Daily Archives: April 25, 2013
DPS Expands Patrols in West Georgetown
The Department of Public Safety has increased its presence both inside Georgetown’s campus and outside the front gates, in response to neighborhood residents’ concerns about noise pollution in West Georgetown. President of the Citizens Association of Georgetown Jennifer Altemus said that residents have two primary complaints:loud parties after 11 o’clock at night and “walking noise,” [...]
Georgetown sees 50 cases of H1N1 flu
More than 50 Georgetown students have reported cases of H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, Assistant Vice President for Student Health Doctor James Welsh said Wednesday. “Now we need to be serious about these things that we’ve been talking about,” Welsh said, referring to prevention efforts like hand washing, education, and the distribution of [...]
ICC Flowers prompt student protests
The Colombian embassy has erected a heart-shaped sculpture in the Intercultural Center and given away free flowers this week to bring attention to the country through its flower industry. The embassy’s efforts, however, elicited protests from the Georgetown Solidarity Committee which opposes the industry’s exploitative practices The heart sculpture is one of 40 erected around [...]
Grassroots push for greater student space
The Student Space Working Group, a group of students that began pushing the administration to expand student space on campus last fall, found support for their cause in a survey they conducted last April. Of the fifth of the student body that responded to the survey, which was distributed to the undergraudate student body by [...]
City on a Hill: Mary Cheh, you’ve got TheMail
Councilmember Mary Cheh (D – Ward 3) is a power player in D.C. politics. She has called for Attorney General Peter Nickles to resign, and she’s traveled to wartorn Kosovo and Bosnia. That’s why it’s hard to imagine her complaining about her treatment at the hands of, an e-mail newsletter. But that’s exactly what Cheh [...]
Multicultural chicken delight
Nando’s is a restaurant with an identity crisis. Founded in South Africa by Portuguese immigrants, it serves a unique brand of chicken with a distinctive Mozambican influence. Though it’s a bit pricier than your typical American fast-food joint, this new Dupont Circle eatery is a nice change of pace from the average buttoned-up Georgetown establishment. [...]
Off the Hilltop and into the Distict: delightful day trips for the daring
Botanical Gardens You might overlook the Mall’s U.S. Botanic Gardens (take the Blue/Orange Metro line to Federal Center), figuring that plants are lame and you’d rather see the Spirit of St. Louis if you’re in the neighborhood. But that would be a grievous mistake, because the Gardens house Washington’s most exciting vegetation: the shy plant. [...]
Lez’hur Ledger: Polo, meet punk
No one ever cracked his head open on the I-shaped metal beam, I had been assured. I was at the Corpse Fortress, a house turned punk rock venue in Silver Spring, Maryland, and I was skeptical. With eight or so people hurtling in a circle around it, pummeling and being pummeled, the beam looked like [...]
Extract eludes expectations
Mike Judge knows stupid. In fact, he’s made a career out of reminding us that our neighbors, family, friends, and co-workers are painfully dumb. Dumb enough to make American Idol the most popular show on television. Dumb enough that Transformers: Rise of the Fallen grosses four hundred million dollars. Dumb enough to allow Jerry Bruckheimer [...]
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