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Going from ghastly to gourmet at Leo O’Donovan Hall

Many freshmen find the dining hall experience is a source of anxiety that frustrates smooth transitions to college life. Here at Georgetown, that anxiety manifests itself in a single institution: the Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall. Upon arriving, most freshmen flock to Leo’s with family in tow, nervous about the quality and diversity of the food available.

By August 27, 2010

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Freshman again: The trials of a transfer student

Think about how you felt when you first moved to college. Think about all of your anxieties, hopes, and expectations. Think about how you thought it would be perfect. Now imagine you hated it and left. That’s what it’s like to be a transfer student at a new school.

By August 27, 2010

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Carrying On: Sperm: It’s all about the potency, baby

What am I worth? This is a question that is difficult for almost anyone to answer off the cuff. If you want to answer that question in its literal sense, you might calculate the net value of your expected lifetime earnings or assets. But how do you really calculate the value of a person?

By August 27, 2010

Editorials

Re-elect Mayor Adrian Fenty this September

From the city’s dropping crime rates to the impressive development that the District of Columbia has experienced over the last four years, Mayor Adrian Fenty’s government has vastly improved the quality of life in D.C. and demonstrated a commitment to tackling some of the city’s most daunting problems.

By the August 27, 2010

Editorials

Oppose! Neighborhood association hysteria

This semester, Georgetown University will take its 2010 Campus Plan to the District of Columbia Zoning Commission. Unfortunately, the University’s neighbors—unhappy that the plan, in their view, will exacerbate what they see as overcrowding in their neighborhoods—have started a full-fledged misinformation campaign in an attempt to force the University to accept more of their demands.

By the August 27, 2010

Editorials

Down to the wire: UIS finally upgrades

Almost a decade after wireless Internet was first installed on Georgetown’s campus, University Information Systems has finally announced that it will make wireless access a reality in all of Georgetown’s residence halls by the end of the 2010-11 academic year. This has been a long time coming for Georgetown, and UIS deserves praise. Now, however, UIS must follow through.

By the August 27, 2010