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Debunking Ewing

Only a few basketball players have been bigger first-ballot shoe-ins for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame than Patrick Ewing, Sr.

By Anthony Francavilla April 10, 2008

Going pro around the world

Kenny Izzo’s dream of playing professional basketball lead him to places the ordinary persuer would not be willing to visit.

By Phil Perry April 10, 2008

The Sports Sermon

When I mention the words “workout” and “girls” what comes to mind? Perhaps the rows of occupied elliptical machines at Yates steadily spinning away while the girls on them read the lastest issue of Cosmo? An exercise ball might even be involved, but what remains consistent in any image is the intent to break the least amount of sweat while still managing to get the body in shape.

By Liz Kuebler April 10, 2008

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The refusal to veil religious freedom in the U.S.

My English friends and Dutch cousins are smart, contemporary, educated and enlightened. But over the last few years, whenever we’ve discussed the differences between how Europe and the U.S. have handled Islamic women’s veiling, I’m always somewhat shocked at how, uniformly, my enlightened “Euros” are passionately biased against the veil, saying that they wish Muslim women in Europe would be prohibited from the practice.

By Lauve Steenhuisen April 10, 2008

Voices

Combatting homelessness and its preconceptions, one paper at a time

How many times have you walked down M Street and carefully averted your eyes, sped up or even crossed the street to avoid someone asking for change on a street corner? Trained from a young age in the philosophy of hard work and self-sufficiency, my own justifications for doing so are almost automatic—“How dare they stir up these feelings of embarrassment and discomfort? Why don’t they get a real job instead of sitting on the corner, or worse—sleeping (even though it’s known that many sleep during the day so they can stay awake at night and guard themselves and their belongings)? Won’t they just use the money for drugs or alcohol? It’s just a scam.”

By admin April 10, 2008

Voices

The political purgatory of abortion

Assessing my political beliefs is a simple enough task. I am a liberal and a Democrat. I believe in healthcare for the needy, in the critical need for compassionate government and true to my rust belt roots, I believe in the importance of unions. I also believe in gay rights, in the decriminalization of marijuana, the importance of sex education and making birth control available. I am a feminist, and will accept all the bra-burning connotations that come along with that.

By admin April 10, 2008

Voices

Shattering the myths of recycling on campus

Some people say it with a hint of boastful pride. “Me? No, I never recycle!”

By Robyn Liska April 10, 2008

Second half victory for women’s lax

With thirty seconds left on the clock, junior midfielder Meghan Bloomer sprinted by her defender and fired the ball on goal. The ball hit the top of Virginia goaltender Kendall McBrearty’s stick and landed in the bottom right corner of the net, and the Hoyas escaped with an 8-7 victory over the University of Virginia Cavaliers.

By Joseph Richman April 10, 2008

Andrew Baird

After a difficult win against unheralded Fairfield last Saturday, senior attackman Andrew Baird dismissed the suggestion that the Hoyas should have won easily.

By Justin Hunter Scott April 10, 2008

Softball hit hard by Maryland

Poor hitting plagued the Georgetown Hoyas (18-28) in a doubleheader in College Park against Maryland on Tuesday. The Terrapins won both games, 1-0 and 8-0.

By Mike Kuebler April 10, 2008

H*yas hold Choice Week

On Tuesday, about 50 students and teachers stopped by a H*yas for Choice table in Red Square to guess the number of condoms in a large jar. The game was one of many activities, from a pro-choice panel discussion to a sex-education trivia night, that H*yas for Choice has sponsored this week as part of the second annual Choice Week at Georgetown.

By Alisha Crovetto April 10, 2008

Brownback backs religion in politics

Senator Sam Brownback (R–Kan.) emphasized the importance of faith in public policy to “ensure that human dignity is at the center of everything” during a talk last night in Copley Formal Lounge. Following a short address, the Senator, who is best known for his evangelical religious views, talked with University President John DeGioia and answered questions from the audience.

By Crystal Chung April 10, 2008

Union Jack: Of mortgages and MSBers

It was easy for people like me—freshmen, liberal arts majors—to ignore 2007’s rumbles of a subprime mortgage meltdown. I barely blinked in December when Bear Stearns, one of the largest underwriters of mortgage bonds in the nation, announced losses of $854 million. But for Georgetown students readying themselves to enter the banking and finance job market this fall or next, these economic tremors are making the employment search an uncertain task.

By Alison Crowley April 10, 2008

Bloomberg goes green

“For far too long environmentalism has gotten pitted against economic development,” New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday in Gaston Hall. “Going green is the best and indeed only pro-growth strategy.”

By Maddie Donnelly April 10, 2008

A 3rd Person Singular view of couples, abstracted

“The great thing about couples is they arrange themselves in these weird positions,” Amy Sillman explains in an exhibition publication about her series of paintings, Third Person Singular. At Sillman’s new show at the Hirshhorn Museum, you can see that she’s on to something: the entrance wall is covered with black-and-white sketches of various pairs lazily sprawled over each other on a couch, rigidly sitting straight up with arms awkwardly around each other’s backs, or curving their legs to play footsie at a dinner party. The heart of Sillman’s work, though, is the abstracted bursts of garish color that develop from these primary studies of geometric relationships between bodies.

By Sara Carothers April 10, 2008

2amys: When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie

Another review of 2amys, one of D.C.’s tastiest gourmet pizza purveyors, may seem like a waste of valuable newsprint. After all, the District’s young and beautiful made it a tried and true favorite, and it was voted “Best Pizza” by the Washington Post in 2006. Let’s remember, though, that it’s 2008, and the restaurant hasn’t won that illustrious title in two years. In fact, 2amys has recently fallen slightly out of favor with critics, and its hipster clientele has largely been replaced with young parents toting unruly tots who probably couldn’t appreciate a good sfogliatelle if it fell into their diapered laps.

By Katherine Norton April 10, 2008

Scorsese Shines a Light on the Stones

In November 1969, the Rolling Stones introduced themselves as the “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” during their massive “1969 American Tour.” Nearly forty years later, it’s hard to strip the perennial rockers of this sobriquet. In Shine A Light, famed director Martin Scorsese blends footage from the Stones’ 2006 shows at New York’s Beacon Theater with archived interviews and recordings that pay tribute to the band’s longevity. The result is a dazzling rockumentary fueled by electric performances, which solidly refute Hollywood’s claim that this is no country for old men.

By Eliott Grover April 10, 2008

Critical Voices: M83, Saturdays = Youth

M83’s latest album, Saturdays = Youth, is sole band member Anthony Gonzalez’s paean to the music of his childhood. Marked by the electronic drum kicks and synth-heavy ballads popularized by Kate Bush and the Cocteau Twins, the album is so steeped in ‘80s production values that it’s tempting to dismiss it as a genre exercise with no enduring value. But the style works, and Saturdays = Youth’s best moments stack up well against M83’s back catalogue, even if it runs out of steam before its finish.

By Justin Hunter Scott April 10, 2008

Culottes for you lots: Your closet’s secret stash

There are so many mornings when I wake up, open my closet and listlessly browse its contents only to come to the despairing conclusion that I have nothing to wear. This is particularly frustrating because I feel like I’m always shopping, and my new clothes are constantly evaporating into thin air, when I know that they’re really hanging there, pitifully staring at me after ownership has stripped them of their exciting potential. Once in a while, however, I’ll remember the secret stash that I have, that everyone has, lying fallow among the hangers.

By Katherine Norton April 10, 2008

Separated, under the same moon

If you can ignore the clichés that push along the plot of Under the Same Moon (La misma luna), you’ll find a sometimes-adventurous movie about the challenge of crossing the U.S.-Mexican border. Yet each time Under the Same Moon hints at character development or a unique perspective on immigration, an overdone, blurry camera shot— signifying a lost little boy’s sense of confusion—ruins any semblance of originality.

By Sara Carothers April 10, 2008

Some Powerful Stuff

The premise of “Stuff Happens” is terrifying: a dramatic reenactment of the build-up to the Iraq War, it could easily have turned into an overdone farce. Instead, the play is more of a thought-provoking documentary than a satire, weaving together detailed research with remarkably unbiased and restrained speculation about what happens behind closed doors. “Stuff Happens” is a powerful and intricately choreographed commentary that is still shocking despite the topic’s familiarity.

By Vivian Chen April 10, 2008