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Laptop confiscation against DPS policy

Department of Public Safety officers who have recently been confiscating unattended laptops in Lauinger Library have not been acting in line with Department of Public Safety policy, according to Associate... Read more

By November 18, 2009

News

Off campus eateries struggle with GOcard

In the past three weeks, the GoCard machines at The Tombs have stopped working, and the restaurant says it is not able to process payment with GoCards at this time.... Read more

By November 18, 2009

News

Philly P granted stay, still in danger of closing

Philly Pizza & Grille was granted a “stay of enforcement” at a hearing yesterday, and will be allowing the restaurant to stay open until a January 12 hearing with the... Read more

By November 18, 2009

News

City on a Hill: This is your future

2010 should be an exciting year in Washington news, with a mayoral campaign and potential Congressional interference in D.C.’s gay marriage legislation. Local politics can affect Georgetown students in countless... Read more

By November 18, 2009

Leisure

Open wide for Georgetown art

While walking to class in Walsh, you may have noticed bright new banners jutting proudly from the façade, advertising a small and relatively under-the-radar part of Georgetown—the Department of Art... Read more

By November 18, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures

Supergroups pretty much always leave fans disappointed. You know the drill: the individual stars are too unwilling to compromise their personal aesthetic, the members never make the effort to gel... Read more

By November 18, 2009

Leisure

Suffer for Fashion: Bringin’ back the (18)90s

If you happened to escape campus last Sunday to take a stroll near the National Mall or U Street, you may have seen a mass of impeccably dressed figures whiz... Read more

By November 18, 2009

Features

Growing Pains: The University’s plan to expand and the neighbors’ struggle to stop it

On Tuesday in Copley Formal Lounge, the architects of Georgetown University’s 2010 Campus Plan presented to the campus community the tentative blueprint for the next decade of the University’s development. The presentation was attended by about 20 staff and faculty, and hosted by five top University administrators. Halfway through the presentation, only two students were in the audience.

By November 18, 2009

Editorials

Church shouldn’t abandon D.C. needy

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” It’s unclear whether the 68,000 people currently receiving social... Read more

By the November 18, 2009

Editorials

Campus plan needs clear priorities

After months of planning, Georgetown’s 2010 Campus Plan is nearly complete, defining what construction projects the University can undertake over the upcoming decade. The plan has laudable new goals, such... Read more

By the November 18, 2009

Editorials

Jesuit massacre sheds light on School

Twenty years ago last Monday, Salvadoran soldiers murdered six Jesuits, their housekeeper, and her daughter in the early morning. The military targeted the Jesuits because they called for peace talks... Read more

By the November 18, 2009

Sports

Georgetown 46, Temple 45

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 in a game that was played at 4 p.m. as part of an ESPN promotion. The Hoyas trailed for the final four minutes of the game before pulling ahead for the victory with less than seven seconds remaining.

By November 17, 2009

Crosswords

Crossword Solutions 11.19.09 “A Private Feast”

by Cal Lee (Xanax)

By November 16, 2009

News

GUSA creates new club fund

Georgetown University Student Association President Calen Angert (MSB ’11) and GUSA Vice President Jason Kluger (MSB ’11) delivered on their campaign promise to create a GUSA Fund to provide an... Read more

By November 12, 2009

News

Laptops lost

On October 27, Andrew Malzberg (COL ’11) was on the fourth floor of Lauinger Library around 1 a.m., where he saw Department of Public Safety officers confiscating unattended laptops “A... Read more

By November 12, 2009

News

GUSA may propose budget takeover

The Georgetown University Student Association Finance and Appropriations Committee has drafted a bill to strip the Student Activities Commission and other funding boards of their votes at the annualspring Budget... Read more

By November 12, 2009

News

GU group pushes DPS raise

Georgetown Solidarity is launcing a campaign to raise the pay of Department of Public Safety officers. The campaign coincides with ongoing contract negotiations between Allied International Union, which represents DPS... Read more

By November 12, 2009

News

More student space

A summit to find more space for students on campus was held on Tuesday, October 27. Members of the Student Space Working Group, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson,... Read more

By November 12, 2009

News

Saxa Politica: Ten years with no new housing?

In March 2009, when the University met with the surrounding community to discuss Georgetown’s Campus Plan, University Architect Alan Brangman had drawn up plans that included space for 200-800 more... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Leisure

Tomorrow’s Classics: Television

The Voice reminisces about its favorite shows of the decade. Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Cartoon Network, 2000- A rapping spider with a pyramid scheme to unleash demons from hell, a... Read more

By the November 12, 2009

Leisure

Caroline’s changes fall too short

It is hard to talk about Caroline, or Change—Tony Kushner’s frustrating, engrossing musical, currently in production at the Gonda Theater—without talking about writing. The play, which is described as “semi-autobiographical,”... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Leisure

D.C. Comics: The District’s other bookstores

If you think comic books are meant for greasy, perma-pubescent mouthbreathers with no friends, stop reading right now. Go find Johnny Lawrence and Biff Tannen to talk about what it’s... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Leisure

A portrait of the author as a middle-aged man

Goodloe Byron may have graduated from the College in 2004, but when he returns to the Hilltop from time to time, he brings with him his vigorous spirit, a few... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Leisure

Georgetown dance revolution

Black Movements Dance Theatre can easily define 2009-2010 in terms of change. For the first time, the company includes two male members. BMDT’s upcoming show, Mind, Body, and Soul, fuses... Read more

By November 12, 2009

Leisure

Bottoms Up: Tucking in with the nightcap

My sophomore-year roommate would often keep much later hours than I would. It wasn’t unusual for him to come in at two or three in the morning after a night... Read more

By November 12, 2009