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Sports

Turnovers end disappointing season

SPORTS BY CAMERON SMITH The Georgetown football team completed a disappointing season in a game that was emblematic of the troubles they encountered throughout their games: a 45-16 conference loss at Bucknell.

By halftime, the Hoyas had fallen behind 24-3, and could not recover enough momentum or points to salvage much from the game.

By the December 4, 2003

Leisure

The Atmosphere encounter

Picture this: you suddenly find yourself sitting on a couch next to your all-time favorite musician, whom you never imagined you would get to meet. You’ve been listening to his albums for years, and suddenly you’re having a conversation with him. He’s calling you by your name: “Hey Abby, pass me another Corona?” I am hanging out with Slug, also known as Sean Daley, before his Atmosphere show at the Black Cat.

By the December 4, 2003

Sports

Women hoops keep buzzer beaters going

Not to be outdone by the men’s one point road win against Penn State, the Georgetown Women’s basketball squad won a scrappy road game in similar style on Saturday in Durham NH. The Hoyas defeated the University of New Hampshire Wildcats 61-60 thanks to a basket by Rebekkah Brunson with only three seconds remaining in the game.

By the December 4, 2003

Leisure

Ted Leo needs the Pharmacists

Before the well dressed, skinny tie-wearing mod rock and power pop revivalists of the last few years, there was Ted Leo. One of today’s indie rock elder statesmen, Leo has been getting attention since playing New York’s hardcore scene in the late ‘80s. Tell Balgeary, Balgury is Dead, the recent EP from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, his current band, reflects Leo’s constantly expanding ability to write complex, catchy, affecting songs.

By the December 4, 2003

Sports

Lions, Tigers, Hornets, oh my!

SPORTS BY CAMERON SMITH The heart-attack Hoyas are at it again. In only the season’s second game, Georgetown waited until the last second, literally, to take a lead, and eventually prevailed 79-78 over the Penn State Nittany Lions at State College, Pa. The early season match up against the perennial Big Ten cellar dwellers highlighted the early season schedule, in which the team has clawed its way to a 5-0 record.

By the December 4, 2003

Leisure

Critical Voices

The Unicorns are pop music, in the way that makes you want to give music one more chance. A much maligned institution, pop is so overabundant that we’re almost justified in taking extreme measures with the entire genre. But before we had to do something drastic (prog-rock ain’t worth it kids), Canada came to our rescue.

By the December 4, 2003

Sports

Sore Turkeys

When did it happen? When did we get so old? Waking up the day after Thanksgiving, I felt like an 85-year old man coming off hip surgery. After one pick-up football game!

Every year my buddies and I come home for Thanksgiving break looking forward to free food, lots of sleep and our yearly football game.

By the December 4, 2003

Leisure

Critical Voices

The bored, angry masses of America’s white suburban youth should be disappointed by the release of Thursday’s lackluster new album, War All the Time. Coming off their subtlely powerful last effort, Full Collapse, they aimed for a higher, more beautiful sound-and fell flat on their face.

By the December 4, 2003

News

Former basketball star shot in Southeast D.C.

NEWS BY ROB ANDERSON Victor Page, a former Georgetown University men’s basketball star, widely regarded to be one of the most talented players from Washington DC, remains in critical condition after being shot three times last Tuesday afternoon.

By the December 4, 2003

Leisure

Museum that

Even though it contains both my first and last names, the Smithsonian Institute and the fleet of museums that bear its name just don’t cut it anymore. Museum of Natural History, spare us the giant squid, please-not interested. And the Hope Diamond? How very Home Shopping Network of you.

By the December 4, 2003