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What Rocks: Tory Rezin

The Georgetown volleyball team’s season came to an end on Sunday afternoon, and though the team finished with a disappointing 14-16 record, there was one bright spot for the Hoyas. Sophomore Tory Rezin set the Georgetown season dig record with 475 digs, breaking the 19-year-old mark of 472 digs, which are credited when a player stops a spike from hitting the ground.

By November 18, 2009

Sports

One last chance for seniors

No one knows the sting of defeat more intimately than the seniors on the Georgetown football team. Over their four years on the Hilltop, they have seen five Hoya victories and suffered through 37 losses. To add insult to injury, this season has been the worst—the Hoyas have lost every game, and have amassed a 0-10 record.

By November 18, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: November Madness

I’m exhausted. On Tuesday, ESPN launched the 2009-2010 college basketball season with the appropriately-titled College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. The World Wide Leader in Sports promised non-stop basketball from midnight to midnight, and I foolishly decided I would watch it all.

By November 18, 2009

Sports

Clutch Monroe saves Hoyas against Temple

The Hoyas were able to eke out a victory Tuesday afternoon, but their performance showed that this team is not quite ready for primetime. Georgetown (2-0) defeated Temple 46-45, with tip-off at 4 p.m. as part of an ESPN promotion promising twenty-four straight hours of college basketball. The Hoyas trailed for the final four minutes of the game, before pulling ahead on a Greg Monroe drive with less than seven seconds remaining.

By November 18, 2009

Leisure

Tomorrow’s Classics: Film

Mulholland Drive, David Lynch, 2001 Mulholland Drive isn’t a difficult film. Despite its convoluted plot, unsettling characters, and occasionally intense moments, Mulholland Drive is pretty straightforward: it’s about film itself.... Read more

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Leisure

High Fidelity: Popular yesterday

There are all sorts of insoluble life mysteries that I wish I could answer: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? How... Read more

By November 18, 2009

News

GUTS buses rerouted under plan

Georgetown University is planning to send nearly all GUTS buses out of the Canal Rd. exit, which would add a mile to the Dupont Circle route that would use the... Read more

By November 18, 2009

Leisure

lehz’ur ledger: Burlesquities

As I nursed my bottle of Mickey’s malt liquor and peered off the balcony, I wondered—are those fireballs supposed to be coming so close to my face? This was last... Read more

By November 18, 2009

News

On the record with GU Pride co-Presidents

Georgetown University Pride Co-Presidents Joseph Graumann (SFS `10) and Carlos Leon (COL `10) sat down on Monday to discuss recent events on campus and the future of the organization. Interview... Read more

By November 18, 2009

Leisure

2012 reasons 2012 sucked, abbreviated

Editor’s note: After watching 2012, our film critic was found shirtless on M Street, babbling about director Roland Emmerich and yelling vague threats to passersby. A list entitled “Two thousand... Read more

By November 18, 2009