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Page 13 Cartoons

Proposition 8 allowed hate to dominate

On November 4, Proposition 8 amended the California state constitution to define marriage as something solely between a man and a woman. Hate, intolerance, and willful ignorance wrote discrimination into... Read more

By November 20, 2008

Features

Slamming Down Poetry in D.C.

It all comes down to one last vote. The score is tied at four poems each, with one judge voting for Two Deep and one for Jonathan for the last poem. The third judge, sitting at my table, stares at her dry-erase board with a furrowed brow while the audience yells at her—“Two!” “One! One!” “Come on!” It’s the end of the 11th Hour Haiku Head-to-Head Poetry Slam at Busboys & Poets on U Street, and the glory of the win all comes down to which poet this judge picks.

By November 20, 2008

Voices

The other fútbol’s crazier fans & wimpier wages

Flags erupted out of a sea of black and red as already-hoarse voices roared their approval. Even the enormous flags, the drum of creaking metal and a haze of smoke couldn't obscure the fact that D.C. United was now up one-nil, though I could only see the scoreboard if I bounced especially high off the rolling grandstands. It was my first experience at an MLS soccer game, and I loved every minute of it. That's why when I read an article on the area blog DCist last week outlining the laughably low wages earned by a majority of MLS players, I was outraged.

By November 20, 2008

News

Wi-Fi has uncertain future

Wireless internet access at Georgetown can be hard to come by. In an effort to pressure the University into speeding up effort to improve wireless, Georgetown’s Interhall Residence Council has... Read more

By November 20, 2008

Sports

Hoyas getting along swimmingly early in the season

With the Patriot Invitational at George Mason just a few days away, the Georgetown swim team is in a much stronger position this early in the season than it has been in years past.

By November 20, 2008

Page 13 Cartoons

Facing sexual harassment on the subcontinent

In rapidly modernizing India, eve-teasing has emerged as a popular form of social control of women. The Eve-teasing Bill, which the Indian government passed in 1984, defines it as “consisting of the following actions: when a man by words either spoken or by signs and or by visible representation or by gesture does an act in a public place, or sings, recites or utters any indecent words or song or ballad in any public place to the annoyance of any woman, he may be arrested.”

By November 20, 2008

Sports

Hoyas down Jacksonville 71-62 in season opener

The most spectacular debut came from Greg Monroe, the highly-touted freshman center from Louisiana. Monroe who showed that there is some substance behind the hype, posting 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 28 minutes.

By November 18, 2008

Corrections

Nov. 13 SAC article correction

In the November 13 article “SAC may buck GUSA,” the quote “We cannot tell SAC what to do, we cannot drag Sophia in here and have some McCarthyite grilling,” was... Read more

By November 14, 2008

Sports

A Court of One’s Own: Women’s Basketball Preview 2008-2009

The Georgetown women’s basketball team, ranked 11th in the Big East according to the Preseason Coaches’ Poll, is counting down the hours until the opening game of the 2008-2009 season.... Read more

By November 13, 2008

Sports

Nothin’ but net for Nikita

If you find yourself looking for a way to calm the pregame jitters before the Hoyas’ first game on Monday, try counting the number of times sophomore Nikita Mescheriakov misses... Read more

By November 13, 2008