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Raised in Captivity is mired in the madhouse

AIDS is tough to deal with. It's sad and horrible. So is murder. So too are rape, prostitution, alcoholism, depression, and pretty much every other theme found in Nicky Silver's Raised In Captivity, Mask and Bauble's fall offering that opens tonight. While the play is purportedly a comedy, it deals in dark hues, which cast shadows over its characters, all of whom are unhappily searching for something more, in themselves and in others.

By November 20, 2008

News

Saxa Politica: The benefit of the Dowd

Finally, somebody said it: “This personal GUSA [Senate] bullshit is stupid,” GUSA President Pat Dowd (SFS ‘09) said Tuesday when I asked what he thought of the GUSA vs. Student... Read more

By November 20, 2008

Sports

Monroe and company look to slay the Dragons

After defeating Jacksonville on Monday night, head coach John Thompson III seemed pleased to start the season off with a win. But he had much more to say about what displeased him.

By November 20, 2008

News

Council talks gay wedding bells

For supporters of same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia, this year’s election was seen as particularly significant. Several local media outlets, including the Washington Blade, speculated that if Democrats... Read more

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News

New SAC constitution rattles cages

On Monday night, the Student Activities Commission voted 12-0 with one abstention to amend its constitution, officially eliminating the requirement that the Georgetown University Student Association appoint and approve all... Read more

By November 20, 2008

Voices

1, 2, 3: it’s not as easy as A, B, C…

When I say I am bad at math, I don't mean bad in the modest Georgetown "I didn't get a 5 on the AP subject test" sense. I mean bad as in sometimes I find myself wondering how many quarters are in an hour, before I remember that quarters go into dollars and minutes go into hours. It's difficult to explain that you're late for class because you confused cents with minutes.

By November 20, 2008

Sports

Hoyas follow the Doctrine

Coming into the basketball season, the question on the minds of many nervous fans was how the Hoyas would replace Roy Hibbert. Time and again, Coach John Thompson III deflected the question, emphasizing that every year is a fresh start.

By November 20, 2008

News

Endowment shrinks

Unable to remain insulated from the nation’s financial crisis, Georgetown University saw its endowment fall 12.5 percent from the beginning of 2008 to September 30, according to a statement by... Read more

By November 20, 2008

Sports

Sports Sermon: Wright is wrong from the line

While Monday night’s game might be remembered as the preamble to the new Monroe Doctrine, the game ball has to go to sophomore point-guard Chris Wright. For a player with the unenviable job of replacing the steady Jonathan Wallace, Wright’s score line on Monday was almost perfect. Almost.

By the November 20, 2008

Sports

XC star runs to NCAAs

Andrew Bumbalough, Georgetown’s premier cross country runner, hopes Yogi Berra was right when he said, “It’s like deja vu all over again.”

By November 20, 2008