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

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Bars, Women And GW Life This School Has More Bars Than History Courses By Scott Russell T ransferring into G,W. can be an over- whelming experience. It is a large school in a major city and that can take some getting used to. Long lines in the book store and long tines at registration are but a couple of the problems faced by a new student. There seemed to be long lines everywhere. Since things were going surprisingly smooth for me, I would go to the Roy Roger’s across the street from campus to get something to eat and to find a place to relax. There I would wait in a long line to get a Double “R” barbecue burger served by someone who came in dead last in a Miss Congeniality contest. I recall when I first got here. It was three days into the semester and 1 already had to make a momentous decision, one that concerned my cultural enrichment as well as my social welfare: Do I go to Odd’s or The Exchange? Actually there were more than two bars from which to choose. In fact, one of the early indications that I would like this school is that it offered more night spots than history courses, and a quick glance at the course catalogue suggested that there would certainly be a very active night life. This decision before me was one of the hardest I had ever faced, even harder than picking what courses to take. Classes, actually, were easy to select. I just picked whatever courses that were described in the course catalogue as heavily illusrated with slide presentations. 1 ’ Back to my original quandry. Odd ' s Cafe is a moderately sized bar restaurant located right across Pennsylvania Avenue on 21st St. It opened a couple of years ago and at first only had minimal business. It has built up a large clientele due primarily to it ' s nice atmosphere, moderately priced drinks, and also because it is the only place where you can still find the Monkees on the juke box. It used to be run by a Thai family that everyone was very sad to see leave. Although the people who replaced them have employed stormtrooper techniques to ensure that everyone is legal, their precautions never work, so it still remains one of G.W s favorite hangouts. The Exchange, on the other hand, has a much “modder” crowd due to it ' s location close to FEATURES 23