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Sports

Hoyas hurdle and hit with mixed results

While men’s and women’s basketball have grabbed all the major headlines on campus thus far in the semester, other sports have started heating up on the Hilltop. While Indoor Track athletes have registered a number of strong times at this point in the season, the Hoya baseball team limped out of the starting gate with a pair of losses at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.

By the February 19, 2004

News

GUSA appeal will take weeks

“It’s all about GUSA” read the few remaining flyers from Kelley Hampton (SFS ‘05) and Luis Torres’ (CAS ‘05) shattered campaign. A mere week after their disqualification, Hampton and Torres might now be singing a different tune: “It’s all about the constitutional council.

By the February 19, 2004

Leisure

Napoleonic lesson for ‘Triplets’

Tired of bloated, mediocre blockbusters? Maybe you would prefer to see a surreal cartoon for adults that veers between the pleasantly bizarre and the utterly nightmarish. Maybe you don’t think dialogue is necessary in a movie, or perhaps you prefer that your films be melancholy, animated and French.

By the February 19, 2004

News

Kerry time

How soon D.C. voters forget. This weekend John Kerry pulled off a decisive win in Valentine’s Day’s “official” D.C. caucus. His win followed the non-binding primary in January, in which former Vermont Governor Howard Dean was comfortably victorious.

On Saturday, Kerry finished first with 47 percent of the vote, Sharpton second with 20 percent and Dean third with 17 percent.

By the February 19, 2004

Sports

Panthers effectively defanged

After losing five of their last six games, the Women’s Basketball team got a much-needed victory Saturday, using balanced team scoring to down a struggling Pittsburgh squad, 72-61.

After struggling in recent games against ranked teams, the Hoyas hope to use this victory to propel themselves toward a post-season tournament bid.

By the February 19, 2004

Leisure

Mo’Rocca

Most of us subsist on snacking at Vittles, giving in to Leo’s and calling Domino’s. Without extra time or money, food is just a matter of convenience, not entertainment. With great ambiance, seven courses and a belly dancer, Marrakesh, the District’s premiere Moroccan restaurant, has been proving for decades that the key to great eating is making a meal an event.

By the February 19, 2004

Sports

Curling for Columbine: Dismay-Rod

OK, I admit it. At 2 p.m. on Saturday when ESPN announced that the Yankees were acquiring Alex Rodriguez , I completely freaked. “No!” I screamed. My housemates rushed in to ask what federal building had been blown up. Even worse- the Yankees are gonna’ get A-Rod.

By the February 19, 2004

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Forty little Debbie Cakes.

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You should have seen what I did to your office.

We almost tipped the table over.

The Leavey Center was on fire, but fortunately my pants were not.

By the February 19, 2004

Leisure

‘Douglas Gordon’ exhibit explores identity

A walk through Scottish artist Douglas Gordon’s exhibit at the Hirshhorn is an exploration of the complexities of the human psyche. Using photography, text, mirrors and video installations, Gordon invites you to be a voyeur of his intimate self-exploration and to examine the contradictions, double meanings and intricacies of all human experience.

By the February 19, 2004

Editorials

Give someone else a shot

EDITORIALS In the 1980s, the Georgetown Men’s Basketball team’s national dominance was unquestionable. The Hoyas played in three consecutive NCAA title games, winning the national championship in 1984. John Thompson, towel on his shoulder and all, was among the most renowned of college basketball coaches, and every year the Hoyas were mentioned among the country’s top contenders.

By the February 19, 2004