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Day: September 3, 2009

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Fast Break: Women’s soccer takes down JMU, stays unbeaten

The Hoyas defeated James Madison Wednesday afternoon in a 4-0 rout. The Dukes entered the game 2-0-1 in their last three meetings with the Hoyas.

By September 3, 2009

Sports

Hoya football has high hopes for new season

How long’s it been since the football team had a winning season? Well, the last time it happened, Bill Clinton was still President, Cher’s “Believe” was the track of the year, and the world had yet to enter the new Millennia. But as the Hoyas wrap up the last week of a month-long camp, the feeling around the team is one of hope, not dread. With a strong corps of seniors and a series of talented recruiting classes coming into their own, this could be the Hoyas’ year to break the .500 mark.

By September 3, 2009

Leisure

Miyazaki and the animated bowl of delights

The magic of Hayao Miyazaki is impossible to describe in a straightforward plot summary. I can only write “magic” or “bowl of delights” so many times, and it won’t really... Read more

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Leisure

After these previews: the fall in film

If, like me, you view the world through the prism of Zac Efron, and if summer is the season for Zefron to be in big budget star vehicles with his... Read more

By September 3, 2009

Leisure

Cowabunga: The Voice satisfies your late night pizza craving

Every Georgetown student faces difficult food choices: Booey’s or Wisey’s? Weekly or block meal plan? Snaxa or Vittles? Each has its own ardent defenders, but generally disagreements will pass politely.... Read more

By September 3, 2009

Leisure

Bottoms Up: Secret drunk

As classes begin, don’t waste the few remaining weeks of warm weather that we have left on books and papers­—midterms aren’t until October. One of the best ways to take... Read more

By September 3, 2009

Leisure

Witness at the Kennedy Center: Georgetown student theater on display

Miranda Rose Hall (COL ’11) identifies herself as an indulgent writer—the kind who wears socks and drinks tea while she works. Those details are telling: her work is as comforting... Read more

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Leisure

Dress up your dorm room

Now that you’re in college, you have much more than a sad, small locker with which to act out your fantasy of becoming an interior decorator. Decorating your college room... Read more

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Leisure

Critical Voices: Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3

Jay-Z has an unfortunate habit of releasing half-assed, guest-filled victory laps following great albums. After The Blueprint came its overlong, overreaching sequel. After The Black Album came Kingdom Come, often... Read more

By September 3, 2009

Leisure

Expressionism in the District

The Smithsonian’s Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Phillips Collection, a private art gallery near Dupont Circle, are partnering for a two-part discussion of the work of Philip Guston... Read more

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