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January 2002

Voices

A funny thing happened during finals

Maybe it’s a trite opening, but I’m going to use it anyway. I had an interesting week.

It started last year (OK, so it was in 2001, but I figure it’s a more exciting intro if I say last year?gives it that sort of historical flavor).

I had been dating a girl from Duke, whom I’d met while interning at the State Department over the summer.

By the January 10, 2002

Voices

A dangerous train of thought

I saw them as soon as I sat down. They were just one row in front of me and across the aisle. South Asian, maybe? Pakistani? They spoke in hushed voices in a language I couldn’t readily identify. What I could hear of their whispers didn’t sound like Arabic but might have been Pashto or Dari or Urdu.

By the January 10, 2002

Voices

Tommy Girl

I swore off Tommy Girl because the scent caused me great humiliation?romantic humiliation?my sophomore year of high school. It was during the last 10 minutes of a varsity basketball game at my school when the embarrassing incident took place. Knowing that my Romantic Interest had left the gym for a Sprite, I made the stragetic decision to walk across the gym floor, towards the girls’ bathroom?the intersection was precise.

By the January 10, 2002

News

Focus on students

In a way, Sept. 11 froze the University in time and helped devalue most other occurrences on campus. And though it would be wrong to say that, as we enter a new year, that these tragic events will not continue to have a major impact on this campus, it would also be wrong to shortchange important events.

By the January 10, 2002

News

10-year plan reviewed by BZA

The Board of Zoning Adjustment will revisit the University’s 10-year campus plan in order to educate new board members about the current policy and code of conduct for students living off campus.

Two members are completely new to the board, including chair Geoffrey Griffis.

By the January 10, 2002

News

Vice president and treasurer leaves

After eight years of service, Vice President and Treasurer Nicole Mandeville has left Georgetown, President John DeGioia announced last week. Mandeville’s last day was Dec. 31.

“Nicole has served with distinction since 1993 and has led the University’s Office of Financial Affairs during a period of change and challenges,” DeGioia stated in a letter to high-level administrators announcing Mandeville’s resignation.

By the January 10, 2002

News

American Muslims support Bush

The results of the first ever systematic poll of American Muslims showed that President George W. Bush received a 58 percent approval rating for his handling of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The results of the survey also show that two-thirds of the American Muslims surveyed agree with the Bush administration’s assertion that the U.

By the January 10, 2002

News

Cameras at local intersection

To deter theft, robbery and help identify suspects, local Georgetown businesses have installed a video surveillance camera last month on the roof of Banana Republic, at the corner of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue.

According to Lt. Brian Bray of the Metropolitan Police Department, the Georgetown Business Professional Association as well as local store owners organized the surveillance camera project in an attempt to encourage people to patronize their businesses.

By the January 10, 2002

News

New emergency response position created

In December, President John J. DeGioia appointed Don Jones to the newly-created position of Special Assistant to the President for Emergency Preparedness in December. Jones will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the University’s plans for emergency situations.

By the January 10, 2002

News

Senator sends his support of GLBT center

U.S Senator Richard J. Durbin (SFS ‘66, LAW ‘69) sent an inquiry to Georgetown President John J. DeGioia concerning the proposed center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students. The Illinois Democrat’s letter is in response to the resource center organizers’ campaign to gather support from alumni and friends for their cause.

By the January 10, 2002