Usually, when Vox runs a post about the neighbors organizing against Georgetown and its students—like CAG President Jennifer Altemus’s announcement of a monetary campaign against the 2010 Campus Plan—we get comments from students belittling the neighbors. Like this one, from jacob:

“It’s not like I knew there was a university with college students in the neighborhood when I moved here…”

But not this week. This week, neighborhood residents were commenting in full force on Vox—profane, united, and angry.

When students left indignant comments on the aforementioned 2010 Campus Plan post, for example, Altex shot back:

“Hey Kiddos, this is not your neighborhood and you are not liked nor welcome here. Just make sure you follow the law or you will get arrested. Your parents will not like it and it will be hard to get one those middle management jobs you are drinking so hard for.”

And when a student suggested that Hoyas protest at the next CAG meeting, Altex was there again:

“LOL! Protest? Please! You white trash kiddos can’t even find the address unless it smells of horse manure.
Let’s see how many present and future losers will show up. Wanna bet?”

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Read Tim Shine’s postgame coverage in Voice sports.

Photos by Jackson Perry

Virginia resident Todd M. Thomas was sentenced to 26 years in prison today, having been convicted of 11 crimes against Georgetown University students—burglaries, assaults, and sexual assaults—committed in 2007 and 2008 in off-campus Georgetown residences.

Thomas was charged and found guilty of the crimes, including five counts of first degree burglary, one count of attempted burglary, one count of fourth degree sexual abuse, and two counts of simple assault, in November 2009, ABC News reports. In one case, “Thomas sexually assaulted a student who was sleeping in bed while in another a student was awakened when Thomas massaged his ankles.”

It is not clear whether any of the crimes he was convicted for are crimes that have been attributed, by either the Metropolitan Police Department or the Department of Public Safety, to the so-called “Georgetown Cuddler.” Vox could not immediately reach MPD or DPS but we’ll let you know when we learn more.

Foreign Born w. Free Energy

Sunday, March 14, DC9 ($12), doors at 8 p.m.

Foreign Born toured with Cold War Kids and We Are Scientists, but to me, the band’s greatest accomplishment was getting screen-time on Chuck. And Free Energy, everybody’s soon-to-be-favorite band once their album Stuck on Nothing comes out next May, opens the concert. Check out DC9 next Sunday, then brag about it to your hipster friends months from now.

Fresh Fest feat. Salt-N-Pepa

Friday, March 19, DAR Constitution Hall ($41.50—$70), doors at 7 p.m.

If you long for the days of parachute pants and Cross Colors short sets, then pine no longer. The annual Fresh Fest, a celebration of all things old school rap and hip hop, will be in D.C. in a week. Salt-N-Pepa headlines the concert, so don’t forget to bring a Betamax copy of Kazaam for DJ Spinderella to sign.

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The forces of good prevailed over the forces of evil yesterday afternoon, so Georgetown’s quest for a Big East title continues tonight against fifth-seeded Marquette, who upset Villanova yesterday. The Hoyas are also apparently on a quest for revenge, because the Golden Eagles are the third straight tourney opponent that beat Georgetown in the regular season.

Georgetown played Marquette all the way back on January 6, losing a 62-59 heartbreaker in Milwaukee when Chris Wright missed a three to tie with one second to go. Back then the Golden Eagles were a young squad struggling to establish itself in the Big East. Now they’re one of the conference’s hottest teams, winning 11 of their last 13 games.

Win or lose tonight, the Hoyas can expect to be in a close game. The Golden Eagles played only six Big East games this season decided by more than five points. They closed out the regular season with four of their final five games going to overtime. Both of their tournament games so far have been decided in the final seconds. The Hoyas are well aware that they’re in for a fight.

“Marquette, I don’t how many games, but they lost a lot of games by probably five points or less,” Wright said. “So they’re a very good team, and they have very good players.”

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One of the best things about being on Twitter is being able to follow members of the Georgetown men’s basketball team. Bottom line, they’re entertaining. So from now until the end of the basketball season, we’ll be featuring our favorite tweets from the Hoyas in a special Tweetacular every Friday.

Julian Vaughn thinks it’s time for couples to recognize dating rules for the new decade.

Greg Monroe would like to maintain his individuality among his fellow players.

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On Sunday, March 7, history professor Richard Stites passed away in Helsinki, Finland where he was on research leave, following a brief illness.

“A giant in his scholarly field, Richard Stites was also an unusually devoted and successful teacher and mentor at all levels of undergraduate and graduate education, and a source of inspiration to colleagues and students alike,” Provost James O’Donnell wrote in the e-mail to the Georgetown community that announced Stites’ passing.

Stites specialized in modern Russian cultural and social history. O’Donnell wrote that he had a substantial bibliography, curriculum vitae, and honors and awards.

“[H]e taught for a time at the US Army Russian Institute in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and he was Fulbright Professor at the University of Helsinki in 1995,” O’Donnell wrote. “In 2003, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki—a degree that came complete with a ceremonial sword that he afterwards wore with a combination of pride and good humor at Georgetown convocation and commencement ceremonies.”

Stites’s burial and funeral will take place in Helsinki, but there will be a memorial on campus later this semester.

photos by Jackson Perry

Did he lose a bet? Get hacked? See the light? Vox doesn’t know, but whatever is happening over at Hoya Suxa, a Syracuse fan’s blog dedicated to hating on the Hoyas (and occasional Cuse basketball coverage), we’re seriously amused.

Following today’s Hoya win over the Orange in New York City, Hoya Suxa began tweeting and blogging in praise of Georgetown. “ALL YOUR HOYA SUXA’ NOW BELONG TO US!!!” he tweeted. “GEORGETOWN IS A FINE UNIVERSITY!” “PATRICK EWING FOR LIFE! HIS SWEAT CURES CANCER AND IS CURRENCY IN INDONESIA!”

Then this showed up on the Hoya Suxa blog:

This isn’t the first time that a Georgetown-Syracuse matchup has resulted in internet fun. In the past, a Georgetown loss has resulted in an ode to Jim Boeheim Gerry MacNamara appearing on Casual Hoya. But this is a little extreme.

Hoya Suxa and Casual Hoya had an agreement before today’s game to allow the other to humiliate him if his team lost, but the terms of the agreement on Suxa’s end don’t say anything about giving up the rights to his blog or Twitter account:

“Should Georgetown University — an institution that believes in the nutritional value of urinal cakes — engage in patent treachery and bamboozle the Orange Empire of a victory, Hoya Suxa will “release a video chronicling the pain and emotion following a Syracuse loss to Georgetown.””

Vox guesses the bet expanded? We’ll let you know what happened when we figure it out, but we’re gonna take our sweet time. Reading tweets about sad Otto is more important to us right now.

1) Andrew (previously #1)

Yes, I know it’s the third week in a row. But Andrew got a girlfriend! And she’s hot! Sure, she’s a divorcee and former model who’s probably just using him to get on TV, but hey, at least she knows they’re dating. For him, that’s a step up. Plus, this means we viewers get a front-row seat to his terrible dating skills (they bond over having the same initials), awkward come-ons (“You taste so good!”), and weird ideas of love (“I want to stand on the top of a mountain, with trumpets playing, and flutes”).

Choice Quotation: “You cannot trust women. Aristotle once said, no one trusts a woman, not even a woman.”

Moment of High Comedy: On the first date, he brings up the two of them moving in together. She thinks he’s kidding. He isn’t.

2) Erika (previously tied for #7)

“Wah wah wah, I’m a failing musician and NPR won’t hire me and Callie gets to do something artsy and semi-succeed at it but rather than be happy for her I’m just going to whine and feel sorry for myself. Wah wah wah.” That’s all she says. Now you can fast-forward every time she speaks.

Choice Quotation: “Sometimes I just wanna lay in my bed and read a book the whole day.” Real Worlders can read!

Moment of High Comedy: The gang goes to a soccer game, and while everyone else cheers she sits down and complains about her failed music career.

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