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Giving for dummies

Pop quiz, hot shot. It’s the day before Christmas and, as usual, you haven’t bought a single gift. If you try to buy everyone thoughtful gifts, you will run out... Read more

By Brendan Baumgardner December 3, 2009

Leh’zur Ledger: Hell on Wheels

“But these are special peanuts, from Baltimore.” Only a few hundred feet away from roller-skating, black-eyed women tackling each other, I was stuck behind Jimmy Carter’s long-lost cousin in the... Read more

By Matt Kerwin December 3, 2009

Youth art center rebounds from summer attack

This past August, the headquarters of Life Pieces to Masterpieces, a local nonprofit that lets African-American males channel their energy into art, was vandalized almost to the point of complete... Read more

By Leigh Finnegan December 3, 2009

Page 13 Cartoons

Faith Healer

You lay there dying, and you want to give up. I can see it, I sense it with every shallow breath you take. Because you were too personally selfish, I... Read more

By Anastasia Baran December 3, 2009

Editorials

Administration needs to focus on aid

The Admissions and Recruitment Working Group, one of three diversity working groups commissioned by President DeGioia in April, released a series of promising but imperfect recommendations to the student body... Read more

By the Editorial Board December 3, 2009

Editorials

Obama’s surge: New era for Afghanistan

Taliban fighters have a phrase that they have used to describe their strategy in Afghanistan: the Americans have the watches, but we have the time. They do not need to... Read more

By the Editorial Board December 3, 2009

Editorials

GUSA shouldn’t control student fees

Between finals, basketball season, and impending holiday vacations, Georgetown students would be forgiven for missing the ongoing dispute between the Georgetown University Student Association and club funding boards. But if... Read more

By the Editorial Board December 3, 2009

Pimpin’ (yourself) ain’t easy, but is it necessary?

The news all this weekend revolved around Tareq and Michaele Salahi crashing the first state dinner of the Obama Presidency. The couple managed to be photographed with Vice President Joe... Read more

By Dan Newman December 3, 2009

Winless football season leaves one fan with the blues

Georgetown football made history this year by recording its first winless season since the program began in 1874. This unfortunate milestone won’t come as a shock to anyone on campus—members... Read more

By Phillip Rizzo December 3, 2009

The Universal Life Church: When “mister” just won’t do

No one is ever going to address me as Dr. Baumgardner. This is not a surprise, as I have never planned on being a doctor. I don’t have a mind... Read more

By Brendan Baumgardner December 3, 2009

Trading candy and costumes for Gatorade and tiny shorts

A child’s greatest nightmare is that Christmas (or whatever respective holiday he celebrates) will somehow be stolen. The fear of losing Christmas compels normally delinquent children to behave kindly during... Read more

By Galen Weber December 3, 2009

Features

The Best of 2009: Movies and Music

1. Inglourious Basterds A Spaghetti Western set in Nazi-occupied France and directed by Quentin Tarantino—it’s difficult to think of anything that could improve upon the sheer awesomeness of the concept.

By Emily Voigtlander December 3, 2009

Georgetown rolls over Mount St. Mary’s

A new ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll was released on Monday afternoon, and Georgetown climbed five spots in the rankings. Monday night the Hoyas had to defend its new spot against Mount St. Mary’s. The No. 14 Hoyas (5-0) justified their ranking with confidence Monday night, taking care of business against an overmatched Mountaineers squad 83-62.

By Tim Shine December 1, 2009

Condoms anonymous

Trekking to class a few weeks ago, my condom supply as depleted as my bank account, I was thrilled to spot the H*yas for Choice table in Red Square. I was psyching myself up for my free rubber restock, when I recognized the male figure standing squarely in front of the giant jar of condoms, chatting with the girl manning the table. Let’s just say that he was one of my more dubious decisions from freshman year.

By Juliana Brint November 19, 2009

He kept poking me, so I quit facebook forever

“I don’t have a Facebook.” I’ve had to say that every few days for the last few months. It’s been met with every response from “Are you crazy?” to “You’re... Read more

By Mary Cass November 19, 2009

I wish I had as much sex as the people on television

“I’m turning it off,” my mother would say as we were sitting down to dinner. She didn’t care that there were only 2 minutes left of Hey Arnold and it... Read more

By George D'Angelo November 19, 2009

Nerds report increase in tail: blame Hollywood

My freshman year of college, I finally came to terms. I decided that it was time to come out of the locker and announce to the world: I am a... Read more

By Dan Newman November 19, 2009

Kiss the rings

I’m Bill Belichick. I’ve been coaching in the NFL in some capacity for 31 years. As a head coach, I’ve led the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl four times, winning three. Two years ago I captained the most prolific scoring offense in the history of the NFL. Many revere me as the greatest strategist and in-game manager of my generation, if not the history of the sport. Questioning my decisions is akin to telling Machiavelli how best to perpetuate a monarchy.

By Walker Loetscher November 19, 2009

What Rocks: Tory Rezin

The Georgetown volleyball team’s season came to an end on Sunday afternoon, and though the team finished with a disappointing 14-16 record, there was one bright spot for the Hoyas. Sophomore Tory Rezin set the Georgetown season dig record with 475 digs, breaking the 19-year-old mark of 472 digs, which are credited when a player stops a spike from hitting the ground.

By Nick Berti November 18, 2009

One last chance for seniors

No one knows the sting of defeat more intimately than the seniors on the Georgetown football team. Over their four years on the Hilltop, they have seen five Hoya victories and suffered through 37 losses. To add insult to injury, this season has been the worst—the Hoyas have lost every game, and have amassed a 0-10 record.

By Tom Bosco November 18, 2009

The Sports Sermon: November Madness

I’m exhausted. On Tuesday, ESPN launched the 2009-2010 college basketball season with the appropriately-titled College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. The World Wide Leader in Sports promised non-stop basketball from midnight to midnight, and I foolishly decided I would watch it all.

By Tim Shine November 18, 2009

Clutch Monroe saves Hoyas against Temple

The Hoyas were able to eke out a victory Tuesday afternoon, but their performance showed that this team is not quite ready for primetime. Georgetown (2-0) defeated Temple 46-45, with tip-off at 4 p.m. as part of an ESPN promotion promising twenty-four straight hours of college basketball. The Hoyas trailed for the final four minutes of the game, before pulling ahead on a Greg Monroe drive with less than seven seconds remaining.

By Tim Shine November 18, 2009

Tomorrow’s Classics: Film

Mulholland Drive, David Lynch, 2001 Mulholland Drive isn’t a difficult film. Despite its convoluted plot, unsettling characters, and occasionally intense moments, Mulholland Drive is pretty straightforward: it’s about film itself.... Read more

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2009