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Campus relays for life

The Lombardi Center isn’t the only on-campus organization working to cure cancer this spring. Three weeks into its fundraising efforts, Georgetown’s Relay for Life has surpassed expectations and raised almost $60,000 for the American Cancer Society.

By Dylan Richmond February 22, 2007

Three D.C. women killed by buses, drivers will face new training

Metro buses killed three people last week, prompting the Metro Area Transit Authority to institute a retraining program for all drivers.

By Will Sommer February 22, 2007

GW Student Senate passes pro-pot resolution

Marijuana legal reform has reached an all—time high at George Washington University.

By Jessica Bachman February 22, 2007

Dorm-bound freshmen to choose new rooms this Saturday

This Saturday a majority of the freshman class will decide, based upon personal preference and, more importantly, lottery numbers, where they will live next year. Apartments and Copley suites have already been meted out to a lucky few, but the rest will have to decide between Southwest Quad, LXR, Village C East and Copley doubles.

By Kate Mays February 22, 2007

Saxa Politica: Sex and the University Health Center

Georgetown’s Student Health Center can irrigate your ear, freeze your warts, or remove your ingrown toe nails. But when it comes to a more pressing concern for the student body—sexually transmitted diseases—the Center is sadly lacking.

By Will Sommer February 22, 2007

Jack and Laura talk Africa

University President John J. DeGioia and First Lady Laura Bush recognized the role of religious institutions in combating the African malaria crisis last Thursday. Their remarks came during a panel discussion at the United States executive offices next the White House.

By John Lawless February 22, 2007

Sports Sermon

With the Nova Nation looming at my back last Saturday, I happily played the unbiased journalist in the press box and hid my Georgetown T-shirt under a neutral sweater. Down by double digits early and grossly outnumbered, I wasn’t about to be a hero. But as Jesse Sapp let fly from 60 feet at the first-half buzzer and found nothing but net, I leapt out of my seat without thinking and exposed my allegiance to the hundreds of Wildcats behind me.

By Anthony Francavilla February 22, 2007

Features

Shunned by the City

While the snow in front of student houses in Burleith and West Georgetown has built up into slick sheets of ice and nearly every street is glazed in a brownish mix of slush and dirt, the alleyway behind Riggs Bank on Wisconsin Ave. has remained pristine, as if snow had never fallen. At the end of that alleyway sits an overloaded shopping cart covered in plastic tarps. If you look closer, though many don’t, you can see the outline of a bundled-up old man leaning against it. His name is Nathanial Ust, and he prides himself on keeping his home clear of snow.

By Michael Bruns February 22, 2007

Hoyas win despite sloppy play

With a match-up against Pittsburgh for Big East supremacy only days away, the Hoyas may have been guilty of looking ahead as they struggled against last-place Cincinnati last night. Despite early struggles, Georgetown rallied and extended their winning streak to ten with a 75-65 win.

By David Dietz February 22, 2007

Hoya baseball off to rough start

Hoya baseball was raring to take the field in a three-game set against Davidson this past weekend, even after the Hoyas’ season opener against rival George Washington was postponed due to inclement weather. But awakening from their off-season slumber proved harder than expected.

By Daniel Eden February 22, 2007

Reviving the Georgetown music scene

Generally speaking, starting a band in college does not involve much of a hassle. Given spare time, money and energy, virtually anyone can pick up an instrument, gather a few friends together and have a jam session. However, for Danny Murphy (COL ’09), Sean Croft (SFS ’09) and a handful of other musicians on campus, the logistics of maintaining a band at Georgetown have proven to be more complicated.

By Daniel Cook February 22, 2007

Beards: like a scarf for your face

From every angle, Chris Svetlik’s (SFS ’10) beard is a sight to behold. The whiskers on his upper lip reach their full potential in two woolly peaks extending from the chin. Between these peaks, below a subtle soul patch, is a valley of shorter hair left over from an experiment in mutton chops. Svetlik and others show that campus is no stranger to the whiskery classmate and in many ways beard life and campus life intertwine as facial hair makes a fashion comeback to Georgetown.

By Michael Keller February 22, 2007

Of Montreal rocks

Of Montreal, the critically acclaimed psych-pop band out of Athens, Georgia, returns to the Washington D.C. area for spring break. Fronted by Kevin Barnes, the group released their well-received eighth album, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?, on Feb. 23. Guitarist Bryan Poole detailed the band’s updated sound on the new record.

By Justin Hunter Scott February 22, 2007

The Chimes charm

At the 34th annual Cherry Tree Massacre, hosted by the Georgetown Chimes, you will be torn between raucous laughter and oppression, trying not to sing along to all the cheap love songs.

By Ryan Maye Handy February 22, 2007

Next round’s on me

A rotating bi-weekly column about drinking.

By Chris Stanton February 22, 2007

Editorials

Homeless get no snow days

Roughly one percent of all residents in the District of Columbia are homeless, the highest per capita rate in the country.

By the Editorial Board February 22, 2007

Editorials

Unfreeze District’s blood supply

Last Wednesday’s whiteout had more serious effects than keeping a few professors from getting to work. The D.C.-Baltimore area may be wet with winter weather but its blood supply is significantly dried out.

By the Editorial Board February 22, 2007

Editorials

Three inches too much for D.C.

We learned this week that there is no better solution to icy roads than warm weather. It’s a shame we had to wait for it.

By the Editorial Board February 22, 2007

Cartoons

In Poor Taste

By Alexandra Hart February 22, 2007

Georgetown now number one in Big East

WEB ONLY Feb. 24: Star junior forward Jeff Green is often judged on his points per game, but with just over three minutes left against the Pittsburgh Panthers and the outcome still in doubt, Green proved his worth beyond the scoreboard.

By Anthony Francavilla February 22, 2007

This cheerleader has cajones

In between bites of iceberg lettuce, Eric Cusimano details the ins and outs of his life as the sole male member of Georgetown’s cheerleading squad. Sporting khakis, a white baseball hat and black fleece, Cusimano is the picture of the Joe Hoya stereotype. At a superficial glance, you might guess that his extracurricular activities were confined to intramural basketball and slap bag. Instead, the freshman from Louisiana devotes his spare time to acrobatic feats, frenzied cheers and getting up close and personal with the smiling, be-ribboned girls ESPN cameramen love to spotlight.

By admin February 15, 2007

What a Rush

Today, I salute a real American. A man who isn’t afraid to speak the unfettered truth. A man willing to stand up to the mainstream media that runs this country and tell them that at least one journalist is going to stick up for the little guy. I speak of a man who has overcome vice and addiction and emerged from the wilderness. I speak, of course, of Rush Limbaugh.

By Dante Randazzo February 15, 2007