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Hoyas’ voice from above

In his maroon cardigan, knitted navy tie and square glasses, the voice of the Verizon Center sits comfortably amidst a library of theological tomes on a sunny Monday afternoon. Father William McFadden, S.J., may seem an incongruous choice for a job most often reserved for pomade-shellacked quick talkers just out of broadcasting school, but after almost 34 years as the public address announcer for the Hoyas, McFadden is as adept at the mike as any of them.

By admin February 1, 2007

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Tequila Sunset

The night that Shane died started as one of the nights that made me love California.

By Somerset Perry February 1, 2007

Ex-Patriot Fan

Every year, the lead-up to the Super Bowl gets overblown by every analyst and sports station in the country. Interviews, highlights, and stats abound, encroaching on the life of every good American sports fan. The inundation is relentless right up through the final sideline reports thirty seconds prior to a great flashing of cameras, during which a kickoff is rumored to take place.

By Phil Perry February 1, 2007

Hoya basketball peaking at the right time

As the post-season draws nearer, prospects are brighter with Georgetown riding a five-game win streak which has propelled them to 3rd in the Big East standings. Fresh off a win against Cincinnati, the Hoyas look as if they may finally be living up to the preseason hype.

By David Dietz February 1, 2007

Sports Sermon

The death of a great athlete has cast a shadow over the bright anticipation of the pre-Super Bowl sports world. He was bigger than Brian Urlacher, faster than Marvin Harrison and had more heart than Peyton Manning. His tragic death has exposed a sport with a standard of safety that would be deemed unacceptable for two-legged athletes.

By Anthony Francavilla February 1, 2007

Women lose big

The Lady Hoyas added to their losing streak in the Big East, bringing the number to five. Georgetown (11-11, 1-8BE) lost to the University of South Florida (16-5, 6-2BE) 79-51 Tuesday night after falling into yet another scoring slump.

By Liz Kuebler February 1, 2007

Editorials

Styacich/Dougherty in ‘07

Election season is back, filled with YouTube videos, Red Square posters and a million e-mails.

By the Editorial Board February 1, 2007

Cartoons

In Poor Taste

By Alexandra Hart February 1, 2007

Editorials

We just wanna dance

Despite being underage, many Georgetown students take advantage of D.C. dancing at nightclubs.

By the Editorial Board February 1, 2007

Keg limit may go off campus

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission’s student representative introduced a resolution on Tuesday night recommending that the University extend its new one keg-per-party rule for campus residences to off-campus townhouses.

By Will Sommer February 1, 2007

Editorials

Trying to catch ‘em legislatin’ dirty

If the “Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007” makes it through the Senate this week, and it almost definitely will, it will be the first increase in the federal minimum wage in a decade.

By the Editorial Board February 1, 2007

GU embezzler flees

Pedro Paulo dos Santos, the former director of Georgetown’s Brazilian Studies program, was indicted on July 19 by a federal grand jury for embezzling more than $300,000 from Georgetown University according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

By Dylan Richmond February 1, 2007

Veterans march against surge

Veterans were a sober yet powerful presence on the National Mall last Saturday as thousands came to D.C. to protest the troop surge in Iraq.

By Kate Mays February 1, 2007

RIP Fr. Drinan

Rev. Robert F. Drinan, S.J., the first Catholic priest to be a voting member of Congress died on Sunday at the age of 86. Drinan was a member of the Georgetown Jesuit community.

By Mike Stewart February 1, 2007

Freeway fight

Proponents of tearing down the Whitehurst Freeway scored a victory this month when the Georgetown Business Association voted to support plans to remove the road.

By Will Sommer February 1, 2007

Campaigning with the boys on the GUTS bus

“Just because we take the issues seriously doesn’t mean we have to take ourselves seriously,” Ben Shaw (COL ‘08) explained as he and his running mate Matt Appenfeller (COL ‘08) filmed their video “Vote in a Box” as part of their Student Association election campaign.

By Kate Mays February 1, 2007

Roots of conflict

Mushahid Hussain, a Georgetown alumnus who is now a Pakistani senator and a member of the Pakistan Muslim League, spoke in ICC yesterday about the challenge of reconciling the Islamic and Western worlds, saying that the conflict is more political than religious.

By Mariam Khan February 1, 2007

Bay breakdown

When it comes to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, it would be a gross understatement to say that we’ve missed the target. The arrow hasn’t even left the bow—and the archer has taken several large steps backward trying to take aim.

By John Lawless February 1, 2007

Jasper Johns: not just flags, guys

Under every picture-perfect surface dwells a host of contradictions and realities. Bubbling under the facade of the happy, down-home, meatloaf-eating American Dream was the Civil Rights movement, McCarthyism and the Cold War. It was during this increasingly unsteady time that Jasper Johns grounded the theoretical rebellion of his art.

By Lauren Gaskill February 1, 2007

Lez’hur Ledger: Shivering for Sufjan

Sure, the scene was familiar enough: nerdy white boys in fraying women’s jeans skulked around, talking music and secretly tallying the hipster points they earned each time they said “crescendo” (I think I’ll use that word on my Live Journal!). This wasn’t going to be my normal weekend –instead of being cramped inside the cloudy confines of the Black Cat, I found myself camped outside the Kennedy Center at 10p.m., waiting to receive free tickets to Sufjan Stevens’ Feb. 5 performance with the Center’s Opera House orchestra.

By Traviss Cassidy February 1, 2007

Aspargus fritter and ice cream, please

Fusion has become a trendy label, with everything from French-Indian fusion at IndeBleu to Asian tapas at Raku. But ‘fusion’ is a vague term, used to describe a wide range of the marriages of many different techniques, ingredients, and flavors.

By Kathryn Brand February 1, 2007