Will Sommer

Leisure

Critical Voices: Daft Punk, Alive 2007

Daft Punk manages to be all things to two people: the drunken partygoer and the electronic music aesthete. Providing aural brain teasers for the latter and a chance to discover new rump-shakers for the former requires some serious Venn diagram technique. Alive 2007, a live album recorded in Paris last June, is a worthy addition to that sweet overlap.

By November 8, 2007

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City on a Hill: Safe as (fire)houses

The District was reminded of the dangers of firefighting Monday when four firefighters were injured in a rowhouse fire. That makes a recent report by Washington's Office of the Inspector General even more disheartening. According to the report, firefighters aren't even safe in their firehouses.

By November 1, 2007

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GUSA, Corp take (Eco) Action

The Student Association, the Corp and EcoAction are launching new initiatives aimed at improving environmental responsibility on campus.

By October 25, 2007

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City on a Hill: Zoning out

Washington’s contentious zone system for taxi fares will soon be replaced with meters, Mayor Adrian Fenty announced yesterday.

By October 18, 2007

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Law prof vs. DeGioia over Israel comments

A Georgetown Law Center professor is criticizing President John DeGioia’s decision to sign an advertisement on behalf of Georgetown University in opposition to a boycott of Israeli universities.

By October 11, 2007

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City on a Hill: Metro hike un-fare to poor

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus and subway system is a frugal transportation option for Georgetown students and Washington’s poor. Proposed fare increases may change that, but they don’t have to. Instead, Metro should raise fees to park at its lots in Virginia and Maryland.

By October 4, 2007

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Turkish speech canceled

Georgetown’s Woodstock Theological Center postponed a speech by Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan of the Armenian Church in Turkey because of security concerns, according to one of the event’s co-sponsors.

By September 27, 2007

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Darnall-cohol

Georgetown’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission will discuss a liquor license for the new Darnall restaurant at a meeting October 2nd.

By September 27, 2007

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City on a Hill: D.C. Vote Act filibusted

The Senate came three votes short of righting a 200-year old wrong Tuesday when it failed to achieve cloture on the D.C. Voting Rights Act. The act would have given Washington residents a voting member in Congress and an equal voice in the nation’s democracy.

By September 20, 2007

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City on a Hill: Metro keeps it real (estate)

A train killed two Metro employees last November and fires crippled the subway system last month. A new report from a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority task force suggests the agency’s dangerous incompetence extends above ground as well.

By September 6, 2007