An independent student newspaper • Serving the GW community since 1904 • Always online at GWHATCHET.COM The GW THURSDAY • October 1, 2009 Volume 106 • Issue 14 HATCHET LAURA TREANOR BAR CLOSED BEFORE SOPHOMORE'S DEATH by GABRIELLE BLUESTONE in response to complaints about Metro News Editor serving alcohol after-hours. In- vestigators also observed three Adams Mill Bar and Grill, to six male patrons throw beer the bar in Adams Morgan where at one another as “the bartender 19-year-old Laura Treanor drank looked on and laughed,” accord- the night she died of alcohol poi- ing to the same report. In addi- soning, had been closed by the tion, the establishment was cited city’s Alcoholic Beverage Regula- in 2004 after undercover minors tion Administration just a week were able to purchase alcoholic before her death for serving alco- drinks at the bar. hol to overly intoxicated patrons. Treanor, a sophomore, was According to ABRA docu- found dead in her Ivory Tower ments recently obtained through room by her roommate the morn- a Freedom of Information Act re- ing of Jan. 23, and an autopsy re- quest by submitted by The Hatch- port later determined her cause of et, the bar was fined $12,000 and death to be acute alcohol intoxica- ordered to serve a consecutive tion. 10-day suspension this year from Bryan Weaver, Chairman Jan. 5 to Jan. 14. The punishment of the Advisory Neighborhood came after a 2008 ABRA hearing Commission 1C, where the bar CHRIS GREGORY | HATCHET STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER determined that, among other of- is located, said there have been Filmmaker Michael Moore, right, answers a student question at the town hall event cosponsored by the College Demo- fenses, the bar had served alcohol many complaints about the bar crats and Program Board. after hours and to overly intoxi- – including reports of underage cated patrons, according to ABRA drinking – resulting in several documents. previous investigations. Paul Kierins, a manager at the “I think Adams Mill sort of Moore promotes documentary bar, confirmed that Adams Mill started off as a neighborhood bar, was closed for those 10 days, and it only had the first floor origi- by KARA DUNFORD said that the time was spent per- nally and it was sort of a place Hatchet Reporter "When I state a fact, it's a lege campuses around the country forming renovations, installing a where people gathered to watch by ThinkTalk, a network that con- new bar-top and repainting the football games and go eat and Oscar-winning documentary fact. Yes, the movie appeals nects college students with high- walls. sort of hang out. It wasn’t like filmmaker Michael Moore spoke profile professionals. In August of 2007, ABRA in- other Adams Morgan places,” to a full house of students Tues- to emotions, but all art... is Moore spent the night discuss- vestigators observed bartenders Weaver said. “And when they ex- day in the Marvin Center about ing his new film, “Capitalism: knowingly serving a “highly in- panded into the second and third the problems facing the nation’s about appealing to emotion." A Love Story,” which will be re- toxicated” female who was hav- floor, it started drawing on a lot economy and health care system. leased on Oct. 2. His newest docu- ing trouble standing and walking, of the universities, which is great The event, co-sponsored by the MICHAEL MOORE mentary focuses on the corporate according to a case report filed College Democrats and Program Filmmaker after investigators visited the bar See MILL: Page 6 Board, was broadcast to 170 col- See MOORE: Page 8 SuitingUp Grad schools see rise in applications by SARAH BIGGART FRANCIS RIVERA | HATCHET PHOTOGRAPHER Senior Staff Writer Townhouse Row, located on 23rd Street, is home to several University-owned townhouses. Last year, some officials in GW’s graduate schools were nervous about prospective gradu- ate admissions; they thought the economy would lower their numbers. Greek orgs This year, they are happy to be wrong. The Elliott School of International Affairs re- ported the largest numbers of applications in the school’s history, and the University’s entire gradu- ate program saw a 13 percent increase in master’s hit with hefty degree applicants and a 7 percent increase in doc- toral applicants, said Kristin Williams, assistant vice president for graduate and special enrollment management. “If you had asked me in January where would housing bill we be, I would have said enrollments might be flat by EMILY CAHN or up a little, so I am perfectly happy to be wrong,” Campus News Editor Williams said. Graduate programs in the School of Business, At least three Greek-letter groups living in Uni- Elliott School, Columbian College of Arts and Sci- versity-owned townhouses were charged more than ences, Graduate School of Education and Human $10,000 each on Monday for failing to fill their houses Development, School of Engineering and Applied during the summer, two Greek-letter presidents con- Science, College of Professional Studies, and the firmed on Wednesday. School of Medicine and Health Sciences saw an Part of the organizations’ housing agreements increase in applications and all but the medical with the University stipulates that Greek-letter orga- school saw a higher yield for fall 2009. nizations that occupy University-owned townhouses A program’s yield reflects the percentage of ad- must fill 95 percent of the space year-round. If the ANNE WERNIKOFF | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR mitted students who enroll at a college. number of beds occupied falls below that percentage, A member of the bomb squad is outfitted with his protective gear after a suspi- With a higher number of qualified applicants, the fraternity or sorority owes the difference, accord- cious suitcase was found outside of Fulbright Hall Tuesday afternoon. ing to the contract. See ADMISSIONS: Page 8 Greek-letter groups who do not pay these charg- es in full will be unable to reapply for a University- owned townhouse when contracts expire this year, one president – who was granted anonymity for fear of retribution – said. GW vets' tuition payments delayed Dean Harwood, director of Greek-letter life, de- clined to comment on the issue. by MATT RIST student veterans scrambling more than 90 percent of vet- worry about it.' ” The policy requiring organizations to fill Univer- Hatchet Staff Writer to get emergency loans from erans who submitted claims The University also made sity-owned townhouses to 95 percent capacity is not GW’s Office of Financial Aid without checks to cover the exceptions for students’ tu- new, but this was the first year many Greek-letter GW has yet to receive or the federal government, cost of tuition or housing. ition deadlines when a loan groups received a bill for the unoccupied space, said tuition payments for the ap- Linda Brown, GW’s manager Brian Hawthorne, presi- agency dropped nearly 200 Chas Pressner, president of the Interfraternity Coun- proximately 300 veterans on of University Cashier Servic- dent and co-founder of the students mid-year during cil. campus that were promised es, said. GW Veterans, said that he last fall’s credit crisis. To cope Greek-letter groups will meet with Harwood and to the University under the “At this point in time we and his peers were made with the delays, both GW and Student and Academic Support Services leaders on Post-9/11 GI Bill, a University haven’t received any checks,” aware of the problems with the VA have offered student Monday to discuss issues with these charges, Senior administrator said this week. Brown said. tuition payouts and were service members emergency Vice President for SASS Robert Chernak said. Promised payments from The Washington Post re- told by University officials loans based on future ben- “There’s always mitigating circumstances that the Department of Veterans ported Saturday that the De- not to worry. efits to cover the short-term sometimes have to be taken into account,” Chernak Affairs for tuition and hous- partment of Veterans Affairs “We’re late on tuition, costs of housing. ing are currently missing has received more applica- we all are,” Hawthorne said. See HOUSING: Page 6 and have left at least three tions than expected, leaving “GW has already said, 'don’t See VETERANS: Page 5 Men's soccer SPORTS OPINIONS Freshman blogs for NEWS NEWS tops Navy Taking the LSAT New York Times Bomb scare highlights response issue Junior Marcus Hatchet columnist Josh Akman chronicles the experience of Tyler Calder writes Campus Advisory e-mails come more than an hour Ranney collects taking the Law School Admission Test. • Page 4 about collegiate after suspicious package is discovered. • Page 3 two assists and admissions and her sophomore Erik ARTS new school as part Haug shuts out With Folds comes fame of a blog called University prepares for Alumni Weekend the Midshipmen. Greg Magee sang with Ben Folds at the Kennedy Cen- "The Choice." New, specific programming highlights four-day • Page 10 ter last week. • Page 7 • Page 5 event. • Page 3 Sarah Scire | Senior News Editor | [email protected] Emily Cahn | Campus News Editor | [email protected] Gabrielle Bluestone | Metro News Editor | [email protected] Lauren French | Assistant News Editor | [email protected] October 1, 2009 2.0 Amanda Dick | Campus News Editor | [email protected] Amy D’Onofrio | Assistant News Editor | [email protected] H News SnapShot IN BRIEF University will receive swine flu vaccine After months of anticipation, a Univer- sity administrator announced Tuesday that GW will receive swine flu vaccinations for distribution. Though the vaccine will likely not be available until mid-October, Dr.