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Hoyas defeat Irish in front of huge home crowd

As the final buzzer sounded last Saturday, the Georgetown women’s basketball team had just beaten the No. 4 team in the country and recorded the biggest win in program history. The No. 11 Lady Hoyas (23-4, 12-2 Big East) beat the Irish (24-3, 11-3 Big East) 76-66 in front of a record 2,417 people at McDonough Arena. It was their most difficult test in a season where they have slowly climbed up the national rankings and reached third place in the ultra-competitive Big East Conference.

By Nick Berti February 25, 2010

Critical Voices: DJ Mathematics, Return of the Wu and Friends

Don’t get too excited—although the cover features guys in kung-fu robes kicking each other and a steely W logo, DJ Mathematics’s Return of the Wu and Friends isn’t a new Wu-Tang album.

By Sean Quigley February 25, 2010

Baseball off to good start

After enduring weeks of practices amid record-breaking snowfall in D.C., the Georgetown baseball team finally got a chance to play on green grass under clear skies last weekend when they traveled to North Carolina for their season opening series against Davidson.

By Tim Wagner February 25, 2010

Critical Voices: Shout Out Louds, Work

While mixing easy-going pop rock with heartfelt lyrics Sweden’s own Shout Out Louds have been attracting buzz since their last release, 2007’s Our Ill Wills, broke into the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

By Nico Dodd February 25, 2010

Freeman dominates Cards

Less than a week after nearly clawing back from a 23-point deficit against No. 5 Syracuse, No. 11 Georgetown (19-7, 9-6 Big East) successfully overcame a halftime deficit against Louisville on the strength of Austin Freeman’s 24 second-half points.

By Tim Shine February 25, 2010

Backdoor Cuts: Dry season

“Football Season is Over” was the title of the note that one-time sportswriter and Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote a few days before his suicide in February 2005. While for most of us “shotgun” refers to a passing formation and not a method of coping, the period between the end of the Super Bowl and the first pitch of the baseball season is a sort of dry seasons for sports fans across the country.

By Jeff Bakkensen February 25, 2010

Suffer for Fashion: Costume chaos in Canada

I’ll admit it’s been a glorious two weeks of Olympic activities.

By Keenan Timko February 25, 2010

Yr Blues: Help wanted for GU’s music scene

ven now, over four years later, it’s hard to say exactly what I expected of the so-called “Georgetown Music Scene” when I first arrived on campus in 2006.

By Daniel Cook February 25, 2010

The Sports Sermon

During these past two months, the sporting world has been rife with controversy and speculation as Woods experienced one of the quickest and steepest falls from grace in recent memory. Friday was Woods’ chance to tell us what happened, admit his guilt, and begin the long road back to golf and a stable personal life. Plain and simple, Tiger duffed this opportunity.

By Adam Rosenfeld February 25, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 2.18.2010 Solution – “Just Dance”

By the Voice Staff February 25, 2010

Keeping Sex Positive Week productive

This week, you may encounter some unexpected, in-your-face activities around Georgetown—perhaps some student “guerrilla theater” volunteers demonstrating sexual positions in Red Square, or students in drag crowding The Tombs on Wednesday evening. It’s all part of this year’s Sex Positive Week.

By the Editorial Board February 24, 2010

Don’t delay, launch investigation of Barry

A much younger ex-girlfriend. Angry voicemails. Run-ins with the United States Park Police. When Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) was arrested for stalking his ex-girlfriend last July, all the right plot ingredients were in place for another installment in the tragicomic saga of Washington’s former mayor.

By the Editorial Board February 24, 2010

GU makes strong move on DPS wages

Crime doesn’t pay, but, thankfully, now Georgetown’s Department of Public Safety does. Earlier this month, Allied International Union, which represents DPS officers, accepted the University’s proposal for a three-year contract that guarantees a $2.50 per hour pay raise and an increased starting salary for new officers.

By the Editorial Board February 24, 2010

Intellect virtually absent in the online classroom

Usually after asking me for technological aid, my grandfather loves to tell me about the era before computers defined communication—proudly showing me his old but still functional typewriter. Many truly gifted writers, he says, never made the jump from typewriter to computer, preferring the ability to interact with text in ways computer screens don’t allow.

By Robert Duffley February 24, 2010

Yoga’s not about looking good in your lululemon

Georgetown students love their exercise. Anyone who goes to Yates around 5 p.m. knows that you have a better chance of getting into Otto Hentz’s Problem of God class than finding a vacant treadmill. The alternative is sharing the sidewalk with the swarms of outdoor runners—huffing and puffing along, looking miserable. But Georgetown has another category of over-zealous athletes, easily recognizable by the yoga mats sticking out of their backpacks.

By Madeleine Joelson February 24, 2010

My brother Kyle: A special lesson in human value

As the Winter Olympics come to a close, the time comes once again for us to return to our routine TV schedules, oblivious to the physically disabled who are competing in the Winter Paralympics. The games resemble the Winter Olympics, with patriotic fanfare and fierce competition, except these athletes are, of course, handicapped. With only five sports—alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, wheelchair curling, and sledge hockey—the Paralympics is a minor spectacle compared to the lavish and gaudy celebration that precedes it.

By Keaton Hoffman February 24, 2010

Real fans tailgate … why don’t we?

A couple of days into the new year, I found myself standing in the middle of a massive parking lot wearing three pairs of pants. I tried to shield myself from the harsh, freezing wind by taking shelter against the side of a Winnebago that probably had not seen a good day since the Carter Administration. Around the lot, men huddled over fires in metal trash cans, evoking scenes from every post-apocalyptic film ever made.

By Dan Newman February 24, 2010

Hoyas’ frantic comeback comes up short against ‘Cuse

Don’t call it a comeback. In another classic edition of their storied rivalry, Georgetown (18-7, 8-6 Big East) nearly stormed back from a 23-point deficit to knock off Syracuse (25-2, 12-2). But in the end the Hoyas came up short, and the Orange prevailed 75-71.

By Tim Shine February 19, 2010

On the Record with Councilmember David Catania

D.C. Councilmember and Georgetown alum David Catania (I-At Large; SFS ‘90, LAW ‘94) talked to the Voice on Wednesday about his run for re-election, his recent work on same-sex marriage and medical marijuana legalization, and his time at Georgetown. Voice: You recently introduced legislation authorizing same-sex marriage in the District, which ultimately passed the City Council in January. However, Congress has 30 legislative days to review the bill. Do you think there is any possibility that Congress will intervene in the matter?

By Claire Wheeler February 18, 2010

Appeal rejected, Philly P’s likely to close

Philly Pizza and Grill can be closed by the city at any moment, following Tuesday’s Board of Zoning and Adjustment hearing which rejected the restaurant’s appeal to reinstate its certificate of occupancy. In its decision, the BZA upheld the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs’ move to revoke Philly Pizza’s certificate of occupancy on the grounds that it is zoned as a sit-down restaurant, but in fact is operating as a fast food establishment.

By Galen Weber February 18, 2010

Graduate unemployment rises

Georgetown graduates looking for jobs in the midst of the recession had less luck than their recent predecessors, according to a report released by the Georgetown Career Center on Tuesday. The percentage of graduates reporting employment within six months of graduation fell from 62 percent in 2008 to 57 percent in 2009, while the number of graduates still seeking employment rose from seven to 12 percent.

By Holly Tao February 18, 2010

City on a Hill: Marion Barry’s ninth life?

It’s time to play “Name That D.C. Councilmember.” If you were told a current councilmember propositioned a colleague for sex 562 times, paid his girlfriend with Council money, and then tried to stop her from talking to investigators, who would you think it was? If you guessed Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), you’d be right.

By Will Sommer February 18, 2010

Vote Wagner-Hampton on Tuesday

The Voice editorial board endorses Matt Wagner (SFS ’11) and Emmanuel Hampton (COL ’11) in this year’s Georgetown University Student Association executive election.

By the Editorial Board February 18, 2010