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A Court of One’s Own: Women’s Basketball Preview 2008-2009

The Georgetown women’s basketball team, ranked 11th in the Big East according to the Preseason Coaches’ Poll, is counting down the hours until the opening game of the 2008-2009 season.... Read more

By Liz Kuebler November 13, 2008

Nothin’ but net for Nikita

If you find yourself looking for a way to calm the pregame jitters before the Hoyas’ first game on Monday, try counting the number of times sophomore Nikita Mescheriakov misses... Read more

By Anthony Francavilla November 13, 2008

Features

Underdogs With A Bite: Men’s Basketball Preview 2008-2009

When John Thompson III was named Georgetown’s head coach, the Hoyas had appeared in only one NCAA tournament in the past seven seasons. Under his leadership, the team has gone... Read more

By Tim Shine November 13, 2008

Crosswords

Crossword Puzzle Solutions 11.13.08

By Cal Lee November 13, 2008

Tuesday night revelry sours

Early last Wednesday morning, two Georgetown graduates were assaulted on their way to join the crowd celebrating President-elect Barack Obama’s (D) election in front of the White House. An intoxicated... Read more

By Alisha Crovetto November 13, 2008

Rattled by assault

A female Georgetown student was sexually assaulted and another was sexually harassed this week, during Georgetown’s annual Take Back the Night week. Though the Department of Public Safety issued campus-wide... Read more

By Molly Redden November 13, 2008

SAC may buck GUSA

On Monday night, Student Activities Commission Chair Sophia Behnia (COL `09) proposed several controversial amendments to the SAC constitution. If they pass, they will eliminate defunct clauses in SAC’s constitution... Read more

By John Lawless November 13, 2008

Butt out: GU Hospital bans smoking

As of November 20, the use of tobacco will be prohibited in and around the Georgetown University Hospital. According to Kate Alcorn, a media representative for GUH, the policy will... Read more

By Marie Negrin November 13, 2008

Confronting Westboro protesters

On Monday, Joseph Graumann (SFS `11), a member of GU Pride, stood up on a park bench near the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to speak to... Read more

By Lillian Kaiser November 13, 2008

This time, Georgetown includes the neighbors

Georgetown administrators have begun to craft the ten-year plan that will dictate how the University can expand in the coming decade. University officials have changed their approach to this plan,... Read more

By Eric Pilch November 13, 2008

City on a Hill: D.C., the suffrage-free city

The election of Barack Obama (D) and the gains made by Democrats in Congress bode well for those fighting for voting rights for the District of Columbia. However, last week’s... Read more

By Juliana Brint November 13, 2008

A conference in a league of its own

Believe the hype. The Big East, which sent a record-setting six teams to the 2006 NCAA tournament and tied that record last season, could send seven or even eight teams into the thick of March Madness this year. If the AP preseason rankings hold true, seven Big East teams will be ranked in the top twenty-five. The conference could, in the words of Louisville Coach Rick Pitino, go down as “the strongest league in the history of college basketball.”

By Jeff Bakkensen November 13, 2008

DaJuan Summers enjoys a summer of growth

Junior forward DaJuan Summers always shows up when it matters. When the Hoyas needed one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the program to beat North Carolina in a 2007 NCAA Regional Final, he answered the call, scoring a then career-high 20 points. When they needed a late three-pointer to beat Louisville and clinch a second straight Big East title last year, he was there, nailing a game-winning twenty-five footer with 40 seconds left. So when Summers didn’t show up this June for Kenner League—Georgetown basketball’s unofficial summer school—people took notice.

By Walker Loetscher November 13, 2008

The Sports Sermon: Father Mac’s House

On the eve of the 25th anniversary of his ordainment and just days before his death, Father Vincent S. McDonough, S.J., had only one request for the school that he had served so dutifully.

By the Voice Staff November 13, 2008

Georgetown captain takes on a brand new role

Senior guard Jessie Sapp arrived at Georgetown near the end of what might charitably be called a rebuilding period. His January 2005 commitment came partway through John Thompson III’s first year as head coach, a season that began without rank or expectation and ended in the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament. Craig Esherick’s thirteen wins the year before were the fewest since 1974, and the squad that Sapp and fellow recruits Tay Spann, Marc Egerson, and Josh Thornton were set to join lacked the sense of pride and tradition that had characterized Georgetown during its dominant years in the 1980s. Only the strong freshman class of future Hoya stars Roy Hibbert, Jeff Green ,and Jon Wallace hinted at what was to come. When Sapp and the 2005-2006 Georgetown squad stepped onto the court for the first time, it was a sign that Hoya basketball was back; after a decade of appearing in the National Invitational Tournament, the team would go to three NCAA tournaments over the next three years.

By Jeff Bakkensen November 13, 2008

Crosswords

Crossword Puzzle Solutions 11.13.08

By Cal Lee November 13, 2008

The unbearable decisions of being (a senior)

When confronted with decisions I’m like an ostrich with its head in the sand. I sense the danger of the open-ended environment around me. Time lurks nearby, hunting me down... Read more

By Madeline Reidy November 13, 2008

Editorials

Georgetown needs more turkey time

By planes, trains, and automobiles, Hoyas from all across the country will be wending their way home for Thanksgiving in just a few short days. Too bad the University’s schedule... Read more

By the Editorial Board November 13, 2008

Editorials

The Corp should charge for plastic bags

New York, home of the $15 cup of coffee, the $5 chocolate chip cookie, and the $3 million studio apartment, is about to add a price tag to a convenience... Read more

By the Editorial Board November 13, 2008

I’m glad my president will be smarter than I am

With Barack Obama’s election as President of the United States, a recent trend among American politicians has been broken: the election of “average joes” to the presidency, and that’s a good thing. Do you really want an average American running our country? I know I don’t.

By George D'Angelo November 13, 2008

Editorials

In pre-registration, knowledge is power

As anyone who’s preregistered for a class taught by a celebrity professor like Madeleine Albright or Donna Brazile knows, when it comes to picking your courses, you can’t always get... Read more

By the Editorial Board November 13, 2008

Does your beard hang low?

There's one question that I regularly encounter in Morocco with my newly-grown beard. "Are you Muslim?" the vendors ask in Arabic. I've come to realize that in Muslim countries, a beard carries a specific meaning, or at least something other than, "I'm too lazy to shave."

By Dan Newman November 13, 2008