Sports

Sports Sermon: NBA season fading into distance

NBA commissioner David Stern has officially completed his transformation from global visionary to dictator. Almost a month after harmlessly discussing revenue sharing and mentioning the name of the Milwaukee Bucks Australian center Andrew Bogut in an interview with Australian daily The Herald Sun, the NBA fined Michael Jordan the ludicrous sum of $100,000.

By Daniel Kellner September 15, 2011

Sports

Volleyball grounded early

The Georgetown’s women’s volleyball team has started out the season with mixed results, dropping to 4-5 after a tough five-set loss to George Washington in the final game of the D.C. Challenge yesterday afternoon. The Hoyas will rue their missed chances against the Colonials, having surged to a two sets to one lead in the match.

By Melissa Sullivan September 15, 2011

Sports

Double Teamed: Wild weekend in unlocked NFL

Nothing has been normal in the NFL since Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers claimed the Super Bowl crown last February. In a summer when ESPN’s legal analyst, Roger Cossack got more air time than Ron Jaworski, teams missed out on critical time preparing for the upcoming season. Yet after the lockout was finally settled, all seemed right in the universe. Yes, players were rushed into preseason games and forced to bury their heads in playbooks. But a season was on the horizon, fantasy football was back, and the greatest American Sunday tradition was saved.

By Nick Berti September 15, 2011

Sports

Women’s soccer back on track

With its third straight win, the Georgetown women’s soccer team continued its revival from a brief early season swoon. After Friday’s 2-0 triumph over James Madison and Sunday’s 1-0 win against St. Francis, the Hoyas stand at an impressive 6-2 and are in prime position to begin conference play.

By Abby Sherburne September 15, 2011

News

Aramark is “union strong,” negotiations underway

On Tuesday night, the Kalmonovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor hosted “We Are One Georgetown,” a victory event celebrating campus food service provider Aramark’s employees’ successful unionization efforts. The first stage of negotiations between the union, called Unite Here, and Aramark, one of the largest food service providers in the United States, began over the summer and will continue into the fall, with union workers hoping to come away with a new contract that emphasizes fair wages and affordable health care.

By Sankalp Gowda September 15, 2011

News

City on a Hill: Teach a man to fish

On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that there are now more Americans living in poverty than in any time since collection of the statistic began 52 years ago. This problem is especially pronounced in D.C., where the poverty rate is 17.6 percent, which is 2.5 percent higher than the national average. In response to this problem, Mayor Vincent Gray’s office has begun Sweat Equity, a new and unprecedented effort that takes homeless families on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and puts them to work renovating the District’s vacant buildings and apartments. When the work is done, the participant’s family can move into the residence with two years of city-subsidized rent.

By Gavin Bade September 15, 2011

News

More GU entrepreneurs: the prepster and the social networker

Over the past few years, the McDonough School of Business has seen a surge in student entrepreneurship initiatives, ranging from technology start-ups to bloggers and potential magazine CEOs. Some companies, like Sweetgreen and LivingSocial, have seen success after their founders graduated from Georgetown, but several current undergraduate entrepreneurs have found a way to mix business success with academic responsibilities.

By Sasha Jay and Elaine Ding September 15, 2011

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By the Voice Staff September 15, 2011

News

GU adjusts to changes for Catholic Mass

After nearly four decades, the Roman Missal, the book that contains the rites and prayers that Catholic priests use in celebrating Mass, is undergoing significant change. According to Jim Wickman, the director of music and liturgy at Georgetown, Georgetown Campus Ministry will be working on making the transition to this new Missal smooth for Georgetown University parishioners.

By Patricia Cipollitti September 15, 2011

Editorials

Concerns unaddressed in China relationships

The brawl that marred the Georgetown men’s basketball team’s friendly game with the Chinese Basketball Association’s Bayi Rockets drew headlines across the world. But the trip was only the latest... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 15, 2011