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Soda Tax a sweet deal for District residents

Government revenue has to come from somewhere, so it is valuable when the government can levy taxes that have societal benefits, too. So as the local government faces an increasingly dire fiscal situation, the District of Columbia’s policymakers made a sound decision in turning to an unconventional tax on sugary drinks for spare change.

By the September 30, 2010

Editorials

Appalachia Rising to stop surface coal mining

This weekend, more than 700 Appalachian residents, retired coal miners, and students held a three-day conference at Georgetown to protest the practice of mountaintop coal removal. The group, Appalachia Rising, unites residents from West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee, states whose streams and mountains have been negatively affected by this harmful mining practice.

By the September 30, 2010

News

LGTBQ activists reflect on Newsweek rankings

Of all the arbitrary college rankings that have recently been released, one stands out as particularly puzzling: Georgetown’s 24th place showing on Newsweek’s “Best Gay Friendly Schools” list. When it comes to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender issues, Georgetown’s recent history is marred by hate crimes and institutional intolerance. But some said the ranking reflects ongoing institutional efforts to improve the on-campus environment for LGBTQ students and faculty.

By September 23, 2010

News

Corp sees 10 percent rise in applicants

Three hundred eighty-five students applied to the Students of Georgetown Inc. this year, an unusually high number. But the entirely student-run company, better known as the Corp, hired only 57 new employees, for a total acceptance rate of 14.8 percent. They received up to 10 percent more applications than they had in any previous year.

By September 23, 2010

News

Leo’s introduces changes

Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall has made several changes to its layout for the 2010-11 academic year. The upstairs dining area has been most significantly altered. The salad and sandwich bar, which used to take up a large portion of the upstairs floor space, has been removed. The wrap station now also serves salads, but it no longer offers a weekly rotation of wraps or any meat options.

By September 23, 2010

News

On the record with Joe Hill: Student, Perkins loan advocate

On Wednesday evening, Joe Hill (COL ‘10) sat down with the Voice to discuss the testimony he delivered before the House Budget Committee in support of the Perkins Loan Program. Interview conducted and transcribed by Emma Forster. How did the Perkins Loan help you personally? When I began to apply to colleges, the price tag was a big factor in where I would go.

By September 23, 2010

News

City on a Hill: Gray’s growth problem?

At approximately 2 a.m. on May 26, D.C. Councilmembers received a startling surprise in the draft budget submitted to them by then-Chairman Vincent Gray. Despite assurances Gray had made the previous night that the long-awaited streetcar project would be included in the city’s budget, it had mysteriously disappeared.

By September 23, 2010

Leisure

Beauty is in the eye of the professor

Have you ever taken a snazzy picture of the Potomac from your walk across the Key Bridge and thought “Wow, look how beautiful D.C. is?” Probably. Have you ever thought the same about a photo you took of the grimy outside of a Metro car, or traffic moving through DuPont? Probably not.

By September 23, 2010

Leisure

Encyclopedia Prep-tannica

When Lisa Birnbach’s The Official Preppy Handbook came out in 1980, its audience was the yuppies who had just graduated from college. But while TOPH parodied the lives of preppy college and boarding school students, Birnbach’s True Prep is geared towards those who’ve grown up, weathered a divorce or two, and still wear their collars high.

By September 23, 2010

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor – 9.23.2010

In the Voice’s Sept. 16 article “On the Record: Álvaro Uribe,” the former President of Colombia said that I am “completely wrong” for suggesting that he has shown contempt for... Read more

By September 23, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 9.23.2010 – “Queen of Pop”

ACROSS 1. Looney Tunes company 5. Ending indications (abbr.) 9. Therefore 14. Lewd look 15. Place between hills 16. Make disappear completely 17. 4% say, on a bank acct. 18.... Read more

By September 23, 2010

Leisure

Food trucks: Like restaurants, only faster

Fresh peppers, onions, and Cuban roast pork sizzle on the grill, producing a mouth-watering aroma that draws a serious crowd. Could it be? A new grilling station at Leo’s? Not a chance. This is the work of Rebel Heroes, one of the many food trucks that are popping up all around D.C.

By September 23, 2010

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Spiral (Part 2)

Continued from last week’s edition.. My mom died six months after I was born. Pneumonia, an infection. I’m not exactly sure, I never really wanted to talk with my dad about it. I never really want to talk to him at all anymore. Weird, right?

By September 23, 2010

Leisure

Dirty old Town

This settles it. With the release of The Town, the gritty Boston crime drama is officially its own genre, comprised of such films as The Departed, Mystic River, and The Boondock Saints. The main reason The Town stands apart, is that it has the dubious honor of being the first of its kind to feel cliché.

By September 23, 2010

Leisure

Critical Voices: Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest

I was a Deerhunter virgin before I had heard Halcyon Digest. There’s something exciting about diving into a new artist, and when the minimal, ambient sounds of Halcyon Digest first washed over me I was immediately intrigued.

By September 23, 2010

Leisure

Critical Voices: Ben Folds & Nick Hornsby, Lonely Avenue

Many of today’s most successful pop stars write very little of their own music or lyrics, and they don’t want you to know it. This has never been the case for Ben Folds, who writes the vast majority of his own work.

By September 23, 2010

Sports

Soccer can’t find a way to win in Ivy League battles

Last weekend, the Georgetown men’s soccer team took to the pitch for two matchups against Ivy League opponents. Despite their tough play, the Hoyas emerged from the Ivy-clad gauntlet winless. The Hoyas opened the weekend with a Friday night matchup in the Garden State against the Princeton Tigers.

By September 23, 2010

Sports

Women lose a pair out west

After winning every game this season, the Georgetown women’s soccer team took to the West Coast for a tougher test against soccer juggernauts No. 2 Stanford and No. 10 Santa Clara. But the No. 19 Hoyas (7-2), came up empty handed on the road trip, though Friday night’s game against Santa Clara was a close battle.

By the September 23, 2010

Leisure

Literary Tools: I dare you to read this book

A novel that is written so that it is a struggle to read is meant for a particular, masochistic literary crowd: fans of post-modernism. The works of classic post-modern authors, like Flann O’Brien and Jorge Luis Borges, abandon convention and required readers to plunge headfirst into a metaphysical world.

By September 23, 2010

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Fantasy becomes reality

Fantasy football was born over 20 years ago as a pastime accessible to the public in major regional newspapers. With the rise of the Internet, fantasy football has become one of sports fans’ favorite distractions. Some of the biggest sports websites, which have their own leagues, have even hired fantasy football “analysts.”

By September 23, 2010

Sports

Hoyas fall on final play

An undefeated season may have been more of a dream than a realistic goal, but the Georgetown football team will nonetheless be disappointed knowing they were just seconds away from a perfect 3-0 start. The Hoyas surrendered a touchdown as time expired and were defeated by Yale University 40-35.

By September 23, 2010

Features

Joseph Palacios: Keeping faith in the fight for gay rights

Last week, the official founding of Catholics for Equality sent a ripple through the Catholic community. The group, an LGBT rights organization aiming to mobilize Catholics in favor of same-sex marriage, has already been denounced by several Catholic leaders and outspoken members.

By September 23, 2010

Sports

Volleyball bounces back

After getting off to a bad start this season, the Georgetown women’s volleyball team knows better than anyone that how you finish is more important than how you start. Luckily, the team took their early season experience to heart in Tuesday night’s game against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

By September 23, 2010

Leisure

Suffer For Fashion: D.C. Fashion Week—NY Who?

The models may have stepped off the runway at New York Fashion Week, but if you’re still hungry for hot new fall fashions, the nation’s capital has what you need. D.C. Fashion Week started on Monday and will be in full swing through Sunday, Sept. 26.

By September 23, 2010

Sports

Backdoor Cuts: Nobody’s home

I looked at the Georgetown men’s basketball schedule, which came out last week, and I have good news: you’re not going to need to camp outside of the Verizon Center at six in the morning in the freezing cold. That’s not exactly what you want to hear before you shell out $125 for season tickets.

By September 23, 2010