Column: Getting in Tune

The Sixth Man: Fan Performance Crucial to On-Court Success

By Colin Nagle | Feb 22 2010

Are we really so spoiled that the possibility that we might not be dominating our opponents for all 40 minutes of the game is inconceivable, or, alternatively, so devastating that we give up all hope and lose any interest in the game?

Minor in Business, Major in Benefits

By Colin Nagle | Feb 01 2010

I have no secret ambitions to be an investment banker, but why should the MSB kids be the only ones who get to write off a round of golf as a business expense?

Misguided Approach to Bettering Campus Security

By Colin Nagle | Nov 20 2009

Our primary concern ought to be: What do we want from DPS? This question must be answered if we are to come up with an effective security plan.

Rats Overstaying Their Welcome

By Colin Nagle | Nov 05 2009

The rats infesting our campus are welcome to stay — if they agree to pay Georgetown tuition like everyone else.

Off Target: Midnight Misfires

By Colin Nagle | Oct 22 2009

To leave me and the rest of the university community in the dark is not only wrong, it’s dangerous.

Georgetown Magic, Across the Pond

By Colin Nagle | Oct 08 2009

While I wouldn’t go so far as to say that every little thing Georgetown does is magic, I would agree with The Police that “even though my life before was tragic, now I know my love for her goes on.”

No Pedestal, Please: Celebrities Gone Wild

By Colin Nagle | Sep 25 2009

Again, it’s a case of bad timing — there’s a time and a place to shove tennis balls down someone’s throat, but it’s usually not during a nationally televised tennis match.

The Craft of Observation

By Colin Nagle | Sep 11 2009

People-watching seems to have lost some of its luster in this long-distance age of Twitter and Skype. Many people are more concerned with what’s happening halfway around the world or what Brett Favre ate for breakfast than they are with what is unfolding before their eyes.

In Otherwise Dreary Summer, Hidden Pearls of Wisdom Found

By Colin Nagle | Aug 28 2009

If you’re at all like me, the disappointment that summer is over is tempered by the prospect of returning ...

Thicker Skins Required

By Colin Nagle | Apr 16 2009

Billy Joel was wrong when he sang, “It doesn’t matter what they say in the papers / ’Cause it’s ...