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January 2014


Editorials

Unemployment benefit extension is essential

In its monthly labor report released on Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the United States generated a mere 74,000 jobs in December—a disappointing number for economists who... Read more

Editorials

Adjunct professor Scheuer crosses the line

In a recent column published on his own website, Georgetown adjunct professor Michael Scheuer seemed to endorse the assassinations of President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron. Borrowing... Read more

Editorials

House anti-abortion bill targets poor women

On Jan. 9, members of the House held a hearing on HR7, otherwise known as the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) led the House Subcommittee... Read more

Features

A for Effort: Hoyas are used to good grades, but do we deserve them?

If you were sitting on Healy lawn at graduation in the Spring of 2013, there’s a 55 percent chance that you were one of the many students graduating with the... Read more

Sports

Musketeers gun down Hoyas in Big East duel

In the final game of a three-game road trip, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-5, 3-2 Big East) surrendered a 17-point second half lead in a loss to Xavier (14-4,... Read more

Sports

Tennis ready for success

The Georgetown men’s and women’s teams anticipate a strong spring season after impressive showings in tournaments in the fall. Reflecting on the fall season, Head Coach Gordie Ernst said, “The... Read more

Sports

Women’s basketball leashes Bulldogs

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (7-9, 1-3 Big East) fought back from a 15-point second-half deficit to take Saturday’s game at McDonough Arena from the Butler Bulldogs (7-9, 2-3 Big... Read more

Sports

Rise and Fire: The NBA’s lenience problem

On April 12, 2013, University of North Carolina hoops star P.J. Hairston announced that he would return to Chapel Hill for his junior season. Today, less than a year later,... Read more