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September 2002

Primary results uncertain; Williams looks to win

Close to 1,000 Georgetown students headed to the polls Tuesday to choose from seven candidates running in the Sept. 10 primary.

The winner of the Democratic primary remains undetermined at this time.

The two leading candidates, current Mayor Anthony Williams and the Reverend Willie Wilson, were both write-in candidates.

By the Voice Staff September 12, 2002

DeGioia speaks on present and future of GU

Georgetown University must raise $170 million this year to successfully reach its fundraising goal of $1 billion, University President John J. DeGioia said in a meeting with student press on Sept. 6.

The Third Century Campaign to raise $1 billion began in 1995 and will end on June 30, 2003.

By the Voice Staff September 12, 2002

Students protest terrorism

A group of concerned students and faculty members staged a demonstration against all forms of terrorism in Red Square on Wednesday.

The demonstration involved 11 people lying down with their faces covered with bandanas holding signs which said, for example, “I was a high school teacher in Hiroshima.

By the Voice Staff September 12, 2002

March for justice, says Jackson

The Reverend Jesse Jackson urged Georgetown students to engage in “massive, non-violent” action by joining the March to Justice on Friday. The march is partly in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s “closed door” policy towards Iraq.

Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition is organizing the march, with the support of members and leaders from the NAACP, NOW, League of United Latin American Citizens and other groups.

By the Voice Staff September 12, 2002

City on the Hill

It seems we may have moved into some sort of a time warp. Voters across the nation woke up Tuesday morning, went to their local polling precincts and learned the results later that evening or read about them the next day. But things were different in the District: While we know who probably didn’t win the Democratic mayoral primary, we don’t know who did.

By the Voice Staff September 12, 2002

I’m like a bird

The sign on the wall said, “Why gamble with your money, when you can gamble with your life?” At first it seemed a bit absurd to me, but then again I was in Vegas, a few hundred dollars in the hole. At 3 a.m., standing on the floor of the Venetian Hotel, what once was a crazy idea that I had shrugged off several times before suddenly started to seem a lot more plausible.

By the Voice Staff September 5, 2002

This joke is played out

Poverty and homelessness are a major problem in the District. According to the D.C.-area non-profit group Help the Homeless, as of 1999 almost one-fifth of the city’s population lived in poverty. Nearly one-quarter of the city’s renters could not afford a one-bedroom apartment.

By the Voice Staff September 5, 2002

Wanted: police protection

On Sept. 25, thousands of protesters are expected to flock to the District to protest the latest round of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings. In the past the city has responded admirably, providing enough police officers to create a safe environment without being threatening or constricting.

By the Voice Staff September 5, 2002

DPS could increase jurisdiction

University Department of Public Safety Officers could see an increase in off-campus jurisdiction and potentially share equipment and training with the Metropolitan Police Department if an act is passed by the D.C. City Council. The Committee on the Judiciary will have an open hearing on the Omnibus Public Safety Agency Reform Amendment Act of 2002 on Sept.

By the Voice Staff September 5, 2002

Three students to run in ANC elections

Three students, Eric Lashner (CAS ‘05), Mike Griffin (CAS ‘05) and Michael Glick (CAS ‘05), have declared their candidacy for the Nov. 5 Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E elections.

Lashner and Griffin will submit paperwork by this Friday’s deadline in order to be placed on the ballot, while Glick is running as a write-in candidate and will not submit paperwork.

By the Voice Staff September 5, 2002

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