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April 2009


News

Georgetown sues D.C. over Street Law bills

Georgetown is suing the District of Columbia government for breach of contract, according to a complaint filed by the University with the D.C. Superior Court.

Editorials

GPB books T-Pain

T-Pain, the R&B singer/rapper behind songs like “I’m ‘n Luv (Wit a Stripper)” and “Buy U a Drank” will be performing at the McDonough Gymnasium on April 18, according to Georgetown Program Board Chair Danny Fortin. Tay Dizm, an R&B artist signed to T-Pain’s label, will be opening.

News

2009 Admission Statistics

Georgetown received 18,610 applications this year, only 85 fewer than 2008’s all-time high of 18,695, according to statistics obtained from the Admissions Office. The acceptance rate was 18.7 percent, a slight increase from last year’s 18.0 percent.

News

GUSA holds end of year elections

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate will hold elections Tuesday, April 7, to fill the body’s 10 vacancies. The vacant spots include all four at-large off-campus seats, Copley 4-5, Village A AB and CDE, Kennedy 2-5, Henle 22-30, and the University-owned townhouses on 36th and 37th Streets.

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor 04.02.2009

To the Editor, We were astonished to read that from 2005 to 2008, GU spent nearly one million dollars on lobbying for a boathouse in the C&O Canal National Historical... Read more

Page 13 Cartoons

Between the Trees

Ice on the tip of my door handle dripped onto my slipper. It soaked through to the top of my toe. I thought of you. I looked up and saw... Read more

Page 13 Cartoons

Moments Late in August

She gets in the car, closing the door behind her. He can only make out her hair surrounding her face so he reaches up to turn on the car light.... Read more

News

Saxa Politica: MyAccess: because nobody’s perfect

It turns out that proverbs are not always the best life guides. For example, if unbroken items were not occasionally fixed, we would still be living in caves tending to mediocre fires. Progress is all about taking something that does its job adequately and finding a way to make it better.

Editorials

Vandalism is attack on community

During the last few months, Georgetown’s campus has seen a slew of vandalism that clearly goes beyond typical acts of drunken buffoonery. The two separate incidents of defacement of the... Read more