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March 2007

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I wanna be a cowboy, baby

An average, white-bread upbringing wouldn’t be complete without the cowboy dream. It may be as simple as that pair of boots with the spurs you saw at K-Mart, or those horseback riding lessons you took after you watched an old John Wayne film. Or maybe it is, as the exhibit “Jolly Cowboy” suggests, a complex mix of intangible fantasy and commercial delusion that has attracted hearts of all ages across the globe.

By March 29, 2007

Corrections

BU editor’s name misspelled

“A New Voice in College Rankings” (Sports, March 22, 2007) spelled the name of the sports editor of The Daily Free Press “Nick Camarota.” In fact, his last name is Cammarota.

By March 29, 2007

News

Saxa Politica: Second-class profs

When Prof. Carol Lancaster wrote a column for The Hoya explaining Georgetown’s tenure track, she probably didn’t plan to instigate controversy with her criticism of a crucial part of the University’s faculty: adjunct professors.

By March 29, 2007

News

Soccer, step dance, and spicy curry at iWeek

A touch of World Cup excitement came to Georgetown last week when the iCup soccer tournament kicked off the 14th annual iWeek.

By March 29, 2007

News

Minding the GAAP: seducing prospective frosh

Deciding what college to attend can depend on any number of tiny details: 70-degree weather, a hot tour guide, pot stickers at the cafeteria. This weekend, the Georgetown Admissions Ambassadors Program (GAAP) will host the first of three weekends designed to show accepted students everything the University has to offer. With the basketball team in the Final Four and students sunbathing on Copley Lawn, the timing couldn’t be better.

By March 29, 2007

News

News Hit

Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) presented the first budget proposal of his mayoral tenure to the District Council on Monday, where it was greeted with both praise and concern. Though councilmembers said they had not had time to look at the budget in depth, many voiced uncertainty. Fenty requested $5.7 billion in local spending, but added no new taxes. The District’s Chief Financial Officer, Natwar Gandhi, said in a letter attached to the budget that this was an 8.8 percent spending increase over the budget for 2007.

By March 29, 2007

News

New York Times morality guru speaks in Reiss

Randy Cohen, author of the New York Times Magazine’s ethics column, feels like he frequently gets left out at parties.

“I’ve become a kind of professional wet blanket,” he said. “I feel like there are all kinds of fun and depraved things going on until I arrive.”

By March 29, 2007

News

DPS prepares for Final Four weekend

Despite college basketball’s history of violent student riots, Georgetown students managed to celebrate the Hoya’s NCAA Tournament wins this past weekend peacefully and responsibly.

By March 29, 2007

Features

Spring Fashion ’07

Oh the pleasures of womanhood!

Girls, it’s the anxiously awaited season! Time to tan your legs and brush the mothballs off that most important of seasonal rights—the spring dress. If you don’t have one, or you’re sick of your old one, or two or three or seven, we at the Voice recommend several Georgetown boutiques that you should visit.

By March 29, 2007

Editorials

The Funny Third: Jaywalking, an American right

Metro is at it again. No longer content to oppress the masses of D.C. through the enforcement of open container laws, underage curfews, and that pesky handgun ban, this month D.C.’s police will be cracking down on a new segment of our population that includes teachers, firemen, heroes and even you and me—jaywalkers.

By the March 29, 2007