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Sports

Atlas batted?

Ayn Rand liked baseball.

Actually, I don’t know whether the imperious author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead and deific apologist of objectivism liked the game at all, but according to a writer associated with the Ayn Rand Institute, she very well should have.

By the October 31, 2002

Voices

You have no idea how tired I am

First of all: I am tired. I am true of heart! And also: You are tired. You are true of heart! ?Dave Eggers, at the beginning of his book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Now: I have never been so tired. You have no idea how tired I am. I truly hope you are not as tired as I am.

By the October 31, 2002

News

Dulles discusses Vatican II

In the 40 years since the opening of Vatican II, a conference attended by Roman Catholic leaders, some of the writings produced by the participants have been wrongly interpreted, said Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. on Wednesday night. During his speech in ICC Auditorium, Dulles gave his own opinions about the myths and realities of the Vatican II documents.

By the October 31, 2002

Sports

The Sports Sermon

Kobe!

It’s so nice to see you again. How was your summer? We’re so glad that you didn’t make that trip to Indianapolis that everyone was talking about at the end of last year. Everyone thought that taking that class would be an easy A, but instead GPAs got busted like Ike Hilliard’s shoulder.

By the October 31, 2002

Voices

Taking back my life

As my voice rang out that cold, breezy night in November two years ago, my hands shook and my mind filled with images of a similar evening four years past. The entire time I spoke I felt completely removed from myself? as though I were listening with the crowd of hundreds, not speaking to them.

By the October 31, 2002

News

Students host NCSC Conference

More than 400 college students converged in the District this past weekend to take part in the 30th annual National Collegiate Security Council Conference, a Model United Nations conference run solely by Georgetown undergraduates.

NCSC is a collegiate organization composed of mostly East Coast and Canadian schools which converge to discuss and debate international and historical issues in a crisis-style format.

By the October 24, 2002

Sports

Campbell hopes for Olympics

In flip-flops and a button-down shirt, Andrew Campbell (SFS ‘06) of San Diego, Ca. looks like your average, laid-back first-year. You probably wouldn’t guess that he is one of the premier Laser class sailors in the world, the recent winner of the Youth Sailing International Sailing Federation World Championships and a U.

By the October 24, 2002

News

Muslim chaplain hospitalized last week

Yahya Hendi, Georgetown’s Muslim Chaplain, was hospitalized early last week after complaining of chest pains.

According to Allison Carpenter (CAS ‘03), vice president of the Muslim Student Association, Hendi began feeling ill last Monday and on Tuesday checked into Holy Cross Hospital in Maryland.

By the October 24, 2002

Sports

Hoyas reach for Big East tournaments

This fall, three Georgetown teams are vying for postseason appearances in the Big East Conference. While the Women’s Soccer team has already secured a berth, the fates of the Men’s Soccer and Women’s Volleyball teams have yet to be determined.

Men’s Soccer (5-8 overall, 3-4 Big East, Ninth in Conference)

The Georgetown Men’s Soccer team has five regular season games left.

By the October 24, 2002

News

Students ‘die-in’ to protest potential war in Iraq

As the clock struck one on Wednesday, approximately 65 Georgetown students “died” for 15 minutes in Red Square, lying motionless on the red bricks to protest the potential war on Iraq. Protest leaders spoke against U.S. involvement in Iraq as more than 60 students looked on.

By the October 24, 2002