The flanker flies up along the wing, skates shaving ice particles onto the ankles of long-lost defenders, who valiantly tried to fling their life, their very essence, onto the streaking... Read more
Yes, web readers, this week’s sermon is extremely brief. While we had much to say, the Sports Staff blew up this week, and we had articles out the proverbial wazoo.... Read more
You half expected there to be a sign on the front gate of Kehoe Field, just a little something simple to state the obvious, that there would be no Wagner-Georgetown... Read more
A memorial service for Public Policy Institute Associate Professor Leslie Whittington and her family was held Sept. 17 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Whittington, her husband, Charles Falkenberg and their... Read more
To deal with last Tuesday’s terrorist attacks, the United States needs to use military force wisely and to gain the strong support of the American public, according to several Georgetown... Read more
In response to last Tuesday’s attacks, several student groups organized blood drives and fundraisers to aid the Red Cross. These groups included the American Red Cross Blood Drive Club, Georgetown... Read more
Americans need to be more in touch with their institutions, said Njoki Njoroge Njehu who spoke Tuesday night. A strong advocate for social and economic justice, she said she feels... Read more
Students, faculty, faith leaders and District residents gathered on Thursday for an Interfaith Prayer Service of Mourning and Unity hosted by Georgetown University. The event, which was sponsored by the... Read more
The Department of Public Safety is exploring the possibility of permanently expanding last week’s “Safewalks” program, Director William Tucker said. Safewalks began last weekend in response to campus security concerns... Read more
University President John J. DeGioia announced yesterday the appointment of Dr. Spiros Dimolitsas as University senior vice president and chief administrative officer, effective November 2001. “I am confident that Dr.... Read more
Students, faculty and staff at the Georgetown University Law Center have begun to receive the Georgetown One Card (GOCard). The GOCard replaces various cards used for identification, building access, ATM... Read more
After a week of debate in the District, the fate of Reagan National Airport is still uncertain. While none of the flights hijacked last Tuesday originated at National, the attacks... Read more
I apologize to all juniors abroad or going abroad: the Georgetown Men’s basketball schedule came out last week, and it looks like this could be the most exciting year since... Read more
Where to begin ? First off, Brit-poppers Travis remixed their single “Sing” on Sunday after Barry Bonds popped off three homers at Enron, bringing his total to 63. It goes... Read more
There was a time, around 14 years ago, when my father woke me up really late at night. Blearly eyed and clenching my tattered blue blanket, which I called Snoopy?I... Read more
Canadian hockey legend Guy Lafleur is stirring up controversy north of the border. Last week, Lafleur made headlines when news leaked that Pfizer, maker of Viagra, had signed on the... Read more
Vittles is the social center of our worlds. Consider one conversation overheard in there on Tuesday, after a plane crashed into the Pentagon: “Dude, yea … like, we probably won’t... Read more
While I don’t normally plug specific District hang-outs, I will make an exception for one location: Blues Alley. A small jazz and blues club located in an 18th century red... Read more
When Patrice Emery Lumumba became Prime Minister of the newly independent Congo in 1960, he refused to sit by as the Congolese gave false homage to their tormentors and torturers... Read more
A couple of months ago I took the plunge and bought myself a Cobra. The Cobra, for those of you who are culturally deprived, is a top-of-the-line Coleman tent. Purchasing... Read more
Writing these words on a Greyhound speeding down I-95 toward New York City, I find myself thinking of Dean Moriarty. Having first encountered On the Road in my younger and... Read more
I hate “rap.” First, liking “rap” is like being into rock or blues and saying “I like singing.” More importantly, “rap” has taken on a separate meaning, in day-to-day conversation,... Read more
The clock ticks twelve. Midnight. Another day ends. Simple. Inevitable. It passed, in many ways, as days have always?the sun rose, brightening the morning, and set in the evening, returning... Read more
Last night approximately 200 students gathered in Dahlgren Quadrangle for a candlelight vigil to remember the individuals who died on Tuesday. The Rector of the Jesuit community, Father Brian McDermott,... Read more
For the third straight year, Georgetown tied with Carnegie Mellon as the 23rd best university in the country according to U.S. News and World Report. Georgetown has been as high... Read more
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