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Growing up, I loved to watch baseball. I couldn’t get enough of it. At night, I would watch baseball on TV; at school, I would play baseball with the kids in the playground and when I got home, I would take out my baseball cards and pick out my favorites. Guys like Don Mattingly and Willie Randolph were my idols, my all-star team.

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National powerhouses loom for Georgetown

The doors of McDonough are always locked during practices, so the Georgetown community cannot see the Hoyas take shape in front of its very eyes. So far this season, the Hoyas have dominated creampuffs, as expected, while showing off their impressive first-year arsenal of guards and forwards and their new-look, faster-paced offense.

Leisure

Experience the tyranny

Fans of power pop at its finest should not miss the Ted Leo and his fellow Pharmacists show next week. Leo is in town to promote his latest album The Tyranny of Distance, a remarkable collection of songs released by Berkeley’s Lookout! Records. His lengthy resume begins with memberships in the late-’80s New York hardcore bands Citizen’s Arrest and Animal Crackers.

Leisure

Sonic pur?e not for weak

When making music that sounds like a record collection in a blender, does it really matter who is pushing the pur?e button? The answer, of course, is an unequivocal, “No,” because records, especially records that fit that description, hardly ever “matter” in any consequence-laden kind of way.

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The Sports Sermon

Seeing as The Sermon has undergone a changing of the guard, we feel that it is only fair to lay out our new allegiances.

First and foremost, we hate the Yankees. Their attempt to steal Jason Giambi from an exciting, young and improving A’s squad is nauseating.

Leisure

Fear of a Brown planet?

On Saturday night, while most Georgetown students were gearing up for yet another night of over-crowded, dimly-lit parties that could only end in beer stains and hangovers, they were missing a truly unique performance in the ICC Auditorium. ArthArts, a theater troupe dedicated to bringing South Asian and South Asian-American experiences to the stage, put on an enjoyable show called Shades of Brown.

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Hoya women gear up for tough stretch

Until last Friday, the Georgetown women’s basketball team was an undefeated team. They had beaten all four of their opponents to date, including Farleigh Dickinson, Colgate, Rider and George Mason. On Friday, however the Hoyas suffered their first regular season loss to the Stags from Fairfield University.

Leisure

B-boys (and girls) descend on AU

“Hey, that kid’s wearing a skateboard helmet!”

This would not have been an out of place comment had it been heard on a half-pipe, but instead it was half-mumbled by a stranger inside “The Tavern,” an American University version of Hoya Court. The reason for the helmet? To perform headspins, a staple breakdancing move.

Sports

Why Can’t I Score

As corporate lawyers, professional arbitrators, incredibly rich businessmen and the dorky-as-hell Commissioner of Baseball square off regarding the issues of contraction and the collective bargaining agreement this offseason, I find it remarkably difficult, optimist though I may be, to deny the possibility of a work stoppage in the 2002 baseball season.

Features

Affirming Georgetown’s Commitment to Diversity

Today, two lawsuits challenging the affirmative action policy of the University of Michigan will be argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In both cases, the plaintiffs take the position that the university’s admissions practices unlawfully discriminate against them, due to the university’s policy to take under represented race and ethnicity into account as a “plus” factor.

Voices

Don’t fuck with free speech

I walked into my high school freshman English class. I noticed no one else had arrived yet, and I turned toward the black board. My eyes widened as I noticed that someone had written, in large capital letters, “FUCK,” across the length of the board.

Embarrassed by this “naughty” word prominently displayed for all to see, I scurried over and erased the profanity.

Voices

How should an American act now?

The battle in Afghanistan is almost over, though maybe the war on terrorism has just begun. I felt relieved with the major victories this week, hoping the United Nations could go back and give aid to those who are in desperate need of it. I’ve heard however that in some parts of Afghanistan it is already too late, that many thousands have died.

News

Isn’t it time?

The Center for Minority Educational Affairs and the Women’s Center have cemented their place on Georgetown’s campus for a number of years now. Although the presence of both of these centers have been challenged at one time or another, it seems that the majority of Georgetown students understand and accept the need for such spaces on campus.

Voices

True story

Nov. 28, 2001: Two officers with the Georgetown University Depart-ment of Public Safety issued citations today to students who were riding their bikes near the Reiss Science building. Students who did not get off their bikes and walk were stopped and lectured.

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Berrigan: American response should not be war

Daniel Berrigan, S.J. urged members of the Georgetown community to choose the path of reconciliation, justice and forgiveness as we consider the events of the past few months. Berrigan spoke on Nov. 20 in ICC Auditorium and was introduced to a standing ovation.

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Macapagal-Arroy pledges support

Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroy (SFS ‘68), president of the Philippines, expressed the Philippines’ support of the United States in the war against terrorism in a speech in Gaston Hall on Nov. 19.

On the night of Sept. 11, Macapagal-Arroyo was the first Asian leader to notify President Bush that her country stands behind him, she said.

Voices

Revenge of the bourgeoisie

My burgeoning liberalism is having a tough time compromising itself with my general distaste for the masses. I want to reach out to people, to help people, to appreciate their woes. But this is hard, because they keep pissing me off.

People are idiots, and they smell.

News

Entertainment room opens

On Monday, a renovated Village C Formal Lounge opened as an entertainment area designed for student socializing. The lounge currently contains two pools tables, a foosball table, a jukebox, a big screen television and many couches and chairs.

The lounge will be open from 2 p.

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Professors discuss speech policy

Members of the Georgetown Committee on Free Speech and Expression addressed students and faculty members Tuesday night to explain the history and goals of the current Speech and Expression Policy and a possible addition to the it. The discussion comes after much debate on the addition which emphasizes that the Vice President of Student Affairs can take away anonymous publications from public distribution places if he considers them “grossly offensive.

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Racial preferences discussed by panelists

Representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Individual Rights and the Center for Equal Opportunity debated the pros and cons of affirmative action on Tuesday in ICC Auditorium. Panelists disagreed over the fairness of the use of racial preferences in the college admissions process.

Sports

Injuries mount as No. 16 Georgetown rolls

Bouncing back from their tough non-conference loss to the University of Georgia, the Hoyas took their next four games in blowout fashion defeating Coastal Carolina, Towson, Grambling State and Bethune-Cookman.

Still, the Hoyas have been beset by injuries losing junior guard Trenton Hillier, first-year forward Harvey Thomas, first-year guard Tony Bethel and most importantly, last year’s leading scorer, sophomore forward Mike Sweetney, all for various ailments.

News

GU hesitates to approve GLBT resource center

Students working on a proposal for a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender resource center have not gained the support of the University, though administrators have suggested that the creation of the center is unlikely at this point, students are still working to gather support.

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Terrorism linked to poverty, Pepper says

Acts of terrorism are closely linked to the high worldwide rates of abject poverty, said international human rights lawyer William Pepper told about 40 students and faculty members in the Copley Formal Lounge Tuesday.

According to Pepper, 447 individuals alone control more money than over 2.

Sports

The Sports Sermon

Ah, Thanksgiving sports, perhaps the finest institution this country has to offer. Well, aside from John Leguizamo on Broadway and perhaps Celebrity Jeopardy. Thanksgiving weekend offers a multitude of opportunities: crashing on the couch watching college football, tossing the pigskin in the backyard while diving into leaf piles, bonding with your dad over a mutual hatred of Duke basketball, watching Tony Banks become a Hall of Famer .

Leisure

Not French

Sitting on my couch watching M2 these past few months, I have become increasingly disgruntled with the new vanguard of indie-rock starlets. It seems that every five minutes some new mop-topped, Prada-sporting cakeboys are poised to “save rock ‘n’ roll as we know it” and usher in the neo-Lou Reed, post-Seattle sound.