Daily Archives: April 25, 2013
A Court of One’s Own: Women’s Basketball Preview 2008-2009
The Georgetown women’s basketball team, ranked 11th in the Big East according to the Preseason Coaches’ Poll, is counting down the hours until the opening game of the 2008-2009 season. The women will travel to Jacksonville, Alabama this Sunday to take on Jacksonville State and test the abilities of the young Hoyas squad, and the [...]
Nothin’ but net for Nikita
If you find yourself looking for a way to calm the pregame jitters before the Hoyas’ first game on Monday, try counting the number of times sophomore Nikita Mescheriakov misses in warm-ups. If nothing else, it’s an effective distraction before the opening tip. It could even be fun, except for one little problem: he never [...]
Underdogs With A Bite: Men’s Basketball Preview 2008-2009
When John Thompson III was named Georgetown’s head coach, the Hoyas had appeared in only one NCAA tournament in the past seven seasons. Under his leadership, the team has gone three for four, even reaching the Final Four in 2007, the first time since 1985 for the Hoyas. The Hoyas’ progress in just four years [...]
Tuesday night revelry sours
Early last Wednesday morning, two Georgetown graduates were assaulted on their way to join the crowd celebrating President-elect Barack Obama’s (D) election in front of the White House. An intoxicated man allegedly attacked the two men as they walked past the Capitol Hilton where the Republican National Committee held its election night party. According to [...]
Rattled by assault
A female Georgetown student was sexually assaulted and another was sexually harassed this week, during Georgetown’s annual Take Back the Night week. Though the Department of Public Safety issued campus-wide alerts promptly, the language DPS used in the sexual assault alert alarmed some members of Take Back the Night. “Something that really shocked me was [...]
SAC may buck GUSA
On Monday night, Student Activities Commission Chair Sophia Behnia (COL `09) proposed several controversial amendments to the SAC constitution. If they pass, they will eliminate defunct clauses in SAC’s constitution that place it and its commissioner appointments under the authority of the Georgetown University Student Association. Behnia said she suggested the amendments because the constitution [...]
Butt out: GU Hospital bans smoking
As of November 20, the use of tobacco will be prohibited in and around the Georgetown University Hospital. According to Kate Alcorn, a media representative for GUH, the policy will affect all properties owned, leased, or rented by the Hospital or its associate, MedStar Health. This includes GUH buildings and the hospital parking lot. Dr. [...]
Confronting Westboro protesters
On Monday, Joseph Graumann (SFS `11), a member of GU Pride, stood up on a park bench near the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to speak to a group of about 30 students. They had gathered to protest a demonstration by the well-known anti-gay group, the Westboro Baptist Church. “We have to [...]
This time, Georgetown includes the neighbors
Georgetown administrators have begun to craft the ten-year plan that will dictate how the University can expand in the coming decade. University officials have changed their approach to this plan, which will come into effect in 2010, after community residents criticized the 2000-2010 plan and even took legal action against the school. “This will encompass [...]
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