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Day: March 22, 2007


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What is it good for? Nothing.

It was a bitterly cold Saint Patrick’s Day, and my mother and I had already lost feeling in our hands. We found the path at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial that led to the anti-war march from the monuments to the Pentagon. There seemed to be more counter-protesters than protesters, and the counter-protesters all seemed to be wearing veteran jackets and American flags, holding angry signs.

News

Banned from fun

While office managers nationwide find themselves forced into the role of bookies and even the baristas at Starbucks become basketball experts when March Madness rolls around, you won’t see Roy Hibbert, Jeff Green or any other NCAA athlete participating in the betting pools that have become a national pastime. Even athletes who play sports other than basketball run the risk of losing their eligibility for the rest of the year if they fill out a bracket.

Sports

Hoyas outlast Tar Heels to earn Final Four trip

ONLINE ONLY, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Georgetown�s past was prologue once more, as the Hoyas� storybook season continued into the Final Four following a hard-fought 96-84 win over the top-seeded Tar Heels of North Carolina.