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Idiot Box: The renaissance of reality TV

Earlier this week, I kept running into news about the all-important story of the week: Gene Simmons is getting married. Well, not actually—apparently the ceremony already happened on October 1. But on Monday and Tuesday, Simmons’s wedding was televised in a two-night special edition of his reality show, Gene Simmons Family Jewels.

By Leigh Finnegan October 19, 2011

Critical Voices: Justice, Audio, Video, Disco

Do you ever wish you could return to the straightforward goals and limited social interaction of an old-school arcade? If so, the French electro-house duo Justice may have created the album for you. With an overwhelming ‘80s vibe, the band’s second album, Audio, Video, Disco, is crafted mostly from the sounds of the synthesized background music of our video game-playing youth. But while its resemblance to the Pacman anthem may excite quarter machine wizards, the album’s eternally retro quality is frustratingly inconclusive. Though its synthy nostalgia might strike a sentimental chord, its artistic value is significantly less certain.

By Jane Conroy October 19, 2011

Critical Voices: M83, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming

When Anthony Gonzalez, also known as M83, promised to release an album that he described as “very, very, very epic” earlier this year, he was setting the bar especially high. After all, critics had used the term to describe all five of M83’s previous albums’ glorious electro dream pop. But Gonzalez manages to deliver on his promise, making Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming the best M83 album to date, and a huge one at that, clocking in at 22 tracks on two separate discs.

By Kirill Makarenko October 19, 2011

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By the Voice Staff October 13, 2011

Features

Fall Fashion 2011

Let’s face it, after September, Washington gets cold and rainy. It can be really easy to fall into the habit of bundling up without thinking about what you’re putting on. Colorful wool, patterned tights, and thoughtful layering can look great and stave off drizzle to boot. As we segue from fall to winter, rest assured these looks are impervious to the cold.

By the Voice Staff October 13, 2011

Editorials

Occupy Wall St. movement at a crossroads

Despite the initial disregard of national media outlets, the spreading Occupy Wall Street movement has managed to propel itself into the country’s political consciousness. The occupations are a reminder of the power that members of a democratic society possess beyond the ballot box – to add our voices to a political discourse that has become cluttered with useless rhetoric and endless politicking.

By the Editorial Board October 13, 2011

Editorials

Follow-through necessary for new forum

The initiative raises hope for a more open relationship between the administration and the student body. The open exchange of ideas between students and administrators that happened Wednesday makes the potential of a forward-thinking event like this one clear.

By the Editorial Board October 13, 2011

Editorials

States filling void on immigration policy

In the absence of federal policy, California’s leaders have admirably decided to act on their own. The state recently passed its own version of the Dream Act, which will allow undocumented immigrants to qualify for financial aid at state schools, a welcome step toward a more humane and realistic immigration policy.

By the Editorial Board October 13, 2011

Breast cancer research, overfunded and overexposed

This Monday, I sat in a hospital waiting room, anticipating news of my mother’s condition. Her breast-cancer surgery was supposed to take five to seven hours, but the surgery was approaching hour eight. Luckily, we found out that the extra time was due to a delay, not a complication. She asked to see my sister and me only a few minutes after she woke up from the anesthesia.

By Connor Jones October 13, 2011

Gomez looks golden in goal for surging Hoyas

Relying on athletes fresh out of high school is a major gamble for programs looking to compete right away. The college level is a whole new world, especially when it comes to a top Division I conference like the Big East. Luckily for the Georgetown men’s soccer team, their gamble on freshman goalkeeper Tomas Gomez has paid off.

By Abby Sherburne October 13, 2011

Occupy movement awakens Americans’ preoccupations

Much of the American populace seems dormant in the face of two wars and the growing contingent of radical, anti-progressive right-wing politicians in Congress known as the Tea Party. I have no problem with the actual existence of the Tea Party—they have every right to organize themselves and implement policies—but where was the opposition? Sitting quietly on the sidelines, hoping for “change we can believe in” from Obama?

By Kate Stonehill October 13, 2011

Sports Sermon

There has hardly been a more draining succession of offseasons in my time as sports fan than in 2011. First, the NFL couldn’t figure out what to do with its fortune, and nearly risked canceling the season after owners and players spent months debating how to fatten each others’ pockets. Yes, the season survived, but it came at a price of months of speculation and doubt, which weighed on any devoted fan.

By Daniel Kellner October 13, 2011

Football rolls, returns to D.C.

For the first time in over a month, the Georgetown football team will get to sleep in their own beds on a Friday night. But their long stretch of away games has still yet to end, as the team faces cross-town rival Howard. Officially labeled the D.C. Mayor’s Cup after an attempt by the mayor’s office in 2008 to instigate an intra-city football rivalry between the two schools, the event has been rekindled after the teams did not meet in 2010.

By Kevin Joseph October 13, 2011

Double Teamed: A sports fan’s circle of life

After the Yankees crushed the Tigers last week to tie the American League Divisional Series at two games apiece, my friends and I bought tickets to game five in New York on the spur of the moment. As seniors, we didn’t care if we were going to miss a class or two. We thought was going to be one of those things where we would look back in 10 years and say, “that was one of the greatest decisions we ever made.”

By Nick Berti October 13, 2011

Graduate applicants increase, contrast national numbers

Despite national downward trends, Georgetown graduate schools increased enrollment by 3.3 percent from 2009 to 2010, rising from 9,059 students to 9,358, according to statistics from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. National graduate school enrollment decreased by 1.1 percent during the same period, according to a report from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

By Eileen McFarland October 13, 2011

Golf struggles to keep par

Heading into this past weekend’s Bearcat Invitational Tournament, Georgetown men’s golf coach Tommy Hunter was cautiously optimistic about his team’s prospects, but the Hoyas managed a fifth place finish despite a talented field of 15 teams. An overall score of 289 in their final round brought the team within 13 strokes of tournament champion Austin Peay.

By Kary Jablonski October 13, 2011

New COO leads discussion between students, administrators

On Wednesday, students and University leaders met at the first of what will be a series of “Hoya Roundtable” meetings in Sellinger Lounge. Around 20 students were in attendance, while over 30 administrators were present at the roundtable.

By Vanya Mehta October 13, 2011

City on a Hill: Keep D.C. occupied

If there’s one thing the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy D.C. protestors have achieved, it is shaking up the establishment. House Minority Leader Eric Cantor denounced them as “mobs” that pit Americans against Americans. President Obama’s thoughts were a bit more understanding. He said the protestors are “giving voice to a more broad-based frustration.”

By Gavin Bade October 13, 2011

RJC reformed, students have concerns about Conduct Code

After a yearlong absence, the Residential Judicial Council, a student-staffed disciplinary body, is up and running again with numerous structural changes aimed to increase the number of cases RJC sees and make the body a more integral part of student conduct proceedings at Georgetown.

By Morgan Manger October 13, 2011

Out of power, Gaddafi leaves mixed legacy in Africa

Recently, a friend asked me whether, as an African, I thought the ongoing revolution in Libya was good or bad for the continent. In my attempt to answer, I realized that, like many Africans outside of Libya, I harbored a little bit of sympathy for Muammar Gaddafi—not for his deposed regime or his domestic policies, but for his contributions to the development of the African continent as a whole, a part of his legacy that is largely overlooked in the West.

By Michael Appau October 13, 2011

Festival shows one act can rule them all

A musical number set on a flaming oil rig and a sober reflection on the Egyptian revolution, united on the same stage on the same evening? That’s this year’s Donn B. Murphy One Acts Festival. The festival’s two productions, Peaches and Freon and #Courage, are an unusual combination, but together they show off the strength of original student work at Georgetown.

By Heather Regen October 13, 2011

Gainsbourg is the trip of a lifetime

Toward the beginning of Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, the biopic’s subject, little Lucien Ginsberg, later to become the prolific and infamous singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, is bopping down the streets of Nazi-occupied Paris. The Jewish son of Russian parents, Lucien is surrounded by frightening posters of anti-Semitic propaganda, featuring a large-headed, caricatured Jewish man with insulting French slurs written across the bottom. As Lucien walks by, the figure in the poster springs to life and climbs out of the portrait—a jarring moment for the audience, but not for Lucien. The figure, a Tim Burton-esque, short-legged cartoon strolling the real-life Parisian streets, interacts with the boy, who does nothing to hint that this is outside of an everyday occurrence.

By Leigh Finnegan October 13, 2011

What’s up with this Thing?

Walking into the screening for The Thing, a prequel to the beloved 1983 John Carpenter film, you’d expect to witness a crowd-pleasing scary movie with terrifying special effects. But The Thing ends up just as generic as its title.

By Henry Thaler October 13, 2011