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Suffer for Fashion: April is the smelliest month

While the warm weather arriving on the Hilltop might bring out the best in Georgetown’s landscaping, rising temperatures often bring out the worst in what Georgetown students wear.

By Keenan Timko April 8, 2010

Sports

Backdoor Cuts: Mo’ money, mo’ problems

The NCAA recently released a new slogan for their organization: “Show me the money.” Okay, they didn’t really do that, but they might as well have after having serious talks about expanding the NCAA tournament from 65 to 96 teams. No one from the association’s headquarters has come forward to reveal the reason for the possible expansion, but there can only be one motive: money. Simply put, more games would mean more television and ticket revenue. But would more teams make the tournament better? The answer appears to be a resounding no.

By Nick Berti April 8, 2010

Sports

What Rocks: Alex Sebia

After failing to qualify for the Big East Tournament last season, the Georgetown University Women’s Tennis team is hungry to prove to the rest of the conference that they are a talented bunch. Leading that charge is team MVP and captain Alex Sebia.

By Tim Wagner April 8, 2010

Yr Blues: I like playing outside too

This past weekend, emboldened by some incredible weather, I did something that I hadn’t done in a very long time: I brought an acoustic guitar outdoors.

By Daniel Cook April 8, 2010

Plan A should seek concrete concessions

Last Tuesday, Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson met with representatives from Plan A: Hoyas for Reproductive Justice—the recently formed pro-contraception coalition—following a dramatic protest, in which students chained themselves to the statue of John Carroll.

By the Editorial Board April 7, 2010

Democracy shines in GPB’s spring concert

While some students may pass on this year’s Spring Kick-off Concert to avoid a trip back to middle-school angst with headliner Third Eye Blind, the Georgetown Programming Board should be commended for their remarkable competency in organizing this year’s concert.

By the Editorial Board April 7, 2010

DDOT on track with separated bike lanes

Although the thought of more balding professionals clad in excessively tight clothing may be cringe worthy, the District Department of Transportation has wisely released a new plan to expand cycle tracks downtown.

By the Editorial Board April 7, 2010

Voices

A Savage approach to sex-ed

Everything I learned about sex I learned from Dan Savage. I wish that was a gross exaggeration, but it’s not. I’ve spent most of my life ignorant of, misinformed about, or terrified of sex. For the uninitiated, Dan Savage is an internationally-syndicated sex and relationship advice columnist. Think a male, gay, “Dear Abby” who instructs readers on how to pull off things like threesomes and polyamory instead of successful dinner parties.

By Kate Mays April 7, 2010

Voices

Plan A: Hoyas for Reproductive Justice resorts to plan B

Based on reader comments on the Voice’s and The Hoya’s websites, students reacted almost uniformly to students chaining themselves to the statue of John Carroll as part of a Plan A: Hoyas they agreed with the protest’s cause, but not with the way in which it was executed. And with protesters demanding the on-campus sale of condoms as if it was a matter of life or death and shouting fabrications at families visiting for Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program weekend ... it was hard to disagree.

By Molly Redden April 7, 2010

Voices

Georgetown achieves non-Christian dharma

As I toured Georgetown one final time before making my college decision, the question “Would I fit in at a Catholic university?” lingered in my mind. I was raised Hindu, but my religion never played a large role in my life. During my childhood, I was introduced to my religion’s core values and beliefs, but never explored anything beyond the basics. However, that’s not to say that I don’t appreciate religion’s role in society. Religion can unite communities and restore people’s faith.

By Nikhil Lakhanpal April 7, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 3.25.2010 Solution – “Georgetown Day Preview”

By the Voice Staff April 1, 2010

GWU’s campus plan progresses, GU’s stalls

While Georgetown neighbors are still waiting to see the University’s final 2010 Campus Plan, which the University had planned to present at the beginning of January, neighboring George Washington University is moving ahead on schedule with the 2010 Campus Plan for its Mount Vernon Campus.

By Galen Weber March 25, 2010

Five student residences burglarized

A string of five burglaries and attempted burglaries occurred on campus or within two blocks of the front gates over the past nine days. The latest incident took place early Tuesday morning on the 1400 block of 36th Street NW. Last Friday, another student residence on the same block was burglarized. On March 17, an on-campus residence was broken into during the day. The string of incidents started March 15, with one burglary and one attempted burglary on the 1200 block of 37th Street NW.

By Matt Kerwin March 25, 2010

GU students MIA in anti-war movement revival

At Washington’s first anti-war protest of the Obama administration on December 12, 2009, activist and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader said the small crowd on hand—about 100 protesters, far fewer than the 1,500 the organizers expected—was most likely due to the mainstream left’s continued faith in Obama’s policies. “Until that really cracks, you’re not going to get a big national movement,” Nader said.

By Cole Stangler March 25, 2010

City on a Hill: Brothel boss-cum-mayor?

One-time brothel owner and current mayoral candidate Dennis Sobin wears an Adrian Fenty for Mayor shirt underneath a tan blazer. It’s one of two things he says he got from supporting Fenty in his 2006 campaign. The other was six months in jail.

By Will Sommer March 25, 2010

Page 13 Cartoons

Fluorine

Elemental Fluorine is the most chemically reactive and electronegative of all the elements. It has an atomic number of 9, preceded by Oxygen and followed by Neon.

By Jared Watkins March 25, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 3.25.2010 – “Georgetown Day Preview”

By the Voice Staff March 25, 2010

You rotten, dirty Motherfu—

The rural South Korean town in Joon-ho Bong’s Mother is a dark, ominous place for the film’s setting. The weather is always rainy or overcast, the town’s hills are covered with tombstones and soggy debris, the residents constantly lurking in alleyways or suspiciously peering out windows. It’s a town full of secrets, but Bong doesn’t distract us with superfluous details.

By Mark Stern March 25, 2010

Scratch that Itch

Bruce Norris’s The Pain and the Itch is a tricky piece of dramatic machinery. Its structure is carefully convoluted, painstakingly difficult, and yet, by the end, complete and exact.

By Shira Hecht March 25, 2010

Healthcare reform a welcome success

At a rally held less than a week before this past Sunday’s monumental healthcare vote, President Barack Obama declared that the American people were “waiting for us to act ... waiting for us to lead.”

By the Editorial Board March 25, 2010

SAC should embrace accountability

The Georgetown University Student Asssocation and the Student Activities Commission are at a negotiating standstill—it’s time for them to resolve this conflict.

By the Editorial Board March 25, 2010

Raise a brow for D.C. artists

According to the mission statement of Georgetown University Art Aficionados, “creativity is and remains Georgetown University’s Achilles heel.”

By Leigh Finnegan March 25, 2010

Lez’hur Ledger: Adventure to the land before time

A Neanderthal woman struggles under the weight of the antelope slung over her shoulder, carrying it laboriously back to her family’s shelter.

By Brendan Baumgardner March 25, 2010