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Editorials

Fenty needs to explain cozy contracts

Georgetown doesn’t have many fraternities, and that means students miss out on regular parts of college life at other schools like hazing, learning the Greek alphabet, and having a friend... Read more

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Sports

Women’s Preview: Pumped and Ready

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Senior forward Jaleesa Butler is enthusiastic about Georgetown women’s basketball’s upcoming season. “Our nine conference games are extremely hard, but winnable, and we are... Read more

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Sports

Hoops 2.0: Hoyas take it to the net

Georgetown’s star sophomore Greg Monroe seemed to have a case of the Mondays this week. “Monday is the worst day of the week. Everyday is the same and so r... Read more

By November 4, 2009

Sports

Georgetown by the Numbers

After finishing last season with a 16-15 record, the Georgetown Hoyas would have been hard-pressed to find a fan or analyst who counted them among the top teams in the... Read more

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Editorials

Students should stand with LGTBQ

On a brisk fall night earlier this week, upwards of one hundred students, faculty, and other members of the Georgetown community gathered in Red Square to make a clear statement:... Read more

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Sports

JTIII on his new recruits

Hollis Thompson may be the familiar face of the Hoyas’ freshman class, but fans will soon get to know his classmates Jerrelle Benimon and Vee Sanford. “If there’s any storyline... Read more

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Sports

All Hail Hollis Thompson

Jamal Adams called it a “paparazzi scene.” The Loyola High School men’s basketball head coach was holding a typical practice at the Los Angeles school before the start of the... Read more

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Sports

Big East Preview

1. Villanova After reaching the Final Four last season, Villanova has hardly skipped a beat. Although ‘Nova lost two starters to graduation, do not expect to see any drop off... Read more

By November 4, 2009

Features

Men’s Preview: Hoyas get physical

John Thompson III had never been in this position before. Standing in Waco, Texas, the head coach of the Georgetown men’s basketball team watched his players surrender a ten-point lead to Baylor University, losing in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. The hallmark of Thompson’s Georgetown teams had been their ability to thrive in the clutch, but “clutch” was the last word someone would have used to describe the any of the Hoyas that day. After limping to a 16-15 record, and missing the NCAA tournament for the first time in three years, it’s time for the Hoyas to start moving on—though the specter of last season lingers.

By November 4, 2009