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September 2004

News

University warnings and RIAA lawsuits fail to deter file-sharing

An increasing number of Georgetown students have received letters from the Office of Student Conduct indicating that their University IP address has been connected with illegal file-sharing.

By the September 30, 2004

Leisure

Shaun of the Dead eerily funny

Trying to classify Shaun of the Dead is nearly impossible.

By the September 30, 2004

Editorials

Field of dreams, schools of nightmares

Baseball, but still no books.

By the September 30, 2004

Leisure

Leisure Ledger

There are some things too intrinsically good for even the most jaded hipster to reject. Little Debbie cakes, classes that have no finals and Johnny Depp come to mind immediately, but chief among these perfect ideas and/or individuals is Lance Armstrong.

By the September 23, 2004

Leisure

Ramones barely survive to see the end of the century

If there’s a lesson to be learned from End of the Century, a new documentary about punk rock forefathers the Ramones, it’s that sometimes it sucks to be a rock star.

The Ramones, in distilling rock and roll in the early ‘70s with speeding, sloppy guitars, simplistic lyrics and an intensity matched by few bands before or since, deserve much of the credit for the creation of punk rock.

By the September 23, 2004

Editorials

Should they stay or should they go now

What Novak forgets is that every day Bush dithers over his policy, people are dying.

By the September 23, 2004

Features

Getting it online

It’s a tangled web we weave.

By the September 23, 2004

Sports

The Sports Sermon

It’s always fascinating to see people so desperate that any glimmer of hope transforms them into amazingly unrealistic individuals.

By September 23, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

Blogs, blogs and more blogs.

By the September 23, 2004

Sports

Pumping iron

I took some time off from lifting, and I just tried to get back into the habit this week, but I did terribly. I felt very weak, and even my skinny friends were on my case. How can I get back to my old form fast?-Willis Tsai MSB ‘05 It’s always hard to start working out after some time off.

By the September 23, 2004