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AN INDEPENDENTHatchet STUDENT NEWSPAPER - SERVING THE GW COMMUNITY SINCE 1904 School delays vote on 4x4 and review their curriculum with about whether the four-by-four is credit classes. CCAS wants the incoming administration of actually the solution,” said Diana University President Stephen University President-elect Steven Lipscomb, the interim dean of the Joel Trachtenberg said the reso- Knapp. Columbian College. lution to postpone the vote is a Knapp’s input Administrators and faculty “What we want is for (Knapp) sign of the faculty’s unwillingness expressed skepticism about the to be free to tell us what our con- to reconsider the curriculum. The on changes future of the four-by-four plan, cerns should be,” Lipscomb said. four-by-four, which Trachtenberg seeing the vote as a rejection of the “We want him to be free to set proposed, has been studied twice system, but one that leaves space the agenda and prioritize things before, in 1992 and 2003, and was by Elise Kigner for Knapp to make decisions about the way he thinks they should be rejected both times. Senior Staff Writer the best path for the University to prioritized.” “The four-by-four is a take to reform academics. In a four-by-four curricular metaphor – it’s a metaphor The Columbian College voted “We need to look at the prob- structure, students would take for the recognition of change Friday to indefinitely postpone lems and the solutions to the prob- four four-credit classes a semes- See 4X4, p. 6 Alex Ellis/Hatchet photographer a vote on the four-by-four plan lems. It (the resolution) is neutral ter rather than taking five three- Actor David Arquette gives sophomore Laura Ryan an auto- graph outside Gelman Library Monday afternoon. SCHOOL TIES: SECOND IN A SERIES ON HIGH SCHOOL PERCEPTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY Arquette visits,

Colors on this map represent promotes movie the growth of undergraduate by Jennifer Easton movie poster for “The Tripper” enrollment by state since Hatchet Staff Writer depicting the killer, who sports a 1999. Areas with regional ad- Reagan mask as a disguise. “He missions directors show the As students watched the mov- attacks a group of hippies at an ie trailer for “The Tripper” in the outdoor music festival.” most rapid expansion. basement of Gelman Library on Arquette, who is best known Monday afternoon, the narrator for his roles in the “Scream” horror of the preview declared that the movies and his actress wife and film was “from the warped mind GW alum Courteney Cox, pre- Most Expansion Least Expansion of David Arquette.” sented the trailer and participated The black-clad actor, sporting in a discussion with a film class on fashionably spiked hair and Nike Monday afternoon. He continued State with regional admissions director Dunks, stopped by GW on Mon- his rounds about GW, including day to promote this new movie. graphic/Kyle Cannon an appearance on WRGW radio source/Office of Institutional Research Warped or not, Arquette’s concept station and a speech to a crowd of for his slasher flick “The Tripper” about 40 students in the Marvin is definitely creative. Center later that evening. “It’s a horror film, but it’s re- “The Tripper” was written, di- ally a political satire. As you can rected and produced by Arquette, see, Ronald Reagan is my killer,” Selling GW coast to coast Arquette said as he gestured to a See ARQUETTE, p. 6 Admissions numbers high in areas with regional staff

by Eric Roper began in 1998. Today, there are six ent culture. TONIC denied Senior Staff Writer regional directors based around the In the past 20 years, GW has grown country. rapidly from a commuter school to a For three months every year, Joe Unlike the admissions staff in Rice major national University. As its coast- Greenberg is a traveling salesman. Hall, Greenberg works from his house to-coast presence continues to expand, liquor license His best-selling product: higher edu- and sets his own hours. His flexible figures show that states with regional cation. schedule and proximity allow him to directors have the largest increases in From his home in Boston, Greenberg form much tighter bonds with pro- enrollment. by Sarah Scire license) for opening, and we hope Hatchet Staff Writer drives more than 20,000 miles a year, spective applicants, he said. we can have it sometime in the fu- meeting high school students and edu- “I’ve been going to the same schools Custom service ture.” cating them about GW. He sleeps in for nine years, and I know everybody Jennifer Taylor, the regional direc- D.C.’s Alcoholic Beverage The restaurant, which stands cheap hotels, wakes up early and trav- in every school I visit,” Greenberg tor in Illinois, said she forms better rela- Control Board denied the liquor on the property formerly occupied els during the weekend, he said, so said, referring to college counselors. tionships because of her Midwestern license application for the soon-to- by Quigley’s Pharmacy on the he can visit more schools everyday. He travels to 150 high schools each background. open campus restaurant TONIC corner of 21st and G streets, will His wife even accompanies him now fall – sometimes four a day – speak- “We’re Sox fans. We’re Cubs fans. last week after months of delib- rely on the qualities that made the because he is on the road so often. ing firsthand with students about the We’re going to Navy Pier. We’re doing eration. other TONIC restaurant in Mount It’s the life of a regional admis- opportunities in Foggy Bottom. Midwest types of things,” Taylor said. The co-owner of TONIC, Jer- Pleasant famous, Pollak said. Al- sions director. GW is one of the only schools of “There is a comfort level that you’re emy Pollok, a GW alumnus who though the restaurant was slated “The best part of the job is that I its kind that has regional admissions going to achieve with that sort of owns the same restaurant in the to open in March, TONIC is still have such a great product to sell,” said directors in addition to traveling per- familiarity.” Mount Pleasant area, said TONIC undergoing “finishing touches,” Greenberg, who used to teach gradu- sonnel based in Washington, D.C.. It She said she has established rela- will open without the license in such as interior work and staffing, ate classes at GW. He has been GW’s is a necessary position, admissions tionships with many college counselors late April. Pollok said. He said the restaurant regional director for New England officers said, because each area of the “It’s been a process, I can will initially be open for dinner since the regional admissions program United States has a completely differ- See ADMISSIONS, p. 3 say that much,” Pollok said. “We would have liked to have (a liquor See TONIC, p. 10 SPRINGSTROLL Magazines give GW high rankings GW’s academic quality score Reports show went up three spots to 20 in the 2007 rankings, and its job place- ment abilities were given a “B” Univ. in top tier rating compared to last year’s “C.” Teaching quality and facilities and of grad programs services remained at their original scores of “C” and “B,” respec- tively. by Niketa Kumar “The increased ranking con- Hatchet Staff Writer cerning job placement is good news since the business school Recent rankings of university has its own career center,” said programs place some GW areas of Mary Gowan, associate dean for study among the best in the nation. Undergraduate Programs at GW’s GW’s Law School and Graduate School of Business. “However, I School of Public Health and Health recently attended a national under- Services both ranked in the top 25 graduate business symposium which questioned the validity of for their fields by U.S. News and Ryder Haske/Hatchet photographer World Report. Other publications rankings,” she added. Junior Dan Dzombok does work in Duquès Hall Wednesday evening. U.S. News & World Report’s also ranked University programs Business Week ranked GW 53 out of 93 business programs. among the nation’s best. 2008 rankings of “America’s Best “Rankings are just one of many Graduate Schools” rated several “We’re delighted when you placed GW’s International Affairs of GW’s graduate schools within different validation points. We think about all the schools nation- master’s program as seventh in the encourage students, faculty and the top 25. GW Law School was ally that teach international affairs. nation with Georgetown and Johns ranked 22 out of 184 schools. For staff to take pride in the ratings, but We hope this makes people more Hopkins in the first and second they should realize that it’s all part the third straight year, GW’s intel- interested in donations, scholar- spots. lectual property program, which is of a much bigger decision-mak- ships and helps with the hiring of Business Week, which is rank- ing process,” said Tracy Schario, part of the Law School, was ranked high-profile faculty,” said Kathleen ing undergraduate business pro- 3rd in the nation. Director of Media Relations. Reilly, communications director of grams for the second year, pegged For the first time, Foreign Policy “GW Law is a top-tier school. I the Elliott School. GW at 53 out of 93 rated programs. know it, our community knows it magazine surveyed scholars on the Reilly cited GW’s prime loca- Last year, the school ranked 41 best places to earn a bachelor’s and others know it. ... Even if rank- tion in D.C., its strong faculty with out of 61 schools. After surveying ings were crucial, I’m pleased that Nick Gingold/Hatchet photographer degree in International Relations. expertise in a “broad range of issues, business majors from each school we continue to rank well within Jeff Dulaney pulls his children Mark, 6, and Mary, 4, in GW placed 10, followed by regions and topics,” as well as the and recruiters in the field, Business American University. Georgetown the top twenty in numerous impor- a Red Flyer during a family outing to the Cherry Blos- dedication and professionalism of Week evaluated the institutions for tant surveys,” Law School Dean University ranked four, while Johns Elliott School students as reasons its teaching quality, facilities and soms near the Tidal Basin Monday afternoon. Hopkins University took the 19 for the rankings. services and job placement abili- See RANKING, p. 6 spot. Foreign Policy’s 2007 rankings ties.

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junior. “We went out of our way to CAMPUS SANOTE help benefit graduate students.” Senate rejects fee increase Sen. Andrew Salzman (GSE- SNAPSHOT Crooning Christina CALENDAR HD), chair of the Finance Com- Students will not be paying mittee, said the SA received more THURSDAY up to $15 more to the Student As- than $2 million in financial re- sociation after the Senate voted quests from student organizations down the proposed student fee this school year and the SA only Asian Women: The History, increase Tuesday night in Marvin had $465,000 in funds available to the Present and the Future Center. allocate. Blair said that the failed Join this discussion as part of The failed bill, which was student fee increase would have three votes short of passing, brought in more than $800,000 for Pan-Asian Heritage Month. would require incoming under- student organizations. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. graduate students to pay $2 per “The student organizations Duquès Hall credit hour, doubling the amount are really hurt by this decision,” said Salzman, a graduate student. Sponsored by Sigma Psi students now pay to the SA. Bill sponsor SA Sen. George “There is never enough money Zeta Sorority, Inc, GLOW and Blair (ESIA-U) said Senators Ni- for student organizations.” MSSC sha Branch (SPHHS-G) and Kar- This year’s Senate will meet tik Bulusu (SEAS-G), who voted for the final time this year on against the bill, did not act in the April 17. FRIDAY best interests of the GW student –Andrew Ramonas body. Film Event: In America “I truly believe that the bill GWBRIEFS Catch this film following the failed due to the imprudent, self- Sorority honors black student ish and short-sighted actions of a lives of an Irish family trying to few graduate school senators who leaders make it in New York City. did not want a referendum put 7 to 9:30 p.m. before undergraduates because The Alpha Kappa Alpha Marvin Center 405 they knew that if the students sorority hosted the 11th annual were able to decide for them- Black Male Appreciation Din- Sponsored by the GW Center selves, they would have adopted ner earlier this week at Marvin for the Study of Globalization the referendum in order to create Center with about 90 students Ben Solomon/photo editor a dynamic student culture at The and administrators. Pop star Christina Aguilera sings “Ain’t No Other Man” during her concert at Verizon Center SATURDAY George Washington University,” The dinner, which is part of Monday night. Aguilera sang songs from her new CD, “Back to Basics,” as well as old hits. said Blair, a sophomore. the community-service based Branch said she did not decide AKA Month, honored Student ISA Annual Holi Show to vote against the bill because of Association President Lamar This event features perfor- personal reasons. Thorpe, GW NAACP president James Walker and alumnus SPJ names The Hatchet best non-daily newspaper in region mances from GW students “I think it is unfortunate for students that senators believe that Antwayne Ford. For the fourth year in a row, the Society of and Ryan Holeywell for breaking news re- and GW Geet and Chamak. that other senators are voting on “The chapter chose these Professional Journalists named The Hatchet porting; Andrew Siddons for general column 7 to 10 p.m. personal reasons,” said Branch, three men because each of them the best all-around non-daily newspaper in the writing; Jake Sherman for sports column writ- Jack Morton Auditorium, $5 a graduate student. “Having has made significant impacts mid-Atlantic region. ing and online sports reporting; Ben Solomon talked with a number of graduate on the GW community,” said Sponsored by the Indian At the organization’s annual award confer- for breaking news photography, general news and undergraduate students, (I Alpha Kappa Alpha president ence Saturday in Richmond, Va., Hatchet staff- photography and sports photography; and Students Association learned) every dollar does count. I Titi Williams-Davies. “(They) ers also won 17 additional Mark of Excellence Nick Gingold and Ben Solomon for feature would love to see more improve- have made their commitment awards, including 10 first places. The Hatchet photography. SUNDAY ment at the University, but I hope to service clear.” is part of SPJ’s Region 2, which includes D.C., The Hatchet staff also won a first-place everyone realizes that senators The sorority honored Thor- Maryland, North Carolina, Delaware and Vir- award for best student magazine for the bas- make decisions on the people pe and Walker for their campus ginia. ketball magazine produced last year. This Cherry Blossom Festival River they represent.” involvement. Ford, an alum- “I don’t think The Hatchet has ever won is the first time The Hatchet has won an SPJ Boat Cruise SA President Lamar Thorpe, nus and chief executive officer this many SPJ awards before,” said Caitlin award for a magazine. Check out D.C.’s famous who proposed the student fee in- of the technology firm Enlight- Carroll, Hatchet editor in chief. “We placed in First-place winners are automatically en- crease during his State of the SA ened, Inc., received recognition nearly every category available for newspa- tered in the national competition where they cherry blossoms from a cruise address in January, said he was for his outstanding post-gradu- pers, which really speaks to not only how hard will face the winners from the 12 other SPJ re- along the Potomac. not pleased with the Senate’s de- ate success. we work, but how well-rounded the newspa- gions. The organization will announce the na- Tickets $10 and on sale in cision. The sorority sponsored a per is. While awards certainly aren’t the only tional award winners in mid-May. In 2004, The Marvin Center 427 and Mount “It is tragic,” said Thorpe, a barbecue and bazaar Saturday way to measure success, I think we are all real- Hatchet won the best non-daily newspaper in senior. “The Senate failed once to start its month of service. ly pleased to receive this much recognition. ” the nation. Vernon Campus Life office. again.” About 200 people attended, First-place winners were Brandon Butler –Eric Roper 5 to 7p.m. Sen. Nathan Brill (SoB-U) including students and Greek- Washington Marina noted that the failed fee increase letter group members from American and Georgetown Sponsored by SASS and the did not raise the current graduate student fee. universities. Read breaking SA news online @ blog.gwhatchet.com City “I believe we did a major dis- –Marissa Bialecki service to students,” said Brill, a News The GW Hatchet Thursday, April 5, 2007 | 3 iHousing irks students ���������������������� by Ian Jannetta ing wait listed for housing, ju- Freshman Kate Connors said Hatchet Staff Writer nior Christian Woodside decid- she is upset about living in Po- ed to voice his frustration with tomac House for a second year. More than a week after the new system and created an She is one of several students housing assignments were an- online petition to bring the old who joined an online social net- nounced, some students are still lottery system back. working group on the Facebook dissatisfied with the results of a “Me and my roommate de- Web site to try to find students new preference-based housing cided to do it as a joke,” Wood- willing to conduct a room swap selection system. side said. “I didn’t even tell and offered to pay to switch into Complaints from students anyone about it.” a room with a kitchen. have ranged from not being Despite the lack of publicity, “We would definitely pay placed in their requested room the online petition has received a few hundred dollars to move assignments to a lack of trans- about 90 signatures from students. into the West End,” she said. parency in the new system. Woodside said he is not an- “We’re in a bind. The only place ������������������������������������� In the past week, the wait gry that he did not get housing, we can go is Fulbright.” list has dropped from 700 to but wants to know where he On the Housing Program’s 544, said Seth Weinshel, assign- stands on the wait list. He said room swap Web site, more than ������������������������������������������������������������������������ ments director of GW Hous- he wants to determine if he has one-third of Potomac residents ing. Of those students, 80 are a chance to receive University have indicated their desire to �������������������������������������������������������������������������� sophomores and guaranteed to housing or if he should begin switch out of the building. ������������������������������������������������������������������������� receive University housing. Up- looking for off-campus housing. Since the account system perclassmen are not guaranteed Weinshel said with the new was enabled last Thursday, ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� housing. computerized system there is about 60 room swap requests This is the inaugural year no way to tell when a student have been approved, Weinshel �������������������������������������������������������������������������� of the new computerized selec- will be taken off the wait list said. To swap a room, a student �������������������������������������������������������������������������� tion system in which students because the system does not al- must find another student who requesting University hous- low for a predetermined order. is willing to change rooms. The ������������������������������������ ing rank preferences about Every time a student is placed, University does not facilitate room specifications. In previ- it is a random selection of the room swaps. ous years, a lottery number software, he said. The reaction to the housing ���������������������������������������������������������������������� was used for students to select If there comes a point when change was not entirely unex- ����������������������������������������������������������������������� where to live based on their the University administrators pected, Weinshel said, but the randomly assigned number, do not think they will be able to decision to convert Potomac ������������������������������������������������������������������������� which is based on their number place some students in housing, and Fulbright to sophomore of credit hours. the students will be informed. dorms meant that incoming �������������������������������������������������������������������� “If all that a student is look- Weinshel said he does not see freshmen will be housed in ����������������������������������� ing for is a bed on campus, we that happening anytime soon. Crawford, Madison and Mitch- should be able to get them one,” Another group of students ell, none of which are new or Weinshel said. “They shouldn’t still unhappy with the new have kitchens. �������� worry.” system are some rising sopho- Last week, University offi- A main gripe of rising se- mores placed in Fulbright and cials said 82 percent of students niors is the lack of transparency Potomac halls, which housed received on of their top three ������������������������������ with the new wait list. After be- freshmen this year. housing requests. n ���������������������������� Sanchez said. “I think it’s tremen- dation is not the recommenda- ADMISSIONS dous being able to have that.” tion that the committee makes,” Sanchez recalled one instance Conchar said. “Sometimes it ����������������������������� from p. 1 when her regional director spoke doesn’t happen my way, and I ���������������������������� to a student who wanted to go to have to accept that.” now think of GW when recom- art school. Conchar, who herself Christina Bhattacharya, a mending schools to students. This attended art school, recommend- senior at Agoura Hills High School ����� ������ � �� �� can sometimes be difficult, Taylor ed some schools – though they in California who will attend GW � �� �� �� �� said, especially when people do weren’t GW. next year, said the regional direc- ��������������������������� not want to leave their local area. “That kind of thing makes tor in California – Jill Gully – con- Since 1999, enrollment at GW you really respect her,” Sanchez vinced her to apply early decision. from Illinois has more than dou- said. She also spoke with Mira Page, a bled, while the total undergradu- Honesty and communication GW parent. ate population has increased by are important and paramount in “It wasn’t until I started talk- ���������������������������������� about 42 percent, according to Conchar’s job. She said she enjoys ing to Mira and Jill that I took the University records. e-mailing students to tell them she time to research the school for In Atlanta, college counselor liked an essay they wrote. myself,” Bhattacharya said, add- ��� ��� ��� ���� �������� ��������� ��� Missy Sanchez at Woodward “I like people to know ing that she never felt pressured � � �� � � � High School said regional direc- that there’s a human being on to apply. tors make her more at ease when the other side of the process,” “I never felt that (Jill) was recommending a school to her Conchar said. pushing GW on me, it was more students. She looks forward to After meeting with students, like she answered what I wanted when Carol Conchar, the regional performing interviews and read- to know. I never felt like they were director in Atlanta, visits her cam- ing applications, Conchar said she selling a product,” Bhattacharya pus. identifies several applicants and said. “To give a child a name and advocates for them at committee As states across the U.S. send say, ‘Talk to her,’ it just makes meetings back in Foggy Bottom. them feel more comfortable,” “Sometimes my recommen- See REGIONAL, p. 10 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

THE ELLIOTT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Distinguished Women in International Affairs Series Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an outspoken defender of women’s rights in Islamic societies, a prominent and controversial author, film maker, Is All Islam Radical? atheist, and critic of Islam and with Christianity. Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Ms. Hirsi Ali escaped an Ayaan Hirsi Ali arranged marriage by immigrating to the Netherlands in 1992. She served as Fellow, American Enterprise Institute a member of the Dutch parliament Author of Infidel from 2003 to 2006 where she worked on furthering the integration of non- With an introduction by Western immigrants into Dutch Amitai Etzioni society, and on defending the rights of women in Dutch Muslim society. In University Professor and Professor of International Affairs 2004, together with director Theo van Director, Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies Gogh, she made “Submission,” a film about the oppression of women in  �  conservative Islamic cultures. The airing of the film on Dutch television April 13, 2007 resulted in the assassination of van Gogh by an Islamic extremist. Hirsi 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Ali is currently a fellow at the The Elliott School of International Affairs American Enterprise Institute. Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213 She is working on another book, 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, DC Short Cuts to Enlightenment, a philosophical fantasy about Muhammad in the New York Public A reception will immediately follow the lecture. Library. She speaks six languages: RSVP to [email protected] English, Somali, Arabic, Swahili, Amharic and Dutch. The Elliott School of International Affairs is grateful to Jack and Pam Cumming for their generous sponsorship of the Distinguished Women in International Affairs Series.

G2402 The GW Hatchet | Thursday, April 5, 2007, page 4 QUOTABLE “I think it’s a terrific idea, but it’s not my problem anymore.” –University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg on his proposed four-credit, four-class system. Though he has pushed to get the plan approved before Gabriel Okolski – Opinions Editor ([email protected]) leaving his post, one college will delay its decision until the fall. opinionsKyle Spector – Senior Opinions Editor ([email protected]) editorial Overhaul Spring Fling “ and Fall Fest

Program Board recently announced that singer Regina Spektor will headline this year’s Spring Fling celebration. As in years past, the choice to bring an under- whelming performer to this event high- lights overall problems with the festival and with Program Board’s approach to programming at GW in general. While Spektor is an up-and-coming singer in her own right, she certainly is not the type of performer that will gener- ate a huge buzz on campus and attract stu- dents to Spring Fling. Although she may one day become an A-list celebrity, at this point GW students want something more for the event. Unfortunately, even the selection of a big-time act would not be enough to save The case for consistency Spring Fling from its malaise. The festi- val currently serves as an afterthought ’m damn proud of my GWorld academic institution. existent, and students must discern and constant throughout their time at on campus, with students arriving for the card. For the decision-makers in Rice what is going on through personal GW. Rather than completely replac- free food, commercial giveaways and the Throughout nearly four years of Hall, using the University’s pro- experience and word of mouth. ing an aspect of the University that singer. In recent years, there has been no Iscratches, swipes and abuse, the card grams as an experiment to find the While constant evaluation of is drawing complaints and accompa- real excitement about this annual festival has barely faded and still lets me pay best mix of services may seem like current initiatives is necessary for nying it with an attractive advertis- or its counterpart, Fall Fest. It’s just some- way too much for food around cam- common-sense business. Of course, a healthy and happy GW, frequent ing campaign, planners should seek thing to do – not something that everyone pus. Even the picture is unchanged it is admirable to strive for the best changes of major programs and to gradually improve such areas. wants to do. – it still shows a bright- possible system that will departments is probably a bad way to Perhaps the best example of this Program Board organizes a number eyed, idyllic freshman best serve students. But the give students a positive experience. GW mindset involves all the changes of smaller events on campus each year, whose spirits had yet to be view on the ground for stu- Frequent overhauls only frustrate the to University housing, including its events that take up time and resources broken. dents seems to indicate that student body and force students to selection, the organization in charge that could otherwise have gone to the ma- Unfortunately, the there are limits to the ben- continually adapt to situations for of dorms and the older students jor programs. In the end, these programs same consistency cannot efits of change. which they are unfamiliar. in place to mentor residents. Many are nearly useless, as GW’s diverse pletho- be attributed to the hum- Quite honestly, if I woke Perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad student demands for housing can- ra of student groups adequately fulfill the ble institution that had its up one day during my if the changes brought significant not be accommodated at all without needs for such smaller events. own little part in breaking GABRIEL freshman year to the GW improvement to an area of GW, but hurting some other group, and other While planning for this year’s Spring those spirits. During the that exists today, I would this often is not the case. A prime demands deal with practical issues Fling is complete, Program Board should same four years, a wide OKOLSKI be very confused and tem- example of this is the J Street renova- such as a seemingly unresponsive number of critical services porarily lost for quite some tion, which resulted in a space that repair service. Reasonable changes consider changing its approach to enter- OPINIONS EDITOR taining students. Rather than wasting and programs have experi- time. It’s even a problem students have chosen not to frequent could easily have been built into time with mundane initiatives organized enced major change, from a for those of us who have as much as the food court of four the former system without the total by needless committees, this organization J Street overhaul and subse- been a while – a friend years ago. Perhaps University offi- overhaul of departments, functions, should limit its scope and focus on the quent tweaks, to changes in the way recently suggested getting dinner at cials also believe that students will and titles. big-time events that could become a cam- students choose their housing. J Street, and I had to remind her that value novelty, as indicated by the hip This sort of mindset should per- pus staple. While our generation may seem the place is barely open at the dinner new marketing campaign for iHous- vade GW initiatives in the future. Such a shift in focus should also al- to have a hopelessly short attention hour any more. ing. But once the allure of a new ame- Thankfully, I was not forced to buy a low for Spring Fling and Fall Fest to be span and a bad case of hyperactivity, I’ve heard complaints from a nity or service wears off, students new GWorld during my time at GW; expanded to a festival that GW can get the University that we attend should number of students on similar chang- will just be left with confusion as to however, if current policies are any excited about. These events should take strive to provide a more consistent es, from the new and very different why the old system was changed. indication, the introduction of a new place all over campus, utilizing street experience to its students. In the end, iHousing program to the relocation In the future, when planning to color card each year would not be a festivals, smaller student events at ven- constant tweaks and larger changes of the key depot from Thurston Hall overhaul major policies and pro- far stretch of the imagination. ues outside University Yard and other in- to familiar policies and programs to New Hall to other changes in offic- grams, administrators must make a –The writer, a senior majoring in politi- teractive experiences. In the end, such a only serve to upset students, and es. Communication about some of stronger effort to understand that cal science and minoring in geoscience, festival could draw in more GW students they erode GW’s image as a stable these decisions is often weak or non- students are seeking something stable is Hatchet opinions editor. as well as more students from throughout the region. This year’s Spring Fling will not be an unpleasant or negative experience for GW; Music without restrictions however, it will not generate the buzz that this campus needs. Ultimately, this should be the purpose of Spring Fling and Fall Fest, and Program Board should do all it The RIAA’s latest suits erode students’ trust can to make these celebrations a true GW tradition that students actively look for- h, sweet music. It’s the world’s univer- music on college students’ computers was obtained technology had several restrictions. A downloaded ward to. sal language, capable of uniting us all legally, either from a legitimate download service track could only be played on the purchaser’s iPod, and evoking every known emotion in like iTunes or a purchased CD. could only be authorized to play on a few com- the A human soul. It allows one to form a personal The RIAA’s basic premise behind suing college puters, and could not be shared over the Internet. bond with its essence, framing a moment in time students is that illegal downloads hurt the very art- Although the new DRM-free tracks will be slightly Four-by-four is to a specific, personalized soundtrack. My own ists they are trying to listen to. The more likely sce- more expensive than the 99-cent songs currently on personal soundtrack consists of nearly 10,000 songs nario, however, is that illegal downloads are result- iTunes, they will allow greater freedom for the pur- and is still growing, although I’ve only paid for ing in less profit for the major labels – profit that chaser to do as they please with their music. falling down probably two thirds of it – so sue me. No, wait most artists would never see in their bank accounts While such a move by a major label may seem – please don’t! to begin with. In the poll by SurveyU, 60 crazy to, say, the RIAA, it is likely to pay off in the In its recent decision to delay a vote on Once again, the Recording Industry percent of those surveyed felt that musi- long run. According to a post on the popular music a four-credit, four-class curricular struc- Association of America (RIAA) is suing cians don’t suffer from illegal downloads blog Idolator.com, music consumers will probably ture, the Columbian College of Arts and college students, having slapped more 400 since their growing fan base buys concert be more likely to buy music from EMI’s artists, as Sciences echoed the concerns of all profes- students at 13 colleges nationwide with tickets and makes other financial contribu- well as view the major label as a legitimate, friendly sors reluctant to sign on to a vague plan. “pre-litigation” letters. Great move guys, tions to their success. music corporation, rather than an evil, litigious, This school’s choice to wait to make a really. Seems to me like there’s no better But there is hope that some of the money-hungry machine. decision until the fall is not at all surpris- public relations move than suing one of major labels are starting to listen to the Hopefully, other major labels will begin to fol- ing, since administrators have not clearly your largest consumer bases for trying to BRENDAN digital generation (those born around 1982 low in EMI’s footsteps and put fewer restrictions communicated many specifics or benefits, discover new music. and beyond). Earlier this week, major on digital music. With more and more record stores aside from financial savings, to faculty The RIAA doesn’t get it. Trying to POLMER music label EMI announced that it would closing around the country (Tower Records, to name members. explain to them that discovering new music COLUMNIST no longer use DRM (digital-rights man- one), college students are being forced to find new In previous editorials, this page warned through file-sharing on the Internet can be agement) technology on its music sold ways to discover new music. If they want us to that without a more detailed plan to imple- a good thing is like trying to explain hip- digitally through online download sites listen to it legally, then it should be without strings ment four-by-four, faculty members would hop as an art form to your grandfather. While there like Apple’s iTunes music store. EMI – which owns attached. be reluctant to approve the new system. has been an overall decrease in record sales over the the rights to artists like Radiohead, Gorillaz and So stop suing us, RIAA. It’s only making you After the Faculty Senate’s rejection of the past few years, the fact is that college students still Norah Jones (not to mention the entire Beatles col- look more and more like the ignorant, grumpy old current four-by-four plan last month, the buy music legally. lection) – appears to be doing something that other man that you really are. Your scare tactics aren’t fool- Columbian College’s refusal to cooperate In a recent poll of college students by SurveyU, major music labels and the RIAA aren’t: trusting ing anyone, and it’s not going to change the way we is an affirmation that professors and staff 98 percent of students said that they had some ille- their customers. get our music. need more details on this major academic gally downloaded music sitting on their computer. Up to this point, music purchased through the –The writer, a junior majoring in journalism, is a shift before committing to action. However, more than half (57 percent) of all digital iTunes music store with “digital rights management” Hatchet columnist. These roadblocks to four-by-four’s adoption are nearly identical to those that occurred during a previous failed attempt letters to the editor by University President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg to enact this plan. It is not clear why the architects of four-by-four Hold your event at “The Vern” Foggy Bottom via The Vern Express fosters almost every gay stereotype be applauded for this. The article would not provide more information to In response to Andrew Siddons’ and advertising through the ever- at the University and hardly showed should have encouraged those faculty this time around; however, there is editorial, “Hands off Alumni popular weekly “What’s Happening the big picture of this community. It afraid to come out of the closet and still time to rectify the situation. House,” (Mar. 29, p. 4), the Mount @ Mount Vernon” e-mail. falsely portrays the gay community sent out a plea to their friends to Clearly, part of the Columbian Col- Vernon staff would like to remind Dozens of student organizations as an isolated entity of hot gay guys, uphold GW’s reputation of being a lege’s decision deals with the upcoming the entire GW community, and have hosted successful events at an entity in which no other gays fit. tolerant community. transition to a new president and perhaps especially student organizations, the Vern this year. We hope you’ll The article even implied that some The dynamic of all people we new administrators. Steven Knapp, the that they should consider hosting consider doing the same. For guys are intimidated to come out to have at this school and the city in incoming president, may have his own their events at the Mount Vernon complete information on how to this group. which we live nurtures not just views on four-by-four, views that could campus. get started, visit gwired.gwu.edu/ This article only serves to scare tolerance, but also acceptance. When derail Trachtenberg’s initiative. “The Vern” affords a wide mvcl/eventplanning. people further into the closet. In my I arrive in the Charlotte, N.C. airport If the shepherds of the proposed aca- variety of event spaces, from the –Fay Makrinos and Matthew opinion, being gay at GW is not an to change planes on the way back to demic shift would like to see four-by-four elegant Post Hall to the expansive Tisdale, issue, and the article should have Washington, D.C., I act a bit more to fruition, they must act now to give fac- green space of The Quad to the 24- MVCL Marketing Coordinators been written about how much of a subdued in public. Then the second ulty members more specifics to aid a final hour access to the excitement of for Event and Special Services non-issue it is to be gay at GW. Our I get off at the Foggy Bottom Metro decision. This change will have a better The Pub. Most of the campus’ event –Robert Snyder, situation is one to be envied, and it station, I can take a huge sigh of chance to survive the transition if a major- spaces even feature flexible catering Director of MVCL and Marketing should be celebrated. relief – a testament to the accepting ity of professors are able to come out in options with no waiver required. In The number of young men who community we have built here. Next support of the plan thanks to more details. addition, Mount Vernon Campus Article missed the point about the are comfortable enough to come out time someone decides to write an Otherwise, it may be best for GW’s other Life offers all kinds of support to gay community at GW seems phenomenal to me. In article about the GW gay community, schools to follow the Columbian College’s help you make the most of your Prerna Rao’s piece “Gay at GW: a society that is very un-accepting, do some more research. lead. event on campus, including easy A culture of acceptance,” (Mar. 26, GW fosters a very comfortable –Daniel November and efficient connections with p. 1) is fundamentally flawed. It environment, and the school should Junior

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students of the consequences said there was an odor of mari- CRIMELOG of their actions, and the students juana wafting into the room. UPD Online extras @ www.gwhatchet.com cleaned up the bottles. identified the room and knocked Disorderly Conduct –Referred to SJS on the door, but no one an- Check out authors talking at Gelman, Funeral for a GW employee, and more! swered. UPD entered the room 4/2/07 – Mitchell Hall 3/30/07 – 2000 block of and smelled marijuana. UPD – 12:45 a.m. – case closed F Street – 1 a.m. – case contacted the community direc- A student reported that he was closed tor, who conducted an adminis- outside Mitchell Hall when an UPD received a call indicating trative search. A small amount unknown individual threw an that three unknown individu- of marijuana and paraphernalia object out a nearby window. als were throwing rocks off the was found and no resident was He said he looked up and saw roof of a private building. MPD present. a male poking his head out of and UPD arrived on the scene. –Referred to SJS the window. The student went Two of the three individuals were National Student Employment Week to the room to confront the male identified and found in the build- 3/23/07 – Marvin Center student he suspected of throw- ing. They were warned, not ar- – 1:36 a.m. – case closed ing the object at him, who de- rested, because there had been UPD observed five students in April 8-14, 2007 nied the accusation. University no damage to property. The third the fifth-floor bowling alley with Police Department officers ar- person was never identified. open containers of alcohol. The The National Student Employment Association has declared that the second rived and believed – based on –Referred to outside agency alcohol was disposed of on week of April each year be set aside to recognize the value of student employees what had been thrown out of scene and officers determined and student employment professionals. the window and the objects in that the students did not need the room – that the Mitchell Hall 3/29/07 – Health and Well- medical attention. resident was responsible. There ness Center – 10:40 p.m. –Referred to SJS The purpose of this week is threefold: were two other students in the – case closed To enhance awareness of student employment and its important role suspect’s room. UPD officers responded to a Liquor Law Violation –Referred to Student Judicial report of a fight. The complain- in the higher education experience. Services ant, an employee at the Health 3/30/07 – Crawford Hall and Wellness Center, said the – 3:03 a.m. – case closed To recognize students who perform outstanding work 3/30/07 – 900 block of New subject left before UPD arrived. UPD officers on patrol heard while attending college. Hampshire Avenue – 10:47 The subject, a male student, loud music coming from a room. p.m. – case closed had become angry due to an Officers knocked on the door To thank the employers who hire students and make the cooperative UPD received a report that sev- indoor soccer game. and found five underage stu- eral individuals were throwing –Referred to SJS dents playing beer games. The education and student employment programs successful. bottles at pedestrians from a individuals were assessed and The outstanding GW student employees and cooperative education students are recognized roof of a non-GW building. UPD Drug Law Violation no one needed medical atten- and Metropolitan Police arrived tion. The alcohol was disposed each year during the annual Student Awards Ceremony. on scene and determined that 3/27/07 – Guthridge Hall of on scene. This year the ceremony will be held at 10am on Thursday, April 12, in Marvin Center 302 the property owners, who were – 11:00 p.m. – case closed –Referred to SJS GW students, were the suspect- UPD received a complaint from ed offenders. MPD advised the a Guthridge Hall resident, who –Compiled by Ashley Roberts MORE INFO: gwired.gwu.edu/career GW requests Bhangra murder records by Aya Mueller GW submitted a request for held. Hatchet Reporter the full police file to determine if it “(Police) have a suspect and is of interest to the case, said Tracy they have a name, but they won’t Attorneys discussed the Uni- Schario, director of Media Rela- give it to us because it is an ongo- versity’s request to review police tions. ing criminal investigation,” Allen records Friday during the second G e o ff re y said. hearing of a wrongful death suit D. Allen, coun- The govern- filed against GW and a student or- sel for Gur- ment’s investiga- ganization. pal Singh, the tion has found The father of a man who was victim’s father, “(Police) have a sus- that the suspect fatally stabbed five times outside a said the judge pect and they have is hiding in Paki- Bhangra Blowout after-party two seemed to side stan, Allen said. years ago filed the suit against the with some of name, but they won’t Court records University and the South Asian GW’s argu- show Singh is Society. The South Asian Society ments on Fri- give it to us...” seeking compen- annually hosts Bhangra Blowout, day. sation as high as a nationally renowned dance com- “It may $6 million from petition. screw up the GEOFFREY D. ALLEN GW, the General The case, filed last year, aims investigation COUNSEL FOR GURPAL SINGH Services Adminis- to recover damages for the lost if those facts tration of the U.S. income and pain resulting from get out,” Allen Government and the March 2005 murder of Ran- said. “(But) the others. jit Singh outside of the official judge seemed Singh has said Bhangra Blowout after-party. The sympathetic to GWU on some of he initially did not intend to press South Asian Society has not orga- the documents.” charges, but filed a wrongful death nized an official after-party since The court is concerned about and negligence lawsuit based on the stabbing. allowing the University to view the claim that GW and the South The Metropolitan Police De- the documents because the gov- Asian Society did not provide partment opposed the Universi- ernment is still searching for the enough security for the event. ty’s request for the entire police file person suspected of killing Ranjit GW, which is represented by related to the stabbing because the Singh, Schario said. She declined Timothy W. Romberger and Ste- incident is still under investiga- further comment, referencing a ven Anthony Hamilton, argues it tion by the federal government. school policy of not discussing on- is not liable because it had hired an The hearing ended with presiding going lawsuits. independent contractor to secure Judge Rosemary M. Collyer order- MPD initiated a homicide the event. n ing outgoing MPD Chief Charles investigation after Ranjit Singh’s H. Ramsey to submit the full police death on March 27, 2005. The sus- file to the court by Wednesday for pected murder occurred outside of a review to determine whether the the Old Post Pavilion near Union evidence is sensitive or relevant, Station, where the South Asian according to court documents. Society-sponsored after-party was Congratulations to the Phi Sigma Sigma Spring 2007 Class!

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city on a bus trying to promote my of acting as a career. because I met my wife.” movie. We’re kind of modeling it “Because my father was an ac- “Scream” co-stars Cox and RANKINGS 4X4 ARQUETTE on a political campaign,” Arquette tor ... and my mother was an ac- Arquette have been married since from p 1 said in an interview with The tress as well, we (Arquette and his 1999 and have a daughter, Coco, from p. 1 from p. 1 Hatchet. siblings) were raised doing it. The who is two years old. Arquette who also plays the role of a local Having previ- way we played said raising a family in the spot- Frederick Lawrence said in an e- and innovation,” Trachtenberg redneck marijuana farmer named ously visited Tu- was doing improv light of paparazzi can be frustrat- mail. said. “I think they are all delay- Muff in the movie. lane University in games,” he said. ing. GW’s public health program ing tactics by people who are Films Chair of GW’s Program- New Orleans, GW Arquette and “That part’s creepy, especially at the Graduate School of Public afraid of change. Sometimes not ming Board Alyssa Grinder coor- was Arquette’s sec- “It’s a horror film his siblings are all when it comes to my daughter. Health and Health Services was to change means that things are dinated Arquette’s appearance on ond college stop fairly prominent You get ultra-protective. There are ranked 19, while the University’s going to change around you.” campus as part of his promotional on the tour. As he but it’s really in the entertain- a lot of benefits, but the only really MBA program went up eight spots Executive Vice President bus tour. addressed the au- ment industry. good thing about being a celebrity to 62. for Academic Affairs Donald “‘The Tripper’ publicity tour dience at Gelman political satire.” His sister Patricia is bringing attention to different U.S. News & World Report Lehman instructed each of the is a grass-roots promotional cam- Library, his casual Arquette is the causes,” said Arquette, who helps ranked GW’s Graduate School schools to vote on the four-by- paign going on a limited budget,” demeanor and ap- star of NBC’s hit an array of causes including the of Education and Human four by mid-April. said Grinder, a junior. pearance allowed DAVID ARQUETTE show “Medium,” fight against breast cancer. Development as 28 out of 243 The Columbian College, She was contacted by Ar- the 35-year-old to ACTOR his other sister Though he’s now a grown rated schools. GW’s largest of its individual quette’s publicist and they began fit in with his col- Rosanna Arquette man with a family of his own, “We are pleased to remain schools, is the first school to vote planning his campus visit last Fri- lege audience. stars in “What acting is still a family affair for among the top-ten private schools on the four-by-four. The Elliott day evening and finalized details Arquette at- About Brian?” Arquette, as he and wife continue of education nationwide and School is set to take a vote on of his trip to Foggy Bottom on tributes his ob- on ABC and his to collaborate. In addition to their among the top graduate schools April 13. Representatives from Monday morning. scure fashion sense brother Alexis Ar- production company Coquette, of education overall,” said Mary the business school and the engi- Between events, Arquette re- – he has been ranked as one of quette is an actor and transgender which produced “The Tripper,” Hatwood Futrell, Dean of GSEHD. neering school said their schools laxed in Kogan Plaza, taking pic- the “worst-dressed” celebrities by figurehead. the married duo has worked side- Last year, U.S. News and have not yet set a date to vote on tures with students and signing People magazine – to his child- Though he’s most proud of his by-side on the television show World Report pegged GW at 52 in the four-by-four. autographs. hood closet which he shared with work in indie films “Dream With “Dirt,” in which Cox stars. Both a list of best national universities. The unanimous resolution to “We’re on a really tight budget his siblings. Growing up in a fam- the Fishes” and “Johns,” Arquette halves of the couple made acting The University has not placed in postpone the vote states that it here. That’s why I’m going city to ily of actors resulted in his pursuit said, “‘Scream’ was the best for me appearances in “The Tripper.” n the top 50 in six years. n would be premature to vote on the four-by-four before the new dean of the Columbian College and the new University President take charge. 2007 While the vote does not shut AS A COLLEGE GRAD, out the possibly of the school FJ adopting the four-by-four, it is not likely that it will be consid- CRUISER ered again in the near future, YOU MAY BE said economics professor Donald Parsons. He said the four-by- four will only be reconsidered if Knapp turns out to be a “zealous ELIGIBLE FOR 2007 advocate” of the switch. “If it turns out that he’s fairly RAV4 neutral about it, then it will be dead,” Parsons said. In February, the Faculty Senate passed a similar resolution recommending that the schools should not adopt a four-by-four 2007 model at this time and that they CAMRY should begin to review their cur- riculums under the presidency of HYBRID Knapp, which will begin July 1. Parsons described these forward- looking resolutions as signs of discontent with the academic 2007 initiatives of Trachtenberg and Lehman. YARIS But others said this resolu- tion may signal the coming of curricular reform, including * a reexamination of the general ANY NEW TOYOTA OF YOUR CHOICE † curriculum requirements in the WWW.WINAYARISONLINE.COM Columbian College. “If the discussion of the four- by-four, which many people seem to approve, has prompted a discussion of curricular review, then it was a success,” physics *NOT ALL CUSTOMERS WILL QUALIFY. CUSTOMERS RECEIVE $400 FROM TOYOTA TOWARDS LEASING OR FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF NEW UNTITLED TOYOTA MODELS THROUGH PARTICIPATING TOYOTA professor Gerald Feldman said. 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From what Panic fans have seen and Panic to groove heard of their recent shows, the AN ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE FOR THE unpredictable Panic is back. CASH-STRAPPED COLLEGE STUDENT They have debuted three origi- in D.C. nal tunes already on this spring by David McConaghay tour, while continuing to re- Hatchet Reporter invent the classic tracks that have led them this far. Granted, Widespread Panic Widespread Panic, the preeminent If you have Southern blues-driven rock and roll has been playing the same essen- $5 band in America, is coming to D.C. tial group of songs somewhat the same way for more than Go to Politics and Prose at 5015 this weekend. Tickets sold out within Connecticut Ave., N.W. today at hours of the concert’s announcement two decades. If you’ve been to two-dozen shows, you’ve prob- 7 p.m. to see Christopher Buckley weeks ago, but they’re available on promote his new book, “Boomsday.” eBay for $100 a pop if you’re lucky. ably heard them play the same “Porch Song” a few times. But The son of conservative icon Founded in 1986 by four stu- William F. Buckley and the author of dents out of the University of Georgia the question is, are you ever disappointed when they do? “Thank You For Smoking,” Buckley and joined by percussionist Sunny has written his new book about Ortiz and key man JoJo Hermann, There is a timeless nature to this music, something that won’t get generational conflict between the Widespread Panic is named after its young and the old. n original lead guitarist Michael Houser. old no matter how many times In his days, Mikey was prone to panic you listen to the same version attacks and suffered from severe stage of the same set of songs. (If you Courtesy Progressive Artists Association fright, performing his entire career sit- want proof, listen to Disc 2 of Widespread Panic, an Athens, Ga., band has continued strong even after the ting down while his singular, effect Live in the Classic City.) 2002 death of founding lead guitarist Michael Houser. pedal-free solos sent everyone else The drifting, intense and alternately bright and har- soaring out of their seats. If you have Houser passed away from pancre- rowing rock and roll is not $10 wild dark curls atop his head sink Whether or not you are one of atic cancer on August 10, 2002. Starting for everyone. Panic spans the spec- past his shoulders but rarely rest there the lucky souls to enter the Warner in September 2006, Jimmy Herring trum from what The Grateful Dead Go to Jammin’ Java at 227 Maple when the stage fan is blowing, throw- Theater this weekend (which, by the joined the band. called “Space,” down to the most basic Ave., in Vienna, Va., Monday to ing them up to one side as he rolls way, is within walking distance of our Herring’s fresh presence seems to old-home, back-country rhythm and hear a set by Jesse Malin. The along, claiming momentary spotlight dear Foggy Bottom) may be up to the have jolted the band back into prime blues stolen originally inspired by the former singer of glam-core stal- with a flurry of fingers thumping up eBay gods by now. On one hand, it’s form. Not that they ever struggled on Rolling Stones. warts D Generation went solo and down his fret before settling back too bad they aren’t playing a big arena stage, but the death of a founding mem- Founding member, lead singer, in 1999 and started hanging out into the groove for everyone else to so everybody could go for cheap. But ber will shake any band to its founda- rhythm guitarist and amateur mystic with Ryan Adams, and all of a build upon. then again, it’s probably a good thing tions. On the interim tours between John Bell sings with a scratchy, soul- sudden he’s duetting with Bruce Schools stands on the audience’s they still know better not to; they must Mike’s passing and Jimmy’s joining, old soaked voice, rich in Southern twang, Springsteen on his new record right side of the stage, making it the dig the intimacy. friend George McConnell and former sometimes story-telling improvised “Glitter in the Gutter.” They grow preferable place to boogie. Come Friday Widespread Panic will be at the guitar tech Sam Holt admirably shared lyrics as the big Spirit consumes him. up so fast. Homeboy also covers and Saturday night, almost everyone Warner Theatre Friday and Saturday. the guitar load under heavily undeserved The magnanimous Dave Schools the Replacements’ “Bastards of entering the Warner Theatre will have Tickets have been sold out for a month. n scrutiny from grieving, lifelong fans. But plays the bass. He is a big guy, as he Young.” Respect. a proverbial sign on their head that “Earth to America” is their most recent fans wanted more. holds down the heavy rhythms at the says “I Came To Get Down.” album. n Now that Jimmy has settled into low end of Widespread’s sound. The Shedding light on a dark issue by Stephanie Keller health.” If you have $20 Hatchet Reporter While answering journalists’ ques- tions about his dealings with depres- Go to Lisner tonight to see some Love him or hate him, Pete Wentz sion, Wentz also spoke about the public’s Christian rock when multi-plati- really doesn’t give a damn. Better known view of Fall Out Boy and the band’s num band Jars of Clay perform than his platinum-selling band Fall future plans. You would think that a at 7:30. The band, together since Out Boy, Wentz’s face (and other body band consisting of 22 to 28 year olds may the early 1990s, is promoting parts...) have been plastered all over the have a difficult time playing to 13-year- 2006’s “Good Monsters.” Open- media since the band shot to the top of old screaming girls night after night, but ing for the Illinois quartet will the Billboard Charts with “Sugar, We’re it doesn’t seem to faze them at all. be Needtobreathe and Burlap to Going Down,” bringing their emo-pop “It’s more fun to play people who Cashmere. n sound to the masses. aren’t jaded, to be someone’s first show. Two years later, the band is still going There’s nothing worse than someone strong, having just released their latest who’s seen it all before.” album “Infinity On High.” But Wentz As the poster boy for the new-age has all eyes focused on him, waiting for emo genre, Wentz said he sees the use the pop-rock king to get into yet another of the term as ridiculous as it was in its fight or to see which new Hollywood inception in the early 90s. “It doesn’t starlet he will be seen with next. affect my life one way or the other. We by Jeff rey Deciding to show a softer side, Wentz don’t have meetings about what color to Parker has teamed up with MTVu and The Jed paint our nails or how to take over the Foundation’s “Half of Us” campaign to world or anything.” combat depression and prevent suicide So what does the future hold for Fall on college campuses. Pete Wentz, as well Out Boy? Wentz said the band will be as Mary J. Blige, Nelly Furtado and Max courtesy MTVu on tour for a while and then produce a Bemis of “Say Anything” will relay their Pete Wentz (left) of Fall Out Boy is teaming up with MTVu to bring DVD and maybe another B-sides record. own struggles in dealing with depres- awareness to depression with the “Half of Us” campaign. Their goal for the year is to “go to every sion and will offer advice for students corner of this earth and maybe do some suffering from the same mental health good now and again.” issues. For now though, it’s difficult for Wentz’s involvement with the campaign stems Blender, when asked what drugs are in his system pretty boy Pete Wentz to look toward the future from his own struggle. It brings him to a sort of currently, Wentz bluntly answered, “Well, I’m out when he’s on top of the world. It’s sink or swim for empathy: to help kids feel like they aren’t alone. of Ambien. But you’d find Lorazepam, which is Wentz, and he’s treading water while he still can. “This is one thing that felt close to home,” said Wentz basically Xanax; Flexeril, which is a muscle relaxant; The “Half of Us” campaign will begin April 2 via in a conference call with The Hatchet. “I felt like I could Seroquel; and I think there would probably be Zoloft HalfofUs.com, and in mid-April, MTVu and MTVu. offer my side of a conversation. Maybe not answer in there.” com will air the interview with Pete Wentz in a com- people, but at least let them know someone else felt Courtney Knowles, the director of communica- mercial-free half-hour episode, in which Wentz will similarly.” tions of The Jed Foundation, insists he is a good discuss his ongoing struggle to overcome depres- It may seem strange that The Jed Foundation spokesperson for the campaign, saying that his sion. Fall Out Boy will also soon be headlining The chose a rock star who has been an open book in the “candor is exactly what is needed to shatter the Honda Civic Tour, featuring +44, The Academy Is …, media about his drug habits. In the March issue of overwhelming stigma around the issue of mental Cobra Starship and Paul Wall. n BARbelle Third Edition gave it 22 years ago – starring the incomparable 1212 H St., N.E. Rob Lowe, no less. The second we walked in, a short, balding guy who looked like my high school Calculus teacher IMDB describes the plot of the 1985 film “St. – but less of an asshole – jumped up to greet us and Elmo’s Fire”: “A group of friends, just out of col- offer us the “Barbara Streisand Table.” We decided lege, struggle with adulthood. Their main problem to forego Babs’ table – a small thing with a white is that they’re all self-centered and obnoxious.” tablecloth overlooking scenic Wisconsin Avenue It’s no surprise, then, that the film was set in – and settled into a dark booth in the back, where Georgetown. Some of the scenes, in fact, were the guy chatted us up some. filmed at Wisconsin Avenue bar Third Edition. After checking our IDs and making some stock And if you ever show up there, they will never let derogatory joke about his ex-girlfriend, he went you forget it. in for the kill. “Have you ever seen the movie A couple months ago, Third Edition was full of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire?’” he asked. We hadn’t. “Demi just such self-centered and obnoxious kids strug- Moore?” he tried. We shook our heads. “Emilio gling with adulthood – and seeing straight – at Estevez?” one of GW’s Senior Nights. But when my friend “Wasn’t Rob Lowe in that movie?” I asked. and I stopped in to the bar early one Thursday “Yes,” he replied. “And Judd Nelson.” evening, the place couldn’t have been more dead. Then, a guy with a tie painted like a No. 2 We arrived to find the entire staff huddled around pencil swept in to take our orders – fish, chips, and the long central bar, waiting for some more young, a cheeseburger – and deliver our drinks. The food obnoxious clientele to take the Third Edition bait. is good, and runs from $5 for soup to $22 for crab All we were looking for was a place with beer. We cakes or a New York strip. A hamburger will cost fit the bill. you $9. The beers that we had so self-centeredly Despite its big-screen claim to fame, Third and obnoxiously searched for – a Yuengling and a Edition is an exceedingly standard Georgetown Miller Light – ran about 5 bucks each. bar. You know what the place will be like before But drinking in the shadows of the washed-up you step inside – a few TV’s, copious wood panel- Brat Packers? Uh, priceless. n ing, scant lighting, some preps in polos and boat shoes, blah, blah, blah – they sell beer. But even though “St. Elmo’s Fire” came out before most Georgetown students were born, Third Edition Bar Belle Rating continues to stab toward the small fame the movie The GW Hatchet | Thursday, April, 5, 2007, page 8

NUMBER CRUNCH SPORTS –The number of total bases for junior Charlie Jake Sherman – Sports Editor ([email protected]) Kruer during a three-game series Joanna Shapes – Asst. Sports Editor ([email protected]) 16 against Richmond in March. Recruiting styles threaten academic integrity of colleges The nets were not even cut and junior Corey Brewer what O.k. Admittedly, this is a who recruited Egerson and a for- Williams, would succeed in col- students with such bad grades when CBS’s Jim Nantz was on the it was like to win back-to-back strange way to look at a clearly mer GW assistant to Karl Hobbs, lege if they were given structure. into universities for the sole pur- court, microphone in hand, stand- titles. celebratory comment by a player stood by his player. In Williams’ case, he did. But is pose of winning basketball games. ing in the middle of a horde of Noah spoke about “doing it that just reached the pinnacle in Should someone with 13 F’s it right to allow people into a If they do that, Georgetown and University of Florida players after big” in Florida, admitting his sport. But look a in high school gain admission to university who reportedly have GW should accept great flautists the Gators won the 2007 NCAA Nantz had no idea what little deeper. Is that one of the nation’s top universities far worse grades than the average who never graduated high school basketball championship Monday he was talking about but what we want our for his ability to play basketball? student at the same school so they to bring kudos to the orchestra night. his boys in Gainsville, schools to be known Georgetown is ranked 23rd in the could play basketball and earn program. A little background for those Fla., would understand. for? nation. Are there any other non- money for the university? That’s a To the thousands of other stu- that have not turned on a televi- “That’s what we do Last week, The athletic students that have failed big question mark. dents at college, think about this: sion for the last week: the win at Florida,” Noah said. New York Times wrote as many classes as Egerson has? The answers to these questions do you support your university marked Florida’s second basket- “We win champion- about Mark Egerson, Coaches, often harkening exceed the bounds of this column allowing students with sub-par ball championship in as many ships.” Jake a former Georgetown back to fellow coaches like John but schools should consider the grades for the purpose of boosting years, the first time a team com- Wait. basketball player who Thompson Jr. and John Chaney, repercussions of giving people a an athletic program? pleted that feat in 15 seasons. Is that what they do? Sherman recently decided to say giving kids a chance to suc- chance. It may not be wrong; it But if universities want to If you were not among the Of all the great programs transfer. Egerson, The ceed in college is the right thing may be the right thing to do, but maintain strong academic insti- millions of fans that watched the they have, which includes a top- Times uncovered, failed 13 classes to do. Their opponents hold oth- look at Georgetown. They made tution, I hope schools begin to game live or happened to turn it notch law school, does Florida in high school and was still admit- erwise. the Final Four, but now Broadus seriously take a look at admission off as soon as the buzzer sounded, now mean winning basketball ted to Georgetown. Kevin Broadus, Karl Hobbs often said that will always have this hanging over policies, because this thing is spi- Nantz asked junior Joakim Noah championships? the assistant coach at Georgetown he wondered if kids, like Omar his head. Schools should not allow raling out of control. n

SECONDSLIDER “He continues to get better with each passing week.” JIM MASON GW ASSISTANT BASEBALL COACH ON JUNIOR CHARLIE KRUER

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John Birk/Hatchet photographer Towson junior Brian Conley slides into GW second baseman Tom Zebroski during the Colonials’ success 9-3 win Tuesday afternoon at Barcroft Field in Arlington, Va. Junior Charlie Kruer is “center” of attention

by Ian Humphrey Hatchet Staff Writer run in the bottom of the ninth Slugger named inning with two outs against that allowed the Colonials to s a New York Mets clinch the final seed in the A- fan, junior Charlie Atlantic 10 Player 10 Baseball Championship last Kruer has some season. He was also responsible reservations about of the Week for a home run against Rhode idolizingA Philadelphia Phillies Island in the 7th inning to help slugger Ryan Howard. But in won 9-3, with a two-RBI double eliminate the top-seeded Rams the past couple of weeks, Kruer, with the bases loaded in the first less than a week later. Still, also a left-handed power-hitter, inning. Kruer brushed aside the label of has put up numbers that come Moving to the cleanup spot clutch hitter, explaining that he close to rivaling those of last in the batting order this year just happens to be in the right year’s National League’s most has produced noticeable results, place at the right time. valuable player. despite the fact that teams are With the lineup coming Last week, the GW center- pitching around Kruer and together and the Colonials scor- fielder was named Atlantic 10 throwing him fewer fastballs. ing more runs than at the begin- Player of the Week after hitting The centerfielder said he has ning of the season, Kruer said .500 with three home runs and responded by working to better that he will be disappointed eight RBIs during a five-game recognize changeups, curveballs if GW, which is currently sit- span. In a three-game series and sliders as they come out of ting at 2-4 in the conference, against Richmond, Kruer had the pitcher’s hand. does not make the A-10 Baseball his way with the Spiders’ pitch- “Once the teams get a scout- Championship. ing, recording 16 total bases and ing report on you, they pitch to “Every team is pretty close slugging 1.455. get you out,” Kruer said. “They skill-wise, so every game is a bat- After a sluggish beginning saw me last year and I got a tle,” he said. “The A-10 is wide to the season at the plate, Kruer little time freshman year also, so open, so that really motivates us said that nabbing “player of the it’s just basically being patient because we have a good shot at week” honors was a sign that he and waiting for something that making the tournament.” is finally out of his slump. I can handle.” Kruer said that his signifi- “It’s a big deal for me,” Assistant coach Jim Mason cant playing time as a freshman Kruer said. “We were fac- said that the junior’s recent suc- helped ease the transition from ing some good teams, and the cess is actually what has been high school baseball to college weather was kind of cold, so I expected from him from the baseball and set a foundation was struggling a little bit, I’m start. Kruer was an Atlantic for the remainder of his GW seeing the ball much better now, 10 All-Conference Honorable career. and I’m hitting pitches that I can Mention last season while lead- “I knew what to expect handle.” ing the Colonials in slugging come sophomore year, like what Kruer’s batting average is percentage, hits, RBI, home runs the pitching was going to be like .321 with a .398 on-base percent- and total bases. and the speed of the game, so I age. He has hit eight home runs, “He’s one of the best play- really understood quickly how only one shy of his team-high of ers in the conference like he was to handle the different situa- nine a year ago. last year, and he continues to get tion,” he said. The Old Bridge, N.J., native better with each passing week,” Although his ultimate goal continued his hitting tear this Mason said. is to play professionally one week by putting the Colonials’ Kruer seems to have a knack day, Kruer said that for now he first tallies on the board against for coming up with big hits, wants to steadily improve his Towson on Tuesday, which GW including a three-run home numbers each year. n The GW Hatchet Thursday, April 5, 2007

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and a casual bar setting where stu- Northern New Jersey, Los Angeles Texas, is the next focus for region- Conservancy, a nonprofit group TONIC dents can socialize while the second and Chicago. al expansion. that advocates fair college admis- floor would be reserved for dining. REGIONAL Robert Chernak, senior sions, said that national promi- from p. 1 TONIC’s third floor will be outfit- from p. 3 vice president of Student and Total coverage nence should not be every school’s ted with a stage and comfortable Academic Support Services, said Speaking of GW’s days as first priority. only but will then expand to in- couches meant for private events more students to GW, California the placement of the directors is a commuter and night school, “The jury’s still out on the idea clude breakfast and lunch. and casual student use. has shown the most rapid growth strategic. University President Stephen Joel that nationalization has educa- “Even though we are without Junior Lawrence Cohen said in undergraduate domestic stu- “We have placed regional Trachtenberg said the institution tional payoffs, especially when on the license, we think GW students the restaurant will have to have dent enrollment. directors in areas where interest is 88 percent out of that phase. the other side of the equation you will love us anyway,” Pollok said. good food now that alcohol is off in GW is already high, is It takes time, he said, for any weigh these costs,” Thacker said. “We’re going to have great food, the menu. He said students will Taking the initiative growing or has the poten- school to attain complete national Colleges should beware great coffee, a great atmosphere, probably be disappointed TONIC Despite other universities tial to grow,” Chernak presence. spending too much money on everything.” cannot be the exclusive neighbor- having regional directors, GW wrote in an e-mail. “When you change an recruitment at the expense of aca- TONIC’s attorney, 1978 alum- hood bar as it was planned. is one of only two schools in Since the institution, you have to go demics, Thacker added. nus Andrew Kline, said the license “It’s like WOW Wingery. If its “market basket” to have the D.C. govern- through two generations “I can tell you that there are a issue was complicated because the it has good food, I’ll go there for position. The other is Southern ment caps of people – both lot of regional institutions where property is within 200 feet of a high food,” Cohen said. WOW was Methodist University in Dallas, undergradu- faculty and stu- a lot more education is going school, which subjects it to an or- originally set to open in August which has four regional direc- ate enroll- dents – until on than at national institutions,” dinance that precludes a liquor li- 2006 as a full-service restaurant tors. A market-basket school is ment due to zoning the mindset Thacker said. cense from being issued to nearby serving beer and wine. It opened in an institution that is in a metro- restrictions, Chernak of the insti- Greenberg, regional director venues. He said the main problem, mid-January, and continues to be politan area with a similar under- said he hopes to use the tution is for Boston, contends that GW has though, stemmed from the proper- a counter-service venue without a graduate population, a University University’s national pres- formed.” a lot to offer, including its edu- ty’s residential zoning. liquor license. spokesman said. ence to garner interest about Many dif- cation. He said Trachtenberg’s “It’s too bad,” Kline said. “That Cohen added that it will be at The decision to create the lesser-known areas of study. ferent departments expansion of the University has property has a long history of re- least another dining option, which regional offices was two-fold, “Our strategy for moving in the University have been entirely beneficial. tail use. When I was at GW, rumor students are always looking for. said Undergraduate Admissions forward is to increase interest spurred expansion, said “Twenty years from now, he had it that Jackie Kennedy used to It’s not very important that the Director Kathryn Napper. “Not in programs that are current- Trachtenberg, whose nearly will be seen if not as the most cre- drink her milkshakes there.” restaurant and bar is now just a res- only were we interested in increas- ly under-enrolled and where two-decade-long tenure ends ative University presidents of his When asked about the possibil- taurant, junior Turner Payne said. ing applications,” Napper wrote capacity exists for expan- July 31. He noted that sports such time, then one of the top three,” ity of getting a liquor license in the “I think (the residential restric- in an e-mail, “but (we) wanted to sion,” Chernak said. He cited the as men’s basketball have greatly Greenberg said. “Here is a guy future, Kline said he and the owner tion) is a good reason to not have (a better service applicants through- sciences, engineering and technol- contributed to the University’s who is a risk-taker. He puts it out are still evaluating their next move. bar) there,” Payne said. “There are out the country.” ogy as areas for improvement. recognition around the country. there with his name, and takes The first floor of the restaurant so many places around campus to There are offices in Boston, Napper said a greater empha- Lloyd Thacker, execu- responsibility for it and takes the is designed to have high-top tables go drink.” n Atlanta, Southern Virginia, sis on the South, specifically tive director of the Education blame for it.” n

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