Construction Not Just for IAC
Don’t get me wrong: I love Georgetown basketball. But I am disappointed when basketball feels like Georgetown’s highest priority. Under University President John J. DeGioia, Georgetown has seen its...
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Trying to Reclaim the Magic
SPHERE BOOKS Harry Potter is the standard of literature for our generation. In my own life, characters from J.K. Rowling’s books inspired five of my first 10 Halloween costumes. In the real world,...
View ArticleHealth Center Hours Sickeningly Short
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) dominated news coverage last week for his almost-filibuster against the Affordable Care Act. Personally, I have never held strong opinions on the ACA, but catching the recent...
View ArticlePolicymakers Reach Across the Dinner Table
It’s 10:31 p.m. on a Monday night, and we’re posted up just outside Uncommon Grounds in Sellinger Lounge — our favorite spot for undergrad people-watching. We spy a group of scrubbed pre-med students...
View ArticleD.C.’s Daily Grind Steams in Coffeehouses
The coffee bean has deep roots in Western political life, and Washington, D.C., is no exception to this tradition. Originating in the modern Middle East, coffee is a fragrant and stimulating drink that...
View ArticleA Georgetown Tradition of Terrapin and Martinis
There’s the Oval Office, the conference rooms of the State Department and then, of course, the Georgetown dinner party. Back in the days of the Cold War, the influential members of the Washington...
View ArticleThe Elite Eats of Washington, D.C.
What kind of je ne se quoi transforms a typical French bistro into the hottest power player magnet in Washington D.C.? Where do the creme-de-la-creme congregate over pasta and ritzy bottles of red...
View ArticleThe Changing Social Dynamics of Safeway
We won’t try to hide it: Grocery shopping is one of our favorite things to do. Maybe it’s the neatly arranged food items that appeal to our obsessive-compulsive tendencies. Maybe it’s the world of new...
View ArticleInside Dixie Liquor
“You want one?” The unmistakable voice of Sean Clark rang out across his tidy store. Clark, who co-owns and manages Dixie Liquor on M Street, handed his customer a clear plastic cup shallowly filled...
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Restaurant Review: Buredo
DAVID CHARDACK/THE HOYA ★★★★☆ Edgy. Experimental. Imaginative. These words describe the vision behind Buredo, Downtown’s recently opened burrito-sized sushi restaurant that offers unprecedented...
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