HAPPY HOUR with Villanova and Notre Dame Alumni Clubs - April 19th - 6PM

The Notre Dame Alumni Club of San Francisco will be hosting a Happy Hour with the Georgetown and Villanova clubs at 6PM on April 19th at Vino Venue (www.vinovenue.net)) located at 686 Mission Street in San Francisco. This event is for all alumni and friends of Georgetown. Hope to see everyone there!

Habitat for Humanity Service Event - Saturday, April 7 - 8:30am to 4:30pm

PLEASE RSVP IF YOU CAN HELP

Fellow Georgetown Alumni,

I am psyched to let you know that I've arranged for local Georgetown Alumni to get together and participate in a Bay Area community service event. It will be a great opportunity to give back to the community, while at the same time you'll be able to network and socialize with your fellow classmates.

I've arranged for 15 to 20 volunteers to participate in a build with Habitat for Humanity at their Outer Mission site. I've been volunteering with them for about 2 years now and have had some wonderful opportunities to see how giving back is physically transforming and improving our community. I have learned a great deal about building houses and can't say enough good things about the project coordinators who make the day a great experience.

Here are a few details:

When: Saturday, April 7, 2007
Time: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Where: De Long Terrace @ Santa Cruz Ave - Outer Mission (see below)
Attire: Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and closed-toed shoes. The weather can be cold, windy, foggy and/or sunny so wear sunscreen and bring a sweatshirt. If you have work gloves it's nice to bring your own. Tools and safety equipment will be provided.
Lunch: Lunch is not provided so we will go to a local venue to grab something to eat.

I thinks it's great to have Georgetown represented at a Habitat for Humanity build and look forward to you all joining us for a day of excitement. Feel free to call me if you need to: (415) 516.0708

Sincerely,

Ken Fisher

Habitat for Humanity San Francisco – De Long Terrace Project
Location: De Long Street, Outer Mission neighborhood. Street parking is
extremely limited. Please take MUNI (lines 14, 28, 54 are close by) or BART to
Daly City if possible. Exit Daly City BART station and head North on De
Long. The cross street for the Habitat for Humanity San Francisco work site is
Santa Cruz Avenue.
Driving Directions from the Peninsula or South Bay:
Take 280 North toward San Francisco
Exit WESTLAKE DIST / DALY CITY
Turn RIGHT onto JUNIPERO SERRA BLVD
Stay on JUNIPERO SERRA for .5 miles.
Turn RIGHT onto JOHN DALY BLVD
Stay on JOHN DALY BLVD for .1 miles
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto DE LONG ST
Our site is located on the corner of DE LONG STREET and SANTA CRUZ
AVENUE
Driving Directions from Downtown SF:
Take 280 South toward Daly City
Exit JOHN DALY BOULEVARD
Get in left lane on freeway off ramp
Turn LEFT on JOHN DALY BOULEVARD
Turn LEFT on DE LONG STREET
Our site is located on the right hand side of the street on the corner of
DE LONG STREET and SANTA CRUZ AVENUE

HOYA HOOPS - Saturday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. -- National Semifinal vs. the Ohio State University (game starts at 3:00)

Hoya Saxa indeed! Unless you've been under a rock the last few days, you know that our Hoyas are back in the national spotlight with the team's first return to the Final Four since 1985. The team staged an amazing and unforgettable comeback Sunday evening to move on to the National Semifinal game this Saturday. Congratulations to the players, coaches, fans and alumni. If you get a chance to read some of the articles posted below or watch the videos, I urge you to take the time. Our players and coaches are fine human beings and are representing Georgetown in the best possible way. We should all be very proud to be associated with this team and the University. Now on to the game details!!!

Please forward this message on to anyone that might be interested in joining the festivities. We expect another huge crowd, so please get there early. The Bus Stop crowd has been awesome with Hoya Saxa chants and lots of high-fives and hugs. Here are the details:

WHAT: Hoya Game Watch
WHEN: Saturday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. -- National Semifinal vs. the Ohio State University (game starts at 3:00)
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends - the more the merrier!
WEAR: Your favorite Georgetown gray T-shirt

For more about this game, check out: Georgetown's 2007 NCAA Tournament Central or Hoya Fan Central or a great fan site with articles and links at: http://thevanburenboys.blogspot.com/

For more fun videos of the celebrations following Sunday's win over North Carolina, check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snCBTwdoV7k&mode=related&search=

HOYA SAXA cheer on N Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCYx4jVZcBo

Random madness on M Street:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5-nxfrK0uU&NR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=022o9Xu03wM&NR

More videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS7RAyjTqr0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxYtlF64Kl8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPcXWHIqvhU&NR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEYKcfbeP4I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU_56NKPpeQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-mOHNDwFc&NR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGHZv8lo2c&NR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snCBTwdoV7k

And even Madeleine Albright talked about Jeff Green and gave a "shout out" to students last night on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report:



http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/index.jhtml

HOYA HOOPS - Friday, March 23 at 4:15 p.m. -- Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament vs. Vanderbilt

Congrats to our Hoyas for advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament! We had a ton of people pack the Bus Stop during Saturday's win (recap below) and hope you'll do whatever you can to sneak out of work early to be there for this game. It's a Friday and hey, you've worked hard this week. Don't you deserve it?!?!

Please forward this message on to anyone that might be interested in joining the festivities. Here are the details:
WHAT: Hoya Game Watch and Friday Happy Hour
WHEN: Friday, March 23 at 4:15 p.m. -- Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament vs. Vanderbilt
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends - the more the merrier!
WEAR: Your favorite Georgetown gray T-shirt

For more about this game, check out: Georgetown's 2007 NCAA Tournament Central or Hoya Fan CentralPLEASE NOTE: If the Hoyas win Friday night, the next game will most likely be Sunday afternoon. Please check the paper for the time of the game.

Second Round Game Recap from the Hoya Hoop Club:

How Sweet It Is! Hoyas Power Past Eagles In Second Round Of NCAA Tourney, 62-55Winston-Salem, N.C. - During the first half of Georgetown's second round NCAA Tournament game with Boston College, Head Coach John Thompson III spoke with junior center Roy Hibbert (Adelphi, Md./Georgetown Prep) as he sat on the bench after picking up two fouls in the game's first 14 minutes. The Hoyas' third-year head coach told the 7-2 center that the team would be going to him in the second half. Hibbert responded, scoring 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half as No. 2 seed Georgetown fought back from an eight-point deficit to beat their old foe from the BIG EAST Conference, 62-55, in front of 14,148 fans at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Saturday evening. The win moves the Hoyas into the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year and the 11th time in program history. It was the team's sixth-straight win, and the 17th in the last 18 for the Hoyas, who improve to 28-6 overall.

For all things Hoya Hoops, check out: http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htm or http://guhoyas.cstv.com/.

If you are looking for directions to the Bus Stop, here are more details: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/911222/san_francisco_ca/bus_stop.html.


Hoya Saxa,
Drew

HOYA HOOPS: Wednesday February 21st

Wow. I mean wow. Our Georgetown Hoyas have been playing amazingly well and have moved up in the national rankings to # 12. And it's time for you to get out there and support them. Please plan to come on by the Bus Stop tomorrow (Wednesday) for happy hour. The game starts at 4:00 p.m., but we'll be there until about 7:00 p.m. (Hopefully celebrating!)

There are great drink specials ($1.50 beers!) and it's a great excuse to sneak out of work and hang out with some really great people. And plus, there's only four more regular season games this season, there's no time like now to jump on the Hoya bandwagon!

Lastly, please save the date for this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. as the Hoyas take on the # 8 ranked Pitt Panthers. This should be a great game and it's not as early as most Saturday games.

To summarize:
WHAT: Hoya Game Watch (# 12 Hoyas vs. Cincinnati)
WHEN: Wednesday, February 21 at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends - the more the merrier!
For more on the Hoyas last win, check out the Hoya Hoop Club report below:

Hoyas Get Revenge on VillanovaPhiladelphia, Pa. — Junior forward Jeff Green (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern) hit a running jumper with 20 seconds left, added two more free throws with 3.6 seconds on the clock and No. 14 Georgetown came back from an 11-point first-half deficit to beat Villanova, 58-55, in front of 19,089 fans at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon. It was the ninth-straight win for Georgetown, which improves to 20-5 overall and 10-2 in the BIG EAST, while Villanova falls to 18-8 overall and 6-6 in league play. The nine wins tie the longest win streak for the Hoyas since the 2003-04 season, when the Hoyas won nine-straight to open the season. It is also the first time that Georgetown has won nine-straight games against BIG EAST Conference opponents since the 1983-84 season. Read Complete Story Here
Green Named BIG EAST Player of the WeekGeorgetown University junior men's basketball player Jeff Green (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern) was named the BIG EAST Conference's Player of the Week on Monday, February 19. It is the second-straight week a member of the Hoyas was named Player of the Week, and the third time in the last four weeks. Green joins fellow junior Roy Hibbert (Adelphi, Md./Georgetown Prep), who garnered league honors on January 29 and February 12, respectively. Read Complete Story Here


For all things Hoya Hoops, check out: http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htm or http://guhoyas.cstv.com/.

If you are looking for directions to the Bus Stop, here are more details: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/911222/san_francisco_ca/bus_stop.html.

If you'd like your name removed from this list, please let me know. Also, if you know any additional Bay Area Hoya fans that would like to be added to this list, please let me know as well.

Hoya Saxa,
Drew

HOYA HOOPS: February 7th and February 10th

WHAT: Hoya Game Watches (Hoyas vs. Louisville Wednesday and Hoyas vs. Marquette Sat.)
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 4:00 p.m. & Saturday, Feb. 10 at 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends - the more the merrier!
For all things Hoya Hoops, check out: http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htm or http://guhoyas.cstv.com/.

If you are looking for directions to the Bus Stop, here are more details: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile/911222/san_francisco_ca/bus_stop.html

And Saturday's game marks the 100th anniversary of Georgetown basketball. As part of the celebration, here's a list of the top 100 players in Hoya Hoops history:

http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100.htm

McDonough Sponsored Business Networking Event - Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 - 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Now that the holidays are past, come join with other Georgetown University alumni for an evening of business networking hosted by the McDonough School of Business for all San Francisco area alumni (1976-2006). Capacity is limited and reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Look forward to seeing you there!

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Four Seasons Hotel, 757 Market Street
Program: Remarks by Dean George Daly:“The Business of Business Education and Georgetown’s Role in It”

Networking reception to follow.Online registration is now available at: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=121279

HOYA HOOPS: Hoyas vs. Notre Dame - Saturday, January 6 at 9:00 a.m

The Georgetown Hoyas Men's Basketball Team started off the year with high expectations and a #8 ranking in the AP poll. However, the team stumbled a bit in November, losing at home to Old Dominion and to Oregon, then losing a third game at Duke. The media jumped off the bandwagon. As with all bandwagon fans, they jumped off much too soon. NCAA Titles aren't won and lost in November, and the Hoyas lost a few games, but they were learning. The team was trying to incorporate six players into the rotation that didn't play much last year -- including three highly vaunted freshmen. In December, after the Duke loss, the team began to gel. The team beat Oral Roberts badly just weeks after ORU took down highly ranked Kansas.

After dispatching several easier opponents during finals, Georgetown then traveled to Michigan and dissected the two-loss Wolverines. In this streak, Georgetown hasn't won by less than 15, and has won four games by more than 20. In the meantime, Oregon and Duke are in the Top 10 -- demonstrating that those losses weren't so bad after all. The Hoyas are poised to win their first BE Title of any kind in years in what is a wide open Big East.
So get on the bandwagon! To summarize:

WHAT: Hoya Game Watch (Hoyas vs. Notre Dame)
WHEN: Saturday, January 6 at 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends - the more the merrier! Join the bandwagon early!

HOYA HOOPS: Saturday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. at the Bus Stop on Union Street (@ Laguna) in San Francisco

Please join us this Saturday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. at the Bus Stop on Union Street (@ Laguna) in San Francisco.

The Hoyas will be facing off against the Duke Blue Devils starting at 4:00 p.m. and there's no doubt the Dookies will be looking for revenge after the Hoyas knocked them out of their # 1 ranking last season. There will be various beer and drink specials for this event, so get there early for a good spot. We expect 50+ Hoyas to be there, so why not grab some friends and join us? And no, your friends don’t have to be Hoyas but they better not be Duke fans. Then again, after we win, it will be fun to have someone to laugh at after the game.

To summarize:
WHAT: Hoya Game Watch (Hoyas vs. Duke)
WHEN: Saturday, December 2 at 3:30 p.m. (Game starts at 4:00 p.m.)
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends - the more the merrier! Join the bandwagon early!

HOLIDAY PARTY WITH THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL - December 1st, 2006

ANYONE AND EVERYONE with an interest in foreign affairs, world cultures, languages, and a global vibe is welcome to the 2006 HOLIDAY PARTY, hosted by the YOUNG PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL FORUM of the World Affairs Council of Northern California.

Come join us for an evening to remember in a beautiful San Francisco art gallery – just across from the World Affairs Council building on Sutter Street. We will toast the holiday season with old friends and new and discuss the intricacies of the world in variety of languages and styles.

*Ticket price includes a tasty selection of hors d’oeuvres and beverages (beer, wine, & soft drinks)
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 PM

RSVP at http://www.itsyourworld.org/program.php?page=1760 call: 415-293-4600.

Members and cosponsors - $40, Nonmembers - $50,
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, 341 Sutter St., San Francisco

Cosponsored by The Georgetown Club of Northern California (www.sfhoyas.org)

HOYA HOOPS - Hoyas vs. Vanderbilt - November 15 at 6:00 p.m

Fellow Bay Area Hoyas and Hoya Fans,
After an amazingly successful season last year, our Georgetown Hoyas (preseason ranked # 8) will be back in action again Wednesday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. This will mark the first televised game of the season as the Hoyas take on Vanderbilt.
We’ll be gathering Bay Area Hoyas and friends at the Bus Stop on Union Street in San Francisco. There will be various beer and drink specials for this event. We expect 30+ Hoyas to be there, so why not grab some friends and join us? And no, your friends don’t have to be Hoyas (but they can pretend for the night). Since we are kicking this season off in style, we'll have Hoya give-a-ways as well from the Hoya Hoop Club! Let's work hard to get a good crowd out for this happy hour!
If you want to see how the team is predicted to do this year, check out: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101201743.html. And for all things Hoya Hoops, check out: http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htm

To summarize:
WHAT: Hoya Happy Hour and Game Watch (Hoyas vs. Vanderbilt)
WHEN: Wednesday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends - the more the merrier! Join the bandwagon early!
If you'd like your name removed from this list, please let me know. Also, if you know any additional Bay Area Hoya fans that would like to be added to this list, please let me know as well.

FATHER G. RONALD MURPHY, S.J. - Monday, October 16, 2006 - Holy Grail

THE GEORGETOWN CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, ST. IGNATIUS INSTITUTE WOULD LIKE YOU TO JOIN US FOR A RECEPTION WITH SPECIAL GUEST FATHER G. RONALD MURPHY, S.J.
PROFESSOR OF GERMAN, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY GEMSTONE OF PARADISE THE HOLY GRAIL IN WOLFRAM’S PARZIVAL

Monday, October 16, 2006
5:30pm – 7:00pm
University of San Francisco • Fromm Hall, Xavier Chapel, Room 120
2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, California

The phenomenal success of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code has given new life to the
perennial debate about the nature and meaning of the Holy Grail.The story of the Grail,
usually identified as some kind of mystical vessel, has gripped the imaginations of millions
since it first appeared in several medieval romances. Of these,Wolfram von Eschenbach’s
Parzival (c.1200) is generally recognized as the most complex and beautiful. Strangely, in
Parzival, the Grail is identified as a stone rather than a cup or dish.This oddity is usually seen
as just another mystery, further evidence of the difficulty of discerning the true sources of the
Grail legend. In this groundbreaking study, Ronald Murphy seeks to dispel this mystery and
to enable a far better appreciation of Wolfram’s purposes.Wolfram, Murphy argues, wanted to
chastise his contemporaries who looked for the Grail in the possession of Muslims in the
Holy Land. This is Georgetown teaching at its best—stellar scholarship combined with
warm humanism. In the past Fr. Murphy has spoken about the Brothers Grimm,The History
of the Christmas Tree, Ritual and Realization and the role of the Christ as Warlord in
medieval Saxon Literature.
Fr. Murphy will be available to sign books after the presentation.
Please RSVP by October 6

to Jennifer Niedermeyer at jniedermeyer@gmail.com or (415) 351-1848

The Club would like to thank University of San Francisco for hosting us.
Space is limited. For more information about Father Muprhy’s work, please visit www.gronaldmurphy.com

Dr. Daniel L. Byman - Time to Kill? Israel's Targeted Killings Policy and Lessons for the U.S. - June 27th

The Georgetown University Club of Northern California in conjunction with the World Affairs Council of Northern California invite you to save the date of June 27th for an evening presentation and interactive discussion with Dr. Daniel L. Byman, Director of the Center for Peace and Security Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.

A Time to Kill? Israel's Targeted Killings Policy and Lessons for the U.S.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006Registration: 6:30-7 p.m.Program: 7-8 p.m.
World Affairs Council of Northern California2nd Floor Auditorium312 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA
Admission is free for Georgetown affiliated members.
RSVP: http://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/rsvp/index.cfm?Action=View&EventID=634
Dr. Byman will present his perspective on the successes and the limitations of the Israeli policy of targeted killing as well as draw important implications for United States policy in its war on terror. Dr. Byman's remarks will be followed by an interactive discussion with members of the audience.
Daniel L. Byman is Associate Professor and Director of the Security Studies Program and the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. Dr. Byman has served as a Professional Staff Member with both the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States ("The 9-11 Commission") and the Joint 9/11 Inquiry Staff of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees. He has also worked as the Research Director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy at the RAND Corporation and as an analyst of the Middle East for the U.S. intelligence community. Dr. Byman has written widely on a range of topics related to terrorism, international security, and the Middle East. His latest book is Deadly Connections: States that Sponsor Terrorism (Cambridge University Press, 2005).

Georgetown Day Eve Happy Hour, sponsored by the Class of 2005 - ALL ALUMNUS INVITED- April 27th, Royal Exchange

A message from the class of 2005: Happy Spring - Thursday, April 27th, is Georgetown Day Eve this year. The Class of 2005, in their youth and vigor will be sponsoring a nationwide Happy Hour that will include 6 different locations around the country (SF below). We figured that in light of our stellar performance this year in the NCAA Tourney and because a Hoya gathering is never (or rarely) a bad idea, it was about time that Hoyas reconnect, and what better day than Georgetown Day to do it! The details about the SF locations Happy Hour are listed below, so check out the information on your city and brush up on your rendition of the fight song so you are ready to sing!

Royal Exchange
415-956-1710301
Sacramento St.
San Francisco, CA 94111
Patriot Room (Back Room)
6pm-8pm

For more information, contact Christina Besozzi ccb6@georgetown.edu or Mitch Fox mitchellwfox@gmail.com

Madeleine Albright - Monday May 8th, Silicon Valley Commonwealth Club

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT MONDAY MAY Former Secretary of State --> REFLECTIONS ON AMERICA, GOD AND WORLD AFFAIRS

How should the U.S. deal with religious extremists – and how much influence should the Christian Right have over foreign policy? Politicians have downplayed the historic impact of religious beliefs in foreign affairs. Is it time for a paradigm shift? Albright calls for a better plan. MEMBERS ONLY (member + one guest)-->
11:15 a.m., Check-in 12:00 p.m., Program 1:00 p.m., Book signing Santa Clara Convention Center Theater, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara $15 for Members, $25 for Non-members, $7 for Students (with valid ID; to reserve student tickets call 415-597-6705) To map directions to this program, visit Google Maps.Media sponsor: Metro Newspapers

Provost Jim O'Donnell at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club - MAY 8th - Provost Jim O'Donnell at the Commonwealth Club

When: 12 noon on May 8, 2006

Where: Commonwealth Club Gold Room, 595 Market St, San Francisco, 94105 - (415) 597-6700

Space is limited.

http://www.commonwealthclub.org/mlf.html#donnell

Title: Great Power in quicksand: Vestiges of Rome in Modern Day Iraq The fate of Rome in Mesopotamia remains relevant for modern policy makers. Why? Because the Roman Empire faded into history at the dawn of the first pan-Arab state, and many on the so-called "Arab Street" now dearly hope this same fate might befall the United States. Provost Jim O'Donnell has a unique perspective on modern-day Iraq, thanks to his stature as one of the foremost experts on St. Augustine. St. Augustine of Hippo was at the same time a born-again Christian and an African, an anti-Semite and a theological fountainhead of Reformation theology on
grace. Dr. O'Donnell will use an Augustinian lens to examine the weaknesses and strengths that led to the decline of the Roman Empire and eventual rise of the Ottoman Empire, and he'll share a better perspective for understanding our world today. James J. O'Donnell received his Ph.D. from Yale, and then spent over two decades at the University of Pennsylvania in History and computer information systems. In 2002 he became Provost at Georgetown University. He has published nine books with a tenth forthcoming, and for the past decade has served as co-editor of /NewJour/. Please join us for what promises to be an educational and controversial evening
examining a long-ago nation at the periphery of the first global power, and a modern-day failed state at the far reaches of the latest global power.

COMMONWEALTH CLUB MEMBERS AND GEORGETOWN CLUB MEMBERS ONLY (member + one guest)-->11:30 a.m., Check-in 12:00 p.m., Program Club office, 595 Market St., 2nd floor, San Francisco Free for Members, $15 for Non-members Program Organizer: Parisa Nesva Derani Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Club of Northern California.

HOYAS IN SWEET 16 - MARCH 24th 6PM - The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco

How SWEET it is!

Our mighty Hoyas are now in the Sweet 16 and playing this Friday evening and we want your support!

For those of you that couldn’t come Sunday for the last game watch, you missed a truly great one. We had more than 50 Hoya supporters overtake the entire back room of The Bus Stop. There were even “HOYA SAXA” chants back and forth! We expect even more support this Friday. Details are listed below. So please plan on being there and forward this email to all Bay Area Hoyas and friends. We want a huge crowd out for this one.

Try to get there by 6:00 p.m. (earlier is even better) to get fired up! There will be several drink specials and I hear that some Surfer on Acid shots might make an appearance.

If you’d like some more information on the game, here are some great links:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/21/AR2006032101885.html
http://www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htm

And, to purchase an official Georgetown Sweet 16 T-shirt, check out:
http://store.fansonly.com/marketplace/store_contents.cfm?cart_id=093825322718572111121974852920062103&store_id=241&partner_id=8773&dept_id=3938&product_id=80157


WHAT: Friday Happy Hour and Game Watch - - Hoyas vs. Florida Gators
WHEN: Friday at 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends – join the bandwagon!


If you'd like your name removed from this list, please let me know. Also, if you know any additional Bay Area Hoya fans that would like to be added to this list, please let me know as well.

Hoya Saxa,
Drew

We are Georgetown.



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Drew McGowanVice President/Management Supervisor
p: 415-984-6196/f: 415-984-2205
drew.mcgowan@ketchum.com

Washington Post Article by Michael Wilbon, Area Rivals Provide A Glimpse of Past, Future

Area Rivals Provide A Glimpse of Past, Future
By Michael Wilbon Monday, March 20, 2006; E01
DAYTON, Ohio As the Georgetown Hoyas ran to their locker room with a 13-point halftime lead, John Thompson III caught a glimpse of George Mason Coach Jim Larranaga. And as consumed as Thompson was with his team's game against favored Ohio State in a Buckeyes-crazed University of Dayton Arena, he knew what had transpired an hour earlier. Thompson III knew his neighbors in Fairfax had just knocked off North Carolina in a game that shook the NCAA tournament.
Not even breaking stride, Thompson III stepped to his right and shared a firm congratulatory handshake and smile with Larranaga. The George Mason coach, while conducting interviews, would occasionally contort his body to look out of a tunnel at the scoreboard. And when the Hoyas filed into the dressing room for intermission, Larranaga encouraged them to "keep it up . . . 20 more minutes!"
Whatever Washington area college basketball rivalries exist took a break here Sunday in the NCAA tournament. Georgetown and George Mason fans sat essentially side by side in the arena and enjoyed as fulfilling an afternoon as was possible . . . so far.
George Mason, the school with no college basketball pedigree but clearly on its way up, beat North Carolina, giving the Colonial Athletic Association a stunning victory over the Atlantic Coast Conference. And Georgetown, the school with plenty of pedigree and on its way back, essentially won a road game, beating second-seeded Ohio State. And both, Georgetown and George Mason, scored big upsets, at least according to the seedings.
Mason held North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, the best freshman in the nation, to two points in the second half and 10 overall. And while Ohio State's left-tackle of a power forward, senior Terence Dials, scored 19 points, he was still outplayed by Georgetown's dramatically improving sophomore center, 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert.
The true beauty in the madness of March isn't just the upsets; it's the discovery of new talent, of kids we didn't much know when the season began in November. And at the top of that list is Hibbert, who makes even cynical coaches wonder every day how a kid could improve this much from game to game. Georgetown, right now, is a threat to beat anybody. And just suppose, for a second, the Hoyas beat Florida and Villanova beats Boston College on Friday. Sorry for hyperventilating, but that would set up Georgetown vs. Villanova for the chance to go to the Final Four, which would lead CBS executives to faint.
Anyway, Georgetown is that good now, and apparently so is George Mason.
Long after midnight Friday, waiting for some pizzas to be delivered to a hotel lobby, Big John Thompson more or less predicted what George Mason would do Sunday. He told a group of us how much he liked the Patriots' aggression, how well they played together, how mentally tough and well-coached George Mason was. People peeked at their brackets and presumed North Carolina would beat Mason, but Thompson kept warning us. "Boys, you better listen to the old coach," he said.
Of course, this whole tournament has been one big warning. Maybe it has even been a peek at the future of college basketball. Not only are "mid-majors" Bradley, Wichita State, George Mason and Gonzaga in the Sweet 16, but Wisconsin-Milwaukee won a game, as did Northwestern State and Bucknell. And Albany, Winthrop and Murray State scared the daylights out of No. 1 seed Connecticut, No. 2 seed Tennessee and No. 3 seed North Carolina in the very first round.
George Mason -- brace yourselves -- in one weekend eliminated half of last year's Final Four.
So the question needed to be asked of Larranaga: Did he consider George Mason's victory over North Carolina really an upset?
"I read something in the paper today," Larranaga said. "I'm not sure who said it, but they said, 'In this tournament, there are no upsets. There are just good teams, playing hard, playing well.' I would like to think that's true because the college game has changed dramatically over the years. Quite frankly, there is a lot of parity in the country right now. I think the [tournament selection] committee showed its wisdom and knowledge about the college game. I think the experience that Jim Nantz and Billy Packer has works against them. They're brilliant guys, and I'm a big fan of both of them. But they remember all those great athletes and teams and future pros [that played in the ACC and Big Ten and Pacific-10].
"They think it's the same. It's not. Ask them how many times they saw George Mason play this year? Definitely not in person. They probably didn't watch any video on us, so they had no idea going into Selection Sunday what George Mason is all about."
Roy Williams said, "I remember a time when you were a 1, 2 or 3 seed, you could win the first couple of rounds without playing particularly well."
Larranaga added that teams that simply buy what's commonly known as guaranteed home games against lesser schools and then go .500 in their conference schedule haven't done enough to get ready for March -- not anymore.
Yes, Larranaga's right. Packer admitted publicly he hadn't seen the Missouri Valley Conference play, which is why he didn't think the MVC deserved as many as four at-large bids. Larranaga, don't forget, was an assistant coach at Virginia. He remembers when each ACC team "had three, four future pros. But the college game has changed."
North Carolina, Duke, Ohio State, Syracuse, Connecticut -- all the top 20 programs -- likely have two future NBA players. But George Mason might have one, Davidson might have one, Murray State might have one.
And they're well-coached in many instances. They're less likely to be thinking about turning professional early because they're late bloomers who don't arrive on campus believing they're dripping with talent. George Mason may or may not have future pros, but with Will Thomas, Jai Lewis, Gabe Norwood, Lamar Butler, Folarin Campbell, Tony Skinn and Sammy Hernandez, they've got players who grew up competing with the likes of Hansbrough and Reyshawn Terry in AAU ball and in dozens of high school all-star games across the country. There's a familiarity now that didn't exist 25 years ago.
The upstarts have come to believe, increasingly, there simply isn't that much difference between them and the blue bloods.
And by beating Michigan State and North Carolina, maybe they've shown us new possibilities for March. Yes, only one-quarter of the teams remaining are mid-majors, which means three-quarters come from the super powers. But the super powers had better not look back; they'll find something, sure enough, is gaining on them.

HOYA BASKETBALL FRIDAY MARCH 17th - 11:45 a.m. at the Bus Stop on Union Street

It's been so long since last we met!

Hey there Hoya Faithful. Hopefully you have already heard the great news that the Hoyas are back in the NCAA tournament. Wahoo! The team's first game is this Friday at lunchtime and we hope you can plan to join us for a little lunch and some Hoya Hoops! And the best part? It's also St. Patrick's Day!

We'll be gathering this Friday starting at 11:45 a.m. at the Bus Stop on Union Street in San Francisco. There are tons of food options and various beer and drink specials for this event. The bar will be showing the game Georgetown vs. University of Northern Iowa. For more on the game, check out: http://guhoyas.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/gu-ncaa-central06.html

To summarize:

WHAT: Hoya Lunch Hour Game Watch (Hoyas vs. UNI in the opening round of the NCAA Tourney)
WHEN: Friday from 11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (times are approximate)
WHERE: The Bus Stop located at 1901 Union Street @ Laguna in San Francisco
WHO: You and your friends - the more the merrier!

And not to get too far ahead of ourselves… but should the Hoyas win Friday, they will play again Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. More details on this game will be sent around Friday afternoon.

If you'd like your name removed from this list, please let me know. Also, if you know any additional Bay Area Hoya fans that would like to be added to this list, please let me know as well.

Hoya Saxa,
Drew
Drew McGowanVice President/Management Supervisor
p: 415-984-6196/f: 415-984-2205
drew.mcgowan@ketchum.com

GEORGETOWN BASEBALL COMES TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA !!!

COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR GEORGETOWN BASEBALL HOYAS AS THEY COMPETE AGAINST SOME OF THE FINEST DIVISION 1 COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAMS THAT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS TO OFFER.


THE HOYAS ARE OFF TO A STRONG 4-3 START AND ARRIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO IN EARLY MARCH. GAME TIMES AND LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS;

SAT. 3-4-06 SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE, MORAGA, CALIFORNIA 11:00 AM

SAT. 3-4-06 SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE, MORAGA, CALIFORNIA 2:30 PM

SUN. 3-5-06 SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE, MORAGA, CALIFORNIA 12:00PM

TUE. 3-7-06 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 2:00 PM

WED. 3-8-06 SAN JOSE STATE, SAN JOSE, CALIF. 6:00 PM

FRI. 3-10-76 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 2:30 PM

SAT. 3-11-06 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 1:00 PM

SUN. 3-12-06 UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 12:00 PM

HOYA SUPPORTERS AND ALUMNI INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A NO HOST DINNER WITH HEAD COACH PETE WILK AND HIS STAFF ON FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 2006 IN SAN FRANCISCO ARE URGED TO RSVP TO BOB FRANCIS IN DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA AT (925) 838-9639

SEE YOU ALL THERE—LET’S GIVE THE TEAM A WARM SAN FRANCISCO-BAY AREA WELCOME!!!