An independent student newspaper • Serving the GW community since 1904 Thursday The GW January 13, 2011 ALWAYS ONLINE: WWW.GWHATCHET.COM Vol. 107 • Iss. 33 Hatchet AnimatedArmy Two more allege discrimination by Amy D'onofrIo case as of Jan. 12. Metro News Editor “We take all allegations of discrimination very seri- Two more former GW ously and investigate them employees have joined a thoroughly. As is our policy, lawsuit filed against the we do not comment on the University and a top of- specifics of personnel mat- ficial, claiming they faced ters or ongoing litigation,” racial discrimination that University spokeswoman led to the loss of their jobs. Candace Smith said. Former University The three plaintiffs employee Audrey L. John- each filed formal com- son’s original lawsuit filed plaints with the Equal last March was amended Employment Opportunity last semester to include Commission, which issued two more women, Mary a “Notice of Right to Sue” K.L. Wallace and Tiffani A. for each of them. A right to Worthy. sue tells an employee that The plaintiffs allege bringing the case to court that Senior Associate Vice is valid. President for Administra- The lawsuit brings tion Edwin Schonfeld and forth seven counts, includ- the University injured them ing unlawful termination, by unlawful discrimination selective treatment/unlaw- on the basis of their race, ful discrimination/hostile and through GW’s “retali- environment, unlawful ation” against them after retaliation and violation each plaintiff complained of the District of Columbia of racial discrimination at Human Rights Act. work, according to U.S. The plaintiffs are re- District Court documents. questing to have their jobs GW and Schonfeld reinstated or be given a po- Anne wERNIKOFF | PHOTO eDITOR were ordered by the court sition of equal duties and Members of the Colonial Army crowded the Smith Center Wednesday to watch the Colonials beat Fordham. The game was close until the end when to respond to the amended responsibilities with equal the men's basketball team shot ahead, winning by 20 points against the Rams. The Colonials play again Saturday at 2 p.m. against Harvard at home. complaint by Dec. 15. On- pay and benefits, or that line court records show no answer was filed for the See LAWSUIT: Page 6 GW reveals degree recipients by SairA thadanI him a significant player in civil rights Hatchet Reporter cases. "GW is proud to award these two A civil rights leader and an educa- inspiring individuals with honorary tion pioneer will join New York City degrees," Lorraine Voles, vice presi- Mayor and keynote Commencement dent of external relations, said. "From speaker Michael Bloomberg on the his military service in World War II National Mall this May, to receive hon- to his advocacy in the courts to fight orary degrees from the University. segregation and defeat Jim Crow... The specific degrees William William T. Coleman Jr. exemplifies Coleman and Peggy Cooper Ca- a true public servant and civil rights fritz will receive have not been activist." determined, a University spokes- Cafritz, co-founder of the Duke woman said Wednesday. The Uni- Ellington School of the Arts in D.C., versity announced in November that graduated from GW in 1971 with a Bloomberg, known for his extensive doctor of law. While on campus, she philanthropy, would receive an hon- helped found the Black Student Union orary doctor of public service. and began a movement to desegregate gabrIellA DemCzuk | hAtChet PhotoGrAPher Coleman was secretary of trans- sororities. Cafritz, who Voles called a " Nobel laureate Ferid Murad will join the science faculty in April. He will mentor portation from 1975 to 1977, making tireless advocate," went on to serve as graduate and medical students while teaching an undergraduate course. him the second African-American the president of D.C.’s Board of Edu- to serve in the president’s cabinet. In cation from 2000 to 2006. 2006, he was appointed to the Court Bloomberg, who has served as Courtesy of meDIA relAtIons of Military Commission Review. Cole- the mayor of New York City since Civil rights leader William Coleman will receive man also co-authored the legal brief in his election in 2002, is noted for his an honorary degree at Commencement. Nobel laureate to u Brown v. Board of Education, making philanthropy. join science faculty UPD busts laptop theft ring by tAmArA el wAylly and the school of medicine,” said by SYDNEY GREEN Hatchet Reporter Dr. Jeffrey Akman, interim dean Laptops stolen on campus in October of the School of Medicine and Hatchet Reporter Health Sciences and vice provost A Nobel laureate in medicine for Health Affairs. Three suspects believed to be will join the University’s science Murad received the Nobel responsible for a ring of laptop thefts stolen team this spring, a first for GW Prize in medicine along with two were caught during a detailed sting 6 from that will likely boost its reputation other researchers in 1998 for his operation by the University Police Rice Hall as a research institution. research of nitric oxide and the Department over winter break. Top administrators welcomed discovery of its role in the cardio- UPD Chief Kevin Hay said biochemist Ferid Murad with the vascular system. The researchers one suspect was turned over to the distinction of University professor learned that nitric oxide is a “sig- Metropolitan Police Department, – the highest title professors at GW nalling molecule,” according to the the second has not yet been charged can hold – in a ceremony Tuesday Nobel Prize’s website, that controls and the third managed to escape. stolen from in the Jack Morton Auditorium. the process by which blood vessels All three have been barred from GW 1 Gelman Hiring a Nobel laureate is a relax and widen. property. Library seminal moment for any univer- Murad’s work at GW will of- Hay said the theft ring is still sity, often elevating the school’s ficially begin in April. He will con- being investigated, but UPD is reputation within the academic tinue his research while mentoring certain the suspects are responsible community and on collegiate graduate and medical students. for at least one stolen laptop and rankings. He will also teach an undergradu- were seen in Gelman Library during “Today marks a historic day at ate course. other thefts. the George Washington University University President Steven The suspects were caught when Knapp said the Nobel laureate plainclothes officers were assigned would bring “deep experience in to monitor suspicious behavior in academic medicine, research and Gelman, after multiple unattended "Today marks a historic entrepreneurship” to GW. laptops were stolen. stolen “[Murad] brings together our The officers observed a group 1 on day at the George passion for service, research and of suspects unaffiliated with GW in sourCe: unIVersIty PolICe Department G Street intellectual involvement,” Knapp the building – two males and one GrAPhIC by AllIson elfrInG Washington University." said. female. A review of security camera Murad said in an interview images confirmed all three of the entranceway specifically for these previously entered without GWorlds JEFFREY AKMAN after the ceremony he has many individuals were at Gelman on days three suspects in particular.” while staff was dealing with multiple Interim Dean and Vice Provost plans for his time at GW, like can- when laptops were reported stolen. The suspects attempted to enter patrons at the entrance desk. School of Medicine and Heath cer and stem cell research and “On previous days, we put Gelman Dec. 16 at about 5:30 p.m. While officers were gathering Sciences bringing a “novel course” to un- out bait laptops and monitored but were denied entrance because identification, one of the male dergraduate students. them from a distance,” Hay said. they lacked GWorld cards. UPD suspects ran down H Street toward “Once this crew was identified, our officers detained them as they left See NOBEL: Page 6 plainclothes officers monitored the the library. Hay said they might have See LAPTOP: Page 6 SPORTS OPINIONS NEWS Mikic expands Letter to the Editor DADT repeal a Former director of admissions dies role for GW Sophomore Paul Seltzer responds to latest sex column. victory for Belok George W. Stoner was known for emphasizing Freshman Nemanja • Page 4 Dismissed from foreign enrollment and served at GW for 50 Mikic is taking on a CULTURE NROTC in 2008, years. • Page 3 greater role for the Beyond the shot glass Belok worked to Pizzeria coming to K Street Colonials. The Hatchet looks at vodka-infused whipped cream, eye repeal the policy. Pizza Autentica is the latest in a slew of new • Page 8 shots and other revolutionary ways to imbibe. • Page 7 • Page 3 restaurants. • Page 5 Emily Cahn | Senior News Editor | [email protected] Madeleine Morgenstern | Campus News Editor | [email protected] January 13, 2011 Amy D’Onofrio | Metro News Editor | [email protected] Priya Anand | Assistant News Editor | [email protected] Andrea Vittorio | Campus News Editor | [email protected] H News SnapShot IN BRIEF University launches job search program The University’s Career Center will launch a new program next month to help seniors with their job searches, in response to sky-high unemployment rates for college graduates. The new program will focus on re- sume writing, interview techniques and the transition from the college lifestyle to a workplace environment. The program was created after the Career Center saw a spike in the number of seniors looking to the Career Center for advice, Ann Mills, assistant director of career learning and experience at the Career Center, said. The unemployment rate for those with bachelor’s degrees or higher reached a staggering 5.1 percent last November – the highest since the 1970s, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.