Archive for February, 2005

Fascists Sweep GUSA Election

Monday, February 7th, 2005
Fascists Sweep GUSA Election

In a surprising turn of events at GUSA’s election last week, Fascist presidential candidate Gerald Garner (SFS ‘06) and his partner, vice-presidential candidate Charles Leiter (COL ‘07), gained 45% of the student vote in a decisive victory. In a speech to a small crowd of supporters in Sellinger Lounge yesterday, President Garner thanked... »

OP-ED: The Return of the Thong Song

Monday, February 7th, 2005

Doing laundry is always a bitch, for it’s pretty damn unlikely that you can drag a month’s worth of dirty clothes to an always sweltering laundry room and find enough empty washers and dryers to handle your sheets that should have been changed three weeks ago and your Valentine’s Day boxers that you have... »

MPD Arrests 24 Students and 1 Overzealous Mother During Parents’ Weekend

Monday, February 7th, 2005

Twenty-Four Georgetown students were detained recently in the latest of a series of Senior Parents’ Weekend arrests that left many students shocked and embarrassed. One Georgetown student’s mother was also taken into custody after events that the police have described as “sobering”. The mother of Sarah Swanson (MSB ’05), Mrs. Renata Swanson... »

Senior Class Declares Second Auction For Non-Trust Fund Families A “Mild Success”

Monday, February 7th, 2005

Capitalizing on the success of Georgetown’s first attempt to hold the entire student body upside down and shake the pocket change from them, the Senior Class held a second, less publicized auction for students and their parents who found the items donated at the first auction a little… “pricey”. The “Second Class Auction”, themed “A... »

Complete First Season of Antiques Roadshow Slow Seller

Monday, February 7th, 2005

The highly anticipated DVD release of the PBS smash hit Antiques Roadshow was apparently “over-appraised” by Warner Home Video. The ten-year running antique tour hit stores this week with poor results. In its first week of retail availability, the five-disc DVD set came in dead last among all DVD sales for the... »

OP-ED: Grow a Pair and VOTE: HARRY BALLS For GUSA President Because it Just Doesn’t Matter

Monday, February 7th, 2005

This Wednesday, show your lack of support for the useless campus organization known as GUSA, and WRITE-IN HARRY BALLS for the presidency. Harry Balls has (seriously) been the third-place candidate for years running, and it’s about time he is voted in. We at the Heckler realize that each candidate is the same... »

The Testicle Dialogues Explodes on Campus

Monday, February 7th, 2005

In the last two weeks, Georgetown students have flocked to the Walsh Black Box Theater to experience a new show that has played to sold-out audiences up and down the East Coast. The Testicle Dialogues, written by Fred Hooper, a recent Classics major from the Sorbonne in Paris, can perhaps be seen as... »

Jeff Gordon (COL ’04) Wins Daytona 500

Monday, February 7th, 2005
Jeff Gordon (COL ’04) Wins Daytona 500

This past Sunday alumnus Jeff Gordon (COL ’04) won the Daytona 500. Number 24, driving his DuPont Chevrolet was best known at Georgetown for his work with the Chimes. The Rainbow Warrior has won the 500 for the third time in his career. He is also famous for his solos at Chimes night at... »