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BUZZWORD BREAKDOWN | Can February Kick Off New Month’s Resolutions?

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Talking about New Year’s resolutions on Feb. 1 feels less fun than when I was first sitting on the Amtrak on Jan. 2 considering the clean slate of a new calendar year. A month later, a week-long campus closure and frozen sidewalks became an easy excuse to ease up on movement goals, and the time demand of a Georgetown University schedule makes the idea of starting up a new hobby … [Read more...] about BUZZWORD BREAKDOWN | Can February Kick Off New Month’s Resolutions?

Patriots fall to Dukes in Fairfax

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(Addison Cox / Fourth Estate) The loss sets up a pivotal game vs. Saint Joseph’s BY TOMMY BUCKLES, STAFF WRITER As George Mason led Duquesne 60-52 with 7:12 to play in the second half, graduate guard Jahari Long sliced through the paint for his second straight layup. The play fueled a raucous EagleBank Arena, but the Dukes weren’t done.  Following the late-game 8-point lead, … [Read more...] about Patriots fall to Dukes in Fairfax

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Villanova Locks Down Hoyas in Crunch Time to Seal Win

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The first time an Ed Cooley-coached team faced a Kevin Willard-coached team was Jan. 18, 2008. Willard’s Iona College team defeated Cooley’s Fairfield University squad 67-52. Over 18 years later, both coaches have climbed the ranks to the Big East, but Willard still took the win. Cooley’s Georgetown University men’s basketball team (13-11, 5-8 Big East) fell 80-73 to Willard’s … [Read more...] about MEN’S BASKETBALL | Villanova Locks Down Hoyas in Crunch Time to Seal Win