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Forty little Debbie Cakes.

The volume shall be yay cubits wide, yay cubits deep, and yay cubits high.

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

Voices

The pitfalls of expression

Somewhere in my bedroom there’s a wooden box filled with empty journals. Some are small and leather-bound, some are handcrafted with homemade paper and colorful string. Others are standard yellow legal pads with “Journal” printed in pen upon the first page.

By the February 19, 2004

News

Largest tuition hikes in four years

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC $39,450 is the magic number for the 2004-2005 acadmic year. Last week, members of the University’s Board of Directors approved a seven percent increase in tuition for full-time undergraduates, as well as a five percent inflation of the cost of room and board.

By the February 19, 2004

Editorials

Mocha Hut for Petworth?

Thanks to the able coordination of city planners and developers, the District now boasts a few more affordable housing options. City planners chose a Bethesda-area developer on Feb. 6 to develop a new residential and retail complex above the Petworth Metro station on a mostly empty block of Georgia Avenue, N.W. This $40 million mixed-use development-consisting of 148 apartments located above 17,000 feet of retail space-is part of the city’s $111 million initiative to revitalize the Petworth neighborhood.

By the February 19, 2004

Voices

Come for the view, stay for the food

VOICES BY MIKE O’ROURKE Stomach growling, I rush into the Leo J. O’Donovan dining hall at 2:15 for a late lunch.I walk through the doors and wait patiently as the visitors in front of me pay in cash.After several minutes of arguing with the cashier, they pass through.She swipes my card, and I walk quickly towards the top level and pass through the halfway-closed doors.

By the February 19, 2004

Leisure

‘Boy in da Corner,’ Dizzee Rascal, Matador

Born Dylan Mills, Dizzee Rascal is a brilliant 19-year-old MC whose debut Boy In da Corner is an aurally harsh documentary of urban Brit life. Dizzee’s cockney raps are the center of attention, there are no rhythms to grab on to, and the rough-around-the-edges production only adds to the discomfort.

By the February 19, 2004

Editorials

Stick to the basics: 911

Responding to the possibility for congestion of the emergency communications system in case of a catastrophe, as well as a general need for increased capacity, D.C. will begin testing a new private wireless network that can handle high-speed data transmissions, according to the Washington Post.

By the February 19, 2004

Voices

Letter to the Editor

Inaccurate representation of The Georgetown Academy Perhaps the next time College Democrats president Scott Zumwalt dares to throw around slanderous words like “racist, sexist and homophobic,” all charges he levels at The Academy in your last issue (“GU Alum and Top Frist Aid Resigns,” Feb.

By the February 19, 2004