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Goodbye, Tony

City on a Hill: a bi-weekly column on D.C. politics

By December 7, 2006

Sports

Ladies to test win streak against UConn

Girls just want to have fun. After the Georgetown women’s basketball team smacked Navy 51-34 to extend its current win streak to seven games, who wouldn’t be having a good time?

By December 7, 2006

Sports

Focus on the big men

Expectations for the men’s basketball team were so high entering the season that no one ever expected home losses to Old Dominion and Oregon, or a 5-3 record overall. Still, all you restless fans out there, have faith. Don’t jump off the bandwagon just yet. It has only just turned December and Big East basketball is a month away. Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert are too good and Coach Thompson has too much experience to let this slow start become a trend. The Hoyas will be fine. However, there are a few things that are troubling and need immediate attention. After falling out of the top 25 it is necessary to reevaluate what is working and what is not.

By December 7, 2006

Sports

Sports Sermon

I sometimes take it for granted that everyone is a fan of basketball and that everyone understands the “Princeton Offense” concept. After going into what has seemed like a weekly tirade about our inability to run it effectively, however, I was answered with only blank stares. In all fairness, there aren’t many NCAA teams that run the offense, but it is a big part of current Georgetown basketball and is therefore important for fans to understand.

By December 7, 2006

Features

Flerbis

Georgetown Voice Short Story Contest 2006 Winner

The oldest of Tessa Riley’s sons was fourteen when she started shaving her children’s necks. Every morning she lined her children up from oldest to youngest: Jacob, Jordan, Justin, and Jessica. They sat side by side in a row on wooden chairs that earlier in the morning had surrounded the breakfast table.

Tessa sat behind them in her rolling, leather desk chair and worked her way down the line, gliding across the tiled kitchen floor, quickly but carefully trimming the extra hair on the back of their necks.

By December 7, 2006

Crosswords

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By December 7, 2006