BURLEITH– Members of the Burleith Citizens Association recently expressed outrage over Georgetown University’s latest version of its Campus Plan, which calls for the continued physical existence of the University through 2015. Crystal Rigney, head of the BCA, called the plan “absurd and disrespectful to the community,” saying that University officials should have consulted with her... »
HARBIN–After one of the more criminally eventful semesters in Georgetown’s history, the Class of 2014 recently acknowledged the need to act as more responsible members of society. Freshman Jeffrey Barnes (NHS ’14) explains the maturation that he has seen in his fellow students, “While... »
LXR– A witty Facebook status posted by Georgetown sophomore Kenneth Humphrey (COL ‘13) has failed to gain any notice from his circle of Facebook friends, or the world at large. The status, posted at 6:42 PM on Tuesday, January 25, offered an acerbic commentary... »
CHICAGO–At a press conference on Friday, Phusion Projects, the producer of the popular alcoholic energy drink “Four Loko,” announced plans to introduce a new version of the drink that is free of alcohol, caffeine, and calories. “We recognize that consumers value Four Loko for... »
LEAVEY–The adorable kids down at the Georgetown Business Fraternity have begun selling the cutest little t-shirts that they designed and produced all by themselves, without any help from grown-ups or anybody. The t-shirts were the idea of spunky fraternity president Mark Mezza (MSB ‘11), who... »
HARBIN–Department of Public Safety officials downplayed the recent failure of Harbin Hall’s fire alarm system this past week, instead pointing to the success of the department’s recently instituted “Don’t Catch on Fire” backup fire safety plan. The backup plan’s success was demonstrated following the discovery... »
LEAVEY–Georgetown University Televison’s programming board announced plans to radically overhaul the station’s lineup of shows this past Thursday, following the recent decision of the station’s viewer Darren Rippeon (MSB ‘13) to transfer his viewership to another channel. In a move that sent shockwaves through GUTV... »
Citing its overwhelming success and the ever-increasing vapidity of the Georgetown student body, the Georgetown Lecture Fund announced Friday that its lecture lineup for the 2010-2011 would consist solely of appearances by well-known actor and former Hoya Bradley Cooper (COL ’97). “We were really excited... »
DARNALL–Merely one week after being named the College Democrats’ Darnall Hall Dorm Captain for 2010-11, sources indicate that freshman Kyle Fitzpatrick (SFS ‘14) has already let the job’s minimal power and responsibilities go to his head. Though his role as dorm captain leaves Fitzpatrick in... »
