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Haute Mess: Fall into Georgetown fashion

This year’s fall collections showcased everything from quintessentially British garb to traditional American heritage looks. Although some high fashion is a little too avant-garde for school, there are some looks that will keep you looking fit for the runway, and for class.

By Neha Ghanshamdas and Julian de la Paz September 6, 2012

Everything in moderation, except maybe moderation

Over the last year, I’ve gotten a lot of flak for being too moderate. Why don’t I take a stronger stand? Why am I afraid of pissing people off and... Read more

By Linnea Pittman September 5, 2012

Dirt-y politics expose the House’s eco-irresponsibility

It was my first day on the job and as I entered the cafeteria for my lunch break, I froze in horror at what I saw—Styrofoam everywhere. It was July... Read more

By Elijah Jatovsky September 5, 2012

It’s never NSOver: The life and times of a freshman

According to the Oxford English dictionary, the word “orientation” is derived from the French, and originally denoted the placing or position of a church, house, tomb, or other structure relative... Read more

By Caitriona Pagni September 5, 2012

Carrying On: Believing in disbelief

Last semester, I found myself surrounded by waves of nonbelievers at the Reason Rally, a forum for secular thought held at the National Mall. As the virulent freethinkers indulged themselves... Read more

By Mark James September 5, 2012

Features

Repairing the irreparable: John Wojnowski’s 14 year protest against abuse

He stands at the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and 34th St. NW, his seven-foot banner reading “NO SHAME OR SENSE: PEDOPHILIA.” The reverse reads “CATHOLICS: COWARDS.” The man stoops slightly while he paces. He periodically flips his sign as cars rush by. John Wojnowski has maintained a one-man protest outside of the Vatican Apostolic Nunciature to the United States for the last 14 years. He clocks at least two hours at the corner each day—5 to 7 p.m., during weekday rush hour traffic—and spends at least two more hours in transit.

By Connor Jones August 30, 2012

Editorials

Capitol Hemp raid indicates drug policy flaws

On Oct. 26, 2011, Capitol Hemp, one of D.C.’s best-known vendors of industrial hemp products, buckled in its legal battle with the District, leading to its closure effective Sep. 7... Read more

By the Editorial Board August 30, 2012

Editorials

Bag tax study ignores environmental benefits

Americans for Tax Reform recently commissioned a study on the now-two-year-old D.C. bag tax. The verdict: an utter failure with extensive economic consequences. These conclusions ignore the intent of the... Read more

By the Editorial Board August 30, 2012

Editorials

Court opinion ignores Clean Air precedent

On Aug. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit threw out one of the Obama administration’s landmark environmental regulations. In a 2-1 opinion, the court... Read more

By the Editorial Board August 30, 2012

Smile! You’re on the neighbors’ security cameras

In response to recent serious crimes and general safety concerns, the Citizens Association of Georgetown has begun to install its own security cameras in the Georgetown area. CAG has had discussions about the installation since July 2011. In CAG’s Newsletter for Dec. 2011, the plan to install cameras was publicly announced. Currently, three cameras are installed.

By Matthew Weinmann August 30, 2012

Neuroscience attracts attention, but not from Hoyas

The Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN) is one of the success stories of Georgetown’s increased focus on the natural sciences. An obscurity only a few years ago, the Ph.D. program has vaulted itself into the number 14 slot in the National Academy of Sciences’ rankings of neuroscience programs in the U.S. But, even with the presence of a undergraduate neurobiology major at the university, only a precious few Hoyas apply to further their education in the IPN.

By Julia Jester August 30, 2012

New Provost arrives on campus, starts counting students

On Apr. 10, Georgetown announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Groves to succeed Dr. James J. O’Donnell as provost. With the beginning of the new academic year, Dr. Groves has taken over the post, greeting new students at Convocation and settling into his new digs on the Hilltop.

By Morgan Manger August 30, 2012

Saxa Politica: The new license to spill

In the wake of the unanimous approval of the 2010 Campus Plan by the D.C. Zoning Commission this July, students had remarkably little to celebrate. Still, the University’s apparent caving in to the demands of the Advisory Neighborhood Committee did produce a gem of a regulation—students living in University-owned apartments and townhouses are no longer required to register parties prior to their raucous merrymaking.

By Kirill Makarenko August 30, 2012

Al-Ani brings the desert to life at the Sackler Gallery

At Georgetown, you can’t walk through Red Square without meeting someone who’s lived in the Middle East. But beyond foreign-service-oriented institutions, there is a popular conception that the Middle East is an uninhabitable wasteland, immortalized by Gulf War news photography and Lawrence of Arabia. Iraqi-born artist Jananne Al-Ani aims to change that.

By Leigh Finnegan August 30, 2012

LaBeouf’s Lawless fails to ‘shine

Any film starring Shia LaBeouf sporting a questionable southern accent is already at a disadvantage, and it’s a handicap that the well-meaning Lawless fails to compensate for in the ways... Read more

By Julia Lloyd-George August 30, 2012

Luke’s Lobster claws its way to the top of Potomac St.

In just three years, Luke Holden (MSB ’07) has shaken up the seafood scene in New York and Washington, D.C., bringing a bit of fresh and affordable Maine down the coast with the widely acclaimed Luke’s Lobster.

By Mary Borowiec August 30, 2012

Critical Voices: Wild Nothing, Nocturne

The multitude of bands emerging in the dream pop genre mirrors an unfortunate truth about dreams: some are memorable, and some are not. Fortunately for Virginia Tech graduate Jack Tatum, his project, Wild Nothing, achieves the former on its second full-length release, Nocturne.

By Keaton Hoffman August 30, 2012

Critical Voices: Poor Moon, Poor Moon

With the success of 2011’s Helplessness Blues, any Fleet Foxes side project could easily have resulted in a successful mimicry of the original band. Members Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott, however, refused to succumb to this temptation while writing as Poor Moon. With the spin-off group’s debut self-titled album, Wargo, Wescott, and brothers Ian and Peter Murray have created a remarkable, self-standing LP.

By Kirill Makarenko August 30, 2012

Plate of the Union: Never eating meat, like, ever

I used to get excluded from carnivorous cuisines at home—taco nights aren’t quite the fiesta when you don’t eat ground beef. But here at Georgetown, Leo’s desperately tries to win my affection. The cafeteria takes pride in its top spot on PETA’s list of vegetarian-friendly colleges, inviting even the strictest vegans to celebrate “Chicken” Finger Thursdays.

By Heather Regen August 30, 2012

The hair-raising tale of a razor-averse Hoya woman

During recent years, I’ve been called many things. I’ve been called a boy, a dirty hippie, a hairy mountain woman, a bearded lady, and, most affectionately by my parents, a... Read more

By Sydney Browning August 30, 2012

Confessions of a library junkie: I just can’t get enough

On a whim this summer, I bought the newest Game of Thrones book. 35 dollars later, I was sitting in my apartment staring at the cover and debating how to... Read more

By Claire McDaniel August 30, 2012

Poverty is everywhere, except on the campaign trail

American elections suffer from a number of sad realities, but few are as disheartening as the absence of poverty from the mainstream political discourse. For how little the two main... Read more

By Gavin Bade August 30, 2012

Study Abroad in Dupont

It’s strange coming back to a place I’ve called “home” for the past two years, only to feel like a freshman all over again. I don’t know or recognize anyone... Read more

By Kim Tay August 30, 2012