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Yankees shortstop Deter Jeter retired on Sunday after an illustrious 20-year career in New York.

Commentary: Sports May Never See Another Derek Jeter

By Carolyn Maguire September 30, 2014

There, in his Gatorade-soaked uniform, he crouched on the lip of the outfield grass between short and second — the same area of the field he had taken countless times in his 20-year career. But this...

Imagining a Future Without RGIII

By Nick Barton September 19, 2014

Only a few metro stops away, DeSean Jackson and the Washington Redskins are preparing for their NFC East divisional showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. While Jackson’s first game against...

Mueller Investigation’s Impact

By Nick Barton September 16, 2014

This past week’s Thursday night football game featured one of the greatest rivalries in sports: the Baltimore Ravens versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, this time the media’s focus was less on...

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Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was suspended indefinetly by the NFL. His original suspension was only two games long.

COMMENTARY: NFL Too Late in Rice Suspension

By Laura Wagner September 9, 2014

Even before TMZ released the video of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking his then-fiance unconscious in a hotel elevator, we knew what happened. In February, we all watched the...

MLB Finally Gets It Right

MLB Finally Gets It Right

By Connor Maytnier April 16, 2014

After much controversy and debate, instant replay has fully made its way into Major League Baseball. In recent years, MLB has come under fire for lagging behind its peers in the adoption of instant...

What Do You Mean, I’m Waitlisted?

By Parth Shah April 15, 2014

Georgetown University is set to charge, as its sticker price, a staggering $46,200 for the 2014-2015 school year. Its tuition increase of 4.3% outstrips the U.S. inflation rate for 2013, which averaged...

Where Is the Outrage Over Venezuela?

By Alberto Alfonzo March 7, 2014

Over the past month, thousands of students from universities all over Venezuela have staged massive protests against President Nicolas Maduro. The streets of Venezuelan cities have been flooded with people...

Striving to Untether Ourselves

By Celeste Chisholm March 7, 2014

"You’re not from around here, are you?" For a girl whose identity thrives on evanescence, this question is music to my ears. For me, it’s a lifestyle, sewn into my roots by capricious parents whose...

NFL Needs to Change PAT

By Darius Majd March 7, 2014

In a sport filled with strategic and necessary stalls, the Point After Touchdown is a colossal waste of time. Kickers converted 99.6 percent of their PATs this past season, inviting the question as to...

Playoff Expansion Would Come at a Price

By Ethan Chess and Drew Cunningham March 4, 2014

You wouldn’t know it from looking out the window, but warmer weather, along with the sports that accompany it, is on the way. Major League Baseball is ramping up spring training, and the NFL is getting...

Microfinance: Business for Others

By Jaysel Shah and Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2014

At the beginning of my sophomore year, I was fairly confident that I wasn’t the only Georgetown student that was stuck between the dual aspirations of a career in business or working in development....

Hurdles for a Life in Transition

By Lexi Dever February 21, 2014

I walked into Leo’s the other day for dinner. It was early, about 5 p.m., and while I normally would eat later, I needed to make some prints before my 6:30 p.m. photography class. When I handed my GOCard...

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