JUDICIARY SQUARE—In a surprise ruling this afternoon, Judge Angela Hardy of the D.C. Superior Court cleared alleged Midnight Madness toilet-shooter freshman Alex Thiele of all charges after taking into consideration the “clear, malevolent posturing” of the toilet towards Thiele. “I do not want to imagine what this horrifying situation would have been like had Mr.... »
HEALY—Georgetown President John J. DeGioia has made it known to everyone in the Office of the President Tuesday that he will come to work on October 31 as a “sexy” version of himself, sources in the office say, in an attempt to deter his colleagues from showing up in the same costume. “I got Lisa... »
GASTON HALL – In a speech delivered in Gaston Hall Thursday morning, Senator Gaius Maximus Bacchus (D-MT) addressed the growing costs of orgiastic endeavors and called upon students to demand reform or face dire long-term consequences. Sen. Bacchus was twenty minutes late for the scheduled speech and appeared off balance, his mouth shaded a purple... »
McDONOUGH—The Georgetown men’s basketball team surprised fans attending Midnight Madness Friday night by performing a long, emotional, minutely choreographed interpretive dance of last year’s disappointing season. “In the past, this has been a fun event for our guys to show off their dance skills to their favorite songs as they are introduced for the first... »
LEAVEY—After hours of waiting, Georgetown’s WGTB radio show “Brogasm” is still looking for the first listener to call in for the show’s concert ticket giveaway. The show, run by freshmen Ken Williamson (MSB ’13) and Brett Richards (MSB ’13), announced the giveaway at the beginning of its 1-3 PM time slot Thursday afternoon. The pair... »
Anytime there’s a crime on campus, you can bet you’ll read an editorial in The Hoya from some crazy guy who thinks we should all have guns. This guy will slyly allude to the fact that he carries a gun everywhere he goes. He will scare the crap out of you. It’s taken me a... »
It has now been nearly two years since President DeGioia created working groups to improve the environment on campus for LGBTQ students. Since then we have won a full-time LGBTQ Center and the string of campus hate crimes has come to an end. However, as I look back, I feel like we’ve failed. We’ve... »
Halloween is a fun holiday at Georgetown for many students. Personally, I don’t get what all the fuss is about. I never dress up, despite people I run into on the Metro thinking I’m wearing a vampire costume. But I’m not one to get in the way of revelry. I can remember my college... »
MULTI-SPORT FIELD—The Hoyas’ pre-game hopes of ending their 0-7 losing streak were quickly extinguished Tuesday evening as they fell to the Harbin Floor 9 intramural flag-football team 35-7. The defeat against the flag-wearing squad saw the Hoyas fail to capitalize on their overwhelming advantage in equipment, financial resources, and number of recruited football... »
ALUMNI SQUARE—Surveying a Village B apartment full of men dancing with other men, pink cosmopolitans, and throbbing club music, Charles York (MSB ’11) declared a party sponsored by GU Pride to be “pretty queer” last Friday night. “Where’s the fucking keg?” he asked Nicholas Ford (MSB ’12), his self-described “bro,” ignoring a pitcher of a... »
