Beginning Oct. 30, main campus students will be eligible to pick up their personal Georgetown One Card, a single card to be used for identification, purchasing goods and services both... Read more
Georgetown University Athletic Department and District of Columbia Public Schools will begin a program which will allow local middle school students to spend a day at Georgetown observing intercollegiate athletics.... Read more
Is it wrong to assume that the Department of Public Safety should have University students’ and faculty members’ best interests in mind at all times? It seems like this would... Read more
The announcement last week of the Speech and Expression Committee’s revised policy on anonymous publications on campus has thrown student leaders and campus publications into a relative frenzy, as the... Read more
In an effort to limit violence in District public schools, the District’s Board of Education is proposing changes to the existing law that would give teachers greater authority to use... Read more
The Virginia Governor’s race offers an unambiguous choice for state voters. Republican candidate Mark Earley will continue Governor Jim Gilmore’s pattern of irresponsible budgetary policy and preaches intolerant social values.... Read more
You have 30 minutes to spare. Sure, you could waste it turing on the TV, doing some homework, washing your hair. But, come on, you live in Georgetown, one of... Read more
At schools like Kansas, Duke and Arizona, Midnight Madness has been a rite of passage for college students. Teams debut and scrimmage, and schools gather around to mark the start... Read more
Every Saturday morning I am startled awake at the crack of noon by athletic girls from Visitation Preparatory School obnoxiously exercising their supposed right to hoot and holler in adrenaline-induced... Read more
Football (2-3, 0-3 Patriot League)?In another miraculous finish up on Kehoe field, the Hoyas defeated Davidson 26-24 on Saturday for their second straight win. Georgetown senior defensive end Eric Speron... Read more
After two successful tournaments for the Georgetown women’s tennis team, it was time for a reality check. At the ECAC Invitational this weekend at Princeton, the Hoyas struggled against their... Read more
Before arriving at Georgetown I had dreams of lengthy conversations into the night with an erudite community of committed students. What I got instead was a kinky sexcapade. I wasn’t... Read more
Every week when I religiously read the “Sunday Styles” section in The New York Times, I flip to the page detailing the recent charity galas and auctions in the New... Read more
This coming Sunday may be the biggest day of my life. What I have waited for since age three is finally happening: I am going to see Michael Jackson live.... Read more
I felt like an alcoholic. Like people in AA that can never have a drink again because they just don’t trust themselves not to start up again. Mine was not... Read more
Random thoughts while wondering if Bob Brenly could have actually pulled off a suicide squeeze against the Cardinals: Why is everyone so scared of Anthrax? They were a vanguard of... Read more
In this old-school episode of The Wonder Years, Kevin Arnold and his nerd comrade Paul Pfeiffer are sitting on a bus ruminating on future plans after high school. This scene... Read more
On Saturday, Oct. 13, John J. DeGioia was inaugurated as Georgetown University’s 48th president. As the first lay president, DeGioia is in a unique position to influence our Catholic identity.... Read more
In the wake of recent outbreaks of anthrax nationwide, concerns about a large-scale terrorist attack with chemical or biological weapons are steadily growing. The Bush Administration recently allocated almost $2... Read more
Midnight Madness, a celebration marking the first official practice day of all NCAA basketball teams, is one of the most exciting times of the year. Students come together, teams come... Read more
John J. DeGioia declared in his inaugural address Saturday that the Georgetown community cannot shy away from debating the “set of tensions” that are an essential part of the University.... Read more
Two cases of anthrax scares have been reported at the University in the past week. Both instances involved individuals who were suspicious of materials they had received through the mail.... Read more
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