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September 2012


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50 Shades of Blue and Gray: Chapter 3

“Brett, Brett!?” My voice quivered with panic as I ran to his side. “Oh my God, man, are you okay!?” But I could tell that he wasn’t. “Don’t touch him,” Corinne... Read more

Features

Toxic relationship: Ecological injustice on the Anacostia

“See that fish there. Back in the early ‘60s or ‘70s, you didn’t see catfish like that.” John Swan pulls his hook out of the mouth of what he estimates to be a 20-pound catfish. For now, it flops around on the grass. “A few years ago you could come down here and stay all day—catfish will bite anything—but you couldn’t hardly catch anything.”

News

Watchdogs concerned about PNC-GOCard partnership

Georgetown University and PNC Bank have partnered this year, enabling the Georgetown One Card to be linked to a PNC bank account. Though on the surface the move has been touted as a convenience for GOCard holders, consumer advocates have begun to draw attention to the deceptive practices of banks on university campuses.

News

TEDx brings celebrities and dissidents together on campus

At TEDx this year, Georgetown students can finally realize their dreams of learning what power is. TEDx (Technology, Entertainment, and Design with the ‘x’ denoting an independent event) Georgetown, a part of the larger TED organization, is an event where various speakers will come to Georgetown on Sept. 28 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. to speak about power and its various forms. Launched by Richard Saul Warman and Harry Marks in 1984, TEDx events focus on the concept of “ideas worth spreading.”

News

Epicurean settles one employee lawsuit

On Sept. 13, judges were supposed to reach an agreement on one of the three lawsuits filed against Epicurean and Co. by workers due to unpaid overtime wages. The hearing, which dealt with one of the complaints filed in 2010, was postponed until further notice.

News

Saxa Politica: Technological Disconnects

We’ve all seen the signs on vending machines scattered across campus and felt the tinge of frustration and hopelessness. “Out of order,” reads the black box hammered onto an otherwise sleek dispenser. While the uncertainty of being able to purchase Coke at machines in the Leavey Center or in shadowy corners of the campus does not necessarily condemn the GOCard Office, the prevalence of frequently nonfunctional equipment points to a deeper issue with Auxiliary Business Services, GOCard’s parent institution.

Editorials

Contract reform will increase D.C. corruption

Last week, Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) told the Washington Times that he plans to propose a bill that would revoke City Councils right to review all city contracts. Evans... Read more

Editorials

Epicurean settlement a victory for workers

After at least four employees sued Epicurean and Co. for unpaid overtime wages, the company has agreed to pay two of the workers’ back wages, as well as the requisite... Read more

Editorials

Ward 8 needs better Anacostia remediation

The Anacostia, otherwise known as D.C.’s “Forgotten River,” stands as testimony to the environmental decay caused by decades of unsustainable fishing practices, industrial dumping, uncontrolled development, and outright negligence. In... Read more

Sports

Sports Sermon: NBA players deal with delicate public images

Nike pushed these obvious admirable qualities but also humanized Jordan. After all, to optimize sales on the Air Jordan, it had to tug on the average American’s heartstrings.