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October 2003

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A worthwhile Homecoming

The bright, warm weather reflected the cheerful atmosphere last Saturday as students and alumni gathered in the McDonough parking lot. While various festivities were held throughout homecoming weekend without any major glitches, the most noticeable success was the football “tailgate.

By the October 16, 2003

Voices

Everybody don’t do the Bartman

VOICES BY DAVE STROUP I write this as the Cubs are down by three to the Marlins in game seven of the National League Championship Series. As you read this, you will know how the game came out. However, I am not watching the game. Instead, I am here writing about the tragedy of game six.

By the October 16, 2003

Sports

Hoyas dominate in Homecoming rout

SPORTS BY CAMERON SMITH There were no fireworks scheduled for Georgetown’s homecoming on Saturday, but the Hoyas football team provided their own in a 49-21 romp against the overwhelmed Stony Brook Seawolves.

By the October 16, 2003

Sports

Third time’s the charm for men’s soccer

In the past week the Hoyas faced three tough opponents in Maryland, Pittsburgh and Villanova. Though playing tough throughout all three games, they managed only one win, dropping their record to 5-7-2 overall, and 2-5 in Big East play.

Last Wednesday, in front of a rowdy crowd at Ludwig Field in College Park, Md.

By the October 16, 2003

Sports

The Sports Sermon

C’mon, give Stevie a break, Cubs fans. He didn’t cost you a chance at the World Series. Catching a foul ball is on every die-hard sports fans list. He didn’t muff a potential inning-ending double play ball or give up nine runs in one inning. The loss wasn’t his fault! Even so, we wouldn’t trade places with that man for all the beer steins in Munich.

By October 16, 2003

Voices

A toast to integration

Recently there has been much discussion regarding the need to revise the current alcohol policy on campus. The FRIENDS group brought the debate to the forefront once again by submitting a proposal five weeks ago to revise the current alcohol policy.

By the October 9, 2003

Voices

Pizza, sex and Santa Claus

Being a student guard isn’t all about fast women and loose cars like so many people think it is. It takes a lot more to be one of Georgetown’s elite, as the following excerpts from the diary of a retired guard proves: 8:15 p.m.-Arrive for my 8 p.m. shift right on time, try not to acknowledge the angry glares from the previous guard as he packs up his science fiction novels and coloring books.

By the October 9, 2003

Voices

Correction

The photo caption for “At VMI, turnovers cost football first win” (Sports, Oct. 2) attributed Andrew Crawford as a sophomore. Crawford is a junior.

By the October 9, 2003

Features

Poker nights

COVER BY PAUL MCCARTHY Check or bet? Call or raise? Bluff or fold? Poker’s the new thing on and off campus—if you listen closely, you’ll hear the sounds of chips being stacked and wax playing cards gliding across the table. This is the story of one man’s journey through the exploding number of student poker games.

By the October 9, 2003

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By the October 9, 2003