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Hoyas earn five seed in first NCAA berth since ‘93

In a season full of excitement, the women’s basketball team experienced another thrilling moment on Monday night. This time, though, it was off the court. At the Monday selection show, the Hoyas learned they had received a bid to play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 1992-1993 season. The team has known they would get a spot in the tournament for a while now, due to their impressive resume, but when they found out they were given a five seed and would face 12 seed Marist in Berkley, California on Saturday, they could barely contain their joy.

By Nick Berti March 18, 2010

Another overpriced café

As a lowly, jobless college student whose parents don’t respond to my weekly pleas for cash as promptly as I’d like them to, the thought of lunch at a Georgetown café makes me think about my starving wallet rather than my grumbling stomach.

By Leigh Finnegan March 18, 2010

D.C.’s “other” venues

Even though the first official day of spring isn’t until Saturday, this rash of warm weather we’re experiencing is a sure sign that the season is here.

By Brendan Baumgardner March 18, 2010

Hoyas named co-champions

While most of the Georgetown student body travelled home or to exotic vacation destinations last week, the men’s baseball team took its annual trip to Florida for the Rollins College Baseball Week. The tournament was a huge success for the Hoyas, whose overall record of 4-2 earned them the title of co-champions.

By Tim Wagner March 18, 2010

Critical Voices: Daughters, Daughters

Coherence is a trait that most musicians strive for in their songwriting. Rhode Island band Daughters, however, originally took a different approach, seeking instead to create disjointed structures and illogical rhythms.

By James McGrory March 18, 2010

The Sports Sermon

Many a wise man has said that it’s not about the destination, but the journey. Last week, I experienced quite the journey in an attempt to arrive at a celebrated destination—the Big East Championship game at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

By Adam Rosenfeld March 18, 2010

Yr Blues: The age of Aziz

It’s still pretty early in 2010 to start making bold assertions about any purported albums of the year, so brace yourself for this one: Aziz Ansari has already released the best comedy album of 2010 with Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening.

By Daniel Cook March 18, 2010

Hoyas to face Ohio

Last Sunday afternoon, the members of the Georgetown men’s basketball team were as happy to be sitting in Leo’s as they had ever been. That’s because they weren’t there to eat—they were watching the NCAA tournament selection show in the dining hall. Most of the Hoyas were experiencing this excitement for the first time, after last year’s disappointing National Invitation Tournament showing.

By Tim Shine March 18, 2010

Suffer for fashion: Fashion tip-off

March Madness is finally here. Tonight, as Georgetown squares off against the Ohio University Bobcats in its first game of the tournament, fans in living rooms and common rooms across campus will don their game-day t-shirts and glue themselves to glowing television, hoping for NCAA glory.

By Keenan Timko March 18, 2010

Editorials

Spring for transparency in the District

Washington’s local government is theoretically supposed to be open to the public, but corruption scandals and everyday laziness often prevent the District from achieving that goal.

By the Editorial Board March 17, 2010

Editorials

No love or benefits from Catholic Charities

A famous bearded carpenter once said: “So in everything you do, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” As wise as Bob Villa is, the actual credit for that line belongs to an older, swarthier carpenter—Jesus.

By the Editorial Board March 17, 2010

Editorials

Epicurean: Take food safety seriously

You might expect that a restaurant that deals with raw fish and cafeteria-style service would take care to stay sanitary. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case at Georgetown’s own Epicurean.

By the Editorial Board March 17, 2010

This Georgetown Life: The Blarney Stone, Voice Staffers’ Legendary St. Patty’s Days

My friends and I began drinking around 10:30 a.m., and after a few beers we were ready to “go to the parade.” By noon I was six beers in and showing no signs of slowing down. The last thing I remember from that day is downing Irish car bombs with my friend and her mom at six in the evening. I woke up the next morning to see the DVD menu for Atonement playing on a loop on my computer screen and a half-eaten hero resting on my chest.

By the Voice Staff March 17, 2010

You had me at hello, so why the silence now?

In many cultures, a casual hello is expected during sidewalk run-ins, a wave across the bar to a classmate is the norm, and even a smile to a current fling wouldn’t be out of the ordinary. But at Georgetown we suppress the wave, the hello, the smile. We walk with heads held high and cell phones held higher, not because we really have so many people to text or call, but because the cell phone is a barricade behind which we feign ignorance to passing glances and mumbled hellos.

By Kate Imel March 17, 2010

Of mice and men: A boarding school bildungsroman

A few weeks ago, I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and heard a soft, yet distinct, rustling sound coming from the corner. I looked to my right—no, it wasn’t my roommate, she had taken two Nyquil before falling asleep and hadn’t stirred since. As my mind continued to race, I quickly settled upon the only possible conclusion: it was the resident mouse paying me my nightly visit.

By Talia Dutcher March 17, 2010

Checks and balances? Not at GU

When I first heard that the Georgetown University Student Association wanted to strip the advisory boards of their votes on the Funding Board, I thought it was a joke. I know GUSA senators sometimes demonstrate an inferiority complex about their perceived inefficacy, but this seemed to be an outrageous power grab, even for them. Moreover, I was convinced that it couldn’t be done.

By Kate Mays March 17, 2010

Backdoor Cuts: The tourney before the tourney

When I discovered that Georgetown’s spring break—a vacation I’d be spending at home with my parents as my main social contacts—would coincide with this year’s NCAA conference tournament week, I knew it was inevitable: I would be spending serious time in front of the TV.

By Cole Stangler March 17, 2010

Mountaineers, Butler serve Hoyas crushing Big East Championship loss

This had been Chris Wright’s tournament. And against West Virginia, when he drove down the lane with 17 seconds to go, spun around and bounced off his defender, it was no surprise when the shot banked off the glass and through the rim to tie the game. But unfortunately for the Hoyas, this wasn’t Wright’s tournament. It belonged to Da’Sean Butler. And like he had done two days earlier, he got the ball in the closing seconds and hit the game-winner.

By Tim Shine March 14, 2010

Monroe stands tall as Georgetown advances to tournament finals over Marquette

At 6-foot-11, it would be an understatement to say Greg Monroe stands tall. But in the semifinals of the Big East tournament against an undersized Marquette, Monroe wasn’t just bigger; he looked like a man amongst boys. The sophomore center from New Orleans towered over the Golden Eagles literally and figuratively. He grabbed more rebounds than their center, passed out more assists than their point guard, and scored more points than anyone on the floor.

By Tim Shine March 13, 2010

Consistent Hoyas exact revenge on top-seeded Orange

With under a minute to go, Chris Wright dribbled the ball up the court, looking to seal a victory over Syracuse. The junior guard bounced the ball off his foot and into the Orange’s hands; Kris Joseph nailed a three and suddenly Syracuse was within four.

By Tim Shine March 11, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 3.4.2010 Solution – “Spring Break”

By the Voice Staff March 11, 2010

Hoyas roll past Bulls to earn rematch with Orange

Georgetown righted the wrongs of last month’s upset as Chris Wright led his squad to their first Big East tournament victory in two years over South Florida. The Hoyas (21-9, 11-8 Big East) handled the Bulls (20-12, 10-10 Big East) easily, advancing to the tournament quarterfinals with a 69-49 victory. Georgetown avenged a 72-64 defeat suffered at home at the hands of USF.

By Tim Shine March 10, 2010