PEACE NOT PREJUDICE PAGE A3 HOROWITZ SPEAKS ON CAMPUS PAGE A6 Clerics promote peace, discount racism Audience member removed from event by UPD

MONDAY The GW October 29, 2007 ALWAYS ONLINE: WWW.GWHATCHET.COM Vol. 104 • Iss. 21 Hatchet @ AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER - SERVING THE GW COMMUNITY SINCE 1904 More swastikas A Fabolous Invasion found on door Best-selling rapper kicks off basketball seasons at Smith Center by Robert Lee Jewish students.” Hatchet Staff Writer “There is no place for such things at this or any other univer- Four swastikas – each progres- sity,” Knapp said in the release. sively larger in size – have been “We do not condone, and we will drawn on the door of a Jewish not tolerate, the posting of images freshman living in Mitchell Hall. or texts that vilify any religious, The perpetrator of the ethnic, or racial group.” anti-Semitic drawings is still Marshak, who is also a Hatchet unknown. The University Police reporter, left campus to escape any Department could not be reached scrutiny after she found the second for comment about any ongoing swastika, she said. investigations. Marshak said she did not think The fourth – and largest – the first drawing was an attack. swastika was drawn in permanent After finding four drawings on her marker sometime Sunday morn- door, she said she is reaching to ing, said Sarah Marshak, the target outside organizations for help. of the drawings. UPD took pictures “At this point, I’m taking this and washed the symbol off the past GW,” Marshak said in an by Mike Phillips door. interview with The Hatchet. “I am Hatchet Reporter On Friday, University President thinking of contacting the Anti- Steven Knapp said in a news release Defamation League. I can’t let this New York rapper Fabolous made more that the swastikas were “an expres- than 2,000 GW students wait more than two sion of hatred directed against our See DRAWING, p. B4 hours for his Colonials Invasion performance Friday night at Smith Center. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES While waiting for the performer to arrive, students attending Colonials Invasion were treated to an introduction of the men’s and women’s basketball teams for the upcoming season and performances by the dance and Facilities, cost cheerleading squads, mascots and the pep band. “Hopefully you guys can come to all of the games,” Karl Hobbs head coach of the men's basketball team, said. deter students He added, “The thing that makes this place by Lindsay Corcoran the chair of the physical facili- special ... is the fans. There’s a reason it’s one of Senior Staff Writer ties committee in the Faculty the hardest places to play.” Senate. Since its inception in 1997, the kick-off cel- Things have gotten so rough “Given the many less expen- ebration for the men’s and women’s basketball at the School of Engineering sive (universities), the effective- teams has had many different names. and Applied Sciences, ness of our recruiting From 1997 to 2002, the event was known students are essentially efforts depends to a as “Midnight Madness” and was cancelled in working in stairwells, “SEAS large extent on the dis- 2003 because of “the loss of a basketball focus University President count rate from regu- and increased hoopla from side acts,” The Steven Knapp told the has been lar tuition SEAS can Hatchet previously reported. Board of Trustees last trying for offer potential fresh- In 2003, the celebration was changed to week. men,” Helgert wrote Colonials Invasion and was held for two years Old facilities, a weak some time in an e-mail. until it was cancelled last year because of reputation and declining Over the past budget cuts. When GW last held Colonials enrollment has caused to increase two to three years, Invasion, in 2005 officials reported that 3,500 the school to announce the number of fresh- people attended the event. As a replacement, plans to increase the size enrollment.” man entering SEAS “Spirit of the Night” was organized as a less of its freshman class by has decreased. This extravagant way to get students excited about about 100 students. DON year, 112 freshmen the upcoming basketball season. The cost of GW is enrolled in SEAS, This year the Student Association lobbied especially a deterrent LEHMAN while last year there the University to bring back Colonials Invasion for students considering UNIVERSITY VP were 130 students in with the inclusion of a major musical act. that many “engineering the freshman class. Despite the chart-topping rapper’s success, families” are middle class In the past, the many students were unfamiliar with Fabolous and have trouble paying for GW, school has had as many as photos by Ben Solomon/senior photo editor and some would have preferred a return to said Hermann Helgert, a profes- Fabolous performs at the end of Friday evening's Colonials Invasion, held at Smith sor in SEAS who also serves as See SEAS, p. B4 Center. The rapper was slated to perform twice, but ultimately performed once. See INVASION, p. B4 BASEBALLBLISS Knapp: Tuition is misleading especially if they’re going for About 60 percent of under- President wants that kind of shock effect,” Knapp graduates receive some financial said. aid, and GW has the highest Under GW’s fixed tuition average need-based aid package to better explain plan, incoming students pay in the country – according to the same tuition every year they U.S. News and World Report. attend the University. Housing Knapp said he hopes to cost and food costs are not fixed. by Bryan Han increase the amount of schol- When fixed tuition was imple- Senior Staff Writer arship grants given out, rather mented in the 2004-2005 school than burden students with loans year, tuition rose 16 percent – and debt. Communicating GW’s cost compared to the normal 3 to 4 He also asked his senior staff is one of the greatest challenges percent increase. to research ways to increase the facing the institution, University “(The media) didn’t look at affordability of the University. “It's hard President Steven Knapp said last the four-year tuition or five-year Tuition, housing, financial aid to get (the week in an interview with The tuition. They only looked at that and fundraising are among the Hatchet. initial sticker price and that’s the key areas of interest, he said, but media) GW’s high sticker price – part that’s a little bit mislead- lowering the current tuition is which was the first in the country ing,” he said. not an option. to tell the to surpass $50,000 – is deceiving, Knapp said he has no plans Lou Katz, the executive vice Knapp said. He added that the to discontinue fixed tuition. president and treasurer, said whole mainstream media ignores GW’s Overall affordability is his pri- affordability is a high priority story.” fixed tuition and financial aid, mary focus. in all departments leading up to Ryder Haske/assistant photo editor often looking only for simple STEVEN from left to right) John Lancaster, David Young and Patrick Pho cel- “(W)e’re not ultimately inter- the next Board of Trustees meet- indicators that apply to all insti- ested in the media. What we’re ing in February. KNAPP ebrate the Boston Red Sox 2007 World Series victory at Rhino Bar in tutions. Georgetown. The sweep of the Colorado Rockies gives the Red Sox its ultimately interested in is our “As we go into this budget “It’s hard to win that with students and making sure they UNIVERSITY second title this decade. the media because it’s hard to can come here,” Knapp said. PRESIDENT get them to tell the whole story, See TUITION, p. B4 Annual sex-themed show has a cult-like following on campus Clothes off , curtains up by Marisa Kabas the common thread that weaves together the “I’ve loved Rocky since I was 11 years Hatchet Staff Writer lives of a number of GW students from var- old,” Rozenberg said. “My mother intro- ied backgrounds who otherwise might not duced me to it.” He said that when he came They live among us. No, not witches or have had a platform to express themselves. to Colonial Inauguration before his fresh- zombies, but the cast of GW’s production of Is being a part of Rocky automatically an man year, he was automatically drawn to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” induction to a GW counterculture? the cult classic. Each October, Forbidden Planet When junior Paul Rozenberg enters He has starred as Dr. Frankenfurter, the Productions presents the show with a cult- rehearsal, he wears shorts, a T-shirt and a role made famous by Tim Curry, since his like following, providing the most risqué pair of flip-flops. Right before opening night freshman year, and this year donned the and edgy display in student theater. on Friday Paul appears again, this time in a director’s hat along with co-director Andrew It seems that this show, about a couple red corset, fishnets, sky-high black patent- Springer. Ryder Haske/assistant photo editor that wanders into the den of multi-talented leather heels and the signature scarlet lips. Forbidden Planet Productions' Rocky Horror Picture Show is a transsexuals, is more than just a show. It is Somehow, it looks natural. See ROCKY, p. B1 staple of Halloween at GW.

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pus since freshmen year, always GWBRIEF doing something to enhance cam- CAMPUS pus spirit.” SNAPSHOT Frightening Facepaint Students chosen as GW's – Ben Toder CALENDAR President and First Lady Voters named Casey Pond GWBRIEF MONDAY president and Christina “Mo” Vazquez Mauricio first lady in Vanderbilt adopts newspaper Iraq: Today’s Reality, Tomor- GW’s first-ever President and First program started by SA at GW row’s Horizons Lady Competition. If imitation is the greatest form The announcement was made Join a distinguished panel of of flattery, then the readership pro- Friday night at Colonials Invasion. gram at GW should be blushing. Iraq experts as they discuss The President and First Lady When members of the student the country’s future and the Competition made its debut as part governing body at Vanderbilt Uni- possibilities for peace. of Sprit Week, which culminated in versity heard of the Student Asso- Friday night’s events at Smith Cen- ciation-sponsored GW readership 7 to 8:30 p.m. ter. The competition is similar to program they contacted SA leaders Lindner Family Commons, those held as part of a typical high for advice on how to implement Room 602, 1957 E St. school’s homecoming. For this the program in Nashville – one that year’s spirit week, the GW spirit Sponsored by the Middle makes free copies of national news- committee wanted to start a new papers available in the lobbies of East Policy Forum and event that would boost the involve- on-campus residence halls. Exxon Mobil ment from GW students. The Vanderbilt student leaders “We wanted to get as many “heard good things” about the plan students as possible involved in GW student leaders used to rein- TUESDAY the week, and based on student state GW’s readership program, input and feedback, this was one SA Executive Vice President Brand Francis Fukuyama event that our student planning Kroeger said. committee developed,” wrote Josh The famed author and inter- The SA helped Vanderbilt stu- Hartman, operations and special dent leaders by suggesting ways to national relations scholar will projects manager for the GW Spirit lobby their administration to adopt Program, in an e-mail. Anne Wernikoff/Hatchet photographer be giving a speech entitled the program, by giving them con- Senior Kelly Leon (left) paints the face of 8 year-old Tiara Diggs (right) at Kidsfest Fest “Democracy, Development To become eligible for candida- tact information for the appropriate cy, students had to be a junior or se- Saturday afternoon. See the full story at www.gwhatchet.com. and Nation Building.” individuals at USA Today – one of nior and to collect signatures from the newspapers that participates 7 to 8:30 p.m. 25 individuals who support their in the program – and by offering 1957 E St., Room 213 nominations. The GW spirit com- information about the cost of the daily in the Business School and rial. Sponsored by the Elliott mittee released candidate nomina- program and how many copies of The Economist is offered weekly After shoots, Clooney, Mc- Corrections tions a few weeks before the start of paper the program includes. Sev- on the third and fourth floor of Dormand and Swinton returned School of International Af- Spirit Week. Hartman said on cam- eral SA members also sent a letter the Elliott School. to the main production and In “Prospective GW blood do- fairs, the Organization for pus of roughly 10,000 undergradu- to Vanderbilt’s student leaders and – Jordan Steinmann make-up trailers on 19th and E ates, it is difficult to find candidates nors lack required nutrients” International Development administration expressing their streets. (Oct. 8, p. A1), The Hatchet that everyone will know. support for the program. The actors and actresses will and the International Devel- “We posted candidate profiles GWBRIEF misquoted the person who “Being sought out like this film in Foggy Bottom, George- stated that “GW needs to im- opment Studies Program for each finalist on our Web site so is a compliment to the work the town and on the National Mall students can learn a bit about each George Clooney and other prove dining hall facilities to Student Association has done this until Tuesday, said production have a greater range of food finalist before voting,” Hartman year,” Kroeger said. actors film movie on campus assistant Sage Asteak. The crew WEDNESDAY said. options.” Senior Kelly Berwick The GW readership program George Clooney and other arrived in the District on Thurs- said this, not Kara Williams. In addition to Pond, candi- was discontinued during the 2006- celebrities were on campus this day. Pumpkins, Poets and Prose dates for president included Marc 2007 academic year because of its weekend filming scenes for an She added that the bulk of the Campus literary magazines Abanto, Chris Burke, Mike Rossetti costs. Bringing back the newspaper upcoming film titled “Burn After film is being shot in New York. and John Estrada. The other three for a spooky lit reading on program was an important priority Reading.” The Internet Movie Data- candidates for First Lady were Aly- for both Kroeger and SA President The film is being directed base classifies “Burn After Read- Halloween. Come in cos- scia Eisen, Lauen O’Donoghue and Nicole Capp this year. by the Coen Brothers and fea- ing” as a comedy and a drama, tume! Gina Fernandes. “We didn’t just want to bring it tures Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, in which “a disk containing the 8 to 10 p.m. Pond, who lost a bid last year back,” said Kroeger. “We wanted Frances McDormand and Tilda memoirs of a CIA agent ends www. for Student Association president, Phillips Hall, Room 415 to bring it back bigger and better.” Swinton. up in the hands of two unscru- accepted his victory graciously. This year students can find USA On Sunday afternoon, Mc- pulous gym employees who at- GWHATCHET Sponsored by Wooden “Honestly, it was an honor to Today, The New York Times and Dormand was being towed in a tempt to sell it.” Teeth, GW Renew and the be running in the same category as The Washington Post in the lobby car around the Elliott School area Asteak said she was unsure .com Mortar and Pestle Mike, John, Marc and Chris,” Pond or basement of their residence halls. while a camera truck filmed. whether or not GW will be featured wrote in an e-mail. “It was a lot of As a new addition to the program, Later in the day, Clooney filmed in the final version of the film. fun because these are some of the The Wall Street Journal is offered a scene near the Lincoln Memo- – Eric Roper guys who I have seen around cam-


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Fascism Awareness Week – it’s Va., said Islam teaches unity with Interfaith unity not,” said sophomore Tarek different peoples al-Hariri, an organizer of the “The point the Quran makes events. is that humankind was created promoted aft er He added, “Peace as an in different lands and tribes in essence is when people are able order for us to get to know one Horowitz speech to listen to each other no matter another.” how hateful or hurtful they may Some of the speakers and by Quentin Cantu be.” audience members who were Hatchet Reporter During the service, reli- present at the service said the gious leaders from the Islamic, event was not meant to counter A few dozen students joined Jewish, Episcopalian, Catholic, the Islamo-fascism controversy religious leaders Thursday Pentecostal and Orthodox on campus. night in the Marvin Center Christian faiths shared prayers “This was not a peace prayer Amphitheatre to reflect on peace and reflections from their reli- in opposition to Islamo-fascism and racism in light of the ten- gious traditions that encouraged week,” said Rabbi Harold White, sion caused by Islamo-Fascism the consistent underlying values the chief Jewish chaplain at Awareness Week. of interreligious brotherhood, Georgetown, who participated in The interfaith prayer service, acceptance and tolerance. The the event. “Rather, it was a talk “Pray for Peace," followed David comments made by the religious for peace.” Horowitz’s speech on Thursday leaders were then followed by a Despite this attempted dis- night. It was the second gath- brief moment of silence in honor tinction, several students who ering in a series of Peace Not of the occasion. attended said that the dialogue The Rev. Lennox Yearwood, provided a spiritual counterbal- Prejudice events, which were Alex Ellis/assistant photo editor organized to provide an alter- the Hip-Hop Caucus CEO and ance to the Horowitz speech. Veterans Against the Iraq War Saifi Inam, a senior and Rabbi Harold White, chief rabbi at Georgetown, delivers a prayer at the interfaith vigil "Pray for native for the Young America’s Peace," as the other members of the clergy pray at Marvin Center Thursday night. Foundation’s Islamo-Fascism activist, discussed the blessings Muslim student, said he enjoyed Awareness Week. of peacemakers and tolerance the speakers in light of the recent around the world. events on campus. Robert Diecu, who attended Ambassador Edward “Skip” Gnehm said. “When I look back Organizers said last week the prayer service, was escorted Gnehm, a GW professor who par- on those days, I am appalled.” they wanted a peaceful alterna- “This is a serious time for “There was the sense that we the world,” Yearwood said. “We are waging peace, not war,” Inam from the Horowitz event because ticipated in Peace Not Prejudice’s Organizers of the prayer ser- tive to the YAF week, but said he stood up during the speech panel discussion, said the term vice plan to hold more interreli- Thursday that the vigil was not must unify ourselves to love one said. “It was more of a healing another.” experience.” raising a banner that protested “Islamo-fascism” is “abhorrent gious events like the “Peace not specifically a response to the the claims of Islamo-fascism. and deliberately political,” stir- Prejudice” movement through- Horowitz speech. Speaker Imam Johari Abdul- Some of the students who Malik, director of the outreach protested against Horowitz’s He was at the Horowitz speech ring up images of past racism in out the year and bring more reli- “A lot of people have taken in response to what he called America. gious leaders to promote a spirit the Peace Not Prejudice move- program at the Dar Al-Hijrah speech on campus were at the Islamic Center in Falls Church, dialogue. Catholic sophomore Horowitz’s “one-way spewing of “I used to drink from a of tolerance on GW’s diverse ment to be in protest of Islamo- hate.” whites-only water fountain,” campus. „ Hip-hop artists say music benefi ts the community Senegalese artists condemn their government during panel discussion

by Nyadenya Inyagwa Hip-Hop Association. government committed against “We give you the information Hatchet Reporter Ben Herson, founder of the the people in her country. Sall so if you go to vote (then) you international hip–hop record and other Senegalese rappers don’t vote for this person.” More than 40 GW students company Nomadic Wax, said performed at concerts where The Senegalese rappers and D.C. residents gathered at a musician can have a great they addressed the lack of food said their efforts in 2000 aided Jack Morton Auditorium Friday impact on people, but a lot of distribution within the country, in keeping former Senegalese to listen to panelists support today’s music is not playing disappearance of funds from President Abdou Diouf from the social and political move- a significant force in shaping the treasury and an abundance remaining in office. ment within the hip-hop com- people’s actions for the good of unpaid Senegalese teachers. Christina Anderson, chair of munity. of society. “(The Senegalese rappers) the United Nations Association, The United Nations “Music can be used to decided that we were going to said the event was a success. Association – a nonprofit U.N. engage people and make them involve ourselves more politi- “Whatever your passion is support group – and The Hip- think,” Herson said. “Right cally.” you can use it to assist the UNA Hop Association – a nonprofit now we don’t have a lot of this Azbac, another musical tal- or create change in your com- organization endorsing hip- kind of music.” ent in Senegal, later told the munity,” she said. hop music – hosted “Hip-Hop He added, “You can watch audience that he tries to let his Organizers said students Ambassadors Bridging the a movie like "Blood Diamond" audiences know that that peo- interested in empowering the Gap!” and before you buy (a diamond) ple in his country have inferior members of their community “You can use hip–hop as a you're gonna think twice … thus living conditions. can attend The International vehicle to educate … (education) art can be used for change.” “In the concerts we let (the Hip–Hop Festival, will host a Mihail Petrov/Hatchet photographer has always been a part of hip– Panelist Moussa Sall, a hip- audience) know that people group of musicians around the George Martinez, a member of the Hip-Hop Association, spoke hop,” said George Martinez, hop artist from Senegal, spoke don’t got health insurance (and) world.„ as part of a panel at an event last Friday afternoon. a panelist and member of the out against the atrocities that the people don’t got food,” he said. SA gives condoms to all “Under SA leadership, all pro- President Lamar Thorpe began Student leaders gram materials will be obtained the Condom Campaign by pro- for free, saving students more viding free condoms in the lob- than $1,000,” Capp wrote in an bies of freshman residence halls. expand an '06 e-mail. Junior Brand Kroeger, execu- Scott Crawford, a junior tive vice president of the SA, campaign and president of the RHA, said said the SA is obtaining the con- individual residential advisory doms from a nonprofit organiza- by Marissa Bialecki councils (RACs) will decide how tion called The Great American Senior Staff Writer to distribute the condoms and Condom Campaign along with literature, whether on individ- other, smaller programs that dis- This year freshmen are not ual floors or in boxes in dorm tribute condoms for free. the only ones who will be able to entranceways. The Great American Condom snag free condoms in their resi- “Some RACs are really going Campaign began in fall 2005 and dence halls. above and beyond and purchas- is run by volunteer profession- The Student Association is ing their own condoms to give als. According to the organiza- continuing its Condom Campaign out,” Crawford said. He added tion’s Web site, their mission is by partnering with the Residence that RACs in Ivory Tower have to reduce the spread of HIV/ Hall Association to distribute even purchased orange con- AIDS and other sexually trans- condoms and literature on safe doms to promote safe sex dur- mitted infections by educating sex options. ing Halloween. Crawford said Americans about health issues “We recognized the popularity RACs have purchased condoms related to condom use. of the program from last year and on their own due to a delay in the Kroeger said both he and worked to eliminate the costs arrival of the free condoms. Capp felt by not providing lit- while increasing the efficiency of “The SA came to me with the erature on sexually transmitted the distribution of the condoms idea for a great way of getting infections and abstinence in addi- and accompanying literature by condoms into residence halls by tion to the condoms, the program teaming up with the RHA,” SA using RACs to distribute them,” would be “cheating students out President Nicole Capp said. Crawford said. “(The program) of information on sexual health Capp added that under her changed from the SA having to they deserve.” leadership, the program has been pay for condoms to getting them “We want students to know expanded to include all residence at no cost and now the program that condoms are not the only halls and will feature literature is provided to all students, which option available to students,” provided by Student Health I think makes more sense.” Service. In October 2006, former SA See CONDOMS, p. B3 The GW Hatchet | Monday, October 29, 2007, page A4 QUOTABLE not a coincidence that the Iran National Guard goosesteps; it’s an homage to the Nazis. – David Horowitz during Islamo-Facism Week oLizzie Wozobspiniki – Opinions Editor ([email protected])ons Thursday night at Jack Morton Auditorium. Diana Kugel – Contributing Opinions Editor ([email protected]) editorial Time to confront GW's“ price tag THUMBS UP/ President Knapp's bold call must heed results

THUMBS DOWN Last year, with the imminent retirement aid. There is no doubt he is right about this – to be seen. It could be as symbolic as inviting of both University President Stephen Joel GW’s cost of attendance is high enough that 10 students to join him to the chairman’s din- The Hatchet’s monthly wrap-up Trachtenberg and chairman of the Board of every aspect must be re-evaluated. At the same ner, as he did a few weeks ago, or as substantial Trustees Charles time, tuition reduction has to be the first step. as allowing a student a vote on the highest gov- of GW’s ups and downs. Manatt, there was much EAN Things such as housing costs are going to be erning body (though there has been no explicit talk of fresh new lead- S more difficult to reduce, and it is tuition that mention of this possibility). Whatever the exact Voting freshman in Student Association ership and a welcomed REDDING gets the most negative attention. It is impos- role, increased student involvement with the When freshman Julie Bindelglass (CCAS-U) change. GW may have sible to walk through campus on any given day Board will be essential in ensuring that tuition was appointed as a voting senator in the gotten what it wanted. without hearing some complaint or reference reduction and affordability in general remains Student Association last week, years The GW community to GW’s unreasonable tuition, and the same is a priority for the University. of precedent were broken. Such saw the first solid exam- probably true in the households of high school Ramsey’s plan to increase transparency of an action is not an unhealthy ple of this fresh new leadership at last week’s seniors applying to GW. the Board is also key. The powerful group has change if a process of standard- Board of Trustees meeting, when University A recent article from Forbes highlighted easily escaped student attention in the past, mak- ization is enacted by SA leaders to President Steven Knapp and Russell Ramsey, the tuition hikes occurring across the board at ing it difficult for students, lacking direct rep- deal with future cases. Typically three the new chairman of the Board of Trustees, each American colleges and universi- resentation, to hold the Board non-voting freshmen serve in the Senate and announced that one of their main goals was ties. Big surprise, GW received accountable for its actions in are understandably concerned with current increasing affordability. If there is one thing we a special mention. According any way. Accountability is disparity. SA leadership should take this oppor- can agree on it is this: it is about time. Earlier to the article, tuition at GW for highly significant for some- tunity to comprehensively examine the current this year we clamored for a clear direction of students who are not receiving thing such as tuition reduction. policy and enact legislation to circumvent such this new administration in terms of students financial aid has increased 270 Coming out in favor of increas- disagreement in the future. – this step from Knapp gets to the heart of the percent in real terms over the Trachtenberg's dis- ing affordability makes Knapp predominant student concern at GW. past 25 years. In his proposal missive view of our and Ramsey look good, and it Return of Colonials Invasion High tuition adversely affects the to the Board of Trustees, Knapp would be easy to maintain this Friday night saw the return of GW basket- University’s reputation, economic diversity and must address and push for high tuition was pro-affordability public image ball’s Colonials Invasion – hopefully retention rate. Not all publicity is good public- tuition reduction specifically. puzzling if not out- while consistently pushing a tradition that will continue to build ity (as in every prospective student, parent and Knapp’s proposal highlights tuition reduction to the bot- momentum in the future and add an alums knowing the price tag of the most expen- the next important player in this: rageous. Knapp and tom of the to-do list – unless element of community that so many sive school in the country). Trachtenberg’s dis- the Board of Trustees. Similar to Ramsey have taken a students hold the President students desire. While attendance missive view of our high tuition was puzzling Knapp, Ramsey has announced and chairman accountable for was still far below averages from past if not outrageous. Knapp and Ramsey have that increasing affordability is key step in recogniz- keeping their promises. years, the fact that the GW popula- taken a key step in recognizing the far-reaching one of his main goals. His move ing the far-reaching It is up to us to keep an tion was able to come together to celebrate effects of the high cost of attendance. toward greater student involve- eye on the fresh new leader- the achievements of the men’s and women’s Even better, Knapp has gone past just stat- ment on the Board is a step effects of the high ship Knapp and Ramsey have basketball teams, as a community, was a success ing the obvious – a proposal to increase GW’s in this direction. By building cost of attendance. already begun to provide and in itself. affordability is already underway and set to a closer relationship with the make sure it doesn’t go stale be presented to the Board of Trustees at their student body, the Board, GW’s too quickly. Increased afford- Horowitz at GW February meeting. So Knapp’s promise to be highest governing body, can ability remains a high pri- When conservative author David Horowitz a “listening president” may be coming true be more responsive to student ority for students, and it’s spoke on Thursday night on campus, much of after all. The only potential problem now is needs. As Ramsey himself said, essential that we are vocal the anticipated rhetoric concerning that Knapp, while promoting the importance one of the Board’s roles should be a “passion- about that priority as much as possible. For Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week of increased affordability, hasn’t actually prom- ate supporter of the University,” an impossible now, though, it’s refreshing to see leadership was mild in comparison to the ised anything on tuition reduction. role to play without student involvement and that doesn’t want to turn a blind eye to stu- build-up. However, Horowitz The president insists that it is important to feedback. dent concerns. lambasted the GW administration look at the total cost structure. This includes The extent of Ramsey’s vision for student –The writer is a sophomore majoring in history without even getting the name of our tuition, housing, food allowances and financial involvement on the Board of Trustees remains and political science. school president correct. Referring to University President Steven Knapp as Peter and echoing a Washington Times editorial that the University has not disciplined the students responsible for Meeting neighbors, one party at a time the postering incident appropriately, Horow- itz presented inaccuracies concerning GW’s response to the situation. Coming to a college campus to express dissenting views is accept- Making connections instead of UPD citations able, but not when the speaker fails to do his homework about the very university he is The dorm room party is a great you, and in most cases will result noise is coming from a room, few We are all still students at GW, addressing. part of life at GW and most col- in the party ending on its own or people's first reaction would be and we are all still neighbors. leges nationwide. Everyone knows the noise level going down. I know calling UPD on someone they con- Too many times this year I have Emissions investigation that they happen, and they can because I have done it before. Too sider a part of that community. I been told of rooms getting busted The University should be commended for its re- be a lot of fun. While often students are not do not have a problem with the because a neighbor called UPD newed efforts to curb its environmental impact. they are usually on the willing to give that sim- fact that this closeness does not without even the slightest warn- GW is working to reduce its carbon smaller side, they allow ple warning that could exist in upperclassmen dorms, but ing to the offending room. We may emissions from high levels, which friends to get together make someone else’s to see it drop to the level that it has not all be friends, but there should had remained constant for the past before going out or have night that much easier. reached is depressing. be a minimum sense of community fi ve years. University President some fun when there How deteriorated has GW cannot force community on that exists between us on campus. Steven Knapp created a sustainabil- are no big parties going the sense of community us, and after college no one is going Who really wants to see UPD write ity task force, which will be focusing on. But what students at GW become that stu- to be organizing ice cream socials. up their neighbors? on improving energy conversation, at these parties don’t dents are not willing to But GW can encourage students to So next time you are in your along with other initiatives to reduce GW’s always realize is that communicate with their handle issues on their own. GW room and you hear the thump of environmental impact. This investigation into their neighbors may be neighbors? can emphasize trying to deal with music coming through the walls, how GW can become a more environmentally trying to study or get The University tries your issues don’t reach for friendly institution is a great start, but it is up to to sleep early. And here to encourage students on your own your phone. both the administration and students to make is where the trouble FRANK to continue to interact first, before Instead make sure that action is actually taken. starts. BROOMELL with their neighbors c ontacti ng How deteriorated has the a trip and This will understand- after freshman year. UPD. GW visit your Intolerance ably annoy a student This effort is compli- could also sense of community at GW neighbors. The drawing of a swastika on the door of a who is trying to sleep cated by the change to have UPD become that students are Ask them to Jewish student is the latest event in a or do some work. While apartment – style hous- ask people turn it down, recent string of hate crimes both at an initial reaction may be to call ing and the fact that after freshman who call in not willing to communicate and see how GW and on campuses nationwide, the University Police Deparment year many of us already have a with noise with their neighbors? that turns out. which cannot be tolerated. Whether and let them handle the situation, group of friends and do not have c omplaints At the very it is a swastika or a noose, the fact why not simply ask your neighbor the need to go out and meet every- if they have least you will that these hateful instances are taking to keep it down? The intention of one on our floor. I know that I’m tried asking now know place at intuitions of higher learning is the partiers is not to keep up all not out in the hallway trying to their neighbors to quiet down. Just that they live on your floor, and especially disheartening. Universities that their neighbors. Instead they are meet new people as I did fresh- asking that simple question may you won’t need to ask them what have been affected by recent racism and hate looking to have a good time, and man year. As a freshman, you per- be enough to get that student to go button they need pressed on the must look carefully at what is going on and what most certainly not to have UPD sonally know almost everyone on to the door of the offending room elevator. can be done to curb future events. arrive at the door. A simple knock your floor and there is a sense of and ask them to quiet down, with- –The writer is a junior majoring on the offender’s door cannot hurt community there. When too much out getting UPD involved. in international affairs. letters to the editor

Letting things slide doesn’t solve anything incidents of racism on our own campus. There that fatal accidents involving pedestrians are raise awareness of pedestrian fatalities, they I just read “Regaining control over are students on this campus who believe that not just the blunder of the pedestrian but of should realize that jaywalking is not the only reactions,” in the opinions section of The the only reason that black students are here the driver? Putting the issue of how apparent cause. Both drivers and pedestrians should be Hatchet (Oct. 25, p. 4). I believe that everyone is because of affirmative action. There are jaywalking is on our campus aside, I ask you ticketed for breaking the law, not just the ones has a right to their opinion, but some things students here who believe that Jewish people how often drivers on 23rd Street are ticketed by that are easier to catch. you cannot get over. I refuse to sit here and have horns. MPD for exceeding the speed limit or failing to Andrew Klein have racism in my community and not do We have David Horowitz coming to our yield the right of way? Sophomore anything about it. We need to draw attention to school, which is just racism from head to toe. As a student worker of Hillel at GW, I racism. We should not just see a noose hanging Horowitz said, “Guns don’t kill black people, find myself crossing 23rd Street more often Pay attention to real crimes, not jaywalking as "normal" and go on to class like nothing other blacks do.” I cannot even explain how that than the regular student grabbing lunch at Is the University Police Department happened. makes me feel. Racism is an understatement. Ivory. While I may be guilty of jaywalking a serious? Are they really telling me how I The writer said that we don’t need to “jump Let everybody know how you feel handful of times, I find that even when I use should cross the streets? Didn't I learn that in into a frenzy every time some lunatic hangs a about the racism, not only at our school but the crosswalk, drivers are anxiously speeding kindergarten? Look 'left, right, left again,' and noose on campus, simply condemn it and move everywhere. Yell about the nooses hanging down 23rd Street into red lights or forcing their if no cars are coming, hold my Mommy's hand on.” It’s not simple to move on. It brings up so from the tree. Yell about Horowitz coming to vehicle through a busy crosswalk to make a and cross. I suppose UPD is thinking that many feelings of hatred and fear and racism. our school. Shout from the top of your lungs right on red. I'm no longer with my Mommy, and so they We have to do something so that it does not about discrimination. Get mad. Get angry. Do According to a 2003 National Highway need to hold my hand in her place – hence the happen again. How do we move forward if not forget this anger. Do not let this feeling just Traffic Safety Administration study, 14 percent recent "crackdown" on jaywalkers on campus. people are still trying to hold us back? Do we fly out the door like nothing happened. Your of pedestrian fatalities are caused by the But I'm 21. Shouldn't they be worrying about turn the other cheek like nothing happened? voice will be heard. combination of “driving too fast for conditions” all the more important stuff on campus like No! We fight back. We involve the media. We Tiffany Shaw and “failure to yield right of way.” real crimes? Like the burglaries, assaults and march. We riot. We write letters to Congress. Freshman Not once have I seen a single driver pulled muggings that occur on and around campus? We write down our experiences with racism over on 23rd Street for speeding by MPD, yet Aren't there drunk freshmen who need and tell somebody. Ticket drivers too speeding seems to be a common practice among escorting to the hospital and parties going on There is so much more than just the Jena I am deeply angered by the news that most drivers on our campus’s largest street. Are in Thurston? Does UPD really need to hold my Six situation or the University of Maryland Metropolitan Police Department is going to start drivers not aware that they are on our campus hand when I cross the street? situation. There is the woman in West Virginia ticketing jaywalkers in an attempt to reduce fatal and should slow down for pedestrians? Jake Melville who was raped and tortured. There are pedestrian accidents. Do the police not realize If MPD is going to make an attempt to Senior

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Both groups were actively excluded to get their 15 minutes of fame on various In “Swastika drawn on a sanctuary of freedom and Week sponsored by by the organizers of Peace Not Prejudice news channels. This could have been an door,” (Oct. 25, p. A3) The a monument to the respect the Young Ameri- week, presumably as a result of the politi- opportunity for solidarity and large-scale Hatchet reported that a we hold for one another. We ca’s Foundation on HEIDI cized nature of the events. The MSA in par- action to prove the true character of GW's freshman student was the should be proud of what campus. With so EKAWI ticular has a policy of staying away from student body and its unwillingness to let victim of hate when she re- we feel and people should many student orga- M politics, as we were told various times in these events occur unchallenged. turned to her dorm to find want to hear it. We are who nizations fighting the weeks leading up to these events. In the heart of the nation’s capital, and that someone had chosen her we are, and our differences for the spotlight, it LEILA The message engendered by the YAF's essentially the most powerful city in the door to be the are something seems we have lost sponsorship of Islamo-Fascism Week is world, we as GW students have a respon- megaphone for to be celebrated, sight of the neces- TAHA blatantly racist. A little re- sibility to act as leaders anti-Semitic be- BEN something to be sity for direct action search could have told the and try to push for change liefs. She has cherished and, to counter the racist, GW Muslim community where change can really now been the BALTER most importantly, xenophobic message attacking our religion that on campuses across happen. GW was ranked target of not one, something to learn and that of our friends and our families. the nation, MSAs will be as the number one most but four such at- BECKY from. Thirteen student organizations spon- confronted with demands Our point is the great politically active campus tacks this week. We call on the sored Peace Not Prejudice week, and yet to sign a petition con- disappointment that in the 2008 edition of the These expres- SANFIELD community to take their events have been poorly publicized, demning terrorism. At Princeton Review, which sions of hate are action. This is a and more importantly, crafted to avoid many universities, David we and others have is surprising seeing as just the latest college campus – any kind of direct condemnation or chal- Horowitz was unable to felt as the general how we all seem to be so in a series of incidents that an academic forum in which lenge to Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week. find students to host his afraid of politics. make one thing clear: toler- ideas should be discussed Events included discussions on experi- campaign and give in to disunity and dis- The fliers that enraged ance on our campus is over- and respected, not summed ences abroad and diversity at home, but this insulting and conde- organization of the so many people both shadowed by a culture of into a symbol and scribbled there was a marked lack of any attempt scending petition. Unfor- nationally and globally apathy and ignorance. Stu- on a door or postered around to expose YAF's hateful message. Instead tunately he succeeded at resistance to Islamo- proved a simple point: dents using images of Hitler classrooms. of tearing down this message, Peace Not GW. Why not any other Fascism Awareness in order to be heard, you lightly, in hopes of winning We need to do more to Prejudice week created a huge elephant in student organizations? must speak loudly. You a dorm election, Islamo-Fa- address issues of racism, big- the room. Instead of condemning week. must exaggerate the obvi- cism Awareness Week and otry and intolerance on our Despite the fact that people of all re- terrorism by Muslims or ous in order to get some the undereducated response campus. We call on our fel- ligions and nationalities should find the Islamo-fascism, why not attention. What we are that surrounded it and now low Colonials to show that bigotry and ignorance in this week of condemn terrorism and doing now is whisper- swastikas – a symbol which this is not going to be tol- events extremely obvious, we, the victims, fascism globally and by ing empty “diplomatic” represents unimaginable erated, that we respect one must stand up for ourselves, or nobody any people? words and trying so hard not to offend intolerance – appearing on another too much to sit idly else will. If the Muslim Students Associa- Our point is the great disappointment anybody that our message is, sadly, almost our own campus, all bring to by and let it happen and that tion and the Arab Students Association are that we and others have felt at the general completely lost. light our underlying naiveté such prejudice is not who we unwilling to counter Islamo-Fascism week disunity and disorganization of the resis- –The writers are a senior majoring in in- towards the is- in any effective way, who will? The only tance to Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, ternational business and a junior majoring in sues that should events actually targeting the hateful mes- if you can even term the reaction “resis- international affairs, respectively. be at the fore- front of our col- lective campus This campus should be a consciousness. sanctuary of freedom and a We are failing ourselves. monument to the respect we This is un- hold for one another. acceptable. We Have something to say the world needs to hear? must refuse to live in a com- Disagree with what you just read? munity where extremist and are. zealots are just another story In the past several weeks folded into page three; where there have been an increased intolerance is tolerated, and number of incidents that the only ones speaking loud should concern us all. We are enough to be heard are the a community that embraces ones not worth hearing. diversity. The Jewish Student Submit a letter to the editor or op-ed The fact that a member of Association is taking a stand our own community, a Colo- in the face of intolerance and nial, could read The Hatch- as Colonials, the GW com- et’s article about what he did munity should settle for no last week and decide to do it less. [email protected] again is incomprehensible. –The writers, both juniors, What does that say about us? are the president and executive What does that say about our vice president of the campus culture? Jewish Student This campus should be Association, respectively.

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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ CONSULT THEATRE DIRECTORIES AND LISTINGS FOR SHOWTIMES G11020 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INSTITUTION CERTIFIED TO OPERATE IN VA BY SCHEV. A6 | Monday, October 29, 2007 The GW Hatchet News A solitary journey Ben Solomon/ by Jennifer Easton senior photo Senior Staff Writer editor Conserva- Senior Meagan Iosca ran tive author hard at Sunday morning’s 32nd and speaker annual Marine Corps Marathon, David her first experience running such Horowitz a long, exhausting and reward- speaks at ing race. Jack Morton This year’s Marine Corps Auditorium Marathon, otherwise known Thursday as “The People’s Marathon,” night. started at Arlington Cemetery Horowitz's at 8 a.m. About 30,000 runners speech was from around the world crossed sponsored Key Bridge into Georgetown, ran through the National Mall, by the Young wound around the Pentagon America's and finished at the Marine Corps Foundation. War Memorial. Iosca ran the race in a lit- tle more than four and a half hours. Always an avid jogger, she decided to work toward Horowitz defends event marathon distance this summer and ran in a half-marathon in by Sarah Scire enemy is, you are defenseless,” said junior Sana Ahmed, an MSA September. Hatchet Staff Writer Horowitz said. member. “Taking off was incredible Horowitz compared Iran, Another tense moment came because you’re running with ser- Conservative author David Hamas and Hezbollah to fas- during the question and answer vicemen and women, first-time Horowitz defended his views and cist governments of the past session when MSA vice president runners – you’re running right lashed out against GW’s admin- and stressed their anti-Semitism Deena Elmaghrabi asserted that by Arlington Cemetery with istration at a speech on campus has become an “epidemic in the the term Islamo-fascism “equates everyone cheering and scream- Thursday night, one day after Middle East.” an entire religion” with fascism. ing and the adrenaline is just he was booed off stage at Emory “It’s not a coincidence that Horowitz proceeded to challenge incredible,” Iosca said. University. the Iran National Guard gooses- Elmaghrabi to denounce Hezbollah, Iosca was supported by her Horowitz is the organizer of a teps; it’s an homage to the Nazis,” which she declined to do. parents and several friends. nationwide event to raise aware- Horowitz said. “How can I denounce peo- “Toward the end, the last ness about radical Islamic states – During the question and ple I don’t know?” she asked mile feels absolutely impossible, Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week. answer portion, two protesters Horowitz. and then you see the finish line,” The week garnered national atten- unveiled a large fabric sign con- The heated exchange prompt- Iosca said. “I saw that, and I was Alex Ellis/assistant photo editor tion two weeks ago when several demning Horowitz’s views. They ed a YAF member to take the so excited I’d made it this far. Tamrat Ayalew of Atlanta wins the 32nd annual Marine Corps GW students hung posters alleg- were escorted out of the audi- microphone from Elmaghrabi and I didn’t care how sore my legs Marathon Sunday morning in Arlington, Va. Tamrat fi nished the ing that it encourages the hatred torium by the University Police caused some audience members to were when I reached the end.” marathon in two hours, 22 minutes and 18 seconds. of Muslims. Department, amid criticism from shout from their seats. The event offers partici- In Jack Morton Auditorium the audience. Ron Kirby, a resident of pants the opportunity to raise daughter so that she’d be able to EMeRG has provided vol- Thursday evening, he told a group “It’s very difficult to get your Alexandria, Va., said he came to money for charity organizations. find her in the post-race crowds. unteers for the 26.2 mile run for of about 200 that he was tired of message out once you’ve been support Horowitz and the week. Team Memory Makers, a group “My mom made me wear several years. being unfairly attacked. He also branded a racist,” Horowitz said “The speech was pretty much formed to raise money for the this shirt,” Kellen McMartin “We respond if we see some- criticized University President after the speech. “I didn’t say any- a history lesson,” said Kirby, allud- Alzheimer’s Association, raised said. “It’s a cowboy riding a one down or if someone flags us Steven Knapp, who he mistaken- thing condemning all Muslims ing to Horowitz’s references to the about $170,000, according to its potato and it’s bright orange, so down, because getting an ambu- ly called Peter, for not personally tonight and I hope people saw Ottoman Empire. “But we need it Web site. that she could find me after the lance into tight spaces doesn’t punishing the students who hung that.” if we want to know our enemy.” Metro-goers flooded the race.” work out sometimes, especially the posters. One of the young men forced to Sophomore Harry Baumgarten, trains headed to Arlington begin- Fluorescent shirts aside, with so many people around,” “There is a lynch mob on leave, Catholic sophomore Robert who asked Horowitz a question ning at 5 a.m. The Metro opened spectators also kept tabs on their said junior Stephen Gerber, an this campus, and it’s led by Peter Diesu, said he was surprised no about Palestinians said he tried to early on Sunday to accommo- runners by means of text mes- EMeRG volunteer. “You’ve got Knapp,” Horowitz said. one from GW protested. come with an open mind, despite date crowds. sages. When athletes passed cer- 30,000 people running around. Horowitz’s visit was co-spon- “I sent e-mails to the Muslim reading about Islamo-Fascism “It was like cattle herding tain mile-markers on the course, Someone is probably going to sored by the Young America’s Students' Association, Allied in Awareness Week in the media. to the starting line,” said Kellen the computer chips attached to roll their ankle at some point.” Foundation and the Student Pride, the Black Student Union “I’m proud that GW was able McMartin, a race spectator from their shoes cued a text message Last year’s event saw mul- Association. The event cost the and a bunch of other organiza- to do this event,” Baumgarten said. Denver. “It was hilarious. You to be sent to a pre-established tiple cardiac arrests among run- organizations a total of about $900 tions and not one responded,” “It shows that we are truly com- didn’t need a map; you just fol- phone number, usually one of ners, though Gerber said he saw because of the additional security said Diesu, who was there with mitted to open dialogue.” lowed the masses.” a friend or family member. The little more than “boo-boos” as Horowitz required, YAF president an activist group called The World After the speech, Horowitz said McMartin’s mother, an texts detailed how far the athlete he bicycled his assigned stretch Sergio Gor said. Can’t Wait. he was pleased with the amount of Idaho native, dressed her grown had run and also estimated his of marathon pavement between Horowitz spoke at length More than 30 members of the attention his event received. or her finish time. Third and 14th streets. „ about dangerous radical Muslim MSA attended the event but many “We have achieved our goal ideologies and the risks posed to said they respected the right to free because we have made people America. He emphasized several speech on campus and had not discuss the nature of the enemy,” times that he does not oppose the planned to protest. Horowitz said. The Hatchet: Chopping down cherry trees since 1904. Muslim religion, but merely radi- “I respect that he has his own He added, “Tonight was eas- cal violent sects. views. It’s important, to always be ily the best audience I’ve had on “If you can’t identify who your respectful of others free speech,” tour.” „ (8
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XXXTUVEZBCSPBEHXVFEV'PDVT0O'BMM News The GW Hatchet Monday, October 29, 2007 | B3 Students, locals Schooling for student scribes where else,” said Neal Sikka, erything from billing to tending crowd. Sikka recruited May to Class teaches the professor and creator of the minor wounds and patient prob- teach after leading the course for shop at church course. “This offers a lot of op- lems. two semesters. portunities for the whole class, “It gives (students) the op- “The class gives students a students to and a broad experience. It’s more portunity to get into their clini- leg up,” May said. “It gives them varied than just shadowing one cal experience and see what it a fi rst-hand look at a clinical en- observe ER doctor.” really means to be a health care vironment and helps in deciding Sikka and Larissa May, an in- provider,” Sikka said. “They see where a career in medicine is for by Jennifer Easton structor in emergency medicine, the atmosphere of the emergency them.” Senior Staff Writer work together to deliver lectures department in the hospital…and Andrew Ritter, a junior in the and grade assignments for the they also get an introduction to class, agreed with May. For a class earlier this year, scribe class. Both GW professors medical terminology. It’s almost “Having experience in an ER sophomore Norma Chamma ob- are also doctors within the GW a head start to med school, where will be huge,” Ritter said. “Hope- served emergency department Hospital emergency department. you learn a different language.” fully on my resume it will be a leg doctors packing boils and sutur- Although scribe duties are Sikka said, “Students had up.” ing wounds. She is not a medical traditionally carried out on a the idea that they would like to Chamma said that the time school student and did not patici- clipboard, Sikka and May’s class be scribes and we had the idea she has been assigned to observe pate in treating the patient. uses the computer program IBEX of hiring scribes, so we actually the emergency room has been Chamma is a student in GW’s to teach students how to use an worked … to train people who worthwhile. emergency medical scribe course, electronic health record. Since are pre-med to be scribes.” “Because I am especially in- which prepares undergraduate the GW Hospital utilizes this Sikka developed the program terested in the interactions with students to be assistants in a hos- technology in their emergency in November 2005. In the spring patients and the actual diagnos- pital emergency department set- department, students that com- of 2006, he taught the course with ing and treatment of patients, I Alex Florescu/Hatchet photographer ting and requires them to spend plete the scribe program may be a handful of students by using found this experience particularly Elaine Lozier, organizer of the United Church sale, bargains for four hours each week in the ER. eligible to take on jobs as scribes a training manual and visits to fascinating,” Chamma said. “The jewelry with a customer Thursday afternoon. “It’s a synergy of training at the hospital. both the ER and with Sikka in or- clinicals have also helped me scribes plus giving students on Emergency department der to complete the course mate- become much more sure about by Dan Whittier Event organizers said the sale campus a clinical experience scribes obtain incoming patient rial. By fall 2006 the course was making a decision to go into a ca- Hatchet Reporter is the only time in Foggy Bottom which is really not available any- information and deal with ev- up and running with a capacity reer in medicine.” „ where people from different gen- Students and community erations, social classes and back- members went bargain hunting grounds could come together and on G Street last week, at the annu- interact in a friendly environment. al United Church rummage sale. Lozier said big businesses in The sale is held annually in the the area, such as the International basement of the church on 20th at Monetary Fund and the World G streets. Up for sale were used Bank, dehumanize the city – some- clothing and household goods – thing she hopes to combat. all at competitive prices. “Being a part of living in Students made the majority of the city is knowing the guy who customers during the two-day sale makes your sandwich at the deli. and had fun searching for cheap I know that the church can offer outfi ts and Halloween costumes. that,” she said. Elaine Lozier, the sale organizer, The sale also had a more ur- said she sees it as a great opportu- gent purpose. As several volun- nity for GW students to meet the teers remarked, the make-up of community. the church is becoming increas- “The church is a community,” ingly “silver-haired.” With mem- Lozier said. “These kids – these bership dropping, organizers are people – need to see something making every effort to recruit new that’s not on TV.” members. The sale brings in about Church offi cials are “banking $15,000 from students, church- on the assumption that in 10 or so goers, community members and years, students who came to the World Bank employees each year, sale will become more involved,” Lozier said. Lozier said. Church volunteers work Concordia United Church of throughout the year to gather Christ was built in 1833 as an es- and sort thousands of a clothes, sential component of an area pre- books, toys, decorations and jew- dominately inhabited by German elry donated to the sale. Money immigrants. In 1976, the German raised from the sale goes to the church merged with the Union church’s many outreach pro- United Methodist Church to form grams. the United Church. The merger “I think there is more mean- was largely the result of dropping ing to (the sale) than just cheap membership when government clothes,” Lozier said. Though the buildings overtook Foggy Bottom, sale does a lot to help fund the run- an area once populated entirely by ning of the church and its outreach family homes, shops, schools and programs, she stressed that it is a churches. community and cultural event. GW sophomore Catherine This sentiment can be seen by Pepper said the event “makes you walking around the basement of realize that Foggy Bottom is more the church, which is normally a than just students.” nursery. Near the racks of clothes, Stephen Mills, a law student, young students interact with older said the event was important for church members, casually chat- college students. ting about potential Halloween “(This event) is really impor- costumes. tant … So many young kids come Meanwhile, men with strong (to GW) and leave without having German accents discuss geogra- a strong sense of community.” phy, natural resources and inter- Event organizers hope that national politics with middle-aged each year the event will raise stu- shoppers and a few interested stu- dent awareness of the church and dents. what it stands for in the area. „

Everygwcolonial.com is CONDOMS part of a larger site, Everystu- dent.com, a religious site that from p. A3 “explores issues about college, life and what it might be like to Kroeger said. “Abstinence is an know God.” Everystudent.com option that students can embrace is developed by Campus Cru- as well.” sade for Christ International, an Along with the SA’s initia- interdenominational Christian tive to provide sexual health in- group. formation, an advertising cam- “We wanted to create an paign advocating abstinence has opportunity for students to recently appeared on Facebook. explore questions about faith Upon clicking on one of the and life and allow them to do Facebook fl iers depicting images that in the privacy of their own and religious captions, individu- room and in a safe environ- als are led to a pro-abstinence ment,” said Jayson Whelpley, website called everygwcolonial. a staff member for Campus com. Crusade for Christ Interna- Though the site contains the tional. “We’re not coming on GW mascot in the Web address campus trying to convert stu- and the GW colors on its Web dents. We just want to engage page, it explicitly notes that it is in dialogue, present our views “not endorsed by, sponsored by, and let them make their own nor affi liated with The George decision.” „ Washington University.” B4 | Monday, October 29, 2007 The GW Hatchet News

were found. the swastika on a student door DRAWING Knapp expressed his contin- becomes a hate crime,” Fishman Vet blasts military racism ued faith in the student body in said. from p.A1 light of the recent controversies. Fishman championed GW as “I remain confident that such a school that accepts diversity and Kokesh said continue.” acts do not represent the senti- said these events do not reflect the On Sunday night, she said ments of our student body,” Knapp University as a whole. she was considering contacting said in Friday’s release. “We believe that GW is a uni- racism also her congressman, Henry Wexler Rob Fishman, executive direc- versity that embraces diversity, (D-Fla.). tor of Hillel, said the perpetrators and that for the most part students Marshak said she feels more must be found and that hatred on are respectful of each other’s differ- common in Iraq annoyed than threatened. campus must be stopped. ences,” he said. “I won’t feel threatened until After the first swastika Fishman said he hoped that by Hadas Gold there’s an actual threat on there,” appeared, Fishman said the draw- the drawings were just a foolish act Senior Staff Writer she said. ing was an isolated incident and done by a student who does not The swastika drawings not a trend. He added the symbol understand the impact of the sym- Veteran of the Iraq War and appeared just weeks after a satiri- could have a larger impact at GW bol. He said although there is rela- graduate student Adam Kokesh cal poster campaign offended a because of the University’s signifi- tively low rate of hatred directed spoke about racism plaguing the slew of Muslim students in the cant Jewish population. towards GW’s Jewish population, war and the American military at a GW community. Knapp released a “The swastika is a symbol this most recent incident must be speech at Marvin Center Friday. similar statement after the posters of hate, and the placement of investigated. „ Kokesh was one of the students who claimed responsibility three weeks ago for hanging posters designed to mock Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, a conservative SEAS event. The posters, which many from p. A1 students initially interpreted as anti-Muslim, were intended to be 186 incoming freshman. This is satirical. not the first time the school has In the past year, Kokesh has attempted to expand. made headlines nationwide for his “SEAS has been trying for some adamant opposition to the war in time to increase student enroll- Iraq. ment,” said Donald Lehman, exec- About 30 people, mostly com- Alex Florescu/Hatchet photographer utive vice president for Academic munity members and some stu- Adam Kokesh speaks about racism in Iraq and the military. Affairs. dents, listened to Kokesh speak Kokesh is a graduate student and a veteran of the Iraq war. Next fall the school aims to about Iraq, the military and the enroll between 160 and 180 stu- inherent racism in both. events. In his speech, Kokesh relat- Kokesh highlighted the times the dents and then increase enrollment “There really is some shame ed Islamo-Facism Awareness Week United States used racism in usual numbers in subsequent years. associated with having been a part to McCarthyism in the 1950s. policy and in war. Today, he said, “This will help the entire of (racism in the military),” said “In (today’s) case the rhetoric the same methods used against University because the school has Kokesh, who served in the Ma- and innuendo is the same as was other groups such as African- a capacity to take more students rines. used for … McCarthyism. It is the Americans and Japanese, are be- which will relieve some of the pres- Kokesh spoke of how the mili- ing used against Arabs and Mus- sure off the number of students tary dehumanizes Iraqis by using lims. that go into other schools (at the racial slurs and other names, such “It is up to us to seek a greater University),” Lehman said. as “hajji,” to make the killings eas- truth and understanding of those He said students also choose ier on the mind. The word "hajj" is “There really is some who are different than us,” Kokesh to attend other engineering schools refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca. said. because of the current state of SEAS “You cannot love what you do shame associated with Tina Richards, a woman whose classrooms. SEAS freshman enroll- not understand,” Kokesh said. “We having been a part of son served in Iraq twice and who ment has suffered because of sub- would be naïve to think America has created the project Operation par facilities, Helgert said. has been an exception to this his- (racism in the military).” First Causality, introduced Kokesh Nelson Carbonell, chair of the toric trend.” and called him an amazing man development and alumni affairs Kokesh said everyone has the willing to risk so much for what is committee for the Board of Trustees, capacity for racism and that it is ADAM KOKESH right. Ben Solomon/senior photo editor said a committee is being formed too often recognized as acceptable PERSON’S POSITION Ned Goodwin, a freshman Members of GW's pep band, Colonial Brass, perform at Friday's that will look at how to pay for a in our culture. who helped put up the posters, Colonials Invasion. Rapper Fabolous headlined the event. new science and engineering com- “The cognitive process that said he came to the event because plex that is part of the new campus leads to racism is present in all of he wanted to see Kokesh’s per- came,” he said. plan. The groundbreaking for the us. It is a seed of developing self– spective. Junior Kate Myers said that building is at least two years away. image that leads to arrogance, period of our history that most of “I came to this event because INVASION while she also was not famil- Barbara Myklebust, assistant that is fed by ignorance, that is iar with Fabolous, it was excit- dean for student affairs at SEAS, us look back at with shame, and Adam has experiences that are from p. A1 nurtured by hate, that sprouts hopefully as a society we’ll soon very unique, being an Iraq vet and ing because it would bring out a said the engineering school isn’t as anger. And that process, when come to the same understanding of also being an anti-war activist,” past incarnations of Colonials wide variety of people. well-known as the other schools in anger turns to violence, is too of- the current version of Islamopho- Goodwin said. “And I wanted his “Freshmen aren’t used to the University, and the school suf- ten accepted as justified,” Kokesh Invasion. bia,” Kokesh said. perspective on what he thought “I don’t think people came for the rituals,” she said. “It’s really fers from this lack of a reputation. said. Kokesh recounted the history was happening in Iraq and why he exciting that Colonials Invasion “We’re working with the During Islamo-Fascism Aware- Fabolous; I don’t think anyone of racism in the United States. Us- was working to change our poli- knows who he is,” said senior has come back.” Office of Admissions very closely,” ness Week, Kokesh participated ing statistics and direct quotes, cies.” „ Some criticized the University Myklebust said. “GW recruiting is and helped organize opposing Greg Berlin. “I think it should be Midnight Madness. Besides, for not promoting the event giving SEAS a presence.” they always complain about enough. She added, “The School of how much it costs, and Midnight “Not enough of the freshman Engineering wants to increase Madness would cost a lot less.” class know about it. M the visibility on campus, in the Although students criticized ost of them probably for- Eortheast corridor and across the the rapper for showing up late, got that it’s tonight,” said Chris country.” many students said they enjoyed Geissler, a freshman working as Myklebust said SEAS will be the show. part of the event’s staff. holding more open houses to try to Freshman Natalie Sutherland Freshman Adam Lovell, a attract high school students early said the event was a great idea, member of the pep band, said he on. She said the school’s enrollment generating excitement for the agreed. numbers do not reflect the amount upcoming season and showing “If I wasn’t in the band, I of research the engineering profes- school spirit, although she too wouldn’t know about it,” he sors churn out. was not sure who Fabolous was. said. “We’re a small part of the “To be honest I don’t real- Sophomore guard Jeff Del University, but we tend to play a ly know much. I haven’t heard Favarro also said he was disap- big role in engineering research,” about him,” she said. “But it’s pointed in the promotion and she said. good to have him as entertain- turnout. SEAS is the smallest under- ment at the event, especially if it “I think it’s a really positive graduate school in the University, gets more people to come.” event, but I wish that more stu- as they currently enroll about 500 Freshman Micah Cohen was dents had showed,” he said. “I undergraduates. There are about one of those people that came out think if they had opened it to the 10 times as many students in the because of Fabolous. public we would have gotten a Columbian College, the largest “Fabolous is the only reason I lot more support.” „ undergraduate school.„

has defended GW’s price in the alleviate this pressure on tuition past – said he supports Knapp’s revenue. TUITION proposal but added that increased He added that his goal is to from p. A1 non-tuition revenue will be essen- make GW more accessible to all tial. students. cycle, this will be a major priority “I am 100 (percent) behind the “Right now it’s making sure at this institution,” Katz said. initiative and congratulate Steve that it’s the students that actually Katz said the University is try- Knapp on his courage in coming come to the University – that they ing to keep annual tuition increas- forward as he has,” Trachtenberg continue to reflect a broad, a very es under control. wrote in an e-mail. “Now we need diverse range of students for us Annual tuition hikes have the (t)rustees, alumni and others from all parts of the economic slowly decreased in recent years. to help him pay to make it hap- spectrum,” Knapp said. “And we In 2005, the tuition increased by 5 pen.” don’t get the situation where we percent, but increases in the past Currently about 56 percent of have students at one socioeco- two years were about 3 percent. the operating budget is funded nomic level who are coming here Former University President by tuition dollars. Knapp said an and others who aren’t because of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg – who emphasis on fundraising will help the debt burden.” „ Witness feats thought possible only in the movies!

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VARSITYROUNDUP Women's Scoreboard Cross country Women's Men's swimming and diving soccer A-10 Championships Volleyball The men's swimming and diving team competed in Temple, L, 1-0 Men's soccer Men: 7th of 14 La Salle, W, 3-2 session one of the annual Invitational against local rivals Saint Joseph's, W, 2-1 Charlotte, L, 3-0 Women: 9th of 14 American and Catholic held at Catholic Friday night. Ju- Saint Louis, L, 3-1 Temple, L, 3-0 nior David Zenk was the team's best performer, winning two races (50 and 500-yard freestyles). The team had more success Saturday night at American, as Zenk, fellow junior Tom Pullen, sophomore Rick Rogers and freshman An- drew Maguire all won individual events. Zenk won four events: two in freestyle, two in backstroke. The Colonials also swept both breast- stroke races, as GW players placed in the top four of each. The Colonials will host Atlantic 10 rival La Salle Saturday at the Smith Center. Women's soccer GW women's soccer beat Temple 1-0 Friday on a fi rst- half goal from junior Meg Pyle. The win broke a three- game losing streak for the struggling Colonials (7-8-0, 2-6 A-10). Redshirt junior Amie Kern needed to make just three saves in recording her fi fth shutout of the season. GW next plays Saint Joseph's (3-13-0, 1-7-0) in the season's home fi nale Sunday at 3 p.m., as part of the annual "Kickin' It At The Vern" celebration. photos by Ryder Haske/assistant photo editor (left) Sophomores Kyle Albrecht and Nikolay Aleksandrov collide while attempt- Cross country ing to head the ball during the Colonial's 3-1 loss to No. 12 Saint Louis Sunday The men's and women's cross country teams each afternoon. (right) The team gathers in a huddle after the game. fi nished in the top 10 of the A-10 Championships in Phil- adelphia. The men were seventh out of 14 teams, while the women fi nished ninth out of 14. The men's fi nish was its best since 2003. Loss drops Junior Chris Pisano was the fastest Colonial, running a time of 26 minutes and 22 seconds (19th out of 144 runners). Two-time all-conference runner Audrey Noonan, a junior, fi nished the women's course in 19 minutes and one second (ninth out of 136). GW to .500 The teams fi nish their seasons next week at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals Saturday, Nov. 10. by Alex Byers net, came near the end of a physical first half. omores Luke Wildy and Andy Stadler and se- Hatchet Reporter Sophomore Mike Briscoe took a GW throw-in nior Abimbola Pedro, missed all of Sunday’s Volleyball near the Billiken goal line and tossed the ball game with injuries. Entering its Sunday match-up with nation- over the head of a mixed pack of Saint Louis Instead, it was junior Thomas Stuber who GW's volleyball team lost 3-0 to Temple Saturday in ally ranked Saint Louis, the GW men’s soccer and GW players. Running from the opposite led the Colonials offensive attack, taking eight Philadelphia. The Owls (12-16, 7-4 A-10) won the fi rst team knew a win would not come easy. The flank, the slicing Walker beat his defender and shots in the game and putting two of them on and third match convincingly, with the game's scores Colonials managed to keep the Billikens quiet dove at the offering, connecting cleanly and goal. Stuber, who said he feels he needs to step 30-15, 30-28 and 30-21. The Colonials (12-14, 4-6 for a half but gave up three unanswered second sending the ball into the lower right corner of up on offense in the absence of his fellow at- half goals and lost 3-1. the net. tackers, had a 35 yard blast denied in the first A-10) are still in good position to make the A-10 playoffs but have Junior Joachim Walker was the first to score Wisniewski’s equalizer came just over one half and put a header over the crossbar with six an important match at Charlotte Thursday. Charlotte trails GW by one – striking in the 37th minute – but the momen- minute into the second half, and Patterson minutes remaining in the game. game in the A-10's Eastern Division. tum the Colonials (7-7-1, 1-3-1 Atlantic 10) took found the back of the Colonials’ net 17 minutes “I feel good and I feel confident; it’s just into halftime was short lived. Goals from Saint later. Saint Louis broke the Colonials’ back just that I need to do a little better job putting it the Louis’ Scott Wisniewski, Kyle Patterson and three and a half minutes later, though, when net,” he said. Jimmy Holmes came in the first 20 minutes of Tim Ream and Wisniewski played monkey in Now 1-3-1 in conference play, Lidster thinks the second half, quickly taking the wind out of the middle with GW goalkeeper Greg Yahr. the Colonials need to win their next four games the Colonials’ sails. Ream sent a crossing pass over Yahr’s head to in order to qualify for the A-10 postseason. Excited about basketball season? “I thought we had a good first half,” head Wisniewski, who touched the ball back over the “Now is the time where we have to step up. coach George Lidster said. “We kept to the head of Yahr to Holmes, who found himself in There’s no excuses now,” he said. “We’re still in game plan, and the players I thought played front of an empty net for the easy conversion. a position (to make the playoffs), so you can’t Look out for our Basketball preview very disciplined. In the second half, Saint Louis “After the third goal, it’s tough to come ask for any more than that.” made a couple of adjustments, and I just don’t back. It’s very deflating,” Lidster said. GW’s next game will be at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2 on stands Nov. 8 know whether we had the belief that we could The Colonials managed to take 17 shots in at A-10 opponent Duquesne. The Colonials will win it.” the match, but a majority of them came from follow that match with a trip to St. Bonaventure Walker’s goal, one of four GW shots on new faces. Three of GW’s points leaders, soph- the following Sunday. „

Women's soccer eliminated JOLTIN'JOE Win over Saint Joe's is too little, too late

Ben Solomon/senior photo editor Women's basketball coach Joe McKeown does the "Soulja Boy" dance during Friday night's Colonials Invasion.

by Anthony Yazaki Hatchet Reporter

The GW women’s soccer game against Saint Joseph’s Sunday was its last home game of the season and, as a result, A-10 2007-08 ATLANTIC 10 Senior Day. The departing players did WOMEN PREDICTED not disappoint, as two of them scored in the Colonials 3-1 win, but the win was Predictions ORDER OF FINISH not enough to prevent the team’s elimi- (as voted by coaches and media) nation from the Atlantic 10 tournament. The Colonials (8-8-0, 3-6-0 A-10) 2007-08 ATLANTIC 10 1. George Washington (17) controlled the game from the opening MEN PREDICTED whistle and were able to create chances t2. Xavier always throughout, but the Hawks defense ORDER OF FINISH t2. Charlotte helped GW by making mistakes at cru- (as voted by coaches and media, cial times. In the 12th minute, a poorly fi rst place votes in parentheses) 4. Temple cleared header by Saint Joseph’s landed 5. Richmond online at the feet of senior Colonials’ defense- 1. Xavier (42) man Kierra Colker. Colker was able to 6. Saint Joseph's rip home a shot into the bottom right 2. Rhode Island (5) 7. Massachusetts corner of the net. 3. Saint Joseph's (7) 8. Dayton “It was great to score my first goal today,” Colker said. “It was Senior Day 4. Fordham (2) 9. Saint Louis so it was nice to have my parents here 5. Saint Louis 10. La Salle @ as well.” 6. Dayton (2) With a 1-0 lead, GW seemed to be in 11. St. Bonaventure control of the game, but Saint Joseph’s Ryder Haske/Hatchet photographer 7. George Washington 12. Rhode Island (top) GW players high-fi ve during the Colonial's 3-1 win over Saint Jo- struck back quickly. Seven minutes 8. Massachusetts (1) 13. Duquesne www. after giving up the lead Hawks defen- seph's. (bottom) Freshman defender Jillian Morgan fi ghts with an op- seman Kelly Galen lofted a cross into ponet for the ball. 9. Temple 14. Fordham the box where midfielder Carly Salter 10. Charlotte GW knocked a header off of the crossbar Hawks 19-4 and put home its final two games remaining. The top six A-10 11. Duquesne Jessica Adair, Preseason and into the goal. goal in the 49th minute, sealing the vic- teams make the playoffs. HATCHET With the game tied after 19 min- tory. Senior midfielder Nicole Trickett “It’s really too bad that we couldn’t 12. Richmond First Team utes, the Colonials’ began to assert tapped a make the tournament,” Colker said. “I 13. La Salle Kim Beck, Preseason First .com their control on the game. They were ball from junior midfielder Erica feel like we got a little unlucky, but we 14. St. Bonaventure able to create consecutive chances and Wright, marking the second goal just wanted the end the season strong.” Team, Preseason Defensive Team play solid defense, rarely allowing the scored by a graduating senior. With only four players leaving, Sarah-Jo Lawrence, ball to get to the final third of the field. The team celebrated the victory on the Colonials are justifiably excited for Maureece Rice, Preseason Preseason Second Team After taking the lead midway the field after the game, but the excite- the future. They have now won two through the first half, the Colonials did ment was tempered by the reality that matches in a row after dropping three First Team Whitney Allen, Preseason not let up, keeping the offensive pres- the team was eliminated from the A-10 straight and will now look forward to Xavier Alexander, Preseason Defensive Team sure on and not allowing the Hawks playoffs. At 3-6-0, GW is in ninth place their two final games of the season, at All-Rookie Team a chance to equalize. GW outshot the and 2.5 games back of sixth place with Rhode Island and Massachusetts. „