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New tavern license a rarity

“It is the scene of more than a hundred restaurants, jazz and disco dance spots, as well as homosexual bars, pizza parlors, movie houses, fast food joints and ice cream... Read more

Editorials

Military culture must change after killings

In the early morning of March 11, a U.S. Army sergeant stationed near Kandahar, Afghanistan, slipped away from his base and murdered 16 civilians, including women and children. Evoking memories of the Haditha killings of 2005, as well as the recent urination on civilian corpses by U.S. Marines and the burning of Qur’ans on military bases, the tragedy provides an opportunity for the leaders of our armed forces to examine a military culture in which these atrocities arise.

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Philly P open late despite promise

Despite public promises from its owner to close at midnight, Philly Pizza and Grill has continued operating into the early morning on some nights. At a hearing on Jan. 12th the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment permitted Philly Pizza to remain open until the next hearing on Feb. 9 under a stay of enforcement, granted after the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs revoked Philly Pizza’s certificate of occupancy and charged that it’s violating its zoning agreement by acting as a fast-food establishment.

Voices

Carrying On

In honor of the death of love (see cover story), I’ve decided to go through the old mailbag and find some questions from readers like you?-lonely,emotionally crippled children that you are.

Features

Finding Common Ground

The four-block radius in which Friedman lives-between Prospect and O streets and 33rd and 35th streets-has epitomized University-resident relations in the past year.

Leisure

I saw you

Your hand brushed against mine during our introductory econ class. We both mumbled sorry, and I was too scared to ask for your number. Want to see if our supply and demand curves intersect?

You: tall, husky, belligerently drunk lacrosse player. Me: stunning, dark haired vixen wearing a green sweater and black skirt.

News

I like the nightlife

Nightlife is arguably one of the most exciting aspects of going to school in the District. Georgetown would be Ho-Hum University in a small college town were it not for the eclectic group of bars, restaurants and clubs all over the city that provide activity for students who want to get beyond Healy Gates.