The April / May Heckler

Headlines include:

• Mysterious Georgetown Coddler Leaves Students Shaken, Pampered
• Professor Berates 81-Year-Old Continuing Studies Student for Coming Late to Class Again
• Great Moments In The Hoya’s Racism
• BROADCAST E-MAILS

Reception and Talk in honor of H.E. Kasit Piromya "Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand"

Event: Reception and Talk in honor of H.E. Kasit Piromya
"Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand"
What: Convention
Host: Thai Society
Start Time: Tomorrow, April 23 at 7:00pm
End Time: Tomorrow, April 23 at 8:15pm
Where: Leavey Conference Center

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=68524289524&mid=58bfc6G52359bc2G61adaeG7

Event: Clothing Swap

Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Location: 2nd floor, Healy Corridor

To finish off Earth Week, EcoAction and Fashion for Education are hosting a free clothing swap. Bring old clothes, pick up some new ones, and the rest will go to Martha's Table, a non-profit organization in DC. Drop off clothes anytime into marked containers outside of Vital Vittles and Hoya Snaxa or at the table in Red Square this week from 1:00PM-4:00PM. All are welcome and refreshments, including Georgetown Cupcake, will be served.

Event: The Guggernaut

Date: Tuesday, April 21 5 p.m. — Friday, April 24 3 p.m.
Place: Red Square

GUGS is hosting The Guggernaut, a week of grilling marking the end of the semester.

The events are:

Tuesday, April 21st 5:30-7:30pm: Cultural Day - Bring your own food. Bring anything you want and we'll throw it on the grill. Whether you want to grill Kielbasa, asparagus, or filet mignon we can cook it for you. Too lazy to run to safeway? (it's closing for renovation, so everything is cheap) We will have food for sale as well.

Wednesday, April 22nd 5:30-7:30pm: Burger Day - Your last chance to enjoy a GUGS burger this semester. Also, participate in or watch the Burger Eating Contest at 7:00.

Thursday April 23rd 5:30-7:30pm: Pulled Pork Day - Grab a delicious pulled pork sandwich for a cheap dinner.

Friday, April 24th 12:00-2:00pm: Georgetown Day - GUGS will be grilling Bratwurst for free. Although there will be many food providers that day, you know where to find the best food.

Check out the Facebook event.

EVENT: Last Improv Show of the Year

Date: Friday, April 17
Time: 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: Bulldog Alley

The Georgetown Players Improv Group is hosting its last improv show of the year. Student tickets are $3 and general admission is $5. Buy tickets in advance from the Davis Center box office today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by calling (202) 687-ARTS.

The Friday Hoya

In today's Hoya...

• President Obama Outlines Economic Recovery Plan in Gaston Hall
• Protests Come to Campus Alongside Obama
• A Summer Under Foreign Sun
• Monroe Will Return for Sophomore Season (Men's Basketball)
  
• Hoyas' Captain Weathers the Storm Through Hard Work (Men's Lacrosse)
  

Check out The Hoya's blogs or follow us on Twitter for more.

Georgetown Says It Covered Over Name of Jesus to Comply With White House Request

CNSNews.com reports:

"Georgetown University says it covered over the monogram 'IHS' — symbolizing the name of Jesus Christ — because it was inscribed on a pediment on the stage where President Obama spoke at the university on Tuesday and the White House had asked Georgetown to cover up all signs and symbols there.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the 'IHS' monogram that had previously adorned the stage at Georgetown’s Gaston Hall was still covered up--when the pediment where it had appeared was photographed by CNSNews.com.

'In coordinating the logistical arrangements for yesterday’s event, Georgetown honored the White House staff’s request to cover all of the Georgetown University signage and symbols behind Gaston Hall stage,' Julie Green Bataille, associate vice president for communications at Georgetown, told CNSNews.com."

T-Pain Tickets Still Available

Remaining tickets to GPB's Spring Kickoff Concert featuring T-Pain will be sold in Red Square today and tomorrow to GOCard holders only. These tickets will be sold at the discount price of $12 and there is still a limit of one ticket per GOCard. Tickets for the general public can only be purchased online for $25. If there are any remaining tickets after this week, they will be sold at the door at a higher price. Contact GPBconcerts@georegetown.edu for more information.

EVENT: SSTOP 2009 Conference - Trafficked

Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: ICC 115

The theme of this year's SSTOP conference is "Trafficked: The Global Crisis of Modern Day Slavery":

Speakers include Andrea Powell from FAIR Fund, Michele Clark from George Washington University, and representatives from Polaris Project, Solidarity Center, Child Soldier Relief, Free the Slaves, Coalition for Organ-Failure Solutions, Shared Hope International and more! There willl also be an NGO Fair during lunch time. The conference is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about issues of human trafficking and modern day slavery.

Although the conference is an all-day event, we recognize that this is a big time commitment, and welcome people to stop by for as much of the day as possible. Registration is necessary either way, as free breakfast and lunch will be provided. To register, please e-mail: sstopconference2009@gmail.com.

Check out the Facebook event for a full schedule of panels and events.

New Campus Group Connects Georgetown Students with Local Teens

The new Georgetown chapter of Strive for College is holding interest meetings this Thursday, April 16 at 8:15 p.m. and next Wednesday, April 22 at 9 p.m. in ICC 221B.

Strive for College is a new organization on campus that helps to connect college students with high school students who are trying to go through the college application process. For the first year, we will be doing an accelerated program in the fall that will help seniors at Friendship Collegiate, a charter school in Northeast D.C. The program will usually go from a student’s junior spring and senior fall semesters. Mentors will help high school students with all aspects of the college application process including SATs, application essays, financial aid and any other aspect of the college process. It is a great opportunity for students at Georgetown, who have already gone through the competitive college application process to help students in D.C. schools.

Visit their Facebook group or e-mail gustriveforcollege@gmail.com for more info.

EVENT: Lecture Fund presents Tucker Carlson

Date: Wednesday, April 15
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: ICC Auditorium

Tomorrow the Lecture Fund will host Tucker Carlson, former co-host of CNN's "Crossfire," Senior MSNBC Correspondent and DailyBeast.com contributor. The topic of the lecture will be "Where Obama Is Taking the Country." The event is free and open to all.

EVENT: Asiafest 2009 - FantASIA

Location: Gaston Hall
Date: Tuesday, April 14
Time: 8:30 p.m.



The Asian American Student Association presents over 125 performers in Georgetown's largest pan-Asian cultural showcase. The event will include dancing, singing, skits, spoken word and more. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. You can watch a preview of the show above. E-mail asiafest@gmail.com for more info.

EVENT: President Barack Obama to Speak in Gaston Hall (as if you haven't heard)

Date: Tuesday, April 14
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Gaston Hall

Obama will deliver a speech on the economy tomorrow morning in Gaston Hall. If you didn't get a ticket via the online lottery or a wait-list ticket at Healy Hall tonight, you'll have to content yourself with watching it via Web cast or tuning in to channel 3 on campus cable TV. There will be viewing areas set up in Lauinger Library and Sellinger Lounge.

Update: CNN and MSNBC are expected to broadcast the speech live, according to a University Broadcast e-mail.

EVENT: Spring Kickoff Concert '09 feat. T-PAIN

Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 9 p.m.
Location: McDonough Gym

Georgetown Program Board, What's After Dark and other groups presents the annual Spring Kickoff Concert featuring T-Pain. If you weren't able to pick up a ticket in Red Square today, GPB will be tabling tomorrow throughout the day – and next Tuesday, if there are any remaining tickets.

Regular tickets are $25, but anyone with a GOCard can get one at the reduced price of $12. There is a limit of one ticket per GOCard.

The Tuesday Hoya

In today's Hoya...

• On-Campus Interviews Harder to Come By
• Georgetown Checks In with Italian Abroad Programs After Earthquake
• Varsity Athletes Serve as Role Models, Spread HIV Awareness
• Georgetown Storms Back from 10-6 Down, Prevails in Five-Overtime Thriller
• Hoyas Get Swept by Mountaineers, Prepare for Home Date with South Florida
  

Check out The Hoya's blogs or follow us on Twitter for more.

EVENT: Festival de Cinema Català a Georgetown 2009

Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: McGhee Library (ICC 3rd floor)

Català a Georgetown hosts the fourth movie of its annual Catalan film festival. Tonight's film is "Salvador" by Catalan director Manuel Huerga:

On March 2, 1974, the young militant of the Movimiento Ibérico de Liberación (Iberian Liberation Movement), Salvador Puig Antich, became the last political prisoner to be executed in Spain by the garrotte. This is his story and that of the desperate attempts of his family, colleagues and lawyers to avoid his execution.

The film is in Catalan and Spanish with Spanish subtitles. See the trailer here. Pizza and soda will be served at the end of the movie.

The Friday Hoya

In today's Hoya...

• Students Protest April Fools' Issue
  
• GU Sees Slight Decrease in Applications
• GUSA Fellowships Double
• After 20-Win Season, Georgetown Looks to Future With High Hopes
• Hoyas Run Over Mountaineers in Rout
  

Check out The Hoya's blogs or follow us on Twitter for more.

EVENT: Green Square - InterHall Bag Swap

Date: Friday, April 3
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Red Square

Stop by the InterHall table in Red Square tomorrow with a handful of plastic grocery or shopping bags, and they'll give you a FREE, reusable tote bag. InterHall will be recycling all the plastic bags they collect.

EVENT: Harmony's Spring Concert

Date: Saturday, April 4
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: ICC Auditorium

Harmony, Georgetown's all-female international a capella group, presents their annual spring show. The group will perform international, multi-genre songs. Guest performers include Georgetown Saxatones and Capitol Gs and Swarthmore College's Chaverim.

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EVENT: ¡Baila Conmigo!

Date: Thursday, April 2
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Devine Studio Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center

Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown presents their annual spring showcase, this time in collaboration with Ritmo y Sabor. The event will include classic pieces by each group as well as joint performances in different styles. Tickets are $4 and can be bought online or at the Davis Center box office.

The Tuesday Hoya

In today's Hoya...

• Summers to Turn Pro
  
• Twelve Instances of Offensive Graffiti Recorded This Semester
  
• Student Assaulted by Five Men
• Classroom Space Tightens, Registrar Works to Resolve Problems
  
• Eagles Fly Past Hoyas in WNIT Quarterfinals

Check out The Hoya's blogs or follow us on Twitter for more.

Comic Tuesday: Job requirements

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EVENT: Georgetown Jazz Spring 2009 Concert

Date: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: McNeir Hall

Join the Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble for an evening of music directed by Professor Aaron Broadus and featuring both new and classic arrangements. Students get in for free. General admission is $5.

Also on this week's music schedule is the Georgetown Chamber Singers Concert: As Vesta Was... directed by Professor Fred Binkholder. The 14-voice ensemble will perform works by Tallis, Byrd, Weelkes and Handel tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in Dahlgren Chapel. Free admission for students.

EVENT: iWeek 2009 - Around the World in Seven Days

MONDAY, March 30

• Working for Social Justice Abroad
• "Not So Lonely Planet" study abroad info session
• GU Pride Movie Screening: Todo Sobre Mi Madre/All About My Mother
  
• GU Thai Society Movie Night: Khan Kluay
  
• Options for the Summer: Travel During These Troubling Times

TUESDAY, March 31

• CINEFORUM: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
• Movie and Dumpling Night with CSA: Summer Palace

WEDNESDAY, March 1

• The Little Known Side of Edmund Walsh: Diplomat, Founder of the SFS and Vatican Member
• Trinbago Pan-Steel Drums From the Twin Islands
• Peruvian Food Live
• GIA Israel Movie Screening: Noodle

THURSDAY, March 2

• Politics of Human Rights and Trafficking in Southeast Asia
• Women in International Security (WIIS)
  
• Just Not That Into You? How to Find Someone Who Is
• Catholicism Around the World
• GHC Movie Screening: Politiki Kouzina
  
• TASA Movie Screening: City of Sadness
  

FRIDAY, March 3

• Legal Education in China
• Pablo Fagundes, Brazilian Choro and Forro
• ABISSA: Black to the Future

SATURDAY, March 4

• iParty (International Party)

The Friday Hoya

In today's Hoya...

• Curriculum Changes Enter Georgetown Conversations
• Possible Nazi Graffiti Spotted in Leavey
• Doha Forum Calls for Tougher U.S. Policy on Israel
• Defense Traps Spiders as Hoyas Advance to WNIT Quarterfinals
• Mirabito's Goal in Overtime Lifts Hoyas, Ends Skid
  

Check out The Hoya's blogs or follow us on Twitter for more.