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September 2004

Sports

Volleyball tournaments yield mixed results for Hoyas

Two weekends ago the women’s volleyball team went into the Georgetown Classic Volleyball Tournament without two of its team leaders.

By the September 23, 2004

News

GUSA to conduct town-hall meetings in dorms

Georgetown University Student Association leaders are banking on a new type of meeting to make Georgetown students see their organization in a different light.

Starting next week, GUSA will begin a new policy of holding town hall meetings in dorms, hoping for increased interest in campus government.

By the September 23, 2004

Features

Getting it online

It’s a tangled web we weave.

By the September 23, 2004

Leisure

Better Than Marriage

A friend of mine recently told me about a literary journal started at the University of Virginia in which a column entitled “War on Words” takes issue with a certain detestable, overused or elementary word in the English language each week. “An interesting concept,” I thought, spacing out in my economics class one day, with odd visions of becoming the next William Safire (at least in one respect) dancing through my head.

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

News

Aznar defends Spanish war on terror as new GU faculty member

Former Spanish President Jos? Mar?a Aznar said that he did not regret actions taken to combat terrorism, both in Spain and abroad during his eight-year tenure as head of state in a speech in Gaston Hall on Tuesday.

Aznar, a new Georgetown lecturer, presented his plan for eradicating terrorism, a topic that he similarly discussed during a recent appearance at the University in January 2004.

By the September 23, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

Blogs, blogs and more blogs.

By the September 23, 2004

Leisure

Critical Voices: Interpol

Following their critically-acclaimed 2002 debut Turn on the Bright Lights, the New York quartet Interpol has emerged as one of today’s premier indie-rock acts. A few vocal critics, however, have harshly labeled the band as unimaginative because its particular mix of brooding guitar rock and dark lyrics bore more than a passing resemblance to 1970’s post-punk acts like Joy Division and Television.

By the September 23, 2004

News

Students want you to know your rights

Understanding the campus, city and national rules and regulations that govern student behavior can be a daunting task.

To help students to better understand their rights and responsibilities at Georgetown, the FRIENDS Initiative, in partnership with Students for Georgetown Inc.

By the September 23, 2004

News

Henle Village grapples with mosquitos

A recent infestation of mosquitoes has had many residents of Henle Village scratching their heads in the past two weeks.

The University has hired an entomologist to diagnose and assist with the problem.

Christy Anthony, Area Coordinator for Henle Village, said that the problem began during the first week of September, but has recently grown more serious.

By the September 23, 2004