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History repeats itself as Hoyas suffer first loss of season

Three years ago, Old Dominion came to McDonough Arena and shocked a Final Four-bound Georgetown squad 75-62. History repeated itself Saturday night in the cozy campus gym, as the Monarchs dealt the No. 11 Hoyas (8-1) their first loss of the season, 61-57. Even as D.C. suffered from over a foot of continuous snowfall, 2,400 fans made the trek to McDonough, most of them students taking a break from final exams. The weather may not have affected the crowd, but it looked to have taken its toll on the Hoyas as they came out ice cold in the first half. The Monarchs ran out to a 6-0 lead that they never relinquished.

By December 20, 2009

Voices

In defense of satire

I’ve watched the mounting anger over the alleged racism of the Georgetown Heckler with no small amount of concern. As a recent Georgetown graduate and a longtime contributor to the... Read more

By December 16, 2009

Sports

Georgetown overpowers American

Going back to the days of John Thompson Jr., Georgetown basketball has had a history of powerful big men patrolling the post, and on Saturday afternoon American learned that tradition lives on. The Hoyas (6-0) dispatched an overmatched Eagles squad 73-46, in their final tune-up before back-to-back games against ranked teams. Georgetown’s big man trio of Greg Monroe, Julian Vaughn, and Henry Sims used their physical advantage to great effect against a team that played only one player taller than 6-foot-8.

By December 5, 2009

News

Boards fight for funding changes

After two hours of combative debate at the November 23rd Funding Board meeting, the Georgetown University Student Association and the six advisory boards that fund student clubs are still at odds over the Comprehensive Club Reform Bill that GUSA recently passed.

By December 3, 2009

News

Diversity Initiative addresses admissions

The working group formed to increase attentiveness to diversity issues in Georgetown’s admissions process revealed a draft of its extensive recommendations to the University in a broadcast e-mail last Tuesday.

By December 3, 2009

Editorials

Free papers return

The Collegiate Readership Program, which provided free daily newspapers to Georgetown students last year, is scheduled to restart in January after being cancelled this semester due to a lack of... Read more

By December 3, 2009

News

Uncertain future for Catholic Charities after gay marriage bill

The D.C. Council passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage this Tuesday, despite threats from the Catholic Church that it would terminate all social services contracts with the city if the... Read more

By December 3, 2009

News

Robbers steal $7,500 from Yates Pro Shop

Early Monday morning, two unidentified males robbed Yates Field House and assaulted an employee.

By December 3, 2009

Editorials

Low Black Friday turnout on M St.

Both customers and store owners in Georgetown reported smaller than expected crowds this Black Friday.

By December 3, 2009

News

Saxa Politica: Gratuitous grad students

At one of the 2010 Campus Plan town halls for students and staff, the administrators attempted to minimize the side effects of expanding the graduate student body from its current 5,545 to 8,750 by 2020, an increase of almost 60 percent.

By December 3, 2009