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Candle Vigil Held for Failure of Previous Candle Vigils

Monday, November 16th, 2009

RED SQAURE—Students from a variety of campus groups joined together in Red Square Tuesday night to hold a candlelight vigil in remembrance of past candle vigils failing to usher in change.  “As we gather here tonight, we recall the pain and sorrow and wasted time candle vigils have caused us in the past.  For... »

Court Rules McDonough Toilet Shooting Was Self-Defense

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Court Rules McDonough Toilet Shooting Was Self-Defense

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.... »

Jack DeGioia Planning to Wear “Sexy Jack DeGioia” Costume to Work on Halloween

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Jack DeGioia Planning to Wear “Sexy Jack DeGioia” Costume to Work on Halloween

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... »

Basketball Team Performs 35-Minute Interpretive Dance of ’08-’09 Season at Midnight Madness

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Basketball Team Performs 35-Minute Interpretive Dance of ’08-’09 Season at Midnight Madness

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... »

FROM THE EDITOR: It’s Time for Students to Arm Themselves

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
FROM THE EDITOR: It’s Time for Students to Arm Themselves

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... »

Take Back the Night Concedes the Night to Georgetown Cuddler in Solemn Surrender Ceremony

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

RED SQUARE—The Georgetown University chapter of Take Back the Night, a student group fighting against sexual assault on campus, gave up its long war with the Georgetown Cuddler Monday night in a quiet, formal signing ceremony in Red Square. “We have spent countless hours trying to get women to lock their doors and use basic... »

FROM THE EDITOR: Helping the Administration with Disreputable Media Acquisitions

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The recent news that the University forced The Hoya to remain an official part of the school for another year rather than get its long-promised independence came as a surprise to some, but not me. I mean, look at the facts. This is a school that is obsessed with their image. That’s why they... »

GUSA President Proposes New GUTS Bus Route To New Jersey

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

HEALY—GUSA President Calen Angert (MSB ’11) announced Wednesday his plan to persuade the Office of Transportation Management to institute a new GUTS bus route to the state of New Jersey.  Angert, who in March became the first GUSA president not from New Jersey in school history, had made the route proposal a campaign promise. ... »

NEWS PHOTO: Georgetown Academy Unable to Compete with New St. Augustine-Edmund Burke Gay Porn Magazine

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
NEWS PHOTO: <i>Georgetown Academy</i> Unable to Compete with New St. Augustine-Edmund Burke Gay Porn Magazine

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Professor Berates 81-Year-Old Continuing Studies Student for Coming Late to Class Again

Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Professor Berates 81-Year-Old Continuing Studies Student for Coming Late to Class Again

CAMPUS — Upset that a student had once again failed to show a modicum of courtesy to him and his HIST-147 class, Professor Alan Geraldi, 54, scathingly scolded Continuing Studies student Dr. Edith Patterson, 81, for showing up late to his class for the second time April 21. “Oh, look who it is,” Geraldi reportedly... »