Sports

Men’s lacrosse looking to rebound

With last year’s season ending in a disappointing overtime loss to Penn State, the men’s lacrosse team is looking to bounce back strong in 2009.

By Tim Wagner February 19, 2009

Crosswords

Crossword Solutions 02.19.09

By Cal Lee February 19, 2009

Voices

Discovering Egypt through amoebic dysentery

My efforts to live like a local certainly did reap cultural dividends, just not the kind I expected. A few days later, I started feeling sick and developed a 104-degree fever. Before I could say, “pyramid,” I was on my way to Mustashfa as-Salaam (Hospital Peace), about to acquire far more insights into the Egyptian health care system than I ever wanted to know.

By Megan Shudde February 19, 2009

Voices

An uncomfortable waltz with Bashir

The Israeli film Waltz with Bashir is up for Best Foreign Film, and betting either for or against it would leave me feeling uneasy.

By Anna Bank February 19, 2009

Voices

Hope rings hollow in Obama’s first weeks

In his inaugural address, President Obama said, “We have chosen hope over fear; unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” In Obama’s first few weeks in office, I have not seen much in the way of hope, and I certainly have not seen any unity of purpose—on Capitol Hill or in the rest of the country.

By Reece Scott February 19, 2009

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Obama’s integrity will ensure his success

The economy is in the pits, social and political conflicts are brewing around the world, and, judging by the paltry number of Republican votes for the stimulus package, bipartisanship in Washington is apparently dead. So why should Americans still be excited about Barack Obama and his administration of hope and change?

By William Vogt February 19, 2009

Editorials

Time for GUSA to go out on a Lamb

The Voice editorial board endorses Jeff Lamb (MSB ’10) and Molly Breen (MSB ’11) in this year’s GUSA executive election. Lamb and Breen’s collective leadership experience, focus on campus safety,... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 19, 2009

Editorials

Don’t let languages be foreign again

Anyone who has ever tried to cram a vocabulary list or conjugation table into their head before an exam knows that learning a language is difficult. Sometimes, retaining information you... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 19, 2009

Editorials

Stop senators’ dereliction of duty

Whether on the Hill or on the Hilltop, representative governments have one simple responsibility: to act in the best interests of their constituencies. However, the Georgetown University Student Association has... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 19, 2009

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The Rain

It is only the street and the street is nothing, there have been many streets before and they are everywhere, and they are asphalt and dirt and have many footprints.... Read more

By Justin Hunter Scott February 12, 2009