Six. Five. Four. The public address announcer on North Kehoe Field counts down the final few seconds of the 110 minutes played today between the Georgetown and Connecticut. The Hoyas are making one last push for a goal in the second overtime.

Georgetown took fifth place in Black Enterprise’s 2008 ranking of Top 50 Colleges for African Americans — a 16 spot climb from the last ranking in 2006.

The first four colleges on the list were Spelman College, Howard University, Morehouse College and Hampton University, all of which are considered historically black colleges.

College students are notorious for spending late nights in the library, whether it’s cramming during finals time or finishing homework for an early morning class. Night after night, many strain for ways to keep themselves going — and some have pushed aside the coffee, Red Bull and midday naps for a more serious way to focus.

While much of the world has been hit hard by the recent economic crisis, Georgetown has suffered only minor financial losses, university officials say.

“Market declines were reflected in a slight decrease in net assets,” university spokesperson Julie Bataille said.

The two suspects arrested for the bias-motivated assault of a Georgetown University medical student were arraigned on Wednesday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, according to several local news sources.

Health officials believe that the worst of the recent norovirus outbreak on campus has passed and that a second peak in the trend of infected students will likely be avoided.

In addition, although the D.C. Department of Health has not yet completed its investigation of the origin of the virus, it has determined that food was not the source.

After a weekend of two postponed contests —against Syracuse and St. John’s — due to the norovirus outbreak on campus, Georgetown is gearing up for another tough weekend of Big East play. The Hoyas take on top-ranked Notre Dame today and DePaul on Sunday afternoon.