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For some GW MONDAY � October 18, 2004 students, acts of indecent exposure are Volume 101, No. 21 no laughing matter www.GWHATCHET.com >> Page 7 A N I NDEPENDENT S TUDENT N EWSPAPER S ERVING T HE G EORGE W ASHINGTON C OMMUNITY S INCE 1 9 0 4 Professors fear research backlash by Michael Barnett million. Senior News Editor “Bedewi was not just an extraor- dinary professor,” said an engineer- By all accounts, Nabih Bedewi ing faculty member who requested was no ordinary professor. anonymity because engineering As director of the University’s school Dean Timothy Tong ordered National Crash Analysis Center, professors not to talk about Bedewi. Bedewi was a fundraising super- “He was one of the most productive star at a school seeking to secure guys GW ever saw … He was able federal grants to become a top-tier to do things that seemed impossible research institution. During his 14- for other people.” year career, he was instrumental in “Many of us thought he had the procuring Transportation Depart- Midas touch,” the professor added. ment grants to build facilities at the But Bedewi’s superman status University’s Virginia Campus; GW came crashing down in June, when administrators and professors esti- he resigned due to a federal and mated that Bedewi may have sin- gle-handedly raised more than $20 See RESEARCH, p. 10

photos by Jeff Baum/photo editor Inquiry led DOT “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart begs “Crossfire” hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson to “stop hurting America” at the taping of Friday’s CNN show. Below, Stewart continues his argu- ment with Carlson following the end of the show, which is broadcast from GW. to freeze funds by Michael Barnett neering professor who resigned as Senior News Editor the center’s director in June, was ar- Stewart fires up show rested Tuesday and charged with Federal officials suspended part transferring federal funds to a pri- n Comedian criticizes merely joking. It soon became “Crossfire” audience members of a $14 million grant in June as they vate company he owned, an action apparent that his criticism was benefit from exposure to diverse investigated a former GW profes- illegal under federal law. Transpor- “Crossfire” hosts for serious, though, as he continued political opinions. sor who was charged last week with tation officials said Bedewi used the to berate hosts Paul Begala and “People may disagree with stealing about $600,000, University money to buy Washington Redskins “partisan hackery” Tucker Carlson during the half- some of the opinions expressed administrators said Friday. tickets, pay down credit card balanc- hour program. on ‘Crossfire,’ but there’s no The funds freeze prompted GW es and hire his brother’s wife for a by Ryan Holeywell “I watch your show every question that having a national Metro Editor to halt most research at the National job she never performed. day, and it kills me,” Stewart forum on GW’s campus to ex- Crash Analysis Center, an institute at In late July, the FHWA lifted part said. “It’s so painful to watch.” press that is a good thing,” she its Virginia Campus run jointly with of the suspension so it could access Comedian Jon Stewart blast- He also accused “Crossfire” said. the Federal Highway Administra- a Virginia Campus library and op- ed CNN’s “Crossfire” when he of helping politicians by fueling A CNN spokesperson did tion, said Donald Lehman, executive erate a program with the U.S. Secret appeared on the show Friday partisan attacks. not reply to calls and e-mails ask- vice president for Academic Affairs. Service that University officials de- afternoon, criticizing its content “The thing is, we need your ing for the network’s response to In August, GW halted construction clined to identify. and hosts in an unusually seri- help,” Stewart said. “Right now, See CROSSFIRE, p. 10 of a $14 million Transportation Re- Administrators do not believe ous display for the Comedy Cen- you’re helping the politicians and search Institute partly because of the Bedewi’s actions will cause GW to tral star. the corporations and we’re left investigation. “What you do is not honest. out there to mow our lawns.” Nabih Bedewi, a former engi- See FUNDS, p. 10 What you do is partisan hack- Heather Clapp, the show’s ery,” Stewart said. “You have a coordinating producer, said a responsibility to the public dis- packed audience of 250 people PARTYTIME course, and you fail miserably.” – most of them students, parents Stewart’s purported rea- and alumni who reserved tickets son for appearing on the show, in advance for Colonials Week- which is filmed at GW’s Jack end – attended the live show. Morton Auditorium, was to pro- “I think we always have mote his new book, “America guests on ‘Crossfire’ with strong (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to opinions, and Friday was no ex- Democracy Inaction.” At the on- ception,” she said. set of Stewart’s attack, members While declining to address of the audience thought he was Stewart’s comments, Clapp said Making ends meet

time professor must also work a full-time professor. He hopes n Some adjuncts four nights a week waiting tables his experience as an adjunct will forced to work two at Equinox, an upscale restaurant allow him to make the connec- near the White House, where he tions necessary to attain a regu- jobs to pay the bills earns at least as much if not more lar teaching position, and he’s in tips than he does teaching as grateful for the opportunity. by Zach Ahmad an adjunct. However, he and other ad- Senior Staff Writer Juggling two jobs to make a juncts see themselves as part of living wage in one of the most an exploitative system in which If you’re a GW student, Todd expensive cities in the country, the University relies heavily on Ramlow, an adjunct professor of Ramlow said it is often hard to part-time faculty without giving English, may have taught one of devote the time necessary to be them their dues. your classes. If you’re a fan of an effective teacher. Instructors such as Ramlow D.C.’s restaurant scene, he may “I can’t afford (to teach) and are at the heart of an ongoing have also served your dinner. support myself without my sec- unionization movement among Ramlow, who has taught at ond job,” Ramlow said. “That adjunct professors at GW. A two- GW since 1999, currently teach- certainly cuts into my ability as week election is being held un- es classes in English, human sci- a professor to be here or to be til Tuesday to determine if the ences and women’s studies, a available at other times outside Service Employees International schedule that he says amounts to classes and office hours. I’m not Union Local 500 will represent Michael Jon Roy/Hatchet photographer a 35-hour weekly workload. At available because I can’t afford to all part-time faculty on campus. “Saturday Night Live” alumnus Dana Carvey makes fun of $3,200 per course, the job earns be.” Professors who taught at least President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg at a sold-out perfor- him less than $20,000 annually. Like many part-time faculty mance in the Smith Center Saturday night. To make ends meet, the part- members, Ramlow aspires to be See ADJUNCTS, p. 12

Board of Trustees Staff Editorial Women’s soccer insidenews Group approves fixed Stewart highlights TV insidesports Team beats Bonnies on frosh tuition insideopinions journalism flaws Senior Day >> Page 3 >> Page 4 >> Page 13 The GW Hatchet, Monday October 18, 2004, page 2 ������������������������ ������� ����������������������������� ��������� ����������������������������������������� ��������� ������������� �������������������� CAMPUSBryn Lansdowne - Campus News Editor ([email protected]) Gabriel Okolski - Campus News Editor ([email protected])

GWBRIEFS OPENING SHOW CALENDAR SNAPSHOT Radio talk show hosts to be Monday featured on Kalb Report Al Franken, G. Gordon Liddy and Jim Free Mat Pilates Class Bohannon will discuss the impact of talk ra- 7 to 8 p.m. dio on the presidential election at the Kalb Lloyd Gym Dance and Exercise Studio Report Monday night at 8 p.m. Sponsored by Mount Vernon Campus The talk show hosts from different ends Life of the political spectrum will talk about is- sues such as objective journalism and its rel- Tuesday evance in talk radio. The Kalb Report is a GW-produced tele- “Late Night with the President” vision program featuring a panel of guests Freshman hall spirit competition and discussing political and press-related issues opportunity to ask President Stephen with moderator Marvin Kalb at the National Joel Trachtenberg questions Press Club. There have been 40 shows in the 7 p.m. Kalb Report series since the program started Marvin Center Hippodrome in 1994. Sponsored by the Community Living and Trachtenberg awards two Learning Center President’s Medals Fall Internship Fair President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg 7 p.m. honored two educators with the Universi- Marvin Center Continental Ballroom ty’s highest honor, the President’s Medal, at Sponsored by Program Board a celebration of the Graduate School of Edu- cation and Human Development’s 100th an- Wednesday niversary Friday. Trachtenberg awarded the medals to Sam Sherraden/photo assistant Sha’anan Streett, lead singer of Hadag Nahash, a popular Israeli rap/funk group, throws Common Ground Film Festival Wang Shenghong, president of and profes- down in the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom Sunday night in the opening show of their showing of “The Friendship Village” sor at Fudan University in China, and Lee Film about an international organization Shulman, president of the Carnegie Foun- North American tour. The group was sponsored by GW’s Student Alliance for Israel. of Vietnam War veterans dation for the Advancement of Teaching at 7 to 9:30 p.m. Stanford University. plans and how these perspectives should be women for 2003. Elliott School of International Affairs Both educators were recognized for their viewed during a Bush or Kerry administra- GW tied with the University of Illinois at Room 213 work in advancing cross-cultural teaching tion. Chicago in the category; both gave 31.4 per- standards. The six Elliott School of International Af- cent of their doctoral engineering degrees to “Gender Equity & the U.N. International Affairs professors fairs professors – Leon Fuerth, James Gold- women. The universities awarded 11 women Millennium Development Goals” release foreign policy report geier, Michael Moore, Henry Nau, David each with the degree last year. Colleges had to Guest speaker Joan Libby Hawk from Shambaugh, and Joanna Spear – will present award at least 20 doctoral engineering degrees The United Nations Development Fund Six international affairs professors will the work at the press club at 10:30 a.m. in 2003 in order to be eligible for the rankings. for Women present their findings about foreign policy GW recognized for awarding The rankings appear in this month’s issue of the ASEE magazine Prism. 6 p.m. issues and the presidency in a report Mon- most engineering degrees to The School of Engineering and Applied Marvin Center Room 402 day at the National Press Club. The report, “Divided Diplomacy and the women Sciences, which has 13 female professors, also Sponsored by Voices for Choices Next Administration: Conservative and Lib- The American Society for Engineering Ed- ranked 10th for the highest percentage of wom- eral Alternatives,” discusses the differences ucation ranked GW the number one universi- en faculty members with 13.3 percent. between conservative and liberal diplomatic ty for number of doctoral degrees awarded to —Caitlin Carroll The GW Hatchet NEWS Monday, October 18, 2004 3 Weekend goes ‘perfectly’ dents, family members and alum- ni attended the show. LaBelle also preformed in the Smith Center to a nearly sold-out crowd Friday night. Eric Wiegand, executive chair of the Program Board, which orga- nized the events, said the entire weekend went flawlessly. “It’s a big task and for noth- ing to go wrong, it’s pretty much amazing,” Wiegard said. “It went perfectly.” Wiegard said Carvey and LaBelle were chosen to perform based on University market stud- ies and the availability of the per- formers. “(LaBelle) was a bit of a diva,” Wiegard said. “We had to work a David Ediger/Hatchet photographer little bit harder to make sure she Students compete in a sack race Saturday during Octoberfest on the Mount was happy, but when she got here Sam Sherraden/photo assistant Vernon campus a part of Colonials Weekend. she was really nice.” GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg addresses the Board of Many parents said they Trustees at the group’s Friday meeting in the Marvin Center. by Bryn Lansdowne enjoyed the performance by Campus News Editor Brett Kaplan, general manager Carvey. of GW’s radio station, WRGW, “He had a lot of fun with Foggy Bottom overflowed helped organize and promote Trachtenberg,” GW parent with students, parents and alumni the brunch. He said nearly 500 Michael Hicks said, in reference to Board announces that came together to reunite with people ate brunch throughout the several jokes Carvey made about each other and the University as day, with standing room only at University President Stephen Joel part of Colonials Weekend. around 11:30 a.m. Trachtenberg. “It was the appro- A variety of events were avail- “I love this more than any- priate amount of edginess.” frosh tuition early able to participants, including auc- thing … it’s a great way to wrap A Saturday morning speech by tions, guest lectures, tours of the up Colonials Weekend,” Kaplan Trachtenberg and former United by Michael Barnett undergraduate applications GW University and a live jazz brunch. said. States ambassador and Shapiro Senior News Editor received last year’s evidence that The University has hosted The Matt Grason Trio, a pro- professor Edward Gnehm was parents and students are attracted Colonials Weekend since 2002, fessional jazz group, performed also popular among parents. The GW Board of Trustees broke by the stability of the fixed plan. when officials decided to combine at the brunch along with students Visitors said they were pleased with precedent and announced tu- “We are gratified with the over- Parents Weekend and Alumni from GW. with the opportunity to see the ition for next year’s freshman class whelming positive response to the Weekend. Officials said it was Other entertainment avail- GW President speak. at its fall meeting Friday. For the University’s fixed tuition initia- important to bring past and pres- able for campus visitors included “Not only did we get to see second straight year, the board ap- tive, designed to take the mystery ent students to one community singer Patti LaBelle and comedian our daughter, but we got to be proved a fixed pricing plan that out of the cost of higher educa- after the attacks of Sept. 11. Dana Carvey. a part of the GW experience,” will require incoming freshmen to tion,” Trachtenberg said in a writ- The jazz brunch, which fea- Carvey, of “Saturday Night said Rob Whittemore, a GW par- pay the same tuition during their ten statement. “Bolstered by feed- tured live music from 9 a.m. until Live” fame, performed to a sold- ent. “GW has a sense of inclusion entire stay at GW. back from current and prospective 1 p.m. Sunday morning, was pop- out audience in the Smith Center which is really unique for a uni- n The $36,370 price tag, which students and their families, we are ular among visitors. Saturday night. About 4,600 stu- versity.” may make GW the nation’s most pleased to continue this innova- expensive university for incoming tive program for the next academic students, is a 3.9 percent increase year.” from this year’s freshman tuition. The fixed tuition was one of The board traditionally imple- many items that trustees discussed Carvey generates laughs ments yearly tuition hikes at its Friday. The board is a 35-member winter meeting. This year, howev- body that oversees the academic n Comedian makes fun were pleased with the outcome of mart also said that a package of- er, University officials announced and institutional management of the show. fering dinner at the University the increase early to let prospective the University. Trustees also sit on of GW President, “It was an overwhelming suc- Club and reserved seating at the students know about tuition be- subcommittees that discuss vari- cess, perfect from beginning to show was a flop. “We had some fore the application deadline. Next ous aspects of GW, including aca- performs impressions end,” Program Board Executive of the worst seats in the house,” year’s room and board costs will demics, student affairs and exter- Chair Eric Wiegand said. he said. be made available in the spring. nal relations. by Sam Salkin But not everyone was im- Carvey ended the show with Last year, after the board ap- In brief remarks delivered Hatchet Reporter pressed with Carvey’s act. a joke most audience members proved fixed tuition in February, at the start of the four-hour long “The opening part of the act seemed to appreciate. admissions officials scrambled to meeting, Trachtenberg identified Dana Carvey found himself was great and then he ran out of He said, “Georgetown right- inform students already admitted three areas of concern for his ad- in a familiar role Saturday night material and it got kind of crude,” fully sucks compared to you to the University about the plan. ministration: the recent spate of as he entertained a sold-out Co- freshman Jesse Comart said. Co- guys.” n Scores of parents and students student suicides, part-time faculty lonials Weekend crowd of more were upset that they were not no- unionization and the arrest of a for- than 4,600 students, parents and tified about the plan before they mer GW professor who is charged alumni. committed to GW, with stealing at least $600,000 (see During his hour-long comedy “We want to give students who “Professors fear research back- routine at the Smith Center, the are high school students as much lash,” pg. 1). “Saturday Night Live” alumnus advance notice as possible,” Uni- The suicides of three students performed his famous impres- versity President Stephen Joel since February was not unusual sions of George H.W. Bush, Ross Trachtenberg told The Hatchet. at an institution with more than Perot, “the Church Lady” and The class of 2009 will be paying 20,000 students, Trachtenberg said. Garth from “Wayne’s World.” what could be the highest tuition Seven students have died since De- He also joked about the upcom- in the country their freshman year. cember. ing election and the challenges of But their payments will be equal “It’s hard to know in any sci- parenting. to and possibly less than tuition entific way what’s going on,” he After being introduced by at other private universities when said. University President Stephen they become juniors and seniors. He briefly touched on recent Joel Trachtenberg, Carvey made Trachtenberg expects GW’s the crowd explode in laughter tuition to drop “30 places” in the See BOARD, p. 11 as he took time to emphasize the next few years. He cited the 20,000 power and gusto of a name like Trachtenberg. Carvey also struck a chord with parents in the audience by ���������������� continually referring to GW as $48,500, a take-off on the school’s steep tuition, which hovers ��������������� around $34,000. “When I went to San Francis- ����������� co State, our tuition was 95 dol- lars a year … and we rioted!” Car- vey said. Among other memorable mo- Get your events listed ments from the show was Car- vey’s incessant play with the person translating the show into American Sign Language. Carvey every Monday on the campus forced the translator to say awk- ward things like, “I want him” or “I’m rubbing lotion on my but- news page for only $10 !!! tocks.” (25 words or less) Amazed by the duality of mascots at GW, Carvey inquired, “How do you go from Colonials to a hippo?” Carvey was con- ��������������������������������������� vinced that an inebriated mem- �������������� ber of the student government must have imagined that “a hip- Michael Jon Roy/Hatchet photographer ����������������� po would kick ass.” Dana Carvey does his “Church Lady” impression at a Colonials’ ����������������������� Event organizers said they Weekend performance in the Smith Center Saturday night. Q u o t a b l e : The GW Hatchet, Monday, October 18, 2004, Page 4 “You’re on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls. What is wrong with you!”

–“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart rebutting assertions by “Crossfire” host Tucker Carlson that Stewart’s show should be held to the same the journalistic WillOPINIONS Dempster - Opinions Editor ([email protected]) standards as “Crossfire”

EDITORIAL A worthwhile Libyan relations not worth it Money, it would seem, heals all of an additional $4 million in “compensa- icans, the 1989 bombing of French Airliner wounds faster than time does. The ongo- tion” from the Libyan government. UTA, killing all 170 people onboard, as well ing rift between the Socialist People’s Liby- While the last two aspects of lifting as at one point sponsoring the IRA’s bomb- confrontation an Arab Jamahiriya (Libya) and the United sanctions seem beneficial, we must consid- ing campaign in Britain. Our View: States has, according to some sources, been er the dark past. In 1969, just months after In the years after 9/11, Qadhafi has a problem since the days when seizing power by coup d’etat cleverly changed tactics in the interest of Jon Stewart’s critique of “Crossfire” at Libyans were colonial subjects from King Idris, Colonel Qad- self-preservation. He confessed his coun- GW is an important step in realizing of the Ottomans. GUNNAR hafi and his revolutionaries im- try’s involvement in the Pan Am bombing Contemporary Libya un- mediately sought to buy nucle- and has agreed to pay up to $10 million per how far the quality of broadcast news der Colonel Muammar al Qad- HEINRICH ar missiles from the Chinese. family if U.S. sanctions are lifted. He has journalism has deteriorated. hafi, a dictator in the same vein Fortunately, the discussions in courted U.S. companies that left Libya by as Saddam Hussein, has had a Beijing failed. Over the next de- reminding them that their state contracts proven track record of being a cade, Colonel Qadhafi nation- remain waiting to be fulfilled. And he has GW students and parents were welcomed to state sponsor of global terrorism with re- alized Western property and businesses invited the U.N. to inspect the total disar- Colonials Weekend by an October surprise of sorts. peated attacks aimed at Americans and operating in Libya and forced the exodus mament of his country of all WMDs. These Replacing the usual partisan bickering on CNN’s Western Europeans. And yet, many of the of thousands of Italians after seizing their moves seemed to have satisfied all in the “Crossfire” for the day, the program welcomed “The world’s most prominent decision makers, land; declared war on its neighbor Chad; Bush administration except those in the Daily Show” host Jon Stewart. Students and parents including President Bush, feel at enough and actively sought regular arms as well as State Department who will not remove fortunate enough to have requested tickets for Friday’s ease with Libya now to lift what sanctions WMDs from the Soviets. Libya from the State Sponsors of Terrorism show in advance expected lighthearted comedy and remain on that state. After falling out of favor with Moscow, list. biting satire commonplace on Stewart’s program. Recently, the Bush administration lifted the colonel announced his “Third Univer- Is our quest for oil truly worth the dis- Walking out of the Jack Morton Auditorium at the the remaining U.S.-sponsored sanctions on sal Theory” in which he advocated and honor of doing business with a government show’s conclusion, audience members recognized Libya – the United Nations sanctions have supported global insurgency in economic that has killed American men, women and they witnessed something spectacular. Stewart offered already been removed and Italy promises and terrorist forms against the superpow- children, stolen American property and a scathing critique of broadcast news media by to act unilaterally in forcing the rest of the ers. The economic attack would come in the been outspoken against everything Amer- appearing on the very show embodying everything European Union to drop its sanctions. This form of Libya pushing for OPEC to cut off ica stands for? I think not. Yet it seems that wrong with it. will mean U.S. oil firms such as ExxonMo- fuel supplies, triggering the late 1970s oil our government feels strangely justified in In a Sept. 16 staff editorial, this page argued that bil and Occidental, which formerly oper- crunch in America. The terrorist operations letting go of the sanctions that prevent U.S. the quality of “Crossfire” had eroded to a level where ated in Libya but were forced to evacuate included multiple airline hijackings in the funds from flowing to a terrorist régime the show represented little more than a circus, featur- in 1982 under President Reagan’s orders, Middle East in the 1970s and 1980s, terror- that may, with money and time, decide to ing yelling and a bevy of negative personal attacks. will have the right to resume drilling there; ist bombings on American and British tar- pursue a vendetta against us. After all, it In the midst of a 20-minute long argument with host $1.2 billion in frozen Libyan assets will be gets in Beirut, London, Rome and Vienna, a was American fighter jets that killed Colo- Tucker Carlson on the subject, Stewart encapsulated returned to Colonel Qadhafi’s government; 1986 nightclub bombing targeted at Amer- nel Qadhafi’s daughter in a 1986 retaliatory this sentiment and broadened it to an indictment Libyan students will have the right to seek ican servicemen in Berlin – one American strike for the Berlin bombing. on the overall quality of broadcast news journalism. American education; and to the families died, 204 people were injured; the infa- –The writer is a senior majoring in politi- “You’re doing theater, when you should be doing of the victims of Pan Am 103, a jumbo-jet mous 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103 mur- cal science. debate,” he said. “What you do is not honest. What brought down by a Libyan bomb, payment dering 270 people – including many Amer- you do is partisan hackery.” Carlson then accused Stewart of hypocrisy by not practicing real journalism on “The Daily Show,” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR either, to which Stewart replied, “You’re on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank Money and resources ury of requesting additional funds; there- The article went on to discuss the story only phone calls. What is wrong with you?” This letter is written in response to L. fore, it is logical to overestimate their needs. through the eyes of the club management Both the brilliance and subtlety of Stewart’s Asher Corson’s column, “The bloated stu- Moreover, the executive branch essentially and a few bystanders who were standing remarks are evident; the quality of broadcast news dent government,” from Oct. 11 (p. 4). As funds seventeen student programming outside, and only saw the aftermath. How journalism in the age of Fox News is laughable at best a student not involved with the SA, it took bodies. Hence, the president receives a does the mainstream news source on this and disgraceful at worst. With increased frequency, less than two hours to discover the follow- budget of $35,000 for publicity and student campus run a story of this nature without quality programs are forced to fold or adapt to an ing public information. programming. any comment from actual eyewitnesses, environment shaped by ideologues such as Ann Corson condemns Woodard’s adminis- There are avenues for dealing with some of whom know both Mensah-Bon- Coulter and Bill O’Reilly on the right, and Al Franken tration for using “student money frivolous- concerns; including attending public Sen- su and Pinnock well? Does The Hatchet and Michael Moore on the left. The end result of this ly,” yet he co-sponsored a bill to increase ate meetings. I know that about a dozen mean to tell its readers that everyone clos- migration is a series of programs committed more the SA student fee. If he was so enraged at senators offered to pay the cost of their est to the matter has been rendered speech- toward partisan bickering than quality journalism and the allocation process, why support giving meals because they did not want to use SA less? If one were to look deeper, I am more debate, and a jaded public. more money to an organization one feels to funds; I believe Corson was one of them. than certain they would find students who Such programming is a primary reason for, rather be financially irresponsible? If upset with the transition dinner, propose had more varied things say than “this kid than a function of, the contentious political climate in Corson mentions that “students des- charging attendees a nominal fee to allevi- (Pops) is a nice guy, I’m surprised he did America. News organizations seem to feel presenting perately need money for programming ate costs, rather than harping on an event this.” Not to mention the fact that it had to both Republican and Democratic partisan talking and funding.” The Senate Finance Com- not solely a product of the current admin- be pointed out that they may have harmed points represents objectivity; it doesn’t. As Stewart mittee allocates $115,000 to their co-spon- istration. Corson’s column made overstat- “possible GW students.” pointed out, after this year’s presidential and vice sorship fund. It is prudent to under-fund ed criticisms of the SA executive allocation, But the deeper issue here is the blatant presidential debates, news outlets took viewers to most organizations, rather than have su- while not providing sufficient support; re- perpetuation of the “Angry Black Man,” “Spin Alley,” where they were subjected to partisan perfluous funds waiting to be reclaimed; sulting in a poorly researched, one-sided seen through the likes Kobe Bryant, and banter – much of which was written before the rough estimations for the SA Reclamation admonition of Woodard’s administration. even Theo from “The Real World: Chica- debate even began. The broadcast news media should Fund run between $45,000 and $60,000 per –Brittany Baron go.” It inspires the fear of a black man ter- instead focus on providing viewers with an intelligent year. If students are so desperate for fund- junior rorizing white people – an ugly and dis- analysis of what transpired. There is little doubt such ing, why is so much money left over? Perpetuating stereotypes turbing vestige of slavery and the recon- an approach would aid in civilizing the political He noted that half of the $70,000 for the struction. A story about two black men discourse in America. SA Executive was to be spent on “the fan- For the past week, The Hatchet has run fighting in a white-owned establishment Jon Stewart himself is revered as almost a cult hero cy dinner and maintaining the SA office.” cover stories on the unfortunate situation still instantly becomes a cover story for the by a generation of young people dissatisfied with the The dinner will cost, at the most, less than involving two of our star basketball play- “independent student-run newspaper” at absurd nature of media and politics in society. Stewart $7,000 (cost last year), leaving the remain- ers, J.R. Pinnock and Pops Mensah-Bonsu GW. This is an institution devoted to cul- has the keen ability to channel frustrations and provide ing $28,000 for running the office. The of- (“Lulu’s accuses players of assault,” Oct. 4 tural diversity and, interestingly , located an avenue through which one is able to voice them. He fice, open seven days, provides a variety and “Police probe fight,” Oct. 11). I notice in a predominately black city. This saddens takes what people are thinking, but not saying, and of student services including copying old that it now has a name – “the altercation me. inserts it squarely in the public discourse. Stewart tests and directing students to appropriate at Lulu’s Mardi Gras.” But moreover, I also Running this as a front page story speaks to a generation of young people that came of resources. notice that the said altercation involves two is only part of the problem. As long The age in a time of division and political hatred. For this, The nine office assistants (OAs) are well-known and successful black men and Hatchet allows for bias of this kind to be he deserves commendation. work-study students; they’re paid $9 per is being treated as a top-story headline. published, the belief that black men are an- It is this page’s sincere hope that Stewart’s hour. The SA pays 25 percent and the rest is I’m not one to play the “race card” very gry, bestial, and only to be feared – not re- controversial appearance on “Crossfire” serves as a federally subsidized, meaning OAs cost the often. I’m not one to blame societal issues spected or loved – will survive. point of reflection for the broadcast news community. SA only $2,400 per year. As with any large on one race or another. But as a black wom- I am not saying that “altercations” such The overall quality of much of the medium has organization, manpower is intrinsic to an an at GW, I have to be honest and say that as this are not appropriate topics on which declined to almost the point of irrelevancy. Programs office’s success. Meeting with administra- I am appalled by the manner in which The to report. Yes, the students have the right to such as “Crossfire” must be fundamentally changed if tors is free, but coordination and consolida- Hatchet has portrayed this story. know. There is, however, a saying in jour- the networks hope to regain their public credibility. tion of student concerns costs money, . On Oct. 4, the headline read: “Lulu’s nalism: get it first, but first, get it right. The SA executive doesn’t have the lux- accuses three basketball players of assault.” –Loryn Wilson

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A CALL FOR REPRESENTATION

STAFF EDITORIAL Board should open doors to students Our view: Students can contribute to Board deliberations Three times a year, the GW in the way their University is run. on the Board would be unable ate and graduate representative. fies its measure of continuing to Board of Trustees meets to set While students have the ability to collaborate substantively on The student body at large should close students out of the meetings University policy on issues rang- both directly and through institu- policy issues. While this can cer- elect their representatives during for lack of interest or the lack of ing from academics to student tions such as the Student Associa- tainly be said for a large portion general SA elections. While elect- a venue capable of holding more life. While incredibly relevant to tion to meet with administrators, of students, there are select few ed concurrently, the representa- spectators. Installing a closed-cir- students, the 35-member panel ultimate decision-making au- who would relish the combing tive should be independent of SA cuit video feed to J Street, as this has no voting student representa- thority is vested in the Board of through of financial and adminis- oversight. While there would be page has suggested in the past, tion. To compound matters, only Trustees. Student money runs all trative minutiae relevant in run- room for collaboration, separat- could solve both problems. two students – the Student As- aspects of the University, minus ning a large institution. Giving ing their influence would allow It is imperative students be sociation president and a repre- funds drawn from GW’s endow- students the opportunity to serve for a de-politicization of the en- given more access to the Board of sentative from The Hatchet – are ment. It is only logical those con- would not only add an important terprise. Trustees. By providing an active permitted to attend the Board’s tributing to the financial well be- voice to deliberations but would Currently only two students voice for students on the Board ‘public’ session. It is imperative ing of the University have a voice also provide a valuable learning are even able to view the Board’s and allowing more students to the University rectifies both mat- in ensuring their money is put to experience in real-life manage- public sessions and none are able view its proceedings, the Univer- ters promptly in the interest of good use. ment. to view the closed, executive ses- sity would take a positive step in transparency and empowering This page understands ad- The University should ex- sions. Despite a clamor to allow empowering students to take a students. ministrative apprehension in pand the Board by two seats to student access to at least view the more active role in their educa- Students have a direct stake thinking a student representative include both an undergradu- meetings, the University justi- tional future. Bring democracy to GW Board not accountable to students Now that freedom is on the for themselves. Clearly, students price to pay for democracy on march throughout the Arab can’t handle the truth. campus. world, we can finally focus our There are student leaders The Student Association pres- attention on tyranny here at GW. that are fighting for meaning- ident and a Hatchet designate are We should ful student the only students permitted to at- thank Presi- representa- tend open sessions of the Board dent Bush SHER tion on cam- of Trustees. But they are far from for fighting L. A pus. Student voting members. In fact, at the for freedom, ORSON Association last meeting, SA president Wo- but would it C presidents odard had nothing to say to the be too much ONE SMALL VOICE and most Board of Trustees. Because stu- to ask for student lead- dents are not even allowed to at- Sam Sherraden/photo assistant his help sup- ers have al- tend meetings, it is hard to say Allan From (c.) and Philip Amsterdam (r.) at Friday’s Board meeting. porting a group of students next ways been afraid to take a strong exactly what happened. It seems door to the White House? I know stand on student membership on that Woodard simply thanked the he believes that all people can the Board of Trustees. Columbi- Board for having him, acknowl- be free and democratic. I agree an College Senator Morgan Corr edged the previous speaker and with the President; Jews, Arabs, is the real thing. Through Senate walked out. Although I think Student voice blacks and even college students legislation, Corr is fighting for a that the SA president should sit deserve democracy. student voice on the Board. Is he through entire Board of Trustees If you think being a student suggesting that students can be meetings, I can see why he would at GW is a trip, I would like to trusted to have a voice in cam- not want to. Why should some- needed direct your attention to the Board pus decision making? Does Corr one endure a meeting in which of Trustees. They do okay. Not think he can make his constitu- he is not allowed to vote or hear University should give students a only do they oversee the admin- ents matter? For his bravery, I the facts? I guess everyone on istration and all campus deci- consider him a campus hero. campus is equal. However, clear- sions, but they also don’t have I have a ‘modest proposal’ for ly, some of us are ‘more equal’ vote on Board of Trustees to live with the consequences of a trade students can make with than others. I am writing to highlight an is- University Statement of Student those decisions — how liberat- the University. In exchange for In the heart of American gov- sue that is not only neglected but Rights and Responsibilities, stu- ing. Unfortunately, things are a representation on the Board of ernment, you might expect GW also crucial to all students and the dents are explicitly given the right little less glamorous for students Trustees, students could perma- to practice genuine dedication to basic ideals of student rights and to be involved in the governance of around campus. Tuition is raised, nently abandon the Marvin Cen- democratic values. One thing is representation. Student represen- the university. Article I, Section C, academics are slashed and com- ter. That way all of the space be- for sure; campus decision-mak- tation on the University Board of which is entitled “Student Rights munity priorities are determined ing occupied by students can be ers understand and practice capi- Trustees is an absolute in the Governing of the by institutions from which stu- put to far more profitable uses. talism perfectly well. But democ- imperative if we, as University” states that dents are excluded. People far re- By giving the University what it racy has not been on the march students, are to have MORGAN “the student body shall moved from our life experience wants most, students might be at GW. President Bush has been any reasonable say in have clearly defined make most decisions affecting able to secure the leverage nec- spending all of his time liberat- the way the Universi- CORR means, including mem- our college lives. Major campus essary to gain the representation ing the Arab world. We live so ty is run, and its poli- bership on appropri- finance decisions and records that we need and deserve. GW close to you, Mr. President, and cies made. The Board of ate committees and ad- are kept secret from the student could even use this extra mon- we really need your help. Trustees – which meets ministrative bodies, to body. Shhhhhh. I guess it would ey to hire professors and build –The writer, a junior three times a year behind closed participate in the formulation and be considered silly to suggest stu- classrooms. In the long run, the majoring in political science, is doors – has the final say in all Uni- application of the institutional pol- dents be allowed make decisions Marvin Center would be a small a Hatchet columnist. versity policies and procedures icy.” Additionally, Article V, Sec- and is the ultimate governing body tion A of the same document rec- of GW. ognizes the necessity of student in- Since the ultimate goal of any put on all levels, the express rights university or institution of higher of students as campus citizens and learning is the educational enrich- the essential need for student rep- ment of its students, and it is stu- resentation. dents who are affected most by the Last week, the Student Asso- educational, social, legal and dis- ciation took a critical first step to- ciplinary policies enacted by the ward achieving representation on Board of Trustees, shouldn’t the the Board of Trustees by recogniz- students have some say in what ing the cruciality of the issue and those policies are? adopting a resolution demanding Currently there are no voting a voting student trustee be cre- student members of the Board of ated. This resolution will be for- Trustees. In fact, there are no non- warded to various GW officials, voting student members. The clos- most notably the current members est thing students have is a non-vot- of the Board of Trustees, and shall ing delegate to each of the various serve as notice that the student committees of the Board of Trust- body both deserves and demands ees. Only in these committees may full representation and recognition the delegates – the Student Associ- by the University and its supreme ation President and his appropriate governing body. designees – express their opinions From here it is the clear and sol- on matters before the committee. emn duty of all students and stu- But these committees do not have dent leaders, both within and out- the final say on any matter, and side the Student Association, to given that there is not even an ad- work with faculty, staff and admin- junct non-voting student seat on istrators to ensure that the mandate the full Board of Trustees to express of the Board of Trustees does not the student position to the entire continue to be undermined by the board, this constitutes a gross lack lack of any representational parity. of student representation. Only by clearly, cogently and loud- Besides the basic philosophi- ly stating our demands may they cal reasoning that demands stu- truly be heard and may students fi- dent representation on the Board of nally be represented. Trustees, there are several Univer- –The writer, a sophomore, is a sity Code requirements. Under the Student Association senator. The GW Hatchet, Monday, October 18, 2004, page 6 d.c. happenings upcoming metro area events Tuesday Tuesday The National Archives will host a discussion titled “Everything You Authors Lou Dubose and Jan Reid will discuss their new Ever Wanted to Know About the Electoral College but Were Afraid exposé on House Majority Leader Tom DeLay at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave., 7 p.m. METRORyan Holeywell - Metro News Editor ([email protected]) to Ask,” 700 Pennsylvania Ave., 10 a.m.

SOLOACT Univ. introduces new study-away program by Amanda Hess said. GW Spring Term will not include an in- Hatchet Reporter ternship program. Margo Ellis, manager of communications A handful of students from across the coun- for special programs, said Spring Term partici- try will come to GW next semester to study pants will have access to Washington events and through the University’s new study-away pro- speakers and will benefit from GW’s location in gram, GW Spring Term. the nation’s capital. The program, created earlier this year, in- “Nothing would be open to (GW Spring vites undergraduate juniors at regionally ac- Term students) that would not be open to other credited universities to spend their spring se- GW students,” said Ellis, who added that pro- mester in Washington. Stu- fessors for the programs dents will be able to study have not yet been chosen. in one of three programs: “(GW Spring Term) gives us She said that two of the National Security and For- three core courses for the eign Policy, How the Me- the opportunity to tout the program already existed dia Covers Washington unique benefits of GW, and when the Spring Term was and Military Planning and created, and that all cours- National Politics. its unique location in Wash- es in the program are open “(GW Spring Term) to full-time GW students. gives us the opportunity ington, while generating Applicants to the pro- to tout the unique bene- gram should be in “good fits of GW and its unique interest in GW’s graduate standing” at their univer- location in Washington, programs.” sities and have displayed while generating inter- “consistent academic est in GW’s graduate pro- achievement” in their first grams,” said Gregory G. GREGORY LEBEL two years at school, said Lebel, the program’s aca- SPRING TERM PROGRAM DIRECTOR Lebel, who will evaluate demic director. the applications with other Students participat- faculty involved in the pro- Erin Shea/photo assistant ing in the Spring Term will gram. Billy Corgan, formerly the frontman of the Smashing Pumpkins, signs copies take classes with GW students, live on campus Spring Term’s competitiveness will be simi- and pay the standard $963 per-credit-hour tu- lar to GW’s undergraduate admissions process of his new poetry book at the Georgetown Barnes and Noble. Fans packed the ition. and will look for the “same type of student,” store to meet Corgan, who has a solo career following the breakup of his band. The Spring Term is “still a pilot project in its Lebel said. initial stages,” said Lebel, who estimated that up Eric Sherman, a senior at the University of to 10 students will enroll in the fledgling pro- Georgia spending this semester in D.C. as part gram. of Semester in Washington, praised the program Lebel added that he hopes the size of the for its work opportunities. Gay activists protest project will grow in coming years as it attains “I like how Semester in Washington incor- the status of GW’s other study-away initiative, porates classes into the program while leaving Semester in Washington, which was founded a maximum amount of time for internship op- 1995 by the Graduate School of Political Man- portunities,” said Sherman, who is majoring in agement. political science and Spanish. baseball stadium site In Semester in Washington, about 50 stu- While he complained about the small num- dents each semester take political management ber of participants in GW’s study-away pro- by Bridget Joyce that is ready for redevelopment.” courses while participating in an internship pro- grams, Sherman said location is one of the big- Hatchet Reporter Kameny said the area has historical sig- gram that places them in government and me- gest benefits of the program. nificance because the businesses were the dia organizations. “Above all, a big part of the appeal of the Activists and business owners are pro- first of their kind. “In the ‘60s and ‘70s, pub- “Interest in a program like this has grown as program was getting to come to Washington,” testing the construction of a baseball stadi- lic gay dancing was a novel thing,” Kameny the University has watched Semester in Wash- he said. “It’s really a dynamic time to be in the um in the heart of the city’s gay entertain- said. ington develop into a viable program,” Lebel city.” n ment district, arguing it would damage an The gay entertainment district was al- important part of their community. lowed to exist in an isolated setting, he said, The project would affect existing gay adding, “It was a sort of ‘out of sight, out of NATIONBRIEFS is that the “norm” has become much strip bars, dance clubs, adult theaters and mind’ thing.” higher than it was a generation ago, bookstores along O and Half streets in “The question becomes, if the city ex- Drinking deaths plague colleges pointing out quaffing rituals such as drinking 21 shots on one’s 21st birth- Southeast D.C. iled us down there, and if now, they’re go- nationwide “I think we obviously have a challenge ing to ‘de-exile us,’ where are we going to day. here,” said Jim Graham, one of two open- go?” Kameny continued. City zoning laws (U-WIRE) BOULDER, Colo. – The “After a certain number drinks, ly gay members on the D.C. City Council. restrict nude dancing and liquor in other 2004-05 school year for college students which is about five to eight, there’s not “We’re going to have to work hard to see parts of D.C. may turn out to be unprecedented, but much to be gained by drinking more,” how we go about relocating this business- The proposed redevelopment will not not in a way anyone would ever hope Kunstman said. “We need to change es. They’re contributing to the city, and of happen, however, unless the city passes a for. Since the first weekend in Septem- expectations; to somehow get back to course these owners are very much sur- stadium financing plan, which has come ber, at least six students across the na- five to eight drinks is ‘okay.’ If people prised that they’re going to be uprooted.” under fire from advocates who say the city tion have drunk themselves to death, stopped somewhere in the five to 10 The O Street entertainment strip rests should be spending more money on schools just three less than the total for last range, they’d still get the positives.” where the first base line of the proposed and other programs. Mayor Anthony Wil- year. ballpark would be. If the park is built, de- liams needs a majority vote in the City According to University of Colora- Porn addict speaks at Kent U. molition of current businesses will begin Council to pass the plan and has already se- do-Boulder Wardenburg Health Cen- early next year. The park would host the cured the support of five or six members of ter’s lead physician, Tom Kunstman, al- (U-WIRE) KENT, Ohio – A man former Montreal Expos, which will play in the 13-person legislative body. cohol poisoning deaths for college stu- who consumed pornography for years, RFK Stadium on a temporary basis begin- If the stadium is built in the current dents are becoming more of a problem. spent time in jail, visited strip clubs and ning in the spring, and is scheduled to be planned location, community leaders said “There’s at least six but there’s no prostitutes and admits to a sexual en- open for the 2008 baseball season. they will seek financial compensation and place that’s actually keeping data on al- counter with his sister while a teenager, Geoffrey Brownell, vice chair of GW aid for the relocation process. cohol deaths,” Kunstman said, pointing spoke to students Monday night in the Pride, said the area is a popular destina- “We’re all worried and we’ll probably out that the national media has even Ballroom at Kent State University. tion for gay students. Frank Kameny, who have pickets and petitions,” Davis said. had trouble keeping track of all the in- The “Power of Porn” was presented founded the D.C. gay rights movement “What is going to be done, in a construc- cidences. by Gene McConnell, who talked about more than 40 years ago, agreed. tive way, to relocate these gay businesses in He said, “Even USA Today right his addiction to pornography and about “This has become very much estab- some sort of a practical fashion?” now has an article talking about five the effects of the pornography indus- lished – that you go down on any evening, Davis said he would prefer to stay in deaths, but they didn’t have the one try. Kimberly Drake also spoke about and that block will be packed with people,” Southeast but would not oppose plans to from San Diego.” her years addicted to pornography and Kameny said. “It is very much a center of relocate elsewhere. It all started in Colorado when 19- working as a dancer in a strip club. gay activity.” “We’re pushing to not have it, but of year-old Samantha Spady was found Both McConnell and Drake said The project would require the demoli- course, if it happens, it happens,” Davis dead in Colorado State University’s they don’t support censorship, and tion of 60 businesses. said. “We’re going on as if this is not going Sigma Pi house with a blood alcohol their goal was to tell their stories and “The patrons are responding pretty to happen.” level of .436 percent on Sept. 5. Then create conversation about how pornog- well; they’re worried about whether (liquor Chris Bender, a spokesman for May- 18-year-old Lynn Gordon Bailey was raphy affects everyone. and stripper) licenses are going to be issued or Williams, said the city is trying to work found dead with a .328 level in the CU- McConnell first presented clips of for another spot,” said Lenny Davis, owner with owners of the affected businesses. Boulder Chi Psi house Sept. 17. what Kent State students had to say of Glorious Health and Amusement. “We respect the fact that they’re there After that, there were a rash of inci- about porn. He then presented statis- “I’m just concerned because there are now,” Bender said. “The last thing we want dences around the nation. On Sept. 19, tics about how much money is spent on only a couple of places in the District where to do is have to acquire it or take it over.” He a 23-year-old at Virginia Tech Universi- pornography and shared his personal gays go, and this is one of them,” Davis said he hoped to find a “middle ground.” ty died of apparent alcohol poisoning in story of discovering pornography at added. But that “middle ground” could involve his off-campus house, and on Sept. 25, a the age of 12 and how it affected the But the business owners and patrons demolishing businesses. San Diego State University student died decisions he made for years. also said the choice to build the stadium in “We will talk with them about their in that campus’ Delta Sigma Phi house “The greatest harm that porn can Southeast – near the intersections of several needs and the needs of their clientele,” from apparent binge drinking. communicate is that the value of a highways – was logical. Bender said. “We will help to see if there is So why don’t students these days person is on the outside,” McConnell “I don’t think that it was a homophobic another place for them to set up office in the know when to stop drinking? said. thing,” Davis said. “I think this is an area community.” n According to Kunstman, one reason —compiled by Michael Barnett The GW Hatchet, Monday October 18, 2004, page 7

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Ilana Goren was not surprised “I’m a guy and I just don’t the District of Columbia, where lengthy, time-consuming and dismiss the case. when, while walking down K get it,” he said. “There is “purposefully displaying often embarrassing process. “I don’t want to go through Street on a recent evening, she absolutely no rational reason one’s genitals in Senior Sara Vargas recalls an that ever again, but I know it was came across a behind exposing public” falls under experience she had while still in the right thing to do,” she said. young man yourself to the category of “lewd, high school. “I felt so violated, and I still do. holding his by Alejandra some random indecent and obscene “I was walking home from Just this summer I caught myself penis with his Ramos girl. I don’t acts.” According the bus stop after school one panicking when I had to walk right hand care how to D.C. law, it is day when a man in a car slowed down that street again. It’s been and waving drunk you punishable with fines down and asked me for a nearby six years, but I felt the same way congenially with are.” of up to $300 street. I pointed him in the right I did the day after it happened.” his left. Stern, who and/or up to direction and kept walking, but Vargas said that if the “I said hello and just walked described himself 90 days in two seconds later he slowed down confrontation were repeated on by,” the senior said. At the as being fairly p r i s o n again and waved me over,” she today, she would still follow time, Goren said she did not see laid back, said f o r recalled. “I thought that maybe the same procedure. However, a need to report the incident. “I he is generally he didn’t understand so I moved she is quick to note that it might brushed it off as ‘just another not bothered closer to show him. When I be different if it happened drunken college student,’” she by things looked in the car I saw that on campus instead of in her said. Looking back, though, she Indecent he was jerking off.” hometown. added that “indifference may not Taken aback, Vargas “This is college ... there have been the most appropriate stepped away from the are half-naked drunk people reaction. Especially not at 3 a.m. vehicle and ran home, but everywhere. It’s just not so out of on a deserted city street.” not before noting his license place to see a frat boy whipping Goren’s encounter was not Exposure plates. it out in front of his friends,” she an isolated episode. Since the “We called the police and said. “The tone is different and start of the school year, the told them what happened. while it isn’t right, you really University Police department This one detective kept can’t go around pressing charges has reported six incidents of calling and urging me to on every drunk guy that gets indecent exposure, both on and at GW press charges,” Vargas said. fresh with you.” off campus. It is impossible to say Though hesitant at first, Dr. Diane Shrier, Clinical how many more go unreported. Vargas finally agreed to go Professor of Psychiatry and While UPD does not believe ahead once she learned that editor of “Sexual Harassment in the incidents are related or similar incidents had been the Workplace and Academia: even unusual, it does raise the Several recent incidents reported in a nearby town. Psychiatric Issues,” tried to question: Have GW students have led some students to “I wanted to stop him,” explain why not all women report become too desensitized by these she said. “I had been so incidents of exposure and other kinds of events? Goren said she reconsider the seriousness s h o c k e d . types of sexual thinks they have, and believes I mean, I misconduct. the media plays a huge role in behind the harassment was doing “ S o m e this. s o m e t h i n g “It was all so women really “The amount of sex in the nice by helping embarrassing. Imagine don’t care,” she media and pop culture has like this. him out, and he said. “Many jaded society and our reaction to “I’m not the was doing this being 14 and having to women have the sexual harassment and nudity,” kind of person e a c h completely sick attitude that it she said. “We see things as funny who would act. If and disgusting sit in front of your par- is not a big deal or normal and don’t think twice press charges the incident thing.” or that ‘boys about it.” about something like occurs in the The case ents on a witness stand will be boys.’ Senior Matt O’Keefe this. I’d probably just presence of went to trial describing this kind of A lot depends agrees that the stories can be use it as a great story a minor, the and Vargas was on what your humorous. for later on, but if it fine goes up asked to testify. thing. I was mortifi ed.” views are. If you “When you see a headline bothers you a lot, to $1,000 and “It was all so say that this is in The Hatchet that ‘men are then do it,” Stern up to a year of embarrassing,” part of a larger masturbating in Foggy Bottom,’ said. “You should she said. SARA VARGAS spectrum of you can’t help but laugh. But at least talk to “Imagine being SENIOR behaviors that deep down there is a more serious a UPD officer 14 and having make women issue that needs to be explored,” and let them to sit in front of uncomfortable O’Keefe said. “I think you really know what’s your parents on and feel bad need to weigh the situation. It’s going on. I don’t a witness stand describing this about themselves, that will not a reason for public outcry, but think people even kind of thing. I was mortified.” be when you begin to raise maybe we shouldn’t be laughing realize it’s a crime.” Although Vargas said there awareness. We can’t expect a so much.” In fact, indecent was enough evidence to convict rapid change of attitude ... We Senior Jeff Stern said he is exposure laws make such activity imprisonment. the suspect, an error by the disgusted by these stories. illegal in most states, including But pressing charges can be a prosecution caused the judge to See EXPOSURE, p. 8 The mourning after: Surviving a lame shag

In every romantic relationship there are We rolled over and looked at each other That’s the easy kind. But when it comes to throw someone away. So, option two, be a always the expectations of fi rsts. The fi rst trying to decipher what went wrong when actually liking that person, the only thing Bonnie. kiss, the fi rst hand held in public and, of Jack said, “Now that was a lame shag.” you can do is try to make it better the next Maybe it’s because I am a Scorpio, or course, the fi rst time you have sex. Within As we lay there mocking our sexual time.” that I’m a New Yorker, but my best bet is these expectations you develop scenarios attempts, I began to So, what we have here is a dichotomy: to talk about it. Now this doesn’t have to about how these think that we had bad one-nighter sex and bad beginning- be a talk show with dim lights and candles, instances will play successfully avoided of-a-relationship sex. In my opinion, the but it should be a conversation that puts out. Will he kiss me the awkward after- one bad night sex isn’t worth bothering your partner at ease. Remember, the sex fi rst? Will she make SCREWED: bad-sex moment. about. But if you’re vibing with someone was bad for both of you. It could have been the fi rst move? confessions of In the past, bad sex everywhere but the bedroom, then proper nerves or the late hour that led to the bad And so on. Our usually ended with actions must be taken. sex. What is important is that you fi nd out daydreams always a single woman the scurry to fi nd If you fi nd yourself in the beginning what went wrong. conclude with a lost underwear and of a relationship lacking in sexual steam, When Jack and I failed to make a home Hollywood ending an “uh, call ya later” you have some options to pull you through run, we could not stop laughing. Right then of perfection; by Bonnie Sultan mumbled on the and keep the good times coming. Here are and there, the awkward sexual tension was however in reality, way out the door. your leading two choices. You can choose gone. In fact, we went out to lunch and perfection is But this time we to be the Betty or the Veronica, the yin or spent the rest of the day together. Turns out nonexistent. laughed it off as a the yang, or in this case – the Michelle or he hated my condoms and that he was not After weeks of meeting Jack in the “lame shag.” Had I done it? Had I found the Bonnie. My oldest and dearest friend 100 percent comfortable and relaxed. We afternoon and cautiously making out, I a man capable of accepting his sub-par sex Michelle makes her bad sex experiences decided that for next time we wouldn’t be invited him to meet me at my apartment performance and be willing to come back short and simple – she cuts it off at the so rushed and that he would bring his own before our day on museum row. Minutes for more? In all aspects of life you see people knees. For Michelle, when she falls victim brand. Problem solved. into his visit we began our spit-swapping redeem themselves. Magazine covers are to bad sex she says, “Well, there’s 20 Unfortunately, bad sex happens to dance. A hand to the waist and a grope to full of celebrities making their comeback. minutes of my life I’ll never get back – now good people. No, it isn’t fair, but hey, life is the left later, Jack asked if I wanted to move Can the same be done with sex? When it get out.” bumpy, so wear a helmet. If you fall victim onto the bed. Seeing the hesitation on my comes to bad sex, is it possible for you and She was never one to beat around to bad sex, you can be like Michelle and toss face, he said in his British brogue, “It’s just your partner to make a comeback? the bush, especially if someone failed your partner out, or, you can be more like more comfortable, we won’t shag.” I knew I wasn’t the only lady out to properly beat around hers. When I me and try to get to the bottom of it. Sex and There we were – me in next to nothing there to have had bad sex. So I called my probed her a bit more about what would relationships are all about communication. and him in much less. What else was partner in crime, Maggie, to fi gure out happen if someone she was dating was And if you can’t discuss your sex life with humanly possible to do but “shag?” After how she bounces back from not only bad orgasmically challenged, she said, “Next! If your partner without blushing, then you we slipped under the covers and slipped on sex, but bad sex the fi rst time around. As it ain’t working in the bedroom, it just ain’t shouldn’t be having sex. When it comes the latex, something happened that neither Maggie settled down from laughing at my working. Sex is a huge part of relationships. to sex, you have to communicate with of us expected. It felt like someone was misfortune, she wiped the tears from her If I ain’t cumming, he ain’t coming back.” each other through the good, the bad and bumping into me on the subway. I could eyes and attempted to look empathetic. Boy is she strict. There is option one the ugly. If you vocalize what you want feel my body move and see him over me, “Bad sex comes in two forms,” she – be a Michelle and kick him or her to the between the sheets, your partner will keep so either I had been given a major sedative said. “There’s the kind you shrug off, and curb. Now, if I was simply hooking up it coming. And of course, pay attention to or I had just entered the land of bad sex. the kind you worry about. Everyone has with someone, I too would be a Michelle. what your partner likes and doesn’t like. The sex was so bad that the two of us had had a bad hookup and dodged into an But when I have invested time and energy Give them what they want. As they say, to stop because we were laughing so hard. alley when seeing that person on the street. into a relationship, I am not so quick to what goes around cums around. n 8 The GW Hatchet STYLE Monday, October 18, 2004

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That year, U.S. on the wrong side of a plethora of bitter At the same time, proponents of legal fi le sharing alternatives District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel announced court proceedings. downloading services adamantly store faith a preliminary judgment against Napster, GW law professor Roger Schechter has in the public virtue. With adequate education by Jason Kane declaring that the fi le-sharing site would be followed the debate since its conception and regarding the character of the law as applied Hatchet Reporter held accountable for all illegal downloads has come to understand the motives of the to intellectual copyrights, many believe the made by users of the software. opposing groups. issues will die away to some degree. Basking in the soft glow of their home In early June of the next year, Napster “My sense is that the industry is alien- “There’s an extreme lack of information computer screens, young adults throughout declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, compelling ating its customers by leveling these law- out there in regard to digital music,” Jamison the nation heralded the birth of the techno- thousands of music aficionados to search suits against them,” said. “People assumed logical age by saluting the headphone-toting elsewhere for greener, yet equally illegal Schechter said. “They’ve (illegal downloading) Napster cat and rushing their music savings pastures. Peer-to-peer sites such as KaZaA come across as a bit of “Most people don’t want must be legal because all to the bank. quickly became an alternative mainstay for a villain. In many ways, these sites existed.” Beginning in 1999, the allure of innova- college students from Berkeley to Boston. they’re dragging their to be shivering in the night In an effort tive music downloading services quickly A victim of circumstance and expanding feet in embracing a new wondering if the to educate their stu- spread throughout the United States, allow- technology, the once-powerful music indus- and innovative business dent bodies and avoid ing many to circum- try stood by help- model.” downloading police are lawsuits as a result of vent high music prices lessly as expanding Conversely, the music contributing to illegal for the first time and QuickTakes: Downloading Timeline music leaks inundat- industry has a vital stake coming to get them.” activity, many universi- torching a heated ed the market, sink- in guaranteeing its own ties including GW have debate that continues ing profits in the pro- future, Schechter said. By begun providing free or 1999 Napster takes off in academic and legal cess. The comparative remaining a step ahead ROGER SCHECHTER low-cost alternatives, circles today. 2001 U.S. District Court holds high of 942 million of what appears to be GW LAW PROFESSOR such as the resurrected Although GW Napster accountable for records sold in 2000 a looming threat, music Napster services. While dipped to 745 mil- associations are fortify- many students admit sophomore Duncan illegal downloads Vincent has come to lion in 2003, accord- ing themselves against that they have greatly accept legal alterna- 2002 Napster files Chapter 11 ing to the Recording scenarios that may expand and cripple the reduced or stopped illegally downloading tives, he originally bankruptcy Industry Association industry with time. music as a result, the restrictions of the joined many of his 2003 RIAA fi les more than 4,600 of America. During Directly paralleling efforts to eliminate services make illegal sites more attractive in the same period, the illegal behavior, the RIAA and a wealth of many instances. peers in embracing the lawsuits against fi le illegal options as com- lucrative sale of top additional organizations such as the inno- “Legally and morally I think it’s cor- pensation being paid sharers for copyright 10 albums was cut vative Web association known as what- rect. I think intellectual property rights are to mistreated fans, a infringements nearly in half. sthedownload.com continue to advocate the important,” junior Lauren O’Leary said. “At sentiment still widely Unwilling to creation of legal, cost-efficient alternatives. the same time, as someone who likes to lis- shared throughout col- drown in a sink- By bringing together a diverse array of ten to music, I find it a little disappointing lege campuses. ing ship, the RIAA players, including 10 young adults, a variety that I’m not able to download it as easily as “No one really sees it as a moral or ethical embarked on a decisive course of action in of recording organizations and artists such before.” issue,” Vincent said. “They don’t really see it fall 2003. Over the course of a year, the asso- as Earth, Wind and Fire, Mark McGrath Comparing the entire scenario to the ille- as stealing. It’s more like taking back all the ciation filed copyright infringement suits and JD Natasha, whatsthedownload.com gal drug market, Schechter said he remains money that (companies like) Tower Records against more than 4,600 individual file shar- hopes to increase communication and work skeptical about a decisive solution. have stolen from them over the years.” ers and negotiated settlements averaging towards a universally acceptable solution. “There’s too many users who use in The unhindered ecstasy that characterized $3,000 each in more than 900 of the cases. “Do we know what the solution is going too many locations. The only way to com- Because 12- to 24-year-olds comprise the to be? No. Are there many options out there? pletely eliminate the problem is through Absolutely,” said Brad massive invasions of privacy,” he said. “I Jamison, a spokesman for think legal alternatives will drive a lot of the Web site. “What we’re people who are decent. Most people don’t trying to do is elucidate want to be shivering in the night wondering the dialogue about why if the downloading police are coming to get certain types of down- them.” n

psychopathic. They derive EXPOSURE pleasure from this type of exposure and are more likely to from p. 7 have an erection or masturbate during the act. The offenders need to get people to recognize in this second group are more this as a problem first.” likely to progress to more serious Junior Robby Davis said he sexual offenses, particularly does not believe enough women if provoked by laughter or take this behavior seriously. “It’s ridicule. just a bad thing to do. I don’t “You really have to rely on care if you are drunk or think it’s your hunches when stuff like funny,” he said. “I think that girls this happens,” Vargas said. who deal with this should press “You can never know what the the crap out of those charges. true intentions or motivations It’s the only way to get guys to are. You can only trust your realize that this is not funny and instincts.” that it’s actually wrong.” Senior Mandeep Grewal said So at what point does this women must be aware of the behavior go from a simple distinction between immature nuisance to a potential danger? pranks and offensive sexual According to several clinical behavior or harassment, and psychologists, exhibitionistic know when that line is crossed. behavior can be divided into “If a guy shouts at you on two types. Type one offenders the street or fl ashes you from tend to be more inhibited and far away, that’s not going to in possession of relatively physically hurt you,” she said. normal personalities. They “But if he tries to touch you or rarely masturbate while they starts to follow you, that’s when expose themselves and do not it becomes unacceptable. We just derive sexual pleasure from the need to be aware and know the experience. difference between things that are Type two offenders are just annoying and things that are described as being more actually dangerous.” n

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Michael Jon Roy/Hatchet photographer Fiona Zublin-Meyer grabs Colin Herron while rehearsing for the play “Psycho Beach Party” in the Mitchell Hall theater last week. Mem- bers of Mitchell arts LLCs will present the play Nov. 4 through 6. Coggins’ branches out from GW by Stacy Arenson second, larger store. Hatchet Reporter “The location we’re in now is about one half the size of what In a market saturated with we originally planned a standard upscale sandwich shops such as Coggins’ to look like,” Boatright Au Bon Pain, Cosi and Potbelly, said. “(The new location) will be Coggins’ Sandwich Manufactory about twice the size of the cur- is planning to expand from its rent Coggins’ and provide much first location in Ivory Tower. more seating for the customers.” Ron Boatright, manager of The new restaurant, which Coggins’, said the restaurant will open in January, will feature has already secured a location the same factory theme of the in the Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, store on the corner of 23rd and Va. The lease, which has been in G streets, as well as a similar the works since the summer, will allow the GW venue to open a See COGGINS, p. 11

Sam Sherraden/photo assistant Coggins’ Sandwich Manufactury, a popular venue among students, is opening a second store in suburban Virginia. 10 The GW Hatchet NEWS Monday, October 18, 2004

ty’s Virginia Campus has received FUNDS $23 million in federal funding to op- erate the crash center and other in- Pita Pit wants later hours from p.1 stitutes and programs, according to into the building; but Pita Pit man- representatives also have to clear U.S. District Court documents. n Ivory Tower venue agers are upset that students cannot the proposed hours. Pita Pit own- lose any more of its lucrative feder- Since June, GW has used mon- petitions to stay open get to their eatery through the main ers must convince all parties that al contracts and said they hoped the ey from the Academic Affairs office entrance of the building at all hours. staying open later is beneficial to Transportation Department would and other grants to retain crash cen- until 4 a.m. “We are still getting complaints everyone. lift its suspension of the $14 million ter employees and research materi- about the doors to Ivory Tower,” Many students said they are grant. They noted that GW has just als in the event that transportation by Michael Twersky Corno said. “They are supposed to in favor of the proposed hours of secured a $2 million grant from the officials decide to lift the suspen- Hatchet Reporter remain open; however some stu- operation. Homeland Security Department. sion. dents can’t get in after 12.” “Keeping the Pita Pit open later “Anyone who looks at the situ- “It’s important to us that we get Pita Pit owners are pushing Managers of the venue even will not only increase profits, but it ation would recognize that what we the funding reinstated,” Executive to keep their venue open until 4 taped a makeshift doorbell to the will satisfy a large student need for have here is an unfortunately bad Vice President and Treasurer Louis a.m. as University officials evaluate entrance of the building, promising food during late hours,” freshman apple that doesn’t reflect on the Uni- Katz said. student support for the Ivory Tower to let in students seeking late-night Jake Greenberg said. “I usually just versity but reflects on himself,” said The University is cooperating sandwich shop. food. walk to 7-Eleven, but if Pita Pit were Lydia Thomas, chair of the Board of with FHWA officials in auditing the More than 500 students have Louis Katz, GW’s executive open I’d much rather throw back a Trustees’ Academic Affairs Commit- crash center’s accounts, said Rich- signed a petition to keep Pita Pit vice president and treasurer, said fried pita.” tee. ard Sawaya, vice president for Gov- open two hours later than its current the venue’s success will have to be Despite student support, Corno Transportation officials oversee- ernment, International and Corpo- closing hour, 2 a.m. evaluated before its hours of opera- said GW probably will not consider ing the crash center grant could not rate Affairs. He emphasized that Pita Pit owner Daniel Corno said tion can be adjusted. later hours until next semester. be reached for comment last week. the University was the first institu- that although standard dinner hours “If the demand’s there, we will “Keeping Pita Pit open later is a FHWA spokeswoman Nancy Singer tion to launch an investigation into are the venue’s busiest time, there expand it,” Katz said. much more complex issue then the declined to comment on any pos- Bedewi’s financial dealings. That in- is generally someone waiting to be The University would have to students think,” Corno said. “We sible loss of more federal funds be- vestigation prompted a federal in- served at all hours. pay additional maintenance and haven’t even begun written negotia- cause Bedewi’s case is an “ongoing quiry resulting in the former profes- Students who frequent the Pita security costs for the venue to stay tions, or looked at the lease.” n investigation.” sor’s arrest on Oct. 12. Pit are also unsatisfied about its cur- open later, Katz said. “Security is –Michael Barnett contributed to The crash center, which gets 80 “The University has been in rent hours of operation. always a very important issue with this report. percent of its money from the gov- constant dialogue with the FHWA “When I get back at 2:30 on us,” he added. ernment, has operated on the fed- in terms of the audit,” said Sawaya, Thursday nights, I’m starving and Katz said his office has not eral grant for three years, getting adding that the two parties are de- nothing is open in D.C.,” sophomore received a formal request from Pita Work for The Hatchet about $5 million during that time; veloping a “working plan” for the the grant is set to expire in three or resumption of crash center funding. Manish Patel said. “I eat at Pita Pit Pit to extend its hours but would Design team! n during the day, and I would eat there evaluate anything submitted. four years. Since 1995, the Universi- late at night if it was still open.” However, informal verbal nego- would have jeopardized the future Pita Pit managers have also com- tiations are currently taking place plained that the Ivory Tower’s main email: RESEARCH procurement of funds, the faculty between the University and Pita Pit member said. entrance is locked to non-residents owners. Kspector@ from p.1 after midnight. University officials Another GW professor who Besides University administra- spoke on the condition of anonym- said the side doors can be used as tion approval to stay open later, facil- gwhatchet.com an entry for those who cannot swipe University investigation into his fi- ity described the research account- ity management and residential life nancial transactions. On Oct. 12, he ing system, and Lehman’s and was arrested and charged with em- Trachtenberg’s approach to book- bezzling about $600,000 in federal keeping, as “ultra-cautious” and grants that were supposed to be put “ultra-conservative.” toward research. “They have always been ex- Between December 2002 and tremely helpful and extremely can- April 2004, federal prosecutors did about what can be done and charge that Bedewi illegally fun- what can’t be done,” the professor neled funds into a private compa- said. “If you scrutinize too tight- ny that he founded. According to ly, some will say, ‘Why do I bother court documents, Bedewi used the bringing money here?’” money to pay car leases and cred- it bills, renew his Washington Red- Making changes to the system skins tickets and give a salary to his Even though officials insisted brother’s wife for a job she did not that GW has a comprehensive re- perform. search review policy, they are tak- Federal and University offi- ing steps to beef up oversight. cials have declined to say how Be- While nothing has been imple- dewi managed to elude Univer- mented, some professors fear that sity and federal regulators for two the system would sap research and years. GW launched an investiga- morale. tion into Bedewi’s dealings in May One proposal under consider- after “certain financial transactions ation by the Faculty Senate would became a subject of interest through make the University’s research pro- a routine administrative review,” cedures more comprehensive. The said Tracy Schario, GW’s director of procedures would be more in line Media Relations. with a government research policy In interviews last week, Uni- recommended to universities sev- versity officials and professors said eral years ago. there are no foolproof ways to en- Currently, procedures to inves- sure against theft. At Friday’s Board tigate misconduct are only in place of Trustees meeting, President Ste- in certain fields; the new proposal phen Joel Trachtenberg compared would broaden the procedures to Bedewi to Willie Sutton, who, when all research disciplines. asked why he robbed banks, re- Under the new policy, a commit- sponded, “That’s where they keep tee would hold a preliminary hearing the money.” if a professor in any field is accused of “Ever since there have been research misconduct through charg- places where you get money, some- es of plagiarism or theft, for exam- one has been trying to steal it,” ple. If the committee finds probable Trachtenberg said. cause of misconduct, a formal hear- ing will be held where punishments No foolproof system may be meted out. If the charges in- Like many things in higher edu- volve government funds, federal of- cation, oversight of research financ- ficials will be notified when allega- ing depends greatly on the honor tions appear credible. code. While GW audits research Arthur Wilmarth, a law profes- account books regularly and asks sor who chairs the Faculty Senate’s professors about possible conflicts Executive Committee, said he ex- of interests, the onus is ultimately pects that his organization may also on individual faculty members to be asked to consider a more stringent make comprehensive disclosures. conflict of interest policy. “If someone really wants to vi- “There’s probably not much olate the system, certainly they are doubt that they’ll be more scrutiniz- going to get away it,” said Donald ing of these grants and there will be Lehman, executive vice president more reporting,” he said. for Academic Affairs. But more reporting is exactly Lehman, along with several what some faculty members fear. other officials and professors, said “I am scared to death about universities can prevent theft only what is going to happen in the fu- by putting so many constraints and ture as far as the GW administration regulations on a project that aca- placing stifling controls and endless demic objectives are undermined. justifications on the activities of re- “You can make it foolproof, but search faculty,” the engineering pro- then you won’t have anything,” fessor said. Lehman said. “You won’t have re- Another professor suspected search.” that “innocent people will get caught The engineering faculty mem- up in this.” ber who requested anonymity “Every charge I make will be agreed with Lehman, saying that ef- questioned. I will be asked to explain fective and appropriate safeguards every claim,” the professor said. “It’s are already in place at GW. like our tax system. If you get au- “We assume that people do dited, you’re annoyed, especially if what they’re supposed to do,” the you’re clean.” faculty member said. The professor added, “You get Any system that would have a bad apple, and the bad apple tar- been heavily critical of Bedewi nishes everything else.” n The GW Hatchet NEWS Monday, October 18, 2004 11

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Vogel said. “And it’s just a mat- tougher questions when the Massa- more fun on your show,” referring Thethe attractiveness key contributors of the University in the Sayegh said trustees should give Committee, said GW exceeded its 3 Quinnipiac noon defensive(for professors unit and are students),” back, led sheby $25Warner’s to Hart – the departure maximum allowed is also texpectationser of being somewhat by raising $57patient million in chusetts senator appeared on “The to the Emmy-award winning “The tough for the Colonials to the early weeks as we develop Daily5 Show.” Dartmouth Daily Show” on Comedy noon Central. seniorsaid. defender Lindsay Bruno, under D.C. campaign finance laws in donations and grants last year. 10“Jon, you’re bumming South us Dakota out. 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unionization effort would bode have some part in the decision- versity, writes an advice col- some other way to support them- ADJUNCTS ill for students and GW. “We’ll making,” McLeer said. “It’s like umn for part-time faculty in selves. see where that goes,” he said. you’re part of the University, The Chronicle of Higher Educa- “Unionization is a beautiful from p.1 In addition to financial griev- but you’re not. You’re part of the tion called “The Adjunct Track.” dream, but it’s so far from the re- ances, adjuncts said that when it department, but you’re not. It She is also the author of the new ality of so many adjuncts in this one course in two of the last four comes to departmental and ad- makes it difficult.” book “Machiavelli for Adjuncts,” country that you’re going to have semesters received a mail-in bal- ministrative decisions, they are Adjuncts said such problems a how-to guide on making a liv- to find another solution,” Carroll lot. often left out of the loop. Anne are not unique to GW, but part of ing as an adjunct professor. said. “You’ve got to find another Part-time professors believe McLeer, an adjunct professor of a growing trend in higher educa- Though she agreed that ad- way to make it work.” that forming a union would al- women’s studies and the lead tion. According to the SEIU Lo- juncts are sometimes disrespect- Pro-union adjuncts at GW low them to negotiate better sal- union organizer at GW, noted cal 500, 43 percent of all univer- ed, Carroll said it is important to said people such as Carroll ignore aries and health benefits. Univer- that part-time professors are for- sity faculty members in the Unit- realize that the role of adjuncts the realities of adjunct teaching. sity administrators are opposed bidden from sitting on the Facul- ed States are adjuncts, more than is fundamentally different from They said that students, if not to any union, which they say will ty Senate even if they are long- double the percentage from 20 that of regular faculty, noting that the administration, expect them hamper their ability to schedule standing members of the Univer- years ago. Nearly one-third are they do not have the same kind to perform the same functions as classes and hire professors. sity. paid less than $2,000 per course. of research requirements and ad- any other professor. In a short speech at Friday’s “Someone who’s been teach- However, not all observers ministrative duties as their full- “A lot of students, especially Board of Trustees meeting, Uni- ing in a department for so long agree that adjuncts are treated time colleagues. undergraduates, don’t know the versity President Stephen Joel should ... at least have some way unfairly. Jill Carroll, a part-time “We don’t have the same job difference (between full-time and Trachtenberg said a successful of knowing what’s going on and professor of religion at Rice Uni- description as full-time faculty,” part-time faculty),” McLeer said. Carroll said. “We teach, that’s all “You walk into a classroom and we do ... All the different service we’re there teaching like any oth- duties that full-time faculty have er professor. It looks like you’re that take up 30 or 40 hours of a full-time part of the university, their week, we don’t have to do. but it’s hard to be that.” A lot of people don’t make that With the vote on unionization connection.” wrapping up this week, adjuncts Carroll encouraged adjuncts said they have no idea what the to take what she calls an entre- results will be. Even if a union preneurial approach to part-time forms, they realize it will not be teaching. The Houston-based a cure-all solution. Still, given professor has made a career out the current state, Ramlow said it of teaching at several different could only help. universities in her area, a strat- “We have absolutely no ac- egy she said earns her more than cess to any sort of affectivity as she could make as a full-time in- not a union,” Ramlow said. “We structor. have no way of having the Uni- Though she does not oppose versity recognize our interests, the idea of adjunct unionization, needs and desires. It’s really the she said that given the lackluster best and only tool we have.” success such movements have ¬Michael Barnett contributed had to date, adjuncts must find to this report. Got any breaking news? Call (202) 251-2703 ���������� ����������� ��������������������������� ���������������������� ����������������������

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by Lauren Kornreich niors would play at the Mount Vernon Ath- Hatchet Staff writer letic Complex. “We really wanted to go out there, give The GW women’s soccer team shut out it everything we had, and leave it all on the its opponent in the last home game of the field,” she said. “I really feel like everyone season Sunday at the Mount Vernon Athlet- did.” ic Complex. The Colonials beat St. Bonaven- On Friday, the Colonials battled through ture 2-0 Sunday after tying Duquesne 1-1 two overtimes to tie Duquesne. Sophomore Friday. Sarah Sample saved the game with a goal In front of over 100 fans on senior day, less than six minutes before the end of regu- GW’s three seniors (Kelly Lawten, Lind- lation time. say Bruno and Tara Quinn) Both teams were kept scoreless in the women’s helped win the Colonials’ first half, but the Dukes got on the board last match on their home four minutes into the second. During the soccer turf. Lawten tallied her first rest of the half, Duquesne took seven shots goal of the season 16 minutes while the Colonials took five. Sample ulti- in to give the Colonials (5-5-5, 3-1-3 Atlantic mately tied the game after converting junior 10) their earliest lead in a game so far. Ina Kain’s corner kick. “I knew we needed a goal early on to set The Dukes kept the pressure on Paolucci the pace for the game,” Lawten said. “And by making three attempts in each of the 10- it was even sweeter that it was my goal and minute overtime periods. GW stayed strong that it happened in my last home game.” on the defensive end, keeping Duquesne With less than a minute to go in the first scoreless throughout sudden death. half, sophomore Christine Jodrie found ju- In her first start of the season, Paolucci nior Lise Backman in front of the Bonnies’ had nine saves, as Duquesne out-shot the net. Backman nailed the ball into the back Colonials 19-9. of the net to give GW a 2-0 lead going into After this weekend’s success, Lawten halftime. said she is optimistic about the rest of the Both teams had scoring opportunities in season. the second half, but the goalkeepers stopped “I think our A-10 record is strong,” every attempt. Although the Bonnies had she said. “I’d like to make the rest of them four shots on the Colonials’ goal in the last wins.” 45 minutes of the game, junior Kelly Paoluc- Next weekend, the Colonials will contin- ci did not let in any shots, recording her first ue their conference play in Ohio. They face shutout of the year. Xavier Friday night at 7 p.m. and Dayton on Sam Sherraden/photo assistant Lawten said it was a highly emotional Sunday at 1 p.m. n A St. Bonaventure defender fights off GW’s Anika Ackerman in the Colonials’ 2-0 win game, since it was the last time that the se- Sunday. GW now has a 5-5-5 overall record on the season. WILDART Soccer team ends long slide by Subir Grewal game and contributed with three Hatchet Staff Writer saves. Miller said he thought the The GW men’s soccer team Colonials’ play on Sunday was ended its 10-game winless much more inspired than in streak with a 3-1 victory over St. Friday’s loss. Ten of the 11 start- Bonaventure Sunday. The win ers were upperclassmen, and the came after a 3-1 loss to Duquesne experience elevated GW’s play. on the road Friday. “I think it was an attitude Sunday, the (change),” Miller said. “We men’s Colonials (2-8-3, came in knowing that this was soccer 1-3-2 Atlantic 10) a winnable game. If we stayed were finally able with it we were going to pull to cure their offensive woes. They through. We turned it around a got ahead early and never looked hundred and eighty degrees and back, as junior Ben Mortimer we finally started putting (the converted a penalty kick in the shots) in.” 11th minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Colonials came out flat Junior Jon Allen scored two and in Friday’s game, quickly going a half minutes later, assisted by down 2-0 in the first 10 minutes. senior co-captain Miller, to give In the 50th minute they finally GW a 2-0 lead. got on the board as freshman Sam Sherraden/photo assistant Allen then scored again in Greg McKay found sophomore Senior Srdan Roudic (No. 4) gets ready to fire a pass in the GW water polo team’s 4-6 loss to the 72nd minute off of a pass by Joseph Siegel to make it a 2-1 Princeton Sunday. The Colonials lost 8-10 to Salem International Friday. For more, see page senior Andre Chapman to make game. 14. it 3-0. It was Allen’s team-high Hope of a comeback was fifth goal of the season. Junior goalie Derek Biss started the See MEN’S, p. 14 Volleyball’s skid hits six with two losses in Ohio nials’ losing streak to six games, The GW offense lacked The first game proved to five kills in the 30-22, 30-20, 30- n Colonials fall to as the prospect of a berth into the strength, hitting .096 with 36 kills be the most competitive for the 22 contest. Xavier and Dayton in A-10 Tournament becomes less compared to Dayton’s 285 with Colonials, as there were 11 ties With the A-10 season wind- likely. The Colonials now stand at 55 kills. Junior and four lead ing down, losing two conference weekend sweep 4-14 overall and 1-6 in the A-10. Jessica Vesey changes. GW games severely damages the Co- “We are playing tough teams,” had a match- “We played well, and we only hit .121 lonials’ chances for tournament by Jake Sherman sophomore Juliene McLaughlin high 16 digs. with 40 kills play. Hatchet Staff Writer said. “We played well, and we Dayton is in a know we can compete with while Xavi- The Colonials look to end know we can compete with them three-way tie er took ad- their losing ways on Tuesday The GW volleyball team trav- and our confidence is up there. for first place them and our confidence is vantage and night as they travel to the Bender eled to Ohio with the intent of Both teams are in the top of the in the A-10. hit .323 with Arena to face American Universi- capturing two Atlantic 10 victo- division. We need to step up a On Friday, up there.” 56 kills. Only ty. Last year, the Colonials ended ries against Dayton and Xavier. bit.” the Colonials four players their season with a 3-0 loss to the But despite hard-fought At Dayton (14-6, 6-1 A-10) faced Xavier had a posi- Eagles. matches, the on Saturday night, the Colonials at the Cintas JULIENE MCLAUGHLIN tive hitting “American is always a good volleyball team could not were never really in the match. Center in Cin- GW VOLLEYBALL TEAM percentage, team and it will be a good prac- find its way. The Sophomore Juiliene McLaughlin cinnati. Xavier which con- tice warm up for the weekend Flyers and the registered 10 kills while junior sits atop the A- tributed to the (against Duqensne),” McLaugh- Musketeers both shut out the Co- Lindsay Vernand chipped in with 10 volleyball rankings after beat- Colonial’s loss. Senior Molly Law lin said. “Both teams are always lonials. nine to lead the Colonials in a 30- ing GW in their fifth straight con- had 14 kills and 10 digs while good and we just need to get our The losses extended the Colo- 21, 30-20 and 30-26 loss. ference and overall win. sophomore Kelly Kabbes had confidence back up.” n 14 The GW Hatchet SPORTS Monday, October 18, 2004

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Men’s cross country Women’s cross country Water polo Basketball, my Results from Oct. 16: Results from Oct. 5: Salem International 10, GW 8 The Colonials The Colonials fin- Princeton 6, finished 36 out ished 31st out of GW 4 of 38 teams at 41 teams at the the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State News and saving grace State University University National Notes: National Cross Country Meet. Cross Country Meet. The Colonials played a hard fought match, but fell 6-4 to No. Thank God for basketball. won’t go down in grandiose News and Notes: News and Notes: 12 Princeton (College Water Polo Thank God for basketball. Titanic-esque style. To clarify, Sophomore Daniel Morgan was This is the first time all season that Association) Sunday at the Smith Thank God for basketball. I’m not telling anyone to give the highest individual finisher for the women’s team has competed Center. Senior Nick Koenemann up on the Red Sox, but for a GW. He placed No. 186 with a and not finished in first this season. and Freshman Nicholas Eddy I’m trying to get a few few months, focus your ener- time of 28:12. Senior Trina Bolton finished in 128th each had a goal in the loss. more positive words out of my gy on teams right here on cam- place with a time of 23:09. mouth. But I can’t. After my pus. impromptu therapy session Even better, Bostonians of banging my head against could unite to support the GW the wall, nothing insightful is basketball teams, two squads coming out. with various New England Ah Oc- connections. I tober, what can guaruntee a beauti- ALAN the Colonials will ful month. not let you down The leaves SIEGEL – at least not like are turning MASS APPEAL the Bo Sox do ev- colors, the ery year. Red Sox are On the men’s down, the weather is turning side, head coach Karl Hobbs is colder, and for the next few a Boston native and assistant weeks this campus will focus coach Roland Houston played on a race between two guys basketball at Rhode Island. who have no business being in On the women’s side, seniors the White House. Michaela Leary and Liz Dan- The only thing left is col- cause hail from Nashua, N.H., lege basketball. It’s my saving which sits only about an hour grace. outside downtown Boston. Practices began Saturday To top off the situation, Di- morning, about 12 hours be- rector of Athletics Jack Kvancz fore my baseball team unrav- is a Connecticut native who at- eled like Britney Spears’ mar- tended Boston College, where riage will in a few weeks. An he played hoops for Celt- American League Champion- ics legend turned coach Bob ship that was supposed to be Cousy. the modern equivalent to the Uh oh, the typical Boston Thrilla in Manila turned into fans will say, these are omi- Tyson-McNeely. nous signs. A strong New Will the black cloud ever England presence will bring drift away? Who knows, but bad luck. But as the Yankees’ I have a feeling we won’t find favorite son Pedro Martinez out any time soon. said a few years ago, “I don’t A friend likened rooting believe in damn curses.” for the Red Sox to a heroin ad- For the first time in years, diction. You quickly reach a the men’s team has the NCAA point of no return – the more Tournament in its sights. All you do, the worse it is for you, key Colonial contributors are and the harder it gets to quit. back, and freshman guard Trust me, cold turkey is hope- Maureece Rice could put up less. a lot of So in- points to stead of scor- fortify the ing a little bit o f f e n s e of smack, I this year. figure, what “A friend likened rooting T h e the hell, I’ll w o m - bury my- for the Red Sox to a heroin en’s team self in work. addiction. You quickly reach lost stars GW sports Cathy Jo- have always a point of no return - the ens and been interest- Ugo Oha ing. We have more you do, the worse it to grad- a variety of u a t i o n , strong teams is for you, and the harder it but head and they al- gets to quit. Trust me, cold coach Joe ways make McKeown my job inter- turkey is hopeless.” has put esting. t o g e t h e r But the one of the fall season most con- has been as s i s t e n t - e n t e r t a i n - ly strong ing as a mid-season replace- programs in the country. There ment show on the WB Net- is no reason to believe the Co- work. Men’s water polo, men’s lonials will suffer a significant soccer, women’s soccer and lapse this season. women’s volleyball have com- Both teams are poised for piled combined 14-27-8 record. strong seasons. Sure, anything None of these teams has a win- can happen. But stay positive. ning record (women’s soccer is And if either team does not the closest, with a 5-5-5 mark). live up to expectations, just Now, the cross country blame it on Boston. teams have had outstanding The other day I saw a T- few months, capturing numer- shirt with a silhouette of Fen- ous first place finishes. But way Park. Above the drawing other than that, no other fall sat a black thundercloud. Un- sport is making a run to make der the picture read the cap- me forget about the Red Sox. tion “God hates us.” Call me selfish, but I need If God really hated us, a pick-me-up (no, not heroin). would he have given us bas- I need teams to follow that ketball? I think not.

“We came out really flat and MEN’S let up a bad goal in the first five minutes of the game, which sort from p.13 of set the stage,” Miller said. “We just didn’t click as a team…. damaged, however, nine and a the first half was terrible.” half minutes later as Duquesne He also believed that the star put one more shot into the net. of the weekend for GW was Freshman Greg Yahr made junior midfielder Trevor Martin. only his second career start “He was the spark for the in goal, and made four saves. entire weekend,” Miller said. The Colonials only managed The Colonials play Xavier two shots on goal compared to next at home on Friday. n Duquesne’s seven. .

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