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Day: September 14, 2006


Sports

Handcuffed

Nothing holds a candle to the spectacular criminal feats of the NFL. Football players have been remarkably proficient in showing that they are, as many believe, above the law.

Editorials

You can’t spell rancor without ANC

It seems that Georgetown residents would rather see their young neighbors dead than with red cups in hand. They have rallied for an increase in the number of Quality of... Read more

Editorials

A flood of opportunities

With the one-year anniversary of Katrina having come and gone, it is easy to find commemorative photo galleries and speeches urging us to remember the disaster. If you go to... Read more

Editorials

Don’t neuter the net

The Internet is not a dump truck—it’s a series of tubes. At least, that’s how Senator Ted Stevens (R-AL) explained it this summer. While Stevens may have the technical expertise... Read more

Voices

A vacation from your problems

I’ve always had a thing for men in uniform. So when my mother announced that we were being evacuated from Lebanon on a Navy warship, I was filled with silent, guilty delight.

Voices

Freckles and stars: a summer fling with Quito

I spent my summer too close to the sun. At nearly 10,000 ft. above sea level, Quito, the capital of Ecuador and my temporary home abroad, lies in a valley at the feet of the cloud-grazing Andes.

Voices

What happens down in Mexico …

On July 2nd, the people of Mexico voted for a new president for the first time in six years.

Voices

Bedhead: the quest for peace in a restless new world

Carrying On, a rotating column by Voice senior staffers

News

Facebook founder defends News Feed

ONLINE ONLY—In an online chat with nationwide university publications on Thursday, Facebook.com’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder Chris Hughes defended the News-feed and mini-feed features originally launched on Sept. 5, despite well-publicized criticism from users.