When Martha Swanson left her post as director of student programs last June, she thought that after 23 years of working at Georgetown she would finally get the peace and relaxation that usually comes hand in hand with retirement. What she found instead was a job back on the Hilltop, overseeing student volunteers at the Women’s Center.

You certainly see a different side of Georgetown from the fourth floor of the Leavey Center. It’s hard not to. The long nights in Leavey 421 teach those at The Hoya a lot about what it means to be student journalists.

We’ve seen it all before: The struggling artist finds new meaning in his craft after a tragedy forces him to reevaluate his outlook on life. But throw in an enthusiastic cast, comical lyrics and a clever set, and you’ve got yourself a whole new play.

With the mellow songs of opening band Augustana still lingering in the audience’s ears, the lights go dark. Suddenly, the music begins as a mesmerizing pattern of strobe lights illuminate the stage. Then, with a flash of light, they appear — 21 years in the making.

Today’s Goo Goo Dolls certainly know how to make an entrance, and not just on stage. With the recent release of the band’s eighth album, Let Love In, they hit the road to play the classics and show that they haven’t lost their ability to move audiences with catchy lyrics and pop rock style.

The Buffalo, N.Y. band performed at the 9:30 Club on Monday to a sold-out crowd with the energy and enthusiasm of a teen pop band, even though the Dolls are each about 40 years old.

According to the press release, Leroy Good was driving down 37th Street at high speed and lost control of his red Buick LaSalle after he entered the Cloisters, a residential community along Reservoir Road.

The car became airborne, hitting two trees and the house of John Doolittle, an American University professor, before coming to rest striking a Jaguar in the driveway of a neighboring house, the release said.

Doolittle said that he and his wife were awoken on Saturday morning by a loud noise and “a tremor in the house.” No one in the house was injured as a result of the crash.

For a few hours on Friday, Gaston Hall was as loud and unpredictable as the floor of the New York City Stock Exchange, as CNBC took over the space to tape an episode of “Mad Money” for its college tour.

The program, which offers tips and analysis to inexperienced and experienced investors alike, features bombastic host Jim Cramer, famous for his boisterous presence and wild gesticulating during the program. The show taped on campus between 4 and 5:45 p.m., and aired at 6 p.m. that evening.

After more than a year and a half of frustrated attempts to make a network of blue light call boxes fully operational, the university has abandoned its original contract with the company and has begun installing a more limited network of security devices in its place. The contract between the university and Security Services & Technologies, the company responsible for installing approximately 40 call boxes on and around campus, fell through early this year, according to Vice President for University Safety

University officials, neighborhood groups and the Metropolitan Police Department are searching for new ways to ensure safety around campus after a spate of violent crimes struck the District this summer. Metropolitan Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey declared a citywide crime emergency on July 11 in response to a sharp rise in criminal activity, which included an 11 percent rise in both robberies and assaults with a deadly weapon from June to July. There were 12 homicides alone reported throughout the city during the first 11 days of July, including the murder of a 27-year-old British tourist on the 3100 block of Q Street on July 9. On Sunday, the Georgetown area was home to an armed robbery that left one man