News

Tix in Gaston

For the majority of last semester, the Lecture Fund’s list of speakers included big names like former President Bill Clinton, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, and Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan. Students could brag to their friends at other schools that a president or NGO leader spoke at Georgetown every week.

By Will Sommer January 11, 2007

News

Fenty’s school takeover

Mayor Adrian Fenty advanced a proposal last Wednesday to reorganize the District’s public school system and to place authority for all school decisions in the mayor’s office, according to his web site.

By John Lawless January 11, 2007

Editorials

Making student loans easy

As part of its one hundred-hour legislative agenda, the newly elected Democratic majority aims to make college education more affordable.

By the Editorial Board January 11, 2007

Editorials

There’s no place like the dorms

Just two days ago, students returning to University housing for the spring semester were caught in the rush of last-minute details that inevitably occurs at this time every year, when there is less than a day to move in before the start of classes.

By the Editorial Board January 11, 2007

Editorials

The principal of Fentytown

The confetti has barely finished falling and the last of the 15,000 guests are still trickling out of Adrian Fenty’s lavish inaugural ball, but the mayor is already delivering on the cornerstone promise of his campaign: change.

By the Editorial Board January 11, 2007

Crosswords

Crossword Answers

By Perry Collins January 11, 2007

Voices

This winter’s global warning

There is no sound that brings greater joy to my heart than the crisp “zip” of corduroy-clad thighs rubbing merrily against each other as they make their way down snow-filled streets. The rustle of a wool crepe coat, the swish of a lambs wool scarf jauntily arranged about a toasty neck and the smart clip of a buttery leather boot are music to my ears. These sounds usher in the winter season, a magical three months filled with sledding, good cheer, and according to statistics, lots of baby-making.

By admin January 11, 2007

Voices

The most forsaken place

From the outside, 2019 Igania Street looked like a slightly dirty brick house with an overgrown lawn in a rough section of town.

By Chris Stanton January 11, 2007

Voices

Less grey, more anatomy

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Halfway through winter break, with all the current TV shows on a holiday hiatus, I had grown tired of dabbling in The West Wing, Seinfeld and Weeds and without an engaging television drama to amuse me, I took a desperate measure. I turned to a show that I’d promised myself to never watch: the bastard child of the soap opera and the medical show—Grey’s Anatomy.

By Sam Sweeney January 11, 2007

Features

Top 10 Albums and Films of 2006

1. Clipse:Hell Hath No Fury

Clipse’s sophomore release, Hell Hath No Fury, comes a full four years after their debut, Lord Willin’. The sibling pair of Pusha T and Malice comes roaring back, delivering the year’s most consistent and confrontational hip-hop album. With Pusha T’s confidence and Malice’s ambition, it’s clear the duo isn’t going to disappear. It doesn’t hurt, of course, that they’re backed by the best beats of the year, a bleak, sparse set arranged by the Neptunes. “Trill” and “Chinese New Year” are particularly strong, though the album’s most impressive characteristic is its utter lack of filler. Hell Hath No Fury never falters, hitting with a tightness seldom seen in modern hip-hop.

By the Voice Staff January 11, 2007