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January 2013


Leisure

Paper View: “Who run the world?” Girls.

Many have lauded the comedic bravery of Lena Dunham’s breakout HBO creation Girls. From the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which awarded Dunham’s debut TV series with a Golden Globe for Best Television Series—Comedy or Musical, to that hipster texting gun-to-panda emojis in reference to Sunday’s second season premiere, the consensus seems to be that Girls hits the urban 20-something female experience square on the head.

Leisure

Loose Cannon: Add/drop on the rocks

If you haven’t figured it out already, those precious days before school starts are the best days of the year—well, actually—of all of your short and wretched life. I’m not just talking about the days before Wednesday, Jan. 8 when classes “begin” because if we get right down to it real classes don’t start until add/drop stops. Yeah, that’s Jan. 18, which still is not upon us for all you fools who have already read a book or written an essay. Now, for you freshmen, I’m about to drop some real pearls of wisdom. Attendance or assignments simply are not mandatory until add/drop is over, and if your teacher insists that they “really are” just drop the class and add it back on the morning of the 18th (though I would recommend checking to see if there is a waiting list first before pulling such a bold maneuver). I actually don’t bother with pre-registration ‘til that last day of add/drop.

News

D.C. residents’ opposition to school closures intensifies

On Jan. 12, over 80 D.C. community members and activists gathered at the Guildfield Baptist Church for the Save Our Schools Action Summit organized by Empower DC, a local nonprofit... Read more

News

Zoning board approves plans for bowling alley in Georgetown Mall

It looks like the Georgetown neighborhood will finally get what it’s always wanted: a bowling alley. Pinstripes, Inc. now has permission to move forward with plans to build an upscale... Read more

News

University anticipates flu outbreak and vaccine shortages

Washington has yet to experience the surge in early flu outbreaks felt in other parts of the country. Howeverm many, including the Center for Disease Control and Prevention,  are saying... Read more

News

Union Jack: Gun control is an incomplete solution at best

I count myself among the millions of Americans whose immediate reactions to the Sandy Hook massacre were horror, sadness, and then outrage that the nation’s laws regarding firearms ownership are... Read more

Sports

Men’s basketball betters Big East record against Friars

In their second straight game without sophomore forward Greg Whittington, the Georgetown Hoyas (12-3, 2-2 Big East) easily handled Providence (9-8, 1-4 Big East) to win 74-65. The Blue and Gray built up a 38-19 advantage by halftime, but the resilient Friars made the game a contest in the second half.

Sports

Sports Sermon: Shutout at the Hall of Fame

The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame is a place where the greats of our nation’s pastime are immortalized for their contributions to the game. It is where fathers will take their sons to see relics of sluggers such as Babe Ruth and revel in the sport’s history for decades to come. It pays tribute to the men who helped build the tradition of baseball. Or at least, that is what the voters who select inductees apparently believe the Hall to be.

Sports

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: A new breed of quarterback

What do you picture when you think of what a quarterback looks like? Probably someone who is 6-foot-4, has big hands, an athletic build that is somewhere between that of a wide receiver and tight end, and likes to throw from the pocket because he can’t outrun the blitz. You probably think of a guy who looks like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, and who can blame you?

Sports

Hoya women suffer three-game skid

To say that the Georgetown women’s basketball team (10-7, 1-3 Big East) opened up Big East play with a tough schedule would be an understatement. Although they began the slate with a 79-64 win over Providence, the last three games have been a struggle for the Hoyas, with losses to national powerhouses Notre Dame and Connecticut, as well as to arch rival Syracuse.