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A N I NDEPENDENTHatchetS TUDENT N EWSPAPER WWW. GWHATCHET. COM • VOL. 99 NO. 35 SERVING THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY SINCE 1904 THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003 GW, neighbors hit ESIA snag by Emily Green “establish its own feeding program Hatchet Reporter or identify an alternative source,” but has failed to do so. As crews put the finishing “When we saw the (Aug. 6 due) touches on the new Elliott School, date approaching … we asked the some residents testi- foundation to identify an alternate fied GW should not be allowed to source, but they refused,” Barber occupy the building at a Zoning said, “We had no options. We gave Commission hearing Tuesday. the money to Riggs Bank, where it The main dispute revolves is currently earning interest.” around a homeless feeding pro- He said he wrote the founda- gram GW offered the community as tion a letter in August, requesting part of an amenities package the the name of a program, but did not University was required to compile receive a response. last year. The money is currently being The West End Citizens held under GW’s control. Association, an area advocacy WECA members said GW’s group, said GW failed to pay the monetary commitment was due in $100,000 required by the Board of August and they want GW to be Zoning Adjustment as a condition fined for lack of fulfillment of the for occupancy of the 1957 E St. facil- order because the feeding program ity. Under the zoning order, GW is is important to the Foggy Bottom Alex Kingsbury/Hatchet photographer required to pay a total of $500,000 to community. Sophomore Brian Becker belts out a song during Emocapella’s holiday concert in December in the a joint GW-West End Foundation in “(The $100,000) is important Marvin Center Grand Ballroom. The 13-member troupe is the nation’s only emo a cappella group. $100,000 yearly installments. money to do good for other people,” General Counsel Charles WECA board member Sarah Barber, representing GW, said the A cappella group rocks campus foundation was supposed to See ESIA, p. 16 Doo-wop and punk The group is scheduled to artists such as Biz Markie and Dr. appear in Blender magazine in Dre, Blumenthal said. influence sound of March, Spin magazine in April “Most of the group didn’t even GW touts new and Rolling Stone in the next few know about this type of music Emocapella weeks. until they actually joined the by Matt Windman “We’re all very excited. We group,” Blumenthal said. Hatchet Staff Writer never expected to get this far,” jun- The only all-male a cappella lab printing fees ior Ted Blumenthal said. “It was group on campus, Emocapella is With their staple style of hood- amazing - we were just a group of made up of 13 undergraduates by Julie Gordon huge stacks ed sweatshirts and sneakers, the kids having a good time and all of who meet twice a week to practice. University Editor of wasted CATS members of GW’s newest a cap- sudden they wanted to advertise “While the other a cappella paper,” said lab printing pella group, Emocapella, do not our innovative idea.” groups on campus do more tradi- University officials call the William take themselves too seriously. But Emo music, an off-shoot of tional songs, we focus more on semester-old printing fee in most Mayer, Fall 2002 these days, to their surprise, punk rock, can be described as a punk music,” said sophomore campus computer labs “a success” assistant everyone around them seems to. fusion of doo-wop and punk. Mix member Brian Becker. so far in combating wasted paper University 838, 425 Emocapella has gained nation- emo music and style with complex The group chooses songs by and toner. The Center for librarian for al status for their innovative harmonies and vocal percussion, emo artists and writes arrange- Academic Technologies saw information Spring 2002 vocals, becoming the first college a and the result is Emocapella. ments to accommodate the mem- almost 200,000 fewer pages print- technology. cappella group to sing solely “Emo refers to emotional punk bers’ vocal abilities. ed compared to last fall, and During 1,330,833 “emo” music. The group was fea- rock,” said freshman singer Marc “In addition (to) other things, Gelman Library has also signifi- the week of tured in the Dec. 13 issue of Berenson. “It’s that sort of ‘my we make guitar sounds with our cantly cut down its pages printed. Sept. 3, Fall 2001 Entertainment Weekly and is set to girlfriend has broken up with me’ voice,” Blumenthal said. Officials said the University before the 1,028,742 appear in three other national music. We also think of it as gueril- Juniors Eric Denman and Dan currently plans to keep the print- Gelman publications in coming months. la a cappella.” Reisser created Emocapella in fall ing fee in place for at least the next Library “We’re definitely more funny,” The group cites musical influ- 2001, when the group was able to two years, and it will most likely started charging 7 cents per page, said junior member Dave ences from such bands as Jimmy perform only two songs. continue a pay-for-print model in users printed about 30,000 sheets of Shapanka. “We go for entertaining Eat World, Flogging Molly and the future. people.” Saves the Day, as well hip-hop See EMOCAPELLA, p. 16 “It’s a big change. There are no See PRINTING, p. 15 Protesters to hit D.C. Braun said the protest will focus on the “Pre-emptive protest” government’s decision to place military budget allocations ahead of health care and planned for Saturday social service needs. by Alex Kingsbury The demonstration is scheduled to Metro Editor begin at 11 a.m. at the west side of the Capitol Building on the Mall at Tens of thousands of demonstrators Constitution and Third streets. Following from across the country are expected in the the rally, protesters said they plan to march District this weekend protesting a possible to the Washington Naval Yard in Southeast, war with Iraq. where they will call for the elimination of Organizers said the “National March on all U.S. weapons of mass destruction. Washington,” scheduled for Saturday, will “We are going to be marching through join the anti-war movement with the legacy the neighborhoods (in Southeast) of those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King’s birth- most effected by the war,” said Braun. She day is Jan. 15, celebrated as a federal holi- said working class neighborhoods will be day this year on Monday, Jan. 20. hardest hit if social services are limited by a “Martin Luther King took a strong war. Courtesy “Washington’s Expansion Senators (1961-1971)” stance against the war in Vietnam and University security officials said no PLAY BALL! fought for the same principles of health care additional security measures are being The Washington Senators take the field in 1971. After a three-decade hiatus, and education that we stand for,” said taken because the demonstrations are Major League Baseball may soon return to the capital. See story, p. 17. Eleiza Braun, a campus organizer for the demonstrations. See PROTEST, p. 15

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