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Men’s lacrosse looking to rebound

With last year’s season ending in a disappointing overtime loss to Penn State, the men’s lacrosse team is looking to bounce back strong in 2009.

By Tim Wagner February 19, 2009

Crosswords

Crossword Solutions 02.19.09

By Cal Lee February 19, 2009

Voices

Discovering Egypt through amoebic dysentery

My efforts to live like a local certainly did reap cultural dividends, just not the kind I expected. A few days later, I started feeling sick and developed a 104-degree fever. Before I could say, “pyramid,” I was on my way to Mustashfa as-Salaam (Hospital Peace), about to acquire far more insights into the Egyptian health care system than I ever wanted to know.

By Megan Shudde February 19, 2009

Voices

An uncomfortable waltz with Bashir

The Israeli film Waltz with Bashir is up for Best Foreign Film, and betting either for or against it would leave me feeling uneasy.

By Anna Bank February 19, 2009

Voices

Hope rings hollow in Obama’s first weeks

In his inaugural address, President Obama said, “We have chosen hope over fear; unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” In Obama’s first few weeks in office, I have not seen much in the way of hope, and I certainly have not seen any unity of purpose—on Capitol Hill or in the rest of the country.

By Reece Scott February 19, 2009

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Obama’s integrity will ensure his success

The economy is in the pits, social and political conflicts are brewing around the world, and, judging by the paltry number of Republican votes for the stimulus package, bipartisanship in Washington is apparently dead. So why should Americans still be excited about Barack Obama and his administration of hope and change?

By William Vogt February 19, 2009

Editorials

Time for GUSA to go out on a Lamb

The Voice editorial board endorses Jeff Lamb (MSB ’10) and Molly Breen (MSB ’11) in this year’s GUSA executive election. Lamb and Breen’s collective leadership experience, focus on campus safety,... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 19, 2009

Editorials

Don’t let languages be foreign again

Anyone who has ever tried to cram a vocabulary list or conjugation table into their head before an exam knows that learning a language is difficult. Sometimes, retaining information you... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 19, 2009

Editorials

Stop senators’ dereliction of duty

Whether on the Hill or on the Hilltop, representative governments have one simple responsibility: to act in the best interests of their constituencies. However, the Georgetown University Student Association has... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 19, 2009

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The Rain

It is only the street and the street is nothing, there have been many streets before and they are everywhere, and they are asphalt and dirt and have many footprints.... Read more

By Justin Hunter Scott February 12, 2009

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What Goes Around

A dog lay in the doorway of Georgetown Antiques. He was leashed to an umbrella stand and lazily stared at the feet that walked across the wet pavement. The dog... Read more

By Mubeen Khan February 12, 2009

Let the GUSA race begin

Eight students are vying for the position of Georgetown University Student Association President this year. A primary will be held February 24 with a run-off between the top two tickets two days later.

By Lillian Kaiser February 12, 2009

Funding Board hints at Hoya independence

Along with allocating funds for student groups for the next school year, Wednesday night’s Student Funding Board Meeting provided a strong indication that the Hoya is moving toward independence.

By Eric Pilch February 12, 2009

After raunchy e-mail, sorries and sanctions for IRC

After an offensive prank e-mail was sent out to the International Relations Club’s more than 350-person listserv last week, the Student Activities Commission imposed sanctions on the club at their Monday meeting. Instead of funding two or three Model United Nations conferences, as they have in the past, SAC will only be providing funding for one next semester.

By Katie Boran February 12, 2009

Students save Georgetown Day

When Bridget Geraghty (COL ’09) heard from some of her friends who hold high positions in campus clubs that the administration was planning to reschedule Georgetown Day from April 24, the last Friday of classes, to Thursday, April 2, she was angry. So she took her cause to Facebook.

By Lillian Kaiser February 12, 2009

Four miles is longer than you would think

Madonna and Justin Timberlake only had four minutes to save the world. The other day, I only had four minutes to rush to class. Liam Boylan-Pett, however, only had four minutes to run a mile.

By Victor Ho February 12, 2009

The Sports Sermon: Super Smash Bros.

Issei Nino (COL ‘12) might seem like your typical, over-achieving Georgetown student. He speaks English, French, Japanese, and Spanish fluently and is currently studying Chinese; he’s a regular stud at pick-up basketball games at Yates Field House; he’s a personable, good-looking kid. But Nino’s most prized talent is not gifted athleticism or scholarly acumen. He is a Super Smash Brothers demigod.

By Tom Bosco February 12, 2009

It starts at the top

These are dark times for Hoya fans. As the Georgetown faithful dejectedly trudged out of the Verizon Center last Saturday after another crushing loss (this one in overtime) in an increasingly disappointing season, one question was on everyone’s mind: “What’s wrong with this team?” Or, in the eloquent words of many frustrated and confused students, “Why do we suck so bad?”

By Sean Quigley February 12, 2009

Starters need to step up for the Hoyas against ‘Cuse

Six losses in seven games. It’s as ignominious a streak as Georgetown basketball has seen since John Thompson III took the reins of the program in 2004. With a 13-9 record, and 4-7 record in the Big East, the Hoyas have quickly fallen from the top 10 to dangerously near the NCAA tournament bubble.

By Tim Shine February 12, 2009

Sweet Coraline, 3D never looked so good

In an industry where bad romantic comedies and gratuitous horror flicks can be filmed in as few as six weeks, it’s comforting to know that it took six months to... Read more

By Sara Carothers February 12, 2009

A short exposure to big ideas

Just as a writer will use the short story format to address a topic too narrow to fill an entire novel, directors use the “short subject” as a medium... Read more

By James McGrory February 12, 2009

The south marches on Wisconsin

Francis “Fritz” Brogan, the co-owner of Kitchen2404 in Glover Park, is a tall, imposing guy who is never one to sit still. He’s also a Hoya, having graduated from the... Read more

By Cyrus Bordbar February 12, 2009

Features

Dance Dance Revolution: Georgetown’s Ballroom Dancing Team

The music began, a quick four/four. Dryden counted the beats aloud for me through her broad smile as she led me through the steps I had learned a little over an hour ago. How did I get here? A mere 24 hours ago I had become an honorary member of the Georgetown University Ballroom Dance team. But hell, three weeks before that day they weren't even in my periphery.

By Matthew Collins February 12, 2009