Voices

Remembering Fatema

I’ll always remember the way Fatema looked hip and coordinated even though she was wearing two patterns, six colors, shoes with glitter, crazy earrings and of course a matching head scarf.

By Minoo Razavi and Pilar Siman August 30, 2007

Leisure

YouTopia: everything you don’t need to know

Despite what Google might have you believe, YouTube stands firm as a terrifically disastrous idea: the general public + homemade videos + ADHD. Though the web site may provide a unique forum for free expression, there’s no escaping the deficient video production or the depression that comes with surveying the grim status of American culture.

By Daniel Cook August 30, 2007

Features

Saturday Night Lights

You’re not much of a bleeder,” Alicia Nelson (COL ’08) remarks, efficiently administering a finger prick to her bemused and tearful patient.

The young woman on the receiving end of the test sniffles a little, not sure how to handle this bit of news in light of the fact that her shirt is spotted with crimson droplets.

It’s Saturday night, we’re in the back of an ambulance, and though I feel for this girl, I figure Alicia knows a bleeder when she sees one. A senior and president of the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service—commonly known by the ironic acronym “GERMS”— Nelson has been on over 300 emergency calls and has seen a lot worse than tonight’s moderate sanguinary showing.

By admin August 30, 2007

Editorials

Some GERMS are worth spreading

Students and neighbors should recognize all that GERMS does to keep us all safe.

By the Editorial Board August 30, 2007

Editorials

Roy looks tiny from the upper level

The Athletic Department should give Hoya fans the opportunity to watch their classmates play ball close.

By the Editorial Board August 30, 2007

Editorials

A Rhee of hope for D.C. schools?

In order for Mayor Adrian Fenty’s much-publicized school takeover to actually be a success, though, completed textbook orders must be the rule, rather than an exception.

By the Editorial Board August 30, 2007

Crosswords

Crossword Answers

By Katherine Norton August 24, 2007

Features

Georgetown Breakdown

A guide to the real Georgetown

By the Voice Staff August 24, 2007

Editorials

Penn who? We’re so hot right now

Money can’t buy us love, but it could buy Georgetown a better U.S. News and World Report ranking. Since 1983, the magazine has published a list of the country’s “best” colleges, fueling college-application fervor nationwide. This month, U.S. News ranked Georgetown 23rd for the second straight year. Whether or not Hoyas admit it, most are dissatisfied with that number. When it comes to college rankings, a school’s financial resources play a big part.But because Georgetown’s endowment and alumni giving trail behind those of other schools, the University lags unfairly behind in the rankings.

By the Editorial Board August 24, 2007

Editorials

Rocco’s Georgetown Life

Being the new kid in school is tough. In middle school it means devastating nicknames and getting pantsed in gym class. For Georgetown’s new Vice President for Safety and Security, Rocco DelMonaco, Jr., it means adjusting to a campus of several thousand college students.

By the Editorial Board August 24, 2007