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September 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

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

Editorials

Civilizing underage drinking

Anyone who has been to a college campus on a weekend night knows that criminal penalties don’t do much to stop underage drinking.

By the September 23, 2004

Editorials

Fight for your right

Student rights and responsibilities are a constant issue at Georgetown.

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

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

Latin-American film festival is a coup

The 2004 Latin American Film Festival kicked off last night, finishing off Hispanic Heritage Month in style. Fifty new films from 15 participating countries will be presented at two different D.C.-area locations until Oct. 3. The American Film Institute in Silver Spring, Md.

By the September 23, 2004

Leisure

Critical Voices: The Black Keys

In the popular press’ rush to drool all over The White Stripes two years ago, The Black Keys, a far superior alternative in the white-boy, blues-rock genre, was significantly overlooked. Lead guitarist Dan Auerbach eclipses Jack White’s guitar chops and can sing circles around him, while Patrick Carney’s manic drum lines put Meg White’s painfully basic technique to shame.

By the September 23, 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