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Finding myself, between the sheets

Back in one of my high school English classes we read the great American novel, The Great Gatsby. Gatsby isn’t just any book to Manhasset, the town I grew up in. The novel takes place on our shore and surrounding locations. Seventy-eight years after its publication, the social mores of the novel survive.

By the February 27, 2003

Voices

Track 03–The Scientist

Snow means real life is paralyzed; the only way to spend a day pent up inside your house, because you can’t open your front door, is doing nothing at all. I watched Empire Records, and it was phenomenal. I’d forgotten how much I love AC/DC and Coyote Shivers, the flannel shirts and long greasy hair.

By the February 27, 2003

Features

Slam!

It may seem odd to rank poets like sports teams, but slam isn’t just art, it’s a competition. In an official poetry slam, a poet must present an original composition, no longer than three minutes and without using any props, music, or costumes. Five audience members are chosen at random to serve as judges and they rate each poem on a scale of one to ten. Unlike purely written poetry, just as much emphasis is placed on bodily movement and intonation as on the poem’s content.

By the February 27, 2003

Sports

Hoyas keep Big East Tournament hopes alive

With 6:30 left in the Georgetown men’s basketball team’s (13-11 overall, 5-8 Big East) 71-56 romp over Providence (13-12 overall, 6-8 Big East) on Tuesday, Friars’ sophomore forward Ryan Gomes backed down Hoyas’ junior forward Mike Sweetney. Over the past five minutes, the two 6-7 behemoths had combined to score 18 of the game’s last 19 points and Gomes was looking for more.

By the February 27, 2003

Sports

Women’s lacrosse opens season with blowout

The women’s lacrosse team kicked off the preseason with a bang on Tuesday, beating Big East foe Virginia Tech 17-5 at the University of Maryland’s Artificial Turf Facility.

Junior midfielder Anouk Peters and sophomore midfielder Ali Chambers finished with four goals each to lead all scorers.

By the February 27, 2003

News

GUSA candidates disqualified, voting botched

Two GUSA presidential tickets were disqualified Tuesday night for inappropriate campaigning following an election mishap that prevented at least 300 students from voting.

Soon after declaring Brian Morgenstern (CAS OE05) and Steve de Man (CAS OE04) the winners of GUSA1s executive elections, the six executive candidates were ushered into the glass-walled GUSA office for a closed meeting.

By the February 27, 2003

News

Georgetown responds to threat of war

At Georgetown University, as in many communities across the country, people are preparing for war. Students and staff are designing evacuation routes, designating meeting points and buying duct tape in record numbers.

3We have completely sold out of duct tape, and are ordering more,2 said Meg Gardner, the supply buyer for the Georgetown bookstore.

By the February 27, 2003

Sports

Hoyas schooled by UConn, 97-57

As 1,879 noisy fans looked on in a packed McDonough Arena, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (14-11 overall, 5-9 Big East) meekly handed No. 1 Connecticut its 65th straight win last night, 97-57. Though junior forward Rebekkah Brunson led all scorers with 20 points, the Hoyas lost their second consecutive game by 40 points or more.

By the February 27, 2003

News

Only first-years eligible for dorms

Although the Office of Housing announced earlier this year that all students who want to live on campus would be guaranteed housing, the sign-up for residence hall room selection will be limited to students in the class of 2006.

According to an e-mail sent to students Wednesday by the Office of Housing Services, the desire for on-campus housing exceeds the actual availability of housing.

By the February 27, 2003

Sports

Growing Pains

Over the last 20 years, Georgetown has built a new student center, an Intercultural Center, and a dormitory. Over the next 10 years, the University wants to build a Performing Arts Center, a new facility for the McDonough School of Business and a new science building.

By the February 27, 2003