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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

Voices

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

Clark has been the glue in Hoyas’ early-season success

Coming into this season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team had three sure things in Greg Monroe, Chris Wright, and Austin Freeman. Starting alongside them were two question marks. As the... Read more

By Tim Shine December 3, 2009

Tomorrow’s Classics: Music

Madvillainy, Madvillain, 2004 Madvillainy is an indie rap fan’s wet dream: an album-length collaboration between MF DOOM, the masked oddball who fancies himself a super-villain, and producer Madlib, renowned for... Read more

By the Voice Staff December 3, 2009

Yr Blues: Yule Tide FM

Start your anticipation engines, folks—November has come and gone. It’s all Christmas, all the time from here until early-to-mid January. Retail, television, and radio are already well-entrenched in the Christmas... Read more

By Daniel Cook December 3, 2009

Suffer for Fashion: Good golly, garb goes green

When I used to think about “eco-fashion,” visions of boxy canvas dresses, natural hemp shoes, hair beads, tie-dye galore—and the tree-hugging, cannabis-drenched Deadheads that typically sport such looks—came to mind.... Read more

By Keenan Timko December 3, 2009

Q&A: John Hillcoat, director of The Road

John Hillcoat’s directorial career is filled with dark, critically acclaimed films like the gritty Australian Western The Proposition. Leisure Editor Chris Heller sat down with him last month to talk... Read more

By Chris Heller December 3, 2009

Up, up, and unemployed

Americans are constantly struggling to balance their work and family lives. As deeply ingrained as the Protestant work ethic may be, those who choose to focus on their careers are... Read more

By Dan Newman December 3, 2009

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