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Critical Voices: Kanye West, Storytellers

Kanye West’s episode of Storytellers originally aired in February 2008, immediately following an embarrassing time in his career.

By Nico Dodd January 28, 2010

Voices

The secret life of an Am-Stud Major

Much to the dismay of my father, a computer scientist, all three of his children pursued majors in the humanities. When my twin brother shared with us that the engineering and pre —med majors at Johns Hopkins, who make up roughly 75 percent of the undergraduate class, call history classes and the like “arts-and–crafts time,” my dad chortled in tacit agreement.

By Kate Mays January 28, 2010

Hoyas own the high seas

The Georgetown Sailing team is off to a great start in 2010 after one its most successful winter breaks in history. Over the weekend of January 2, the team took home first place in a 26-team field at the Rose Bowl Regatta, a feat never accomplished by Georgetown. In addition, two members of the team were named to the 2010 U.S. Sailing Development Team.

By Tom Bosco January 28, 2010

Voices

Lessons learned between a rock and a hard place

I’d been living by the motto “work smarter, not harder” for a long time. Why walk across the Key Bridge, for example, when you could stand outside the Southwest Quad and catch a GUTS bus that’ll get you to Rosslyn at the same time? But as I reflected on the old sermon I realized that the point of the priest’s story was that the existence of a shortcut isn’t always enough to make taking that shortcut worthwhile.

By Ryan Lundquist January 28, 2010

Yr Blues: DJing is a game of fundamentals

“Do you have any Taylor Swift?!” It’s a daunting question for a bearded 22-year-old, especially when shouted in the dark, point blank, while DJing a Georgetown party.

By Daniel Cook January 28, 2010

The Sports Sermon

It’s the perfect end to a treacherous, long, and hard-fought season. A week after the biggest game of the year, the NFL’s top players and coaches throw on their board shorts, toss a lei around their necks, and head down to Hawaii.

By Adam Rosenfeld January 28, 2010

Suffer for Fashion: Fashion abroad, at home

When my buddy Ben came back from his study abroad program in Egypt, he presented me with a traditional Egyptian dishdasha that he bought for me in Alexandria.

By Keenan Timko January 28, 2010

Voices

Logistical fault lines, too, run under Port-au-Prince

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince on January 12 affected three million people—killing over 100,000, about 80 percent of whom had to be buried in mass graves. Thousands still require medical attention, millions are homeless, and many lack necessities as basic as water and food.

By Colton Malkerson January 28, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 1.21.2010 Solution – “New Years Resolution”

By Cal Lee January 28, 2010

Monroe paces Hoyas in easy victory over Rutgers

Head coach John Thompson III wanted to get the ball into Greg Monroe’s hands right from the start. His star big man didn’t disappoint. Monroe hit his first 8 shots and scored 10 of Georgetown’s first 15 points as the No. 12 Hoyas (15-3, 6-2 Big East) easily dispatched Rutgers (9-10, 0-7 Big East) 88-63.

By Tim Shine January 23, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 1.21.2010 – “New Years Resolution”

By Cal Lee January 21, 2010

Page 13 Cartoons

Prophet

In the eternal darkness that is a winter midnight, I threw all my suspicions to the wind and consulted a false prophet. I’ve been lonely as of late, waiting for a knight—any knight—even one riding by in tarnished armor on a sickly nag, to stop for me. The mood was just right for me to be properly duped into thinking I was Venus.

By Anastasia Baran January 21, 2010

Backdoor Cuts: The Gun Show

As sports fans around the country groggily roused ourselves on January 1 and stared with bloodshot, hangover-glazed eyes into our Google Reader feeds, we were greeted by the seemingly sensationalized news of an alleged gun duel between all-star point guard Gilbert Arenas and injured reserve guard Javaris Crittenton in the Wizards’ locker room on December 21.

By Sean Quigley January 21, 2010

Obama celebrates MLK Day with GU

President Barack Obama commemorated the first Martin Luther King Day of his term by appearing as a surprise guest at Georgetown’s annual “Let Freedom Ring!” concert at the Kennedy Center this past Monday evening. The concert featured music by Georgetown’s “Let Freedom Ring!” gospel choir and Grammy-award winning artist India.Arie.

By Cole Stangler January 21, 2010

LGBTQ Center brings alumni back to the Hilltop

When Georgetown’s LGBTQ community won their decades-long battle for a resource center in fall 2007, the biggest beneficiaries were expected to be current LGBTQ students. But according to LGBTQ Resource Center Director Sivagami Subbaraman, even greater success has centered around alumni.

By Molly Redden January 21, 2010

Hoyas with Haitian ties reflect on future

Although Garvey Pierre (COL ’09) lost his sister in last week’s tragic earthquake in Haiti, he still has hope for his country. As a resident of Port-au-Prince, Haiti until he was 15-years-old, Pierre has found the international support in the days since the earthquake “overwhelming.”

By Satinder Kaur January 21, 2010

UIS: Wireless must wait

Village A, Village B, Harbin, New South, and Nevils will be the first residence halls to benefit from an expansion in wireless internet service, according to University officials.

By J. Galen Weber and Cole Stangler January 21, 2010

Features

A new Hoya Paranoia: the lady Hoyas’ transition game

Last Saturday afternoon in McDonough Arena, the Georgetown Chimes walked out to midcourt to belt out the National Anthem while the Georgetown women’s basketball team prepared to take on last year’s national runner-up, Louisville.

By Tom Bosco January 21, 2010

City on a Hill: Metro: a waste of space

“Location, location, location” is the first rule of real estate, and it’s hard to think of a better location than the land around a Metro station.

By Will Sommer January 21, 2010

Editorials

Residents’ demands must be reasonable

Anyone following ongoing discussions between neighbors and the University about Georgetown’s 2010 Campus Plan has heard the overwhelming negative response to the plan from the locals. While many of their specific criticisms of the plan may seem nitpicky or nonsensical, most students have been willing to admit that permanent residents deserve a say in the future of their neighborhood.

By the Editorial Board January 21, 2010

Editorials

D.C. makes the right move on bag tax

While Georgetown students were away on winter break, a new tax approved by the D.C. Council over the summer came into effect, levying five cents on every disposable bag. The Council should be commended for taking the lead on environmental issues with this progressive tax that will help reduce the overabundance of filmy plastic bags that so frequently end up on the sides of roads, in trees, and floating in lakes and rivers.

By the Editorial Board January 21, 2010

Editorials

Time for leadership change at Metro

Given the series of worker and passenger deaths, train crashes, and other mishaps marring John Catoe’s three year tenure as Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager, many Metro riders understandably saw his recently-announced resignation as cause for celebration. But as the WMATA Board of Directors moves to appoint his replacement, the need for urgent reform has not dissipated.

By the Editorial Board January 21, 2010

Please stop watching Two and a Half Men

If FX is willing to take a chance on animated spy parody Archer, I’m willing to try at least a few episodes. While its highly stylized animation may take some getting used to, the show plays like a smuttier Get Smart—the original series, not the Steve Carell abomination of an adapted movie.

By the Voice Staff January 21, 2010