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Hoyas bear wait, await Bears

The Georgetown women’s basketball team’s season tips off this weekend as the ladies travel to Springfield, Missouri to face off against the Missouri State Bears. Despite beginning the season on the road, the Hoyas are looking to make some noise.

By November 12, 2009

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Basketball seeks Big Easy win

It’s been almost eight months, but Georgetown’s men’s basketball team is finally getting an opportunity to move on. When the Hoyas tip off at Tulane on Friday, last season’s disappointing 16-15 campaign can finally be relegated to the past.

By November 12, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Check the schedule

To call the schedule that John Thompson III has arranged for this basketball season difficult would be an understatement. In addition to the conference-prescribed and always challenging Big East slate, which includes two matchups with Villanova and a trip to West Virginia, Thompson has also chosen of his own volition to play teams such as Butler, Washington, Duke, and Savannah State. One of those non-conference opponents is not like the other. The first three were all ranked in top fifteen of the major preseason polls. Savannah State only started playing in Division I in 2002, and is best known for not winning a game in the 2004-2005 season.

By November 12, 2009

Sports

Best meets worst as football tries for first win

If Georgetown football somehow manages to upset the Richmond Spiders this weekend, it will be the biggest upset in the history of college football. You can forget Appalachian State’s upset of Michigan in 2007, or Temple beating Virginia Tech in 1998. Yes, those games were spectacular, but neither of those teams was as bad as the Hoyas have been this season.

By November 12, 2009

Editorials

Students need meal plan flexibility

When this semester ends, students can sell back books they bought but hardly used. They can cancel their cable plans with the University if they find they are not watching... Read more

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Editorials

For DPS, fighting crime doesn’t pay

Patrolling a campus in one of America’s most violent cities, Department of Public Safety officers put a lot on the line to protect Georgetown students. Only a few years ago,... Read more

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Editorials

SAC the new GUSA funding board

Georgetown University Student Association President Calen Angert (MSB ‘11) has been fighting for months to fulfill one of his campaign promises: the Georgetown Fund, a GUSA-controlled fund for student groups.... Read more

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