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February 2004

Leisure

Kitsch

If, like me, you find it increasingly difficult to enjoy a movie for anything other than its kitsch value, you appreciate the need for a movie that straddles the fine line between unbearable pacing and refreshing unevenness. Fortunately, Video Americain, located in Takoma Park, Md.

By the February 12, 2004

Sports

Life of Riley: Senior hits stride

With the spring thaw approaching, so comes the cold reality that time is winding down for Georgetown’s men’s basketball season. This fact is not lost upon senior co-Captain Gerald Riley, who expected to have his breakout year after the departure of Mike Sweetney to the NBA.

By the February 12, 2004

Sports

Women’s hoops tourney hopes tumble

by Timothy Follos

It was an agonizing week for fans of Georgetown’s Women’s Basketball team. Despite the record-shattering play of senior forward Rebekkah Brunson, the Hoyas lost two home games in strikingly similar fashion-falling to Virginia on Sunday 52-45 and to no.

By the February 12, 2004

Sports

Sports Sermon: St. John’s is straight trash

“I’m not even going to try to compare our program to St. John’s”-Craig Esherick

So, it’s a good thing that those six St. John’s players had one of those nifty little picture phones to capture the excitement of their explicit sex romp with a prostitute that they refused to pay.

By February 12, 2004

Sports

Rock ’em like a Hurricane: Riley roughs up Miami

SPORTS BY CAMERON SMITH With a pivotal road stretch on the horizon, the Georgetown men’s basketball team knew they had to protect their home court well in a pair of key conference games. Their goal was met with mixed success, as they let a close game against Villanova slip away in the second half, falling 75-60, but rebounded with their second victory over Miami in a week at 80-64.

By the February 12, 2004

Voices

Parasitic globalism invades intestinal tract

When I decided to study abroad in Ecuador, I had no idea that what would begin as an opportunity to learn Spanish, study at an Ecuadorian university, volunteer at a local elementary school and became a dance on Ecuadorian tabletops would end tragically in an Ecuadorian emergency room.

By the February 12, 2004

Voices

Campus burlesque tour

Hey everyone! Welcome to Georgetown University, my name is Guy Whitey Corngood and I’ll be your overly enthusiastic tour leader! Not only can I walk backwards while talking, but I can also summon enough fake enthusiasm to end every single one of my sentences with exclamation marks! Wow! Now, don’t be afraid, take my hand, and I’ll show you the wonders that abound at Georgetown! We’ll finish up at the Leavey Center around 12:30 for lunch.

By the February 12, 2004

Voices

Aquatic baggage check

VOICES BY SONIA SMITH Even the crustaceans were glistening from sweat that typically muggy summer afternoon in New Orleans. Reclining on the quad at Tulane University, innocently enjoying a snow cone, I was a disinterested bystander at the order of the day—crawfish racing. In Sin City, this event musters a level of excitement second only to Mardi Gras.

By the February 12, 2004

Leisure

The Intricacies of Scarf-Tying

Ready to help dress up a basic shirt, accessorize for an evening out, or stay warm in winter with an array of scarves and versatile tying methods, fit for him and her?

1. The Pull-Through

This basic scarf tying method flatters a variety of scarves and necks, and is easy to master.

By the February 12, 2004

Leisure

Everyone Deserves Music, Spearhead, BMG

Although Michael Franti and his band Spearhead have played with U2, Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio and Ani di Franco, not many people outside of Northern Calif. even know their name. With their latest album, Everyone Deserves Music, and an international tour with Ziggy Marley, this may all change.

By the February 12, 2004