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October 2005


Sports

Men breeze past competition, women not far behind

The Georgetown men’s and women’s cross country team continued their successful season this past weekend, placing in the top 20 of the NCAA Pre-Nationals.

Editorials

Expand benefits to same-sex partners

Members of the Benefits Advisory Committee and the President’s Executive Committee should endorse the new proposal that would give gay or lesbian partners and other domiciled adults access to University health care plans.

Features

Deaf to the War?

At Georgetown, attention has flagged from the high point of the pre-war debate, yet some students remain directly involved.

Leisure

Familiar comfort in Thumbsucker

Thumbsucker has everything one would expect from a movie about a high school outcast: the inspirational teacher, disorienting camera shots of suburban dystopia and Sundance Film Festival accolades. But stay patient, because the movie showcases acting that is brilliant in its simplicity.

Leisure

Hollywood and GWU show Proof of greatness

David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play Proof delves into the idea of brilliance on the brink of insanity and its repercussions for broader society.

News

Defender of American Catholics dies at 74

Monika Hellwig, a former Georgetown professor and a renowned and controversial theologian, died suddenly on Sept. 30.

News

Evans checks out

City on a Hill – bi-weekly column on D.C. news & politics

News

Georgetown buildings must make history

White Gravenor will receive new windows this fall-if the Old Georgetown Board decides that the replacements are suitably historical.

News

Wormley School to be developed

Just as it celebrates its 125th birthday, the Wormley School is poised for a major facelift.

News

Gas Leak

Georgetown students evacuated White Gravenor yesterday as the scent of natural gas permeated the air more than 100 feet away from the building.