Friday, August 23, 2002
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Volume 6 No. 1
Back in the swing of things
GWU by the
numbers
600 new
freshmen
80 Big Brothers
and Sisters
1,000 residents
on campus
2,200 total
enrolled at
GWU
128 full-time
teaching faculty
Photo by Christina Tyler
C hristina Parkins(left) and Amanda Longniire welcome arrivin}’ freshmen and scone for
cute }^uys at the same time.
Photo by Christina Tyler Photo by Margaret O’Oriscoll
(left) Ihutdy Jackson warns' freshmen as they arrive last Friday and (ri^ht) A. o .ij/r/.v enjoy the concert on Tuesday ni^ht.
On the Inside
Senior: take advantage
of time at GWU
Erin Boyd
Pilot editor
As I pulled out of my par
ent’s driveway to head back to
Boiling Springs the other day,
I couldn’t help but think back
to the fall of 1999—when it
had taken hours to pack my
family’s Dodge Caravan. All
five of us made the trek to the
Webb to move me in my fresh
man year.
As I drove back to GW for
my last year here, I thought
about how much has changed
since I was a freshman. I
thought about whait I have
learned. And I thought about
how fast my time here has
gone.
I thought back to how ner
vous and fearful and excited I
was all at the same time. And
how I reeled with newfound
freedom, though I didn’t know
all the responsibility that
would entail. I couldn’t wait to
face the “real world.”
Four years at college...it
seemed like it would last for
ever. But now my senior year
has come and these have been
the fastest years of my life.
Freshmen, grasp hold of
this year and these next years
to come. Meet as many people
as you can and make the most
of every opportunity. Yes—
study. Study hard or you won’t
make it. But also make time
for Waffle House runs at
2 a.m., trips to Wal-Mart at
midnight and late-night talks
with your roommate.
Pull pranks on your hall-
mates and roll the Quad
together at Homecoming.
Develop your character by
volunteering at a nursing
home and spend time in spiri
tual discussions, on your quest
to form your own convictions.
Make friends with your
hallmates and classmates, the
Physical Plant staff and cafete
ria workers. These people will
be your “family” for the next
four years.
Some of the people you
meet today will be your
friends for life. Four years ago
I would have never imagined
the girl sitting next to me in
Spanish class would ask me to
be in her wedding (1 w-as this
past spring.) or the person I
was too afraid to talk to would
become a close friend. These
are the people you will laugh
with, mourn with and share
your hearts and lives with.
Hold on tight—these four
years will fly.
How the
drought is
affecting
GWU
page 2
Words from your
SGA
President
page 4
Senior gives
tips to
freshmen
page?
A look at this
year’s fall sports
schedule
page 8
Learn how to live
with a new
roommate....
page 3
News page 2-8
Sports page 8