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... »
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 on the quality of Georgetown’s dining hall food, while also displaying... »
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 its cool, crisp taste, not its alcoholic or stimulatory properties,”... »
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 thought it’d be “super-duper cool” if the entire B-Frat got... »
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 management, Rippeon, GUTV’s sole viewer, spent last Tuesday night watching... »
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 charge of little more than putting up widely ignored flyers... »
