Daily Archives: April 25, 2013
Culottes for you lots: Bobo a go-go
Senior year means big things on the horizon for me. I’ve been doing a lot of growing up and changing over the past few years as I prepare to enter the adult world. We all know that there are some things you wear to work and others you don’t, but the issue runs deeper than [...]
High Fidelity: A ticket to ride
By the time you pick up this paper (or read it online), millions of children, adolescents, adults, and seniors worldwide will have congregated in dens, dorms, living rooms, and basements for one shared purpose: to play Beatles songs. This past Wednesday (09/09/09) marks the release of The Beatles: Rock Band—the first music-based simulator to feature [...]
Critical Voices – Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part II
Just going by the album cover, which features Raekwon and partner-in-crime Ghostface Killah recreating the unforgettable pose they struck 14 years ago on the front of their original classic, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, this sequel purports to recapture the style of the original Mafioso classic. The music itself doesn’t disappoint either, as Raekwon and [...]
Critical Voices: Drake – So Far Gone EP
You’ve probably heard Drake and his song “Best I Ever Had” at least once, if not two or three times an hour this summer on most pop radio stations. This once self-declared “independent musician” has signed with a major label, and is graciously allowing you to purchase a “new” EP on September 15th, which includes [...]
Hello, reruns
The television DVD set hasn’t been around for a long time, but in its short lifespan, it has changed drastically. Initially, the DVD set of a television series was merely a way to allow fans to watch their favorite episodes on-demand. But then, several series began to experiment with the form, notably The Simpsons and [...]
Transparency needed on student-centric plans
In the coming months, students will have their say on the University’s Ten Year Plan, according to Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson, who said that the administration would hold a meeting for students “to inform and gather [their] input.” Georgetown already explained its working plan—which outlines what Georgetown can build in the coming [...]
9/11 remembered: a ringing phone and rising smoke
I don’t like to answer the phone. Even when my caller ID tells me who is calling, my throat still tightens and a small pit forms in my stomach. The response is so reflexive that I don’t notice it most of the time. The symptoms get worse with phone calls that are out of the [...]
Freedom of the Press: The Hoya’s struggle to buck the University
On March 31, the day before April Fools’ Day, Max Sarinsky (COL ’09), then chair of The Hoya’s Board of Directors, received an e-mail that his newspaper had been awaiting for over five years and dreaming about for decades more. Meeting in two days, it read. Bring your pens. Let’s make a deal.
Healthcare, money, and you
Here’s an oft-cited figure in the debate over health care reform: U.S. health care expenditures—16 percent of gross domestic product in 2007—are outpacing GDP growth by so much that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects health care expenditures to balloon to 25 percent of GDP by 2025. By 2082, they’ll be closer to 50 percent [...]
U.S. past point of no return in Afghanistan
In an editorial last Tuesday, Washington Post columnist George Will, a prominent conservative voice, called for “rapidly reversing the trajectory of America’s involvement in Afghanistan.” The piece was plainly titled: “Time to Get Out of Afghanistan.” Will is not alone. He reflects the relatively new and growing belief that the War in Afghanistan is unwinnable [...]
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