Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va.

But the day marked countless other anniversaries as well, according to Andrew Goddard, whose son Colin was shot several times by Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho and survived.

It has been over two centuries since the Revolutionary War, but the cry for “no taxation without representation” is still echoing loudly across the District.

In an effort to win voting representation in Congress, volunteers for the activist group DC Vote gathered on the Hill on Tuesday— tax day — to encourage senators to bring the D.C. Voting Rights Act up for discussion.

For the past seven weeks, students walking down Potomac to M Street have encountered more of a crowd than usual. With customers spilling out the door, Georgetown Cupcake, the deliciously popular bakery that opened on Valentine’s Day, has been satisfying the town’s sweet tooth.

A recently released Associated Press investigation found traces of six pharmaceutical drugs in D.C.’s drinking water, though experts disagree on the effects these drugs may have on consumers.

A fire raged in a Wisconsin Avenue nightclub early Tuesday morning, causing serious damage to both the club and a neighboring building, although no injuries or deaths were reported.

Few expected the Jelleff Hoyas to even make Sunday’s game competitive. They were outmanned in a big way: missing two of their starters and up against a team a year older — and a year bigger — than they were. Middle schoolers playing in a high schoolers’ league.

Georgetown residents have seen enough of rats.

With the goal of tackling the city’s rodent infestation, the Citizens Association of Georgetown met last night at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Potomac and O Streets to discuss proposals for rodent control initiatives.

Georgetown students returning to the Hilltop after Saturday’s men’s basketball victory stepped onto the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Red Line at Gallery Place/Chinatown and faced an unexpected sight: a car filled with pants-less passengers.