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Four miles is longer than you would think

Madonna and Justin Timberlake only had four minutes to save the world. The other day, I only had four minutes to rush to class. Liam Boylan-Pett, however, only had four minutes to run a mile.

By Victor Ho February 12, 2009

The Sports Sermon: Super Smash Bros.

Issei Nino (COL ‘12) might seem like your typical, over-achieving Georgetown student. He speaks English, French, Japanese, and Spanish fluently and is currently studying Chinese; he’s a regular stud at pick-up basketball games at Yates Field House; he’s a personable, good-looking kid. But Nino’s most prized talent is not gifted athleticism or scholarly acumen. He is a Super Smash Brothers demigod.

By Tom Bosco February 12, 2009

It starts at the top

These are dark times for Hoya fans. As the Georgetown faithful dejectedly trudged out of the Verizon Center last Saturday after another crushing loss (this one in overtime) in an increasingly disappointing season, one question was on everyone’s mind: “What’s wrong with this team?” Or, in the eloquent words of many frustrated and confused students, “Why do we suck so bad?”

By Sean Quigley February 12, 2009

Starters need to step up for the Hoyas against ‘Cuse

Six losses in seven games. It’s as ignominious a streak as Georgetown basketball has seen since John Thompson III took the reins of the program in 2004. With a 13-9 record, and 4-7 record in the Big East, the Hoyas have quickly fallen from the top 10 to dangerously near the NCAA tournament bubble.

By Tim Shine February 12, 2009

Sweet Coraline, 3D never looked so good

In an industry where bad romantic comedies and gratuitous horror flicks can be filmed in as few as six weeks, it’s comforting to know that it took six months to... Read more

By Sara Carothers February 12, 2009

A short exposure to big ideas

Just as a writer will use the short story format to address a topic too narrow to fill an entire novel, directors use the “short subject” as a medium... Read more

By James McGrory February 12, 2009

The south marches on Wisconsin

Francis “Fritz” Brogan, the co-owner of Kitchen2404 in Glover Park, is a tall, imposing guy who is never one to sit still. He’s also a Hoya, having graduated from the... Read more

By Cyrus Bordbar February 12, 2009

Features

Dance Dance Revolution: Georgetown’s Ballroom Dancing Team

The music began, a quick four/four. Dryden counted the beats aloud for me through her broad smile as she led me through the steps I had learned a little over an hour ago. How did I get here? A mere 24 hours ago I had become an honorary member of the Georgetown University Ballroom Dance team. But hell, three weeks before that day they weren't even in my periphery.

By Matthew Collins February 12, 2009

Foreign films come home

This weekend the “Global Glimpses” film festival, only in its second year of operation, will screen all five foreign films nominated this year for an Academy Award. The festival aims... Read more

By Michael Keller February 12, 2009

News

For OGB, four bad Apples don’t spoil the bunch

More than a year after purchasing the space at 1229 Wisconsin Avenue, Apple is still working with local government boards to develop a design that will harmonize the company’s modern aesthetic with the Georgetown neighborhood’s historical preservation standards.

By Juliana Brint February 12, 2009

Aphrodisiacs

In Act II of Macbeth, a porter, who had been “carousing till the second cock,” tells MacDuff that drink “provokes the desire, but takes away the performance,” a phenomenon known... Read more

By Kate Mays February 12, 2009

News

Saxa Politica: Going parental

Why was this weekend different from all other weekends? There wasn’t unleavened bread, bitter herbs, or haroset, but just like at your Passover Seder, there were lots of old people.

By John Lawless February 12, 2009

Naked heart

If PDA and public nudity are not on your agenda for Valentine’s Day, maybe they should be. Whether you’re flying solo this year or still chugging along with last year’s... Read more

By Madeline Reidy February 12, 2009

Cheap date: Valentine’s Day on the hilltop

For an ant mound populated by 12,000 20-somethings, Georgetown has a startling lack of PDA. Maybe that’s a good thing (do you really want to see the kids from model... Read more

By Sarah Harman February 12, 2009

Critical Voices: Dark Was The Night

4AD’s decision to greenlight Dark Was the Night, curated by the National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner, must have been all too easy: great lineup, 32 exclusive tracks, and a great... Read more

By Justin Hunter Scott February 12, 2009

Critical Voices: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

It’s no secret that I’m predisposed to the dreamy synth-pop pining of loves lost and romantic weekend getaways. The mellowed indie-pop of Hefner and Jets to Brazil raised me to... Read more

By Scott Munro February 12, 2009

What’s a girl to do?

In “What’s a Girl to Do When It’s Time to Put Down the Drink?,” which opened Wednesday night at the H Street Playhouse, sole actress Tara Handron openly explores the... Read more

By Sarah Crum February 12, 2009

Crosswords

Crossword Solutions 02.12.2009

By Cal Lee February 12, 2009

This Georgetown Life: Awkward Luvin’: The Valentine’s Day Edition

Voice staffers share their most awkward encounters with love, in a Valentine Day's Edition of This Georgetown Life.

By the Voice Staff February 12, 2009

The ANC: G-town’s own bastion of hyper-democracy

Washington, D.C. touts its 37 ANCs as advisory boards whose opinions on traffic, parking, zoning, liquor licenses, and police presence must be given “great weight” by District agencies. But this doesn’t even begin to explain the phenomenon of the ANC.

By Molly Redden February 12, 2009

Just because it’s real doesn’t mean it’s not terrifying

When I get bored, I slip into a sort of steady state of mind, my own personal state of nature. Oddly, that condition has come to involve watching a lot of horror movies. It isn’t that I particularly prefer slashers or monster romps to romantic comedy or drama. It’s more force of habit than conscious choice.

By John Lawless February 12, 2009