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Idiot Box: Parks and defecation

As far as television goes, last night was pretty unremarkable—just your regular Wednesday night fare, plus a season finale or two, given the time of year. So it’s funny to think that just a few months ago, people all over the Internet were predicting that November 16 would bring the apocalypse of the televised world: the end of South Park.

By November 17, 2011

Leisure

Critical Voices: Los Campesinos!, Hello Sadness

Welsh indie-pop band Los Campesinos! has just put out their fourth album in four years. While some artists choose to evolve their sound dramatically between each release, Los Campesinos! have opted to stay more or less the same. Hello Sadness is in many ways the same album as the band’s first effort, Hold on Now Youngster—lead singer Gareth Campesinos! is still rambling through eclectic lyrics about love and loss.

By November 17, 2011

Leisure

Critical Voices: Childish Gambino, Camp

After putting out several free mixtapes in the past two years, comedian-cum-rapper Donald Glover is releasing his debut album, Camp, under the moniker Childish Gambino. Glover’s intelligent and creative lyrics are often as hilarious as his stand-up comedy and as crowd-pleasing as his character Troy on the NBC comedy Community.

By November 17, 2011

Leisure

Throwback Jack: When students had it maid

As CHARMS surveys and roommate agreements attest, a major factor in creating harmonious living arrangements is a mutually agreeable cleaning regimen. Nowadays, who cleans what and when is an issue that students must work out among themselves, but for Hoyas of the 1950s and ‘60s, roommates never needed to quarrel over cleaning duties. They had maids. And when the maids stopped coming, they rallied together and quarreled with University administrators.

By November 17, 2011

Editorials

Today’s GOP has succumbed to extremism

The 2012 Republican field is a laughable parody of presidential candidates. Perry and Michelle Bachmann are under-informed extremists, and Cain is an unqualified pizza magnate dogged by sexual harassment allegations. All three have become popular because Republicans can’t stomach the idea that a nominal moderate like Mitt Romney might actually be the nominee. Meanwhile, less than half of Republicans even recognize the name of candidate Jon Huntsman, a successful two-term governor and former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and China.

By the November 16, 2011

Editorials

Immediate action needed to save our river

The report on the State of the Nation’s River is a frightening document, citing increases in both human and agricultural waste along with the emergence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the waterway. These chemicals, though they are linked to a wide-range of biological disruptions, remain largely unregulated. “In essence,” the report said, “we are conducting a grand chemistry experiment on the Potomac; so far, the results don’t seem encouraging.”

By the November 16, 2011

Editorials

GU offers Zoning Commission a fair plan

Today, after years of planning and negotiating, D.C.’s Zoning Commission will officially begin considering Georgetown’s final 2010 campus plan, the decennial review of plans for expansion and growth that all District universities must submit. In looking at the University’s proposal, the Commission must remember that Georgetown, the District’s largest private employer, has gone to great lengths to consider and address the complaints of the local neighborhood organizations that have spoken out so vehemently against the plan.

By the November 16, 2011

Sports

Hoyas crush North Carolina-Greensboro 85-45 in Maui Invitational opener

The Georgetown men’s basketball team took care of business Monday night as they dismantled North Carolina-Greensboro 86-45 in the opening game of the Maui Invitational. The final score may have even been a bit generous to the Spartans, who cut the lead in the last few minutes as the Hoyas rested key players.

By November 14, 2011

Sports

Sims stands tall as Hoyas rout Savannah State

Georgetown and Savannah State are basketball programs with vastly different legacies, resources, and expectations, but on the court, the only difference that mattered was a basic one—height. The Tigers, who’s tallest player is 6-foot-8, simply couldn’t match up with the Hoyas, especially senior center Henry Sims, who led Georgetown to an 83-54 victory.

By November 12, 2011

Sports

Monroe still a presence on campus

This season, the Hoyas’ hopes hinge on seniors Jason Clark and Henry Sims, players that were viewed four years ago as nice complementary pieces in a consensus top-ten recruiting class. The star of that group was a smooth, sweet-passing, program-changing big man from Louisiana—current Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe.

By November 10, 2011

Sports

Bigger, faster, stronger, Hollis is back and ready to ball

Hollis Thompson chose the right time to have his best game in a Georgetown uniform. In the opening round of last year’s NCAA Tournament, he scored a career-high 26 points, shot 80 percent from the field, and grabbed seven rebounds. The most remarkable part of Thompson’s statline, however, was how little it mattered. Georgetown was embarrassed by VCU.

By November 10, 2011

Sports

Filling the void: Jason Clark and his new role

It’s no secret that last year’s renowned backcourt, sometimes referred to as “the D.C. Three,” experienced a substantial loss this offseason with the graduation of Chris Wright and Austin Freeman. In their absence, it is up to the third member of that dynamic trio, senior Jason Clark, to fill the void and provide leadership to a roster of young talent.

By November 10, 2011

Sports

Getting to know the freshmen

An introduction to the five freshmen in one of Georgetown's most complete recruiting classes in years: Otto Porter, Jabril Trawick, Tyler Adams, Mikael Hopkins, and Greg Whittington

By November 10, 2011

Sports

Big East Preview

A look at some of the major storylines this season in the best conference in college basketball. Find out who's improved, who's taking a step back, and which player has the most weight on his shoulders.

By November 10, 2011

Sports

Coming back for more: Women’s Preview

While most teams would be happy advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in their third-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, that didn't satisfy the Georgetown women’s basketball team.

By November 10, 2011

Sports

Sports Sermon: JT3 under pressure

After head coach John Thompson III and the Hoyas beat North Carolina in 2007 to advance to their first Final Four in over 20 years, it would have been hard to believe that a few years later, his resumé would be called into question.

By November 10, 2011

News

Experts try to measure GU’s local economic impact

With debate between Georgetown and its neighbors over the 2010 campus plan still heated, experts in urban planning and development are attempting to measure the effect that forcing the University to build elsewhere or cap enrollment would have on the District’s economy.

By November 10, 2011

Sports

Double Teamed: One last chance

This year’s seniors (myself included) are in danger of becoming the first Georgetown graduating class since 2005 to leave college without witnessing the Hoyas win an NCAA Tournament game. And even the ‘05 class got to see a nice NIT run.

By November 10, 2011

News

Corp profits in the black, philanthropy increases

After two years of being in the red, Students of Georgetown, Inc., has recently increased its profits and expanded its philanthropic output from approximately $50,000 to $70,000. Financial success has coincided with the Corp Philanthropy Committee and the Corp Service and Outreach Committee’s pursuit of new projects and endeavors to widen their reach into the D.C. community.

By November 10, 2011

Sports

Magee starts to step up

Tia Magee has had unquestionable success through her first three seasons. The 6-foot-2 senior forward has started almost every game since her sophomore year, averaging 8.7 points and 4.5 boards per game last season. Her junior season was all the more impressive, considering she was battling back from an ACL tear.

By November 10, 2011

Features

We’re Back: Men’s Season Preview

Since their magical run to the 2007 Final Four, the Hoyas have entered each preseason burdened by expectations. Analysts and fans have tempered their excitement a bit after four years of first-round tournament exits, but this year’s squad maintains its confident attitude­­—they expect to win.

By November 10, 2011

News

City on a Hill: Occupy D.C. and the man

So far, some of the most publicized stories of the nationwide Occupy movement have been about the protesters’ confrontations with law enforcement. The initial Wall Street protests produced the largest mass arrests since anti-Vietnam protests in the ‘70s, complete with images of seething, screaming activists confronting armored NYPD forces.

By November 10, 2011

News

FDA awards GU $1 million grant, regulatory science center formed

Georgetown has recently been awarded a $1 million grant from the Food and Drug Administration to establish a Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation, a partnership between the Medical Center, the Law Center, and the University as a whole.

By November 10, 2011

Editorials

Veterans’ Day reminds us of our obligations

On Veterans’ Day tomorrow, we honor those servicemen and women who were willing to sacrifice everything in the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, and other conflicts. But we must not lose sight of the hidden battle that veterans fight when they come home.

By the November 10, 2011

Voices

Laziness: a college gamer’s biggest obstacle before Level 1

This Friday, Bethesda Softworks will release Skyrim, the fifth installment of The Elder Scrolls series of role-playing video games, and my GPA will subsequently plummet to unprecedented lows. Or at least that’s what I hope. In the summer of 2006, when The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion came out, I logged about 150 hours playing the game. When I say that I have been counting the days to Skyrim’s release, I am not lying. But there is an obstacle that may keep me from recording monumental hours on my Skyrim account. Since graduating from high school, I have become too lazy to play video games.

By November 10, 2011