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Best Station at Leo's: Omelette For students with meal plans, the prospect of eating at Leo’s three times a day, every day, can seem monotonous and unsatisfying. That being said, Leo’s actually does offer quite a bit of variety and tries its best to please everyone, from carbo-loading athletes to health nuts, the quintessential example being the omelette station on the lower level.

By the August 27, 2010

Voices

Passed out: Voice staffers’ unconscionable Georgetown Days

On Georgetown Day of my freshman year, I woke up early to the warm and sunny Friday, grabbed my racquet, and headed off to Yates to meet a friend for a few games of squash. No one ever kicked us off the court, and since time flies when you’re sealed off in a large white box, we didn’t emerge until a couple of hours later.

By the April 29, 2010

Voices

Outdated data sweep poverty under the rug

Remember the 1960s? Hippies, free love, Vietnam, and civil rights? Our country’s current poverty measure was created during these distant and tumultuous years, with no adjustments since. Almost 50 years ago, economist Mollie Orshansky took the Department of Agriculture’s food plans and calculations of minimum need for different family types, and calculated the poverty threshold by multiplying the lowest, or “economy,” food plan by three, since it was determined that families spent approximately one third of their income on food.

By the April 29, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword Solution 4.22.10 – “Four Years in a Mental Institute”

By the April 28, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 4.15.2010 Solution – “Relay for Life”

By the April 22, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 4.22.10 – “Four Years in a Mental Institute”

 

By the April 21, 2010

Page 13 Cartoons

Up in Beacon

Dear Sonny Jr., Last time you wrote you said you wanted to hear some of the old stories back when we had the bar up in Beacon. Your mother won’t be too happy I’m telling you, but you’re old enough, and I’m sure you could use a good laugh with all the tests and essays you have.

By the April 21, 2010

News

Neighbors fundraise against Campus Plan

Although the final draft of the University’s 2010 Campus Plan will not be presented until April 26, local neighborhood organizations have already initiated fund raising campaigns to organize their opposition to certain proposals. The Citizens Association of Georgetown has progressed the furthest in its fundraising efforts. According to CAG President Jennifer Altemus (COL ’88), CAG has already raised “a few thousand dollars, at least” for its Save Our Neighborhood Fund.

By the April 15, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 4.15.2010 – “Relay for Life”

 

By the April 15, 2010

Features

Photo Contest 2010

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By the April 15, 2010