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Georgetown men discuss sexual assault

Responding to statistics that show that 95 percent of sexual assaults are committed by men, a group of male Georgetown students and faculty decided last Wednesday that the burden is on them to respond to the recurring problem of sexual assault on campus.

Ben Cody (CAS ‘05), the meeting’s organizer, said that he hoped an environment without women would allow Georgetown men to comfortably share their views on an often difficult and painful subject.

By the October 30, 2003

Leisure

‘Without Me’ reflects on loss of self

LEISURE BY ABBY LAVIN A few minutes into My Life Without Me audience members may get the sense that something is a bit unusual. With its gloomy setting, odd inflections in the actors’ voices, and a vaguely unsettling atmosphere, the movie seems to be taking place in some sort of alternate universe. Gradually, it all begins to make sense: It’s Canadian.

By the October 30, 2003

News

Students rally to bring troops home

NEWS BY LAUREN TANICK Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed the Washington Monument last Saturday to demand the end of the United States’ occupation of Iraq. Several dozen Georgetown students attended the rally, joining a diverse crowd of objectors hailing from all over the nation.

By the October 30, 2003

Leisure

Peter please

Peter Jennings is captivating. If his dashing exterior isn’t enough to convince you, how about his 10 years in Beirut as a foreign correspondent?

I was ecstatic last fall when I found out he would be appearing at the Barnes & Noble on M St. in support of his new book.

By the October 23, 2003

Voices

Redefining pathetic

Every so often, a friend offers to me the following conclusion about his current state of affairs: “My life sucks.” When such feelings of overwhelming self-pity are related to me, the complainer typically has recently had something extremely embarrassing or unfortunate happen to him.

By the October 23, 2003

News

Student arrested outside of Myanmar Embassy

NEWS BY LAUREN TANICK A Georgetown student spent the day in jail after Metropolitan Police arrested him and three other protesters outside of the Embassy of Myanmar last Friday.

By the October 23, 2003

Leisure

A gala affair, indeed

Standing in front of Gaston Hall on Saturday, it seemed that Georgetown students were taking advantage of Georgetown’s Arts Gala in order to punish their parents for all of those days of humiliating comments shouted from the carpool line. Now they were the ones heading out into the dark and interesting night, giving their parents hugs and directions before encouraging them to file inside.

By the October 23, 2003

Voices

I’ll mess with Texas

I’ll admit that adjusting to life on the hilltop has been something of a challenge for me. I know you may be thinking, “don’t worry, everyone goes through the trials and tribulations of leaving home for the first time, making new friends, adjusting to a roommate, et cetera.

By the October 23, 2003

News

SafeRides expands services with Prospect to O St. shuttle

SafeRides has added a new shuttle to its transportation services. The permanent shuttle will run from the front of campus down O Street to Potomac Street and back on Prospect Street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Previously, SafeRides only transported students from point to point in response to calls, said Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson.

By the October 23, 2003

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By the October 23, 2003