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Voices

A new veneration of leadership

“It’s usually not this cold here,” Alice said as she ushered me into her apartment. She said it as if it would warm me up, as if I should have been happy to know that my toes usually wouldn’t be frostbitten after waiting 30 minutes outside in the middle of a New Hampshire winter for an old lady who said she’d be home at 10:30 A.

By the January 29, 2004

Leisure

Get Lost

This past Saturday, three friends and I set out on a quest to find the District’s best record stores. By “quest” I mean we had a list of five shops located on various state, numbered and lettered streets. By “best” I mean establishments other than national chains such as FYE.

By the January 29, 2004

Features

Projecting Fluff

COVER BY SHANTHI MANIAN Walking into Professor Sandra Horvath-Peterson’s classroom, you won’t see anything unusual. Some students pull out notebooks and rifle through pages, while others remain engrossed in lunch conversations. Standing by the podium, Horvath-Peterson chats easily with her students, who are quickly filling up the large ICC classroom.

By the January 29, 2004

News

Georgetown avoids RIAA subpoena

NEWS BY LAUREN TANICK Georgetown University has escaped the latest round of lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group for civil liberties on the Internet.

By the January 29, 2004

Sports

No gray, just blues: Hoyas drop two

SPORTS BY CAMERON SMITH At one time the Georgetown men’s basketball program was feared throughout the country. Three consecutive Final Four appearances and a national championship in the mid-1980s left a fear of the hilltop in every opponent’s heart. Unfortunately, times have changed.

By the January 29, 2004

News

GU grad involved in deadly D.C. crash

NEWS BY DAN JOYCE and VIN MCGILL A recent Georgetown graduate slammed into the back of a car carrying five passengers on Sunday night, killing a student from American University. Shelly Wentworth (NHS ‘03) is free on bail and faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.

By the January 22, 2004

Sports

Philly Pathos

The Cheesesteaks at Pat’s have lost a bit of their flavor, the Italian hoagie’s at Wawa have lost their zesty appeal. Yuengling Lagers have lost their sweet, sweet taste. It’s a sad, sad time to be from Philadelphia.

What can I say. The biggest Philadelphia Eagles fan on the Georgetown campus is hurting, bigtime.

By the January 22, 2004

Leisure

Critical Voices

For a band on their 17th album in the last 20 years, one would expect The Church to spark some recognition in the cluttered minds of indie rock aficionados. Despite their consistently solid output, however, these Australian veterans have escaped widespread notice even in the world of underground rock.

By the January 22, 2004

Editorials

A tale of two buses

While the frigid D.C. winter makes a trip to Dupont less than appealing, getting off campus just became a little easier. Earlier this week, Georgetown University and Georgetown University Hospital, owned by Medstar, struck a deal which allows University students, faculty and staff to use the hospital-run shuttle buses, in addition to those provided through GUTS, to travel to Dupont Circle or Rosslyn.

By the January 22, 2004

Voices

Are you there, God? It’s me, Nathaniel

VOICES BY SCOTT MATTHEWS Boy, there sure are a lot of Starbucks around! It seems like everywhere you go there’s another Starbucks! I mean, how many Starbuc … “Damn it!” I yell as I slam my fist down in anger and frustration, accidentally hitting a cactus that just happened to be there.

By the January 22, 2004