George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Cardin, and always packed on Tues- day ' s Oldies but Goodies Night; St. Tropez (2101 Wise. Ave.}, lively disco with pienth of lights, mirrors, and hus- tling music; Desperado’s (3350 M St.) the place for those who prefer live country music; and infamous Winston’s at 3295 M St.; this busy singles bar primarily plays rock and roll, along with some oldies and it’s crowded every weekend, And if you are intrigued by the human susceptibil- ity to alcohol, drop by on Monday ' s no-skin, no-win dance contest, when it is not uncommon to witness people throwing their undergarments in your direction on their way to nu- dity. More tame, yet equally popular is the Dubliner at 4 F St., as the name suggests, this watering hole is a trans- ported Irish pub. Excellent music is played and the rowdy crowd surely appreciates it; sometimes the people will “go bananas. Around the corner in the Bellvue Hotel is the Tiber Creek Pub. This En- glish Style pub, barely a year old, is a favorite on Capitol Hill mainiy due to its yards of beer. A yard is a three foot long glass specially constructed for drinking pleasure. Washington has indeed emerged as a city with plenty of good entertain- ment and drinking. The city’s expand- ing subway system is conducive to combining hard studying with cold beer. Eric Lindner FtMlures 2

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26 Features

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Thurston Fire It made the front page of The Washington Post and The Star. It made the CBS Evening News. It made the fourth page of The New York Times. The fire at 3:4 5 am on the fifth floor of the freshmen dormitory put G.W.U. under the national spotlight. Nine students were seriously injured in the April I Pth fire in Thurston Hall. One was hospitalized with severe back injuries after she jumped out of a fifth floor window, Several students were admitted to local hospitals with sec- ond and third degree burns on their hands and feet. Most of the 900 residents re- mained. as one evacuee said, cool, calm and collected when they found out this was a real fire and not just another false alarm. However, two roommates on the eighth floor each sleeping in separate closets learned about the fire the fol- lowing morning, despite the pounding of three people on their door. The Hatchet reported one roommate said. We slept through half of the drills {that have occurred this year) and heard about them the next morning.” The students who did leave the building said they did not hear the fire alarm. The alarm failed to work after the first 30-60 seconds. The adminis- tration was blamed for skimping on the installation of the alarm wiring sys- tem. The Hatchet reported that Thurston lacked a back-up warning system because a D.C. Electrical Code passed in 1971 requiring all new build- ings to have back-up systems was not retroactive. ’8 Feature-