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‘Fiscal cliff’ threatens student prospects

As the U.S. edges closer to the sequestration stipulated in the Budget Control Act of 2011, debate is heating up between President Obama and the House Republican leadership about how to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” Originally conceived as a perverse incentive for Congress to agree on an acceptable debt-reduction solution, the Act stipulates an automatic spending reduction of up to $1.2 trillion of the federal budget on Jan. 1, 2013 if a budget compromise cannot be reached before that time. While politicians on both sides of the aisle badger on about the need for a grand compromise of revenue increases and spending cuts, it is clear that any austerity deal that puts the overall health of the economy at risk is unacceptable for America’s college students.

By the December 6, 2012

Voices

If the Grinch can glorify Christmas, so can atheists

Last Christmas Eve, a rumor started making its way around the dinner table. “The atheists are trying to ruin Christmas again,” the more religious of the company proclaimed. The situation,... Read more

By December 6, 2012

Voices

Carrying On: Single-sex schools are so fetch

In that oft-quoted scene from Mean Girls, Lindsay Lohan’s voiceover describes Cady Heron’s classroom interactions with the dim but studly Aaron Samuels: “On October 3rd, he asked me what day... Read more

By December 6, 2012

Voices

Georgetown student activism extends just short of their iPods

It doesn’t take long to realize that the range of musical interests here on the Hilltop is minimal. Nearly every party and friend you encounter will be blasting the same... Read more

By December 6, 2012

Voices

Literally drowning one’s sorrows, Mayan apocalypse style

In 17 days, the Earth as we know it will no longer exist. Following the Mayans prediction, we will all perish on Dec. 21, 2012. Those that are unfortunate enough to be some of the last to die will watch everything that mankind has built crumble in front of them.

By December 6, 2012

News

Math Department plans to propose new PhD program

Georgetown’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics is planning for a new PhD program, a proposal for which may be formally submitted for approval by the University as soon as the fall of 2013. Currently, the Math Department is the only science program at Georgetown that does not support a PhD program.

By November 29, 2012

News

Students and employees concerned with Yates Field House

Every undergraduate at Georgetown pays $360 a year for a Yates Field House gym membership, but concerns about club access and the management system at the campus gym leave some wondering how good a value that price represents.

By November 29, 2012

News

Five Georgetown alumni prepare for new careers in Congress

Though the 2012 election madness has finally drawn to a close, the political whirlwind has only just begun for the five Georgetown alumni elected into the 113th Congress for the first time. In January, these five new Democratic members of the House of Representatives will join an additional nine former Hoyas reelected into the House, as well as two alumni elected into the Senate.

By November 29, 2012

Sports

GU soccer makes history with Sweet Sixteen Win

Upon arriving at Georgetown’s campus one thing is immediately clear: this place has history. From the imposing statue of John Carroll to the incredible images on the walls of Gaston... Read more

By November 29, 2012

News

Saxa Politica: Slow but steady progress?

Writing this column has yielded copious amounts of startling conclusions regarding the state of Georgetown’s internal structure. As expected, most of said revelations revealed the University as ideal porn for fans of institutional ineptitude, self-imposed and self-aware bureaucratic asphyxiation, and inexplicable breakdowns in otherwise intuitive communication structures.

By November 29, 2012

Sports

Sports Sermon: Whittington the unsung key for Hoyas

Unprompted praise from an opponent. In life, it comes rarely enough. In the sporting world it’s almost unheard of, which is what made Indiana Head Coach Tom Crean’s praise of... Read more

By November 29, 2012

Leisure

Tolstoy’s Karenina remastered as modern day romcom

Tragedies have a habit of giving themselves away; in many cases, the victim’s name flashes in the title like a morbid neon sign. Whatever fate befalls these characters lingers in the shadowy background, progressively coming into focus as the story unfolds. Anna Karenina is no exception, a tale of a woman whose own tragic flaw is a violent passion for a man, which consumes her entirely.

By November 29, 2012

Sports

Unsportmanlike Conduct: NCAA punishes the innocent

I have a bone to pick with the NCAA concerning the punishments it handed down to the Ohio State Buckeyes and Penn State Nittany Lions after scandals at each school,... Read more

By November 29, 2012

Leisure

From TV Dinners to Happy Meals: America’s culinary history

Food is a funny thing; while eating is a natural and necessary ritual, the experience of having a meal and the implications of what—and how—we eat are not things we think about. Food: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000, a new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, discusses the cultural and social changes in how Americans make, prepare, process, and ultimately eat food.

By November 29, 2012

Sports

Up-and-down weekend for women’s basketball

This past weekend, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (4-2) experienced a change in scenery, leaving behind the plummeting temperatures of D.C., for the sunshine of California. The Hoyas, playing in... Read more

By November 29, 2012

Leisure

It’s beginning to look at lot like Xmas

When joking about Christmas in the District, a city ruled by politics, Jay Leno quipped, “The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C.. This wasn’t for any religious reasons; they couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin.”

By November 29, 2012

Leisure

Critical Voices: Wu-block, Wu-Block

An irreplaceable attribute of good music is its ability to relate to an audience; to a degree, a listener must identify with any work of art to enjoy it. The true masters stand out, however, when they deliver quality material with absolutely no semblance of a connection to the majority of society. Wu-Block, a group effort between members of New York-based rap groups Wu-Tang Clan and D-Block, does exactly this on its self-titled collaborative album.

By November 29, 2012

Leisure

Critical Voices: Alicia Keys, Girl on Fire

With the music industry plunging into and subsequently drowning in a sea of synthesizers and dubstep beats, established artists are able to venture into previously uncharted territory. Even Alicia Keys, who has for the most part been absent from the recording studio since 2009, has fallen victim to a timid yet mostly effective attempt at a stylistic transition on her gripping, self-reflective fifth studio album Girl On Fire.

By November 29, 2012

Leisure

Plate of the Union: The life of pie sisters

Every grandchild may proclaim her grandmother the best baker around, but unlike the rest of yours, my grandma has a trophy to prove it. Sitting on top of our dining room cabinet, its shiny plaque declares her the winner of the Beverly Hills Pie Contest. She makes her pies less often today, but when my brother Ross and I were in middle school, we would often come home to a dining room table piled high with Granny Smiths.

By November 29, 2012

Features

Artificial attention: The consequences of study drugs

It’s the end of the semester, crunch time for every class, and you’ve fallen behind on your schoolwork. The Georgetown culture, in which classes, social life, and extracurriculars fight for every minute of your schedule, is starting to take its toll, and you find yourself scraping to find enough time and energy for every aspect of your busy student life. It takes a special kind of person to pull of such a balancing act with ease. But 36 milligrams of Concerta later, that balancing act becomes a lot easier.

By November 29, 2012

Leisure

You’ve Got Issues: All’s fair in love and housing

Dear Emlyn, Despite the fact that I’m a freshman, I got things going really fast with a girl this semester, and we’re in a happy relationship. I even visited her family over Thanksgiving, and her mom loved me. The problem is this: I’ve got a terrible, terrible exam schedule, which is forcing me take time off from work. Less work means less money. I want to do things with her before we part ways for a month-long Christmas break, and I want to buy her something nice for Christmas, but I barely have any money or time. How do I navigate a thin wallet and a fat schedule? -Poor in Love

By November 29, 2012

Editorials

Little hope for Doha environmental conference

This week and next, signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its principal treaty, the Kyoto Protocol, are gathering in Doha, Qatar, to coordinate an international... Read more

By the November 29, 2012

Editorials

Look to living wage bill for D.C. Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart was the target of protests at stores nationwide on Black Friday, when many workers threatened to walk out over a long list of complaints about unfair labor practices–unlivable wages,... Read more

By the November 29, 2012

Editorials

ACC an unlikely option for GU basketball

In the latest installment of the NCAA conference realignment saga, Rutgers announced last week that it would be leaving the Big East Conference for the Big Ten, and yesterday Louisville... Read more

By the November 29, 2012

Voices

Voyage to foreign land of Tennessee leads to reflection on faith

Years ago, in the South, “pounding of the preacher” was a common custom used to welcome newly hired priests to the town and to the congregation. Members of the church... Read more

By November 28, 2012