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Bearcats up first for Hoyas in Big East tournament play

On Jan. 19, a late season collapse appeared to be inevitable for Georgetown men’s basketball (24-5, 14-4 Big East). The Hoyas had lost to the worst team in the Big East, South Florida (12-19, 3-15 Big East), 61-58 and had lost three of their last five games. The team’s second leading scorer and rebounder, sophomore forward Greg Whittington, was declared academically ineligible and was likely out for the rest of the year.

By Keith Levinsky March 14, 2013

Georgetown community reacts to announcement of Pope Francis I

The selection of Pope Francis has been both surprising and thought-provoking for Catholics around the world, but also Catholics here on the Hilltop.

By Claire Zeng March 14, 2013

Subversive Polk Street is filled with seasons of love

A hustler wrestling with addiction, a transvestite dancer struggling to conquer her “mind and body” problem, a successful businessman trying to salvage what is left of a crumbling neighborhood, and an “indestructible” Reverend tired of identifying bodies of the ones he loves. These are just some of the stories celebrated in Polk Street, written and directed by T. Chase Meacham (COL ’15). A co-production between Mask & Bauble and Nomadic, Polk Street is inspired by Joey Plaster’s “Polk Street Stories,” a special radio broadcast sponsored by NPR.

By Elizabeth Baker March 14, 2013

Page 13 Cartoons

Leia’s Dining Hall

By Christy Geaney March 14, 2013

Features

A weighty issue: Eating disorders at Georgetown

One. Two. Three. I stood over the toilet, staring down a toothbrush clutched in my hand. I couldn’t stop. I drove the toothbrush to the back of my throat, and I doubled over and gripped the walls of the stall as what was once my dinner burned my insides.

By Caitriona Pagni March 14, 2013

Editorials

Gtown should pursue serious housing reform

On Feb. 24, GUSA passed a resolution introduced by Sen. Abigail Cooner (SFS ‘16) to increase the transparency of Housing Services' room change policy. While the bill successfully identifies an issue that continues to plague students—the lack of a clear operating procedure for filling housing vacancies—it is limited in scope and effect.

By the Editorial Board March 14, 2013

FinApp draft budget out, only 62 percent of requests met

On Tuesday, March 12, the GUSA Finance and Appropriations Committee released its draft budget, meeting about 62.3 percent of funding requests.

By Matthew Weinmann March 14, 2013

Editorials

Tougher stance required to prevent wage theft

Worker rights activists gathered at City Hall on Monday, March 4 in a display of support and solidarity for workers testifying about their experience with wage theft in the District. The Wage Theft Coalition presented the D.C. Council with wage claims amounting to $260,000 owed to a group of forty workers.

By the Editorial Board March 14, 2013

Editorials

Maryland progresses with disposable bag tax

Last Friday, Maryland legislators introduced a bill in the House of Delegates that would impose a 5-cent fee on both paper and plastic disposable bags, the first tax of its kind at the state level. Modeled after D.C.’s own 2009 bag tax, the proposed fee would both reduce pollution of Maryland’s waterways.

By the Editorial Board March 14, 2013

Workers, activists highlight increasing wage theft in DC

50 workers and supporters gathered at the Office of the mayor and the council to present a symbolic bill about increasing cases of wage theft in D.C.

By Lucia He March 14, 2013

City on a Hill: Gentrification, depredation

Gentrification is more than an economic issue—it’s a question of individual rights. The impetus should be on developers to think of their tenants as human.

By Gavin Bade March 14, 2013

Fragmentation deconstructs reality

If you happen to be one of the many people who decry abstract art to be nothing more than blobs of paint haphazardly splattered on canvas, then the Morton Fine Art Gallery’s newest exhibit, Fragmentation and Integration, probably isn’t for you. If you have an appreciation for the form or a mind open to exploring new mediums, however, the exhibit offers a thought provoking experience for both art-enthusiasts and newcomers alike, largely due to its laid-back environment and the relative accessibility of some of the works.

By Sam Wolter March 14, 2013

It’s hard to deny a mandate to Chilean political film No

After taking Cannes 2012 by storm and snagging an Oscar nomination, director Pablo Larraín’s No is finally stateside. Following the media campaign launched against the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet during his 1988 plebiscite election, Larraín’s film also presents a fascinating critique of mainstream media and a harrowing tale of survival and victory under the repressive regime.

By Will Collins March 14, 2013

Critical Voices: Mindless Behavior, All Over the World

It’s not difficult to imagine the kind of drunken scenario in which teen band Mindless Behavior was named, and their latest album fails to indicate any deeper thought. Though promising addictive tracks that perfectly fit the definition of “ear candy,” All Around the World offers the kind of forgettable music that we see flit across pop charts on a daily basis.

By Zakiya Jamal March 14, 2013

Critical Voices: Eric Clapton, Old Sock

As the only three-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Eric Clapton has little left to accomplish. Already described as one of the most influential guitarists of all time, the British rock and blues artist can look on his 51-year career with a certain pride, but he does so with tremendous gratitude directed toward the early influences that brought him to the top of the music world. Clapton’s 20th studio album, Old Sock, pays tribute to these giants by respectfully drawing on their repertoire while injecting his unique Clapton-esque style into every note.

By Kirill Makarenko March 14, 2013

Under the Covers: Laura makes the sun shine

I was having one of those days. It was nauseatingly bright all morning and dreary when the afternoon covered the sky with clouds. No one was saying the right thing, and to the friend that asked if I was “sick or tired or something”: yeah, don’t even say that when I’m in a good mood. On the way back from class, prepared to hide from the world in a shuttered room with only Netflix for company, I got the unfailingly splendid email from the RHO announcing a package.

By Emilia Brahm March 14, 2013

Reel Talk: That’s some funny shit

Tommy Wiseau: a name that sends a shiver down the spine of scrupulous movie critics. This heavily-accented film auteur came into the spotlight when audiences took note of his pet project The Room. What should have been an easily dismissed shitty two-hour soap opera gained an instant cult following precisely because its inane script, sloppy acting, and lurid sex scenes appealed to audiences’ craving for that rare “incomprehensibly bad” movie.

By Mark James March 14, 2013

The Sports Sermon: World Baseball Classic throwdown, Canada v. Mexico

With Major League Baseball’s Opening Day still over two weeks away, baseball fans usually turn to Arizona and Florida at this point in the year to satiate their hunger for the diamond. This season, though, they have been given an additional appetizer before the regular season kicks off. The third installment of the World Baseball Classic arrived last week and has since provided some exciting action. Amongst the upsets and late inning comebacks, though, the biggest news to come out of the tournament has been the brawl between North American rivals Canada and Mexico.

By Steven Criss March 14, 2013

Double-Teamed: Thompson Jr. sets ‘em straight

People don’t find it hard to disagree with John Thompson Jr. After all, during the 1980s, the Georgetown Hoyas became the NCAA equivalent of the New York Yankees, according to former Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese. Thompson was the mastermind behind the hatred, speaking directly and never mincing words. His brash attitude rubbed people the wrong way, as did his Hoyas’ newfound physical style.

By Kevin Joseph March 14, 2013

Despite loss, Rodgers’s legacy sweet

A 31-point deficit stood between the Georgetown women’s basketball team (15-16, 5-11 Big East) and their hopes to advance to the third round of the Big East Women’s Basketball Championship in their 89-58 loss to Villanova (21-9) last Saturday. The rout ended the season for the Hoyas as a tournament record-breaking number of three-pointers from the Wildcats—17—put the game out of reach. The light that never seems to go out for the Blue and Gray, senior guard Sugar Rodgers, gave both Georgetown and women’s college basketball a night for the history books.

By Steven Criss March 14, 2013