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Doubt pushes audience to question the line between truth and lies

Just over a decade ago, The Boston Globe wrote a series of stories about the conviction and sentencing of five Roman Catholic priests for child sex abuse in the Boston... Read more

By Isabel Echarte March 27, 2014

News

News Hit: Tuition to rise 4.3 percent

Tuition is facing a 4.34 percent increase in the 2014-2015 academic year according to the University’s financial plan for fiscal years 2015 to 2018 released on March 19. Once this... Read more

By Lara Fishbane March 27, 2014

News

City on a Hill: D.C. needs more public housing

When D.C.’s homeless shelters were overwhelmed this winter, the Gray administration’s first response was to blame the victims. D.C. General—the defunct hospital used as a homeless shelter since 2007—quickly filled... Read more

By Gavin Bade March 27, 2014

This Week in Culture: Ballet Folklorico & ABISSA Showcase at Georgetown

Despite the snow on Healy lawn, spring has sprung in Georgetown. With the promise of warm—albeit wet—weather this weekend, two on-campus cultural organizations are seizing the opportunity to strut their... Read more

By Daniel Varghese March 27, 2014

Smithsonian’s Beyond Bollywood exhibit is not very ambitious

Bollywood is more than a cheesy, showy knockoff of the American film industry. It’s an amazing, albeit often overly romanticized, reflection of Indian society. And, as many young Indian Americans,... Read more

By Shalina Chatlani March 27, 2014

Page 13 Cartoons

An itinerary for an honest GAAP weekend

By Dylan Cutler March 27, 2014

Men’s basketball’s mercurial season ends against FSU

It seems fitting that the Georgetown men’s basketball team’s season came to a close with little fanfare. On Monday night, he Hoyas fell with a 101-90 loss against the first-seeded... Read more

By Chris Almeida March 27, 2014

Men’s lax stumbles versus ‘Nova

After a 20-hour delay due to an incoming snowstorm, the Georgetown men’s lacrosse team (3-6, 0-2) faced off against the Villanova Wildcats (3-5, 2-0) at Villanova on Wednesday, eventually falling... Read more

By Jeffrey Lin March 27, 2014

All the Way: A fresh look at the MLB

While many of my fellow Georgetowners escaped to tropical paradises in the Caribbean for spring break, dropping serious coin on beachside resorts and fruity alcoholic drinks, I flew out to... Read more

By Steven Criss March 27, 2014

America unique in its perpetuation of crime and injustice

The U.S. prison system is like no other prison system in the world. This statement is not meant to praise our system for its uniqueness, rather, it is meant to... Read more

By Alexandra Foley March 27, 2014

Obituary: Remembering the life of Mark Adamsson

It has now been almost three weeks since Mark Adamsson (SFS ‘15) passed away over Spring Break in the Dominican Republic. In the weeks that followed, family, friends, and members... Read more

By Nicolo Dona Dalle Rose and Lucius Lee March 27, 2014

Time for a new spokesman for atheism: Enter Neil deGrasse Tyson

Last month, The New Yorker ran a profile by Rebecca Mead of notable astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in light of his new series, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which airs Sunday... Read more

By Ian Philbrick March 27, 2014

The ‘reverse racism’ fallacy: I know you’re not all like that

During a recent discussion, a classmate mentioned an opinion piece published last week in the Voice. “Racism: A sinister instrument that cuts both ways” was cited as an example of... Read more

By L. Mitchell March 27, 2014

Baseball falls to Towson

The Georgetown baseball team fell to 9-12 on the season following a three-game series against Towson that saw the Hoyas lose two out of three. The Hoyas started their... Read more

By Max Borowitz March 27, 2014

Exceptional American art at Phillips

It’s fitting that America’s first modern art museum, The Phillips Collection, should exhibit Made in the USA, a rich anthology spanning the enormous breadth of American modern art collected by... Read more

By Larissa Ong March 27, 2014

Under the Covers: At night, think about our history

“I was a judge at a recent Literary Death Match in Miami. One of my co-judges was [Tina Fey. The other was] Prodigy of Mobb Deep, who was one of... Read more

By Emilia Brahm March 27, 2014

Day Tripper: Lost in temptation

The best time of year for gossips and story-lovers are the days after Hoyas have returned to the Hilltop from vacation. People share fabulous tales of their adventures—beaches, gourmet buffets,... Read more

By Colleen Wood March 27, 2014

Critical Voices: Tycho, Awake

Imagine a stroll through a perfectly manicured garden, Versailles or Dumbarton Oaks, on a sun-soaked day. It is an experience––grass artfully cropped, Baroque nudes selected with precision. Turn that into... Read more

By Sam Kleinman March 27, 2014