Leisure

Critical Voices: Beach House and Califone

Displaying a strong use of texture and restraint, Beach House is one of the most impressive debuts of the year.

By Justin Hunter Scott October 19, 2006

Leisure

The ashes of CBGB

On Monday morning fans of punk rock said goodbye to a landmark. Rock poet Patti Smith played the final concert at CBGB, the hallowed rock venue located in Manhattan’s East Village.

By Traviss Cassidy October 19, 2006

Features

Artists Behind the Chair: Georgetown’s Duke Ellington School is home to some of DC’s most creative young minds

As you walk through the front entrance on 35th St., you might believe you’ve stepped into a run-of-the-mill high school. Paintings hang from the walls, signaling the presence of an art program in this school. It’s nice, but nothing you haven’t seen before. This is, after all, just another public school in the District of Columbia. Then you notice the dancers.

By Marco Cerna October 19, 2006

Sports

Street ballin’

I’m now a devoted fan of a new league. It’s a league where the players aren’t paid a cent. They have no agents, no crooked boosters and no endorsement deals. They play because they want to. They have no families to feed and no draft status to worry about. Their biggest concern is scraping a knee, or worse yet, ripping their game-day Dockers.

By Phil Perry October 19, 2006

Sports

Still no BE victory for Hoyas

A conference win eluded the Georgetown volleyball team for a sixth time as Saturday afternoon’s game proved to be a tough one for the Lady Hoyas. The Hoyas, ranked 14th in the Big East Conference, lost 3-2 against the University of South Florida, which is ranked seventh in the conference.

By Liz Kuebler October 19, 2006

News

Trolley tracks a thing of the past on P

The P St. trolley tracks between 35th St. and Wisconsin Avenue will be torn up to facilitate the replacement of water main lines in the neighborhood.

By Ryan Maye Handy October 19, 2006

News

Gallaudet Univ. students protest

In response to continued protests over the selection of Jane K. Fernandes as the next president of Gallaudet University, current President I. King Jordan announced on Tuesday that homecoming has been postponed this year.

By Sam Sweeney October 19, 2006

Voices

The shock of it all: study abroad myths dispelled

Carrying On: a rotating column by Voice senior staffers.

By Tim Fernholz October 19, 2006

Voices

The long black veil: Britain’s culture clash

How dangerous is a piece of fabric over a women’s face to the cohesiveness of society?

By Mariam Francois October 19, 2006

Voices

The importance of being Ernest

At my parents’ house last week, I mostly slept on the couch and watched television, flipping through movie channels and pausing on each one.

By Kathryn Brand October 19, 2006