ve minutes. ticketed and have a more relaxed atmo- The good: The bands. Indie, punk, photo courtesy Audrey Fix Schafer sphere than the main stage. hardcore, ska, world or otherwise – if The 9:30 Club is one of the District’s oldest rock clubs. Located only a block from the U Street Metro, there’s an underground band of any the venue is easily accesible to students. Rock and Roll Hotel genre coming through D.C., you can Where: 1353 H St., N.E. bet that the Black Cat is one of the Getting there: Union Station is the 9:30 Club balcony ensure that you’ll be able to isn’t the place for you. In addition, fi rst places it calls. With an 800-per- closest Metro stop, but that is 15 blocks Where: 815 V St., N.W. see the band from anywhere in the the post-show bottleneck of all 1,200 son capacity, the club still feels in- away – not an ideal distance to walk Getting there: Take the Green Line venue. people leaving through one exit is al- credibly intimate and almost never in Northeast D.C. So the best option is north to U Street and walk a block. The bad: The facilities. Though most always a nightmare. has barricades between the concert- to cab it from the Union Station. The good: The facilities. Named af- many will fi nd the venue’s expan- Unique feature: Adjacent to one of goers and the stage. The good: The atmosphere. Let’s ter the club’s original address at 930 sive, pristine quality to be an asset, the two bars on the ground fl oor of The bad: The room itself. A word of face it: you’re already on the H St. F St., N.W., the club moved from the others (namely those who like their the venue is a small window where advice to those who haven’t been here corridor, one of D.C.’s many not-so- tiny, smelly confi nes of its old space rock shows with a bit of grit) will you can actually get fast food to go before: If you really care about the act nice neighborhoods. To expect a lav- in 1995 and into the enormous reno- probably see the 9:30 Club as im- with your overpriced beer and/or you’re going to see, get there early. The ish music venue would be pretty un- vated warehouse it occupies today. personal and tacky. If you like being non-alcoholic beverage. Don’t get line outside the club can be long and reasonable. The Rock and Roll Hotel The place is relatively clean (for a closer than 20 feet from the knees of too excited, though – the food’s over- slow, and if you are standing more is small, smells kind of bad and it’s rock club), and the raised stage and a band’s lead singer, the 9:30 Club priced as well. than 10 people away from the stage, about nine-million degrees inside at your chances of seeing anything that all times. But the venue has enough happens declines considerably. Also, character to make all the negatives bring earplugs. It can get loud. seem like charming positives. Be- Unique feature: The backstage. Don’t sides, if you need to escape, the club get too excited – that’s just the name for See VENUES, p. 7 Nightlife Guide September 2008 | 7

Election season

betweenWhen it comes to nightlife, the source to beginsheets the spreadsheet, it the most important part of the eve- has more practical applications as ning is often what happens after well. the bar or club. For many students, “It’s benefi cial for health is- the setting of the sun marks the be- sues,” explained Mr. Spreadsheet. ginning of hunting season. “Because some STDs don’t show The target? A up for six months.” hookup. Clayton M. I guess he wants In an effort to McCleskey to be able to send the better understand Hatchet Columnist appropriate person a the art of the random thank-you note, should hookup, I sought out he have inherited some- a GW student, a sexpert of sorts, thing along the way. How consid- who keeps a spreadsheet record of erate. all his sexcapades. The risk of disease aside, for Over wine at a discreet off- those still interested in some “car- campus location, my source – nal satisfaction,” Mr. Spreadsheet we’ll call him Mr. Spreadsheet has some tips on how to spice up -– explained how he was drawn the night. into the world of hookups and one “Flirty eyes are the best,” he night stands. said, coyly adding that fun under- “It’s all about the race to 270,” wear is also essential. Mr. Spreadsheet said. “Don’t be afraid to impro- Huh? vise,” advised Mr. Spreadsheet. “It’s a campaign of sorts for He then leaned forward and whis- the presidency,” he explained. pered that a belt can be used in lieu In this political race, candidates of handcuffs. win electoral votes based on their Ah, the things they don’t hookups’ home states. teach you in school. Only at GW. As fun as the hookup craze Mr. Spreadsheet disclosed may sound, before you run out that he already has garnered 210 and launch your own presidential electoral votes - the White House campaign, Mr. Spreadsheet admit- is nearly in his grasp. ted that his obsession with win- So what does this spreadsheet ning the sexual race to the White look like? House may have driven him to do Despite multiple requests un- things he now regrets. der the Freedom of Information “There are more important Act, Mr. Spreadsheet refused to things than being president, such hand over a copy to The Hatchet. as morals,” admitted Mr. Spread- But it’s pretty basic, he ex- sheet, blushing a bit. plained rather professorially. The “It’s fun for a time ... but just list has columns for the hookup’s cycling people through the door name, home state (and the number can get old,” warned the recov- of electoral votes it has), date of the ering sex addict, who proudly hookup and an index of what was boasted that it’s been weeks since done. However, there are no rank- his last hookup. ings, just a list of “fi rsts.” Politics can be a dangerous As a proud Texan, I had to ask game and in Mr. Spreadsheet’s the presidential hopeful if he’d had case, it’s literally a contact sport. a good experience with the voters in And while college is a chance my state. to explore and have fun, the reality “Texas has been good to me,” is that in the world of the random said Mr. Spreadsheet with a smile, hookup, you don’t always end up lifting his glass to the Lone Star on top (no pun intended). State. “You can feel cheapened,” Not that it’s a competition, but confessed a repentant Mr. Spread- he didn’t even mention New Jersey. sheet. “Even if you are winning the While his aspirations for a electoral race, in the end it’s you big electoral win prompted my that gets hurt.” „

ing the venue look similar enough to each other that it is easy to get lost if VENUES you try to walk. from p. 6 Unique feature: Of all the venues in D.C., the Rock and Roll Hotel de- has a more relaxed upstairs bar with serves special mention for being the themed rooms that can be rented out only major club to sells earplugs at the for private parties. bar ($1 a pair). It may sound wimpy, The bad: The neighborhood. If you but the next time your eardrum is thought getting there was a pain, getting assaulted with volumes loud- wait until you try leaving. There’s er than a jet engine, you’ll wish every guaranteed to be a hellishly long wait venue could be as thoughtful of its for a taxi, and the streets surround- patrons. „