Word: georgetown
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...ever sees anything off the beaten track in Washington, because there is so much on it, but if you want to escape crowds, check out the Harvard-owned Dumbarton Oaks. This serene Georgetown park has a museum of Byzantine Art and a HOLLIS-listed library. Or take a walk in Rock Creek Park, a sinuous strip of hilly forest in the heart of the city...
...Georgetown is like Harvard Square, only more crowded. It is cluttered with lots of boutiques and gourmet food stores. At night, hordes of college students descend upon the bars and restaurants and turn the whole area into a drunken brawl. Sports fans, don't miss Champions, a bar noted for its vocal support of the Redskins and the Georgetown Hoyas...
...Horseshoe: May 12, 1985. Representatives from the NBA's seven worst teams pile into Madison Square Garden for the league's first lottery. Knick general manager Dave DeBusschere, desperate for the Knicks to acquire the rights to Georgetown monolith Pat Ewing, brings a lucky horseshoe to supplement his home-court advantage. It works. The Knicks get Ewing, quickly tagged "The Franchise" by New York reporters. Led by The Franchise, the Knicks come in last again...
Some experts took a political view of the ruling. Professor Charles Abernathy of Georgetown University Law Center attributes the court's decision to the fear that as blacks take power in cities such as Richmond, laws will be passed to benefit blacks over whites. Observes Abernathy: "The court is saying that it won't stand for black leaders using power to reward their friends at the expense of others...
...Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings, with Doss, Aline, assistant coach Thounsa Kearse and several volunteers from Fairfield University serving as tutors. Star outside shooter Patrina Blow, 17, a poor reader, benefited from a special remedial program. She now reads fluently and is pursued by schools like Rutgers, UConn and Georgetown. Christy and Blow are far from unique. One hundred fifty universities have made serious inquiries about other Upward Bound players...