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Sports Sermon: Notre Dame departure troubling for Hoyas

Unfortunately for Georgetown fans, we are in the unenviable position of waiting around for the ACC or Big East’s next move.

By Kevin Joseph September 12, 2012

Hoyas begin Ivy League stretch with Bulldogs

Against Yale this Saturday, Georgetown will look to win its first three games for the first time since 1999.

By Joe Pollicino September 12, 2012

Cross country begins strong

When asked about a possible repeat of last year’s NCAA title, Schneider said that it’s a dream in the back of every runner’s mind but right now, but there are other, more immediate goals to attend to first.

By Brendan Crowley September 12, 2012

Sporty Spice: More bats, less stats

We need to stress the fun of playing and lose the “all-or-nothing” demeanor of our testosterone-fueled culture.

By Abby Sherburne September 12, 2012

Soccer prepares for battle in NJ

The team is very much looking forward to its game against Princeton this Friday.

By Steven Criss September 12, 2012

Trebizond Investments sparks campus controversy

Trebizond Investments has sparked controversy ever since it arrived on campus last semester with the slogan, “Become the 1%.” But as founder Caspian Tavallali (SFS ‘14) put it, “any press is good press, especially when you’re a small company.”

By Julia Jester September 6, 2012

Students, but not Leo’s, embrace composting food waste

For a time, tired students trudging into Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall could at least take solace in their sustainable eating habits. Their napkin dispensers reminded them each day. “Did you know Leo’s composts?”

By Juliana De Souza September 6, 2012

Students experience history at RNC and DNC

This year 40 Hoyas attended the national political conventions — 20 attending the Republican showcase, and 20 the Democrats’. Whether participating as volunteers, spectators, or delegates, these students were given a chance to become a part of history.

By Jeffrey Lin September 6, 2012

Union Jack: Chicago Teachers Strike Back

On Sept. 10, roughly 26,000 Chicago public school teachers could walk off their jobs in the city’s first teachers strike in 25 years. The union has already issued a 10-day strike notice, so if ongoing negotiations don’t result in a fair contract, a strike is likely. While many hope a fair contract can be reached soon, a strike on the part of the teachers would be more than justified.

By Cole Stangler September 6, 2012

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Honey Badger returns to school

Premier college athletes tend to think in terms of “What’s the fastest way I can get to the pros?”, and that, at times, can lead them to putting their own self-interests in front of the interests of their schools.

By Alex Lau September 6, 2012

Sports Sermon: Roddick’s career unfulfilled

For all he’s done on the court, Andy Roddick has always left me wanting more.

By Kevin Joseph September 6, 2012

Aiken and Hoyas prepare for home opener

The Hoyas host Wagner (0-1) in their home opener this Saturday at 1 p.m. on Multi-Sport Field.

By Keith Levinsky September 6, 2012

Hoyas led by Allen, Nealis

The Hoyas play for the first time on the road this Friday with a game in Chicago against University of Illinois.

By Steven Criss September 6, 2012

Features

Army strong: The lives of Georgetown’s female cadets

“Sometimes I feel like it is a love-hate relationship,” said Chloé Nalbantian (COL ‘15), a cadet in Georgetown’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program. To her, even though the camaraderie and team spirit of the squad is rewarding, the ROTC program is a huge physical and psychological commitment. Cadets need to wake up early in the morning for physical training three times a week while still fulfilling the rigorous academic requirements of both the ROTC program and Georgetown University.

By Nicolo Dona Dalle Rose September 6, 2012

Editorials

Sexual assault rhetoric should be revisited

Last week, a man allegedly committing serial sexual assault in Dupont Circle was charged with a misdemeanor, specifically, “misdemeanor sexual abuse (with aggravating circumstances).” According to D.C. Official Code, his... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 6, 2012

Editorials

Trebizond should teach social responsibility

After the independent student group Trebizond Investment’s now-infamous “Become the 1%” recruiting slogan appeared in Red Square last week, GUOccupy posted their reply: “And this is why we #occupy.” The... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 6, 2012

Editorials

Leo’s should bring composting on campus

At Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall, signs advertising the cafeteria composting program have been hanging next to the trashcans for years. Although students’ eyes are at times bigger than their... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 6, 2012

Georgetown alum’s Sundance breakout is no snooze

“Remember: you’re on my side.” In his closely autobiographical film, Sleepwalk with Me, Mike Birbiglia (COL ‘00) plays a struggling comic who seems to realize that he’s not always very likable. A pizza addict and sleepwalker with dangerous tendencies, who makes countless slip-ups while questioning an idyllic relationship, Matt Pandamiglio (Birbiglia) can seem quite a pathetic specimen of humanity.

By Julia Lloyd-George September 6, 2012

Steinmetz soars in Nat Geo Exhibit

George Steinmetz may reside in the uninspiring state of New Jersey, but he overcomes his underwhelming surroundings with entertaining and adventurous photography. In Desert Air: Photographs by George Steinmetz, his new exhibit in the National Geographic Museum, Steinmetz captures the world, from bathers in the Dead Sea to flamingos in Iran, from his own special vantage point—strapped to a 30 mile-per-hour motorized paraglider.

By Amy Reavis September 6, 2012

Del Frisco’s Grille overdoes its NY strips and its service

Adjacent to the Mall, the White House, and Pennsylvania Avenue’s countless white-marble federal edifices, Del Frisco’s Grille is everything you would expect of a corporate-esque steakhouse that lives by the maxim “Meat Up. Drink Up.”

By Mary Borowiec September 6, 2012

Critical Voices: Stars, The North

“Well, the only way I see this happening is in an extended ride North.” This spoken-word introduction, borrowed from Canadian pianist Glenn Gould’s 1967 documentary The Idea of North, begins The North, the sixth studio album from Toronto indie outfit Stars. The intro hearkens back to the group’s origins and the success of 2004’s Set Yourself on Fire, and indeed could not be more appropriate—a return to the basics results in an album that, while somewhat formulaic, is emblematic of a sound best described as uniquely Stars.

By Kirill Makarenko September 6, 2012