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Not cool

It’s January. In January, wearing a sundress when the thermometer hits sixty degrees is the fashion equivalent of wetting your pants with excitement: overzealous, and (eventually) uncomfortably cold.

By January 17, 2008

Sports

Rough conference beginnnings

After posting an impressive 10-3 non-conference record, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (10-6, 0-3 BE) looked to break a two-game Big East losing streak against reigning conference champion and national runner-up Rutgers (14-2, 4-0 BE) this past Tuesday at McDonough Arena. Despite being a heavy underdog against the fifth-ranked Scarlet Knights, the Hoyas entered the game undefeated at home this season and were confident leading up to the game. With the Hoyas’ 57-47 loss, though, the team has now started 0-3 in conference play for the first time under head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy.

By January 17, 2008

Voices

Sippin’ on gin ‘n’ juice

The Duchess of Windsor nearly hit the nail on the head when she said, “a woman can’t be too rich or too thin.” Nor, apparently, can she be too muscular. It was surely beyond old Wally’s wildest gold-digging, man-eating imagination to think that a lady would ever seek to cultivate impressive bicep bulges beneath the fluttering sleeves of her newest atelier-made frock. But Janice Dickinson, that interminable pioneer of all things artificial, spoke out last week on behalf of the ladies who lunch … and juice.

By January 17, 2008

Editorials

Lanier disappointing on crime

Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier took office in January 2007 pledging to stem the District’s notoriously high crime rate. Unfortunately, 2007 brought just the opposite—increased crime and ineffective policing gimmicks.

By the January 17, 2008

Editorials

Keep academic discussion open

Are you partying all the time? Not working hard enough in your classes? Getting lots of inflated grades and easy A’s? You must be a Georgetown student, according to a confidential report created last year by Georgetown faculty critiquing the quality of undergraduate intellectual life on the Hilltop.

By the January 17, 2008

Editorials

Obama best vote for students

Both in primaries and the general election, Georgetown students need to vote for a presidential candidate that will lead the country in a new direction in both foreign and domestic policy. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is that candidate.

By the January 17, 2008

Voices

Election ’08: A Republican change is gonna come

There is no doubt that the nation is in need of change. Unfortunately, there is a misconception that the Republican Party is resistant to this idea. In reality, the GOP is not against change and being a Republican does not mean being in favor of the status quo.

By January 17, 2008

Voices

Election ’08: A Democratic change is gonna come

While Republicans continue to squabble over whether they want their old, white, male nominee to be bald or not, Democrats have an exciting and diverse field of candidates to choose from. The Democratic primary is making history, with the top two candidates representing historically underrepresented groups, women and African-Americans. And with plans to combat global warming, provide universal healthcare and implement landmark ethics reform, Democrats are ready to take action on January 20th, 2009.

By January 17, 2008

Sports

Fighting the Irish

While senior center Roy Hibbert was setting the Verizon Center on fire with his unlikely perimeter bomb last Saturday, in snowy Wisconsin the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were suffering a 92-66 thrashing at the hands of Marquette. Going into that Saturday slate of games, the Irish and the Hoyas were undefeated in conference play, but while Georgetown was able to ride the best individual play of the year to a 3-0 mark, the Irish fell flat on their faces—except for one.

By January 17, 2008

Sports

The Sports Sermon

I met a man one time who just didn’t get sports. He asked me: “What is it about sports that captures people, causes them to become so dedicated to a team or sport, and sometimes draw near to the brink of insane behavior?”

By January 17, 2008