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By March 26, 2009

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Georgetown senior sets sights on NFL Draft

At first glance, Ataefiok Etukeren could be any MSB senior. He still does not know where he will be working after graduation, but he is confident he can land a job at one of the billion-dollar businesses where he has been interviewing. But Etukeren isn’t a typical MSB senior. He’s 6’3”, 245 pounds, and can run 40 yards in under 4.7 seconds. And his potential employers aren’t banks—they’re NFL teams.

By March 26, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: What’s your fantasy?

Months of thinking, weeks of planning, and days of finalizing—all were nearly ruined by a fire drill.

By March 26, 2009

Voices

Getting to know a grandfather, even after his death

Today, the weather is good for the first time in a long time. Come walk with me, down to the Washington Harbor. Past the shop windows of shiny, plastic women wearing soft things and summer things and silver things, who nod at you as you go by.

By March 26, 2009

Voices

When television grows out of its box

If television is supposed to capture the rhythms and flows of people’s lives, then it makes sense to immerse oneself totally into those lives.

By March 26, 2009

Page 13 Cartoons

Election observer in El Salvador, a recession-proof spring break job

Last Tuesday, I spent my morning in the noisy, sunlit streets of San Salvador and the night in Georgetown’s comparatively glacial climate.

By March 26, 2009

Voices

Making brotherly love the official sport of brotherly love

My brother and I are completely different people.

By March 26, 2009

Editorials

Information is power: keep GU safe

On Saturday, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson sent an email notifying the Georgetown community of the recent defacement of the Blessed Mother statue on Copley lawn—the third act... Read more

By the March 26, 2009

Editorials

Loans borrowing students’ futures

This week the credit crisis is about to hit home for many students entering college and graduate school. Sallie Mae, the largest private lender to students, announced that students will... Read more

By the March 26, 2009

Editorials

Metro funds have gone off the rails

Facing an enormous budget deficit and drastic service cuts while pursuing ambitious plans to construct two new lines, the Washington Metro Transit Authority is a mess. Recently published reports by... Read more

By the March 26, 2009

Leisure

Hyde your kids; Jekyll is comin’

Jekyll & Hyde, Mask & Bauble’s spring production, is not a show for literary purists. If you’re looking for Robert Louis Stevenson’s critique of rigid Victorian society and its seedy... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Leisure

Watchmen: stunningly mediocre, graphically bold

I felt lost and confused while first reading the graphic novel Watchmen some three or four years ago. It was dark and gritty and proved difficult to grasp initially. I... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Leisure

Bros. R bring the bore

Deciphering a government’s motive for going to war can be a daunting task; understanding an individual’s desire to participate in a war as a soldier can be similarly challenging. The... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Leisure

The natives are “kicking butt”

“Comic Art Indigène,” a new exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian, eschews the artifacts and relics typically featured in studies of Native American history in favor of... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Leisure

Bohemian blues

For over a century, cafés have been the preferred gathering spot for influential writers, artists, and those who wanted to imbibe the creative atmosphere along with their cup of coffee.... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Leisure

Consumin’ culture

I did not drink on Saint Patrick’s Day. I do not intend to snub mid-week drinking—I’ve had better times over a few drinks on a Tuesday than I have on... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: DOOM

Mystery man Daniel Dumile (a.k.a. MF DOOM a.k.a. Viktor Vaughn a.k.a. Zevlove X a.k.a. King Geedorah) is finally back. “Can it be I stayed away too long?” he asks on... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: Dan Deacon

Say what you want about Dan Deacon, but he’s nothing if not sincere. He doesn’t wear his often ragtag, Technicolor clothes because they’re ironic; he just likes how they look.... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Leisure

Critical Voices: Wavves

On his second studio album, San Diegan skater punk Nathan Williams creates a cacophony reminiscent of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s 1985 noise-pop classic Pyschocandy. Yet even the weirder moments... Read more

By March 19, 2009

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Spring break 09!

During my spring break road trip, I got stuck in a car. The car didn’t break down, nor was I in traffic. The situation was much more dire. I was stuck in the middle of Syracuse hell.

By March 19, 2009

Sports

Hoyas’ slide, season come to close after NIT loss

It’s finally over. Georgetown’s extended downward spiral ended Wednesday night, as the Hoyas fell to Baylor 74-72 in the first round of the NIT. The game was a microcosm of the Hoyas’ season, with a tantalizing first half performance giving way to a late collapse.

By March 19, 2009

Sports

Slow-starting Hoyas look to derail Duke lax

Well, that didn’t go as expected. The Georgetown Men’s Lacrosse team is only five games into their a 14 game season, but the players and coachesand has already find found themselves in a sizable hole. Last weekend, the Hoyas dropped to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in league play, losing 15-8 to Hobart in an ECAC League matchup.

By March 19, 2009

Sports

Baseball handles GW

After a dramatic walk-off win over Navy, the Georgetown baseball team was back on the field yesterday to take on cross-town rival George Washington. Led by sophomore Sean Lamont and Junior Tom Elliott, the Hoyas proved their D.C. dominance as they crushed the Colonials 15-3.

By March 19, 2009

Sports

The NIT is here!

For the past two years, my March Madness brackets have been handicapped by my need to predict Georgetown to win it all. Call it faith in the team or a twisted sense of duty, but I’ve never been able to bet against the Hoyas. This spring, I won’t have to—every cloud has a silver lining. However, in the interest of helping us who feel a need to gamble on sports at all levels, I’m compiling a short bracketology for the NIT. Read closely: this is probably one of the only NIT previews available.

By March 19, 2009

Sports

What Rocks? Daniel Nunn

The goal of every senior athlete is to end his college career with a bang. Daniel Nunn is doing just that. The senior distance runner garnered All-American honors last Friday by placing 13th in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 5K final. It is the first time he has been named an All-American for indoor track and field.

By March 19, 2009