Fifty-nine of Georgetown’s 200 fire hydrants need maintenance, according to Louis Jarvis, the Water Services Director for the District of Columbia Water and Sewage Authority, who was called to testify before the Advisory Neighborhood Commission at their meeting on Monday.
It sinks, it stinks, and it floods. It’s the National Mall, and it’s a national embarrassment. Last week, the House Rules Committee cut $200 million from President Obama’s stimulus bill that would have been dedicated to its restoration.
The two-part film Che, an epic biography of Cuban Revolutionary leader Che Guevara, falls short of its expected epic proportions—though it is arguably better for it. In a decisive rebellion... Read more
At one point in Taken, when told by an old-friend-turned-cynical-police-chief that he’ll never find his daughter, Brian Mills (Liam Neeson) threatens that he will stop at nothing to save her,... Read more
The National Portrait Gallery is an odd museum among D.C.’s many Smithsonian gems. For a hall full of paintings, it isn’t particularly concerned with any particular Art Historical ideas, and... Read more
If you’re craving a burger but you’re sick of the same old places around campus, think about venturing to Glover Park to grab a bite at Z-Burger. An updated version... Read more
There’s no denying the economy is in the pits, so what should you do with that last wad of cash stashed in your underwear drawer? Invest in a turntable and... Read more
A few years ago, I began to realize that following television was very different from being a fan of most other mediums. There is no chance that when you go... Read more
From eastern European gypsy-folk to French chamber pop, Beirut’s Zach Condon finds inspiration in odd places. Yet he’s always been able to fuse his disparate influences into coherent records dripping... Read more
More than just a means for transportation, cars in America have long served as indicators of status and as treasured collectibles. Celebrities always flaunt their auto collections on MTV’s “Cribs,”... Read more
For the past six years, one festival has been bringing the District’s short film lovers their heart’s desire: The DC Shorts Film Festival. Moviemaker Magazine praised the festival as “one... Read more
Sometimes the answer to a slump is as simple as a little extra time in the gym.
Such was the case for Jessie Sapp and the rest of the Hoyas (13-8, 4-6), who defeated Rutgers 57-47 Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Sports pundits have called Sunday night’s battle on the gridiron “the greatest Super Bowl of all time.” While I’m not quite ready to forget Super Bowl XXXVIII, in which the Patriots defeated the Panthers 32-29, I will allow that this was perhaps the strangest championship game of the modern football era.
Over the last few months, the Georgetown track and field team has been working tirelessly to prove that they are a force to be reckoned with. Distance runners have run... Read more
After losing to top-ranked UConn on Saturday, the Hoyas traveled to DePaul Wednesdy night to take on the 24th-ranked team in the nation. Facing their third straight ranked opponent in a row, the Hoyas had little time to catch their breath.
Last weekend, head coach Steven Cartwright and Georgetown University’s swimming and diving team suffered losses to the University of Connecticut at McCarthy Pool. The men fell by a score of 163-122, and the women were taken down by a score of 164-127.
In large undergraduate economics classes at Georgetown, where professors often lecture before more than one hundred people, teaching assistants can make or break a student’s experience. Many freshmen must take... Read more
Last semester, Georgetown University students were sickened by both a viral outbreak and a string of seven consecutive losses by Georgetown’s football team. Adding insult to injury, Georgetown’s Program Board... Read more
Our nation’s independence was founded on a fundamental belief in representative government, in every voice being heard. But for as long as the nation has been free, the District has... Read more
As members of “Georgetown for Gaza,” greeting our friends and professors on campus with “Happy New Year” after winter break seemed bitterly paradoxical.
In the aftermath of the recent Israeli operation in Gaza, much of the world has an opinion, but few care to understand why Israel was forced to go to war in the first place.
One of my favorite psychological concepts to misuse in everyday life is the idea of “parallel play.” When children are very young—say, one or two years old—they aren’t entirely capable of playing with each other, and will instead play their own individual games, side by side.
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