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Day: October 1, 2009


Leisure

Bottoms Up: On the Cheap

Like most college students, I’m a cheap son of a bitch. There are very few times that I’ll open my wallet for anything that isn’t an absolute necessity. Having said... Read more

Leisure

Out of Yates and into the Wild

After a month of sedentary college life, you might be looking at your waistline and wondering where your slim summer physique went. It’s understandable that the prospect of trekking up... Read more

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Critics, critiqued

Nowadays, we as listeners don’t stroll to the closest magazine stand, pick up the latest Rolling Stone, flip through the pages, and decide what our next music purchase will be.... Read more

Leisure

Sushi sticks its landing

When the Voice last checked up on Sticky Rice in January 2007, it was, in writer Chris Norton’s words, a “gutted brick rowhouse skeleton.” The Atlas District restaurant still is,... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: The Mountain Goats – The Life of the World to Come

The Mountain Goats as we knew them are dead. In deference to that and Life of the World to Come’s Biblical theme (each song is named after a Bible verse),... Read more

Editorials

Keep D.C. taxis medallion-free

If you want to spit in the face of the working class, there are few better options than crossing a picket line. Nothing says, “my need for a hamburger or... Read more

Editorials

RCN’s campus cable catastrophe

Georgetown’s new cable provider, the Residential Cable Network, has print advertisements claiming the company listened to students’ reactions after rolling out an astronomically-priced cable package this semester. Judging by the... Read more

Editorials

Arrest-to-noise ratio unfair to GU

As Georgetown prepared for Homecoming last week, students in University-owned townhouses received an unsettling message from the Office of Residence Life. Not only would the Metropolitan Police Department be out... Read more