Archive

Minding the gap: lessons learned during a year off

I did not go to school last year. For the first time since toddlerhood, I woke up on September 1st and did not pack up my new Jansport full of... Read more

By Emma Forster September 24, 2009

Hitting the G-20 spot in Pittsburgh

The list of the host cities of the G-20 Leaders Summits for this year has a bit of a jarring finish: D.C., London, and … Pittsburgh? New York City, or... Read more

By Sara Carothers September 24, 2009

A teacher, mentor and friend: Thomas M. King, S.J.

When I was a senior, my sister Colleen (SFS ’86) was a freshman. As a dutiful older brother, I did my best to offer tidbits of advice that would ease... Read more

By Ryan Maher S.J. September 24, 2009

Don’t let yourself get lost in the Haze

There are some days, like when the planes hit the World Trade Center or when President Kennedy was assassinated, that people will always remember exactly where they were. September 17,... Read more

By Kate Imel September 24, 2009

Editorials

Keep the Circulator on Wisconsin Ave.

In less than two weeks, the cheapest, most reliable, and most convenient transportation option serving West Georgetown will cease to exist. The Georgetown-Union Station circulator will no longer turn north up Wisconsin Avenue after slogging through the congestion of K and M Streets. A victim of short-sighted budget cuts, the Circulator extension was a boon to Georgetown residents and students alike.

By the Editorial Board September 24, 2009

Editorials

Give the SFS’s Map class a chance

While it is understandable that many SFS students feel strongly about this issue––Map is a universal experience for SFS students––it is not wise to protest the changes without giving them a try first. The new course is looking to address Map of the Modern World in a more holistic manner than it had previously; the least we can do is wait for a semester to see if it succeeds.

By the Editorial Board September 24, 2009

Editorials

Senate must pass Student Aid bill

Most vitally, this bill will retool the federal student loan system. Right now, taxpayers subsidize student loans made by private moneylenders, who are subject to the rise and fall of the market. If the bill passes the Senate, all federal lending will come from the Direct Loan program, in which the federal government lends directly to the student and cuts out the unnecessary middleman. By overhauling this over-complicated system, the government stands to save $87 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

By the Editorial Board September 23, 2009

Student sues M St. bar for discrimination

Georgetown student and wheelchair user Taylor Price (MSB ’10) has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Mr. Smith’s bar, located on 3104 M Street NW, for ordering him to leave... Read more

By Kara Brandeisky September 17, 2009

GUSA restructures Senate

Eleven seats were cut from the Georgetown University Student Association Senate on Sunday, September 13 in an effort to improve the efficiency of the organization. The new system of representation... Read more

By Lillian Kaiser September 17, 2009

GU to launch funding drive

Georgetown University’s largest fundraising campaign to date began in stealth. The mission for the drive was mapped out, top donors were quietly contacted, and, when enough commitments have been secured... Read more

By Sam Sweeney September 17, 2009

WMATA mulls fare increase

Facing an estimated $144 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2011, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Agency (WMATA) is considering a fare increase, as well as several other revenue-raising and... Read more

By John Cooke September 17, 2009

Saxa Politica: GUSA: a leaner and meaner legislature

The Georgetown University Student Association is coming back to campus better, faster, and stronger than before. That was the message the student senate sent when it met for the first... Read more

By Lillian Kaiser September 17, 2009

Gender-bending art

Within the stark walls of the Hillyer Art Space, a hole-in-the-wall exhibition site in Dupont Circle, Susan Serafin seeks to explore the small but significant moments where we judge and... Read more

By Alexandra Dimodica September 17, 2009

Lez’hur Ledger: Cupcake catastrophe

A Georgetown student in search of cupcakes has many pricey options. Georgetown Cupcake offers a cornucopia of cake and frosting choices, but at $2.75 each, satisfying a serious cupcake craving... Read more

By Sean Quigley September 17, 2009

Spin some discs with D.C. record stores

With digital music players, streaming internet radio, and file sharing services, our generation has greater access to music than any before us. But even with the ability to hear millions... Read more

By Sarah Crum September 17, 2009

Fight this Generation

As its title would suggest, Belarus Free Theatre’s production of Generation Jeans at the Davis Performing Arts Center puts all varieties of denim pants at the center of its story:... Read more

By Aleta Greer September 17, 2009

For your Information!

If you spend tireless nights fantasizing about what Matt Damon would look like if he put on some weight and grew a beefy moustache, you might want to sit down.... Read more

By Chris Heller September 17, 2009

Bottoms Up: New Student Dis-orientation

I went in to pick up my t-shirt and wristband last Thursday evening, anxious to start the most highly-anticipated week of a senior’s fall semester, Senior Dis-Orientation. A week of... Read more

By Dan Newman September 17, 2009

Low Fidelity: Clap your hands say what?

“What’s in a name?” asks Shakespeare in Romeo & Juliet, perhaps referring to the linguistic restrictions in defining something. But who is this “Shakespeare” character anyway, and what does he... Read more

By James McGrory September 17, 2009

Critical Voices: Why? – Eskimo Snow

Why?, the indie/folk/hip-hop “project” of Jonathan “Yoni” Wolf, an Orthodox Jewish backpack rapper from suburban Ohio, makes music that is harder to describe than the man himself. The closest musical... Read more

By Shira Hecht September 17, 2009

Critical Voices: Girls – Album

San Francisco is a near-mythical place. Sure, part of that might its druggy reputation, and from the beat poets and hippies who once roamed the Haight-Ashbury—but, really, it’s about music.... Read more

By Marley Brown September 17, 2009