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University debuts poor man’s Gmail

When the University switched to Hoyamail on Tuesday, most students probably did not mourn the death of its predecessor, GUMail. An e-mail server run by Google, Hoyamail comes with over 7,000 megabytes of storage space—a welcome boost from the paltry 20 megabytes GUMail provided for students. But Hoyamail is a deliberately crippled version of what it could be, preventing students from taking advantage of all the applications Google offers.

By the August 28, 2009

Leisure

Off of the Prairie, into D.C.

Though Fratelli la Bufala (loosely translated as Buffalo Brothers) is best known for its Buffalo meat dishes and buffalo milk mozzarella, the scent of sweet cheese won’t be the first... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Leisure

DPA Delivers Dazzling Blockbuster

If you’re looking for light, Friday evening entertainment to fill thatawkward time between dinner and your night out, Pentecost is not the play for you. This three-hour marathon is a... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Leisure

Real Life Sucks Dragon Balls

I’m a sucker for a bad movie. Classic sci-fi camp, gung-ho action, teen comedy, or any Nic Cage movie—I’ve seen it all. Twice. Something beautiful happens when an incompetent director... Read more

By April 23, 2009

News

GUSA budget passes after controversy

The GUSA Senate voted to pass their budget this week with twenty-six senators in favor, one senator opposed, and two abstentions.  The meeting Wednesday night ended almost two months of... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Leisure

An Abstract Journey

“I have always admired people who just seize something and run it into the wall,” said Georgetown alumnus Goodloe Byron (COL ’04), author of what is more easily labeled an... Read more

By April 23, 2009

News

Campus recycling rates up from 2008

JOHNNY ORLANDO This year Georgetown participated in the annual Recyclemania competition alongside 510 other colleges and universities in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. The University saw... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Leisure

Bottoms Up: Drunken Summers

Most of my drinking at Georgetown occurs during the winter; for now, let’s disregard the fact that my twenty-first birthday was this past March. As winter transitions to spring, however,... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Leisure

Imaginary Realities

Netherlander Guido van der Werve is a jack of many impressive trades: accomplished pianist, composer, chess player, and student of archaeology and industrial design. No wonder he chose himself to... Read more

By April 23, 2009

News

GU mishandles federal funds

A new government audit of Georgetown’s finances criticized the University for losing or improperly disposing of federally funded equipment. Two pieces of equipment worth $24,439 could not be found, while... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Editorials

Covering up IHS sparks Catholics’ outrage

President Barack Obama’s address last week in Gaston Hall elicited national outrage in the wider Catholic community when it was revealed that Georgetown covered a Christian symbol, the letters IHS,... Read more

By the April 23, 2009

News

Three new diversity groups

University President John DeGioia announced the formation of three new working groups at a public forum Monday evening to address campus diversity issues—concerns first brought up by the Student Commission... Read more

By April 23, 2009

News

GU profs receive secret CIA funds

A project on American world power and a professor’s work on Russian affairs—described on Georgetown’s website as financed by anonymous sources—were funded by the Central Intelligence Agency, audits of Georgetown’s... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Editorials

Safeway closes

Georgetown’s Safeway supermarket on Wisconsin Ave and 34th Street will close for renovations on Sunday, with plans to re-open in March 2010. During the construction, Safeway will waive its delivery... Read more

By April 23, 2009

News

Saxa Politica: Business hours only for GAAP

The sun is out, volunteers are furiously blowing up balloons, and people are already lining up for GUGS burgers: it’s time for another GAAP weekend. It’s hard not to love... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Leisure

The Hold Steady – A Positive Rage

At every successful Hold Steady show, it’s obvious for a fleeting instant that being lead singer Craig Finn and sweating beer into your shirt every night for an enraptured crowd... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: Tinted Windows – Tinted Windows

It’s tempting to say that power-pop supergroup Tinted Windows’s much-anticipated debut album is disappointing, weak, or even bad, but that’s not exactly the case. The truth is, the record, a... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Leisure

Low Fidelity: Dischordant Punk

What does it mean to be punk? Much of today’s music culture seems to exploit the idea of punk, as stores like shopping mall mainstay Hot Topic profit by misinforming... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Voices

Georgetown is great, just not Catholic anymore

Although varying in tone, the condemnations of the University’s decision to hide the “IHS” symbol in Gaston Hall last Tuesday at the White House’s request have one thing in common:... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Features

Photo Contest 2009

By the April 23, 2009

Page 13 Cartoons

Despite the drug violence, life on the border goes on

If you Google “Ciudad Juárez, Mexico,” you will find a long list of bleak news articles regarding the recent escalation of a drug war that has driven the Mexican government... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Page 13 Cartoons

Our throw away society can’t continue forever—recycle!

Three months ago, I went to Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony. Although I have many joyous memories of the occasion, one of the more lasting is also the most disheartening: the... Read more

By April 23, 2009

Voices

This Georgetown Life: College tales: Voice seniors on what they’ll remember

Megawatt Grins I don’t know if it was the convenience store champagne, the jet lag, or the allure of drinking in a Parisian phone-booth, but I will never forget that... Read more

By the April 23, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: D.C. sports suck

It’s only natural to reflect on the past year as the spring semester draws to a close, one that will be remembered for the historic Inauguration many were lucky enough to be in D.C. to experience. For sports-loving Hoyas, though, this year will be remembered more for its misfortune. We’ve had to live in a city suffering one of the most horrific stretches of athletic ineptitude in recent memory. Whether crushing fans’ spirits with epic collapses or nightly displays of incompetence, the District’s sports teams rarely failed to disappoint.

By April 23, 2009

Sports

Former Hoya schools Eastern Europe on the court

Seeing little playing time for the Georgetown Hoyas throughout his college career, Sead Dizdarevic wasn’t exactly a superstar on the basketball court. His greatest accomplishment might have been riding the bench in his final season as the Hoyas advanced to the 2007 Final Four. Despite his low profile during his collegiate career, after graduation Dizdarevic found a way to contribute both on and off the court.

By April 23, 2009