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Fast Break

The rule of thumb for the Hoyas this season: as Chris Wright goes, so goes Georgetown. Entering Wednesday night’s contest against Pittsburgh, the Hoyas were 12-0 when Wright scored in double figures, 1-3 when he didn’t. Against Pitt, Wright reached double figures.

By Tim Shine January 21, 2010

The arts at Georgetown: a work in progress

I almost didn’t come to Georgetown because I thought the arts program was so bad. In my family, art was more important than friends, schoolwork, and sometimes physical health. After I finished my freshman year of high school with a very strong GPA, my mother took me aside with a worried look and asked me, “But what are you doing to be creative?”

By Lillian Kaiser January 21, 2010

Leisure

Bottom’s Up: Chuck the Chuck, cheapo

There’s nothing worse than being predictable. That’s why I shrink from serving Charles Shaw, or two-buck Chuck, as the bargain Trader Joe’s wine is affectionately known, at dinner these days. As tolerable and affordable—only $2.99 a bottle!—as the wine is...

By Sam Sweeney January 21, 2010

No end in sight for the floundering “War on Terror”

With General David Petraeus, the architect of the surge in Iraq, speaking in Gaston Hall today, questions about the rise of American militarism and misguided nation-building projects loom larger than ever. In replicating the Patraeus strategy in Afghanistan, Obama ignored the lessons of history, the advice of foreign policy experts, and the views of the many Americans and Afghans who are tired of war and foreign intervention. Instead, our president urged U.S. forces to intensify their efforts in Afghanistan as a necessary step in the vague and unending “War on Terror.”

By Cole Stangler January 21, 2010

The Sports Sermon

It is said that the grass is always greener on the other side. This tendency to always strive for something apparently better has created a destructive trend in the sporting world: successful college coaches leaving their posts for a shot with a professional franchise. College football coaches are most often guilty of this mistake, and recently, yet another has fallen victim.

By Adam Rosenfeld January 21, 2010

Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Cali anymore

I’ve gotten paler and seem to walk faster. Flip-flops have been replaced by rainboots and Chipotle or Qdoba is really the closest thing to Mexican food I can find. I’m starting to think J.Crew is more of a cult than a clothing store, and I’ve accepted that people actually walk on escalators. I attribute every brain malfunction to frost bite and check the weather report on a freakish basis. I’m from California, and over winter break, I realized just how different my life is on the East Coast.

By Laura Kelly January 21, 2010

Leisure

Rub Some Dirt on It: Mouse, trapped

For the past week or so, I have been sharing my apartment with a skinny, hairy, uninvited guest—a mouse, who pops in and out through a hole in the wall. He is small, and relatively harmless...

By Sadaf Qureshi January 21, 2010

Backdoor Cuts: The gun show

Not to be outdone by the Tiger Woods fiasco of late 2009, this year had already produced its first sports-related scandal, just hours into its first day. As sports fans around the country groggily roused ourselves on January 1 and stared with bloodshot, hangover-glazed eyes into our Google Reader feeds, we were greeted by the seemingly sensationalized news of an alleged gun duel between all-star point guard Gilbert Arenas and injured reserve guard Javaris Crittenton in the Wizards’ locker room on December 21.

By Sean Quigley January 21, 2010

History repeats itself as Hoyas suffer first loss of season

Three years ago, Old Dominion came to McDonough Arena and shocked a Final Four-bound Georgetown squad 75-62. History repeated itself Saturday night in the cozy campus gym, as the Monarchs dealt the No. 11 Hoyas (8-1) their first loss of the season, 61-57. Even as D.C. suffered from over a foot of continuous snowfall, 2,400 fans made the trek to McDonough, most of them students taking a break from final exams. The weather may not have affected the crowd, but it looked to have taken its toll on the Hoyas as they came out ice cold in the first half. The Monarchs ran out to a 6-0 lead that they never relinquished.

By Tim Shine December 20, 2009

In defense of satire

I’ve watched the mounting anger over the alleged racism of the Georgetown Heckler with no small amount of concern. As a recent Georgetown graduate and a longtime contributor to the... Read more

By Zach Rabiroff December 16, 2009

Georgetown overpowers American

Going back to the days of John Thompson Jr., Georgetown basketball has had a history of powerful big men patrolling the post, and on Saturday afternoon American learned that tradition lives on. The Hoyas (6-0) dispatched an overmatched Eagles squad 73-46, in their final tune-up before back-to-back games against ranked teams. Georgetown’s big man trio of Greg Monroe, Julian Vaughn, and Henry Sims used their physical advantage to great effect against a team that played only one player taller than 6-foot-8.

By Tim Shine December 5, 2009

Boards fight for funding changes

After two hours of combative debate at the November 23rd Funding Board meeting, the Georgetown University Student Association and the six advisory boards that fund student clubs are still at odds over the Comprehensive Club Reform Bill that GUSA recently passed.

By Galen Weber December 3, 2009

Diversity Initiative addresses admissions

The working group formed to increase attentiveness to diversity issues in Georgetown’s admissions process revealed a draft of its extensive recommendations to the University in a broadcast e-mail last Tuesday.

By Lillian Kaiser December 3, 2009

Editorials

Free papers return

The Collegiate Readership Program, which provided free daily newspapers to Georgetown students last year, is scheduled to restart in January after being cancelled this semester due to a lack of... Read more

By Imani Tate December 3, 2009

Uncertain future for Catholic Charities after gay marriage bill

The D.C. Council passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage this Tuesday, despite threats from the Catholic Church that it would terminate all social services contracts with the city if the... Read more

By Cole Stangler December 3, 2009

Robbers steal $7,500 from Yates Pro Shop

Early Monday morning, two unidentified males robbed Yates Field House and assaulted an employee.

By Cole Stangler December 3, 2009

Editorials

Low Black Friday turnout on M St.

Both customers and store owners in Georgetown reported smaller than expected crowds this Black Friday.

By Holly Tao December 3, 2009

Saxa Politica: Gratuitous grad students

At one of the 2010 Campus Plan town halls for students and staff, the administrators attempted to minimize the side effects of expanding the graduate student body from its current 5,545 to 8,750 by 2020, an increase of almost 60 percent.

By Galen Weber December 3, 2009

Squeeze Play: The black eye of the Tiger

Who doesn’t want to be like Tiger Woods? He’s a famous athlete, good looking, has a smoking-hot wife, and is richer than most small nations. He’s the subject of a... Read more

By Jeff Bakkensen December 3, 2009

What Rocks: Emily Infeld

The Infeld legacy continues at Georgetown. After a stellar career as a Georgetown runner, Maggie Infeld left the program in the hands of her younger sister Emily when she graduated... Read more

By Victor Ho December 3, 2009

Women’s B-ball shows early dominance

After a deep run in the WNIT last year, the Georgetown women’s basketball team had high expectations coming into the season. On Tuesday, the Hoyas (6-2) continued their early success... Read more

By Nick Berti December 3, 2009

The Sports Sermon: Hand Ball Controversy

We have an international crisis on our hands. Or, more precisely, on the left hand of French International soccer star Thierry Henry. The controversy erupted on the most pressure packed... Read more

By Adam Rosenfeld December 3, 2009