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Vox on the Blocks

What do you call a cross between a human and a chimpanzee? A humanzee. A cross between a human and a 1983 Casio keyboard? Dan Deacon. Party with the man-machine himself in Hoya Court while chomping on subs.

By the Voice Staff October 25, 2007

Abandoning the nuclear family

Imagine a little boy who lives with parents who love him. At dinnertime, one parent is cooking in the kitchen and the other is at the table making a mock airplane out of a fork and some spaghetti. This picture-perfect scenario could be a reality for more children living in foster care if couples who pass the rigorous adoption standards are no longer barred due to their sexual orientation.

By Katharine Lang October 18, 2007

He’s more fly than superfly

When my father walks into a room, he cannot help but radiate badass. Since high school, he has often reminded me how much cooler he is than I am. I usually ignore the comment and roll my eyes, but deep down, I know he’s right.

By Nicole Bush October 18, 2007

It’s all about how you play the political game

Try this pop quiz for a second: two senators are running for president. One encounters major opposition in poll after poll, while for the other you’d be hard-pressed, as far as my experience goes, not to find an admirer. The first inspires as much divisiveness as praise, while the second is almost universally regarded as an American hero. One seems to have spent most of her life planning a way to the presidency; the other has served his country, to the point of torture and near-death in war, since his college days. Who are they?

By Tyler Stone October 18, 2007

Carrying On

My own introduction to Siobhan consisted of a half-hour conversation wherein she pointed toward the kitchen and squawked something I couldn’t understand, and made the angry-eyebrow face. I am unsure if she was she trying to warn me that the grease build up on the gas burner was a fire hazard or was just commenting that the dinner I was cooking looked toxic.

By Sarah Harman October 18, 2007

Editorials

DeGioia should listen before he speaks

When DeGioia publicly attaches the University’s name to a statement, he speaks for the entire Georgetown community, and he should be required to solicit input from this community before he speaks on its behalf.

By the Editorial Board October 18, 2007

Editorials

LGBTQ talks need dialogue, not drama

For the best chance for their demands to be met by their November 9 deadline, GU Pride should strive to maintain a reasonable and level-headed dialogue with the administration, temporarily relaxing its confrontational tactics.

By the Editorial Board October 18, 2007

Editorials

Slimming down the school system

Giving Rhee firing power is an important step toward creating a more efficient bureaucracy that will be better able to meet the needs of D.C.’s public school students.

By the Editorial Board October 18, 2007

We Own the Night falls short of Departed

We Own the Night is a standard crime drama with a slight twist: the two main characters are still on opposite sides of the law, like The Departed, but this time, they’re brothers.

By Jeff Reger October 18, 2007

Fixer Clayton needs fixing

Confusion in a film can create suspense, serve as a plot device or even develop a character, but the biggest problem with Michael Clayton is that it is just plain confusing.

By Tae Jung Choi October 18, 2007

Strange lands with sporting ties: Hoya athletes abroad

Have some aggression to work out and would like to learn how to curse in Spanish? You’d be sure to find a home on the rugby team Alicante, Spain.

By Phil Perry October 18, 2007

The Sports Sermon

Liver damage. Needles. Testicular atrophy. There are a lot of downsides to anabolic steroid use.

By admin October 18, 2007

What Rocks

There’s been little to cheer about this season for Georgetown football, but last Saturday’s new aerial attack might be something to get excited about in the coming weeks.

By Anthony Francavilla October 18, 2007

The Exonerated

“This show is ultimately about hope,” show producer Jessica Stone (COL’08) said after the first run of The Nomadic Theater’s production of The Exonerated.

By Jennifer Okwudili October 18, 2007

Soccer wins some, loses some

Georgetown split a pair of exciting games this week, falling to conference rival West Virginia on Saturday 1-0 in overtime, then notched a thrilling 2-1 overtime win against cross-town rival American University on Tuesday.

By Chris Leo October 18, 2007

Volleyball slump

The Georgetown Volleyball team lost a tough match to Virginia Commonwealth University Tuesday night at McDonough Gym in a five game decision.

By Liz Kuebler October 18, 2007

Switch Hitting: a weekly take on sports

The American League dwarfs the National League in top-tier teams. Most people expected any of the four AL playoff teams to be able to blow away the NL representative with offensive firepower once the World Series rolled around.

By Mike Kuebler October 18, 2007

Stogies 101

If you’ve seen Scarface one too many times or the allure of blowing smoke rings has gotten to you, the world of cigar smoking might have something to offer. Here’s a quick guide for picking cigars, compiled after a chat with Edward Gnehm III, the manager of Georgetown Tobacco on M Street.

By Brad Pollina October 18, 2007

Features

Georgetown searches for its pride

How September’s hate crime reignited a decades old campaign for LGTBQ integration at Georgetown, and why both stories converge on the two-month anniversary of the assault.

By Tim Fernholz October 18, 2007

Goes Down Easy: A Bi-Weekly Column on Drinking

Thinking about drinking means considering every aspect of the process, including how your drink is served, and perhaps more importantly, who served it. The art of bartending, passed on from father to son or gleaned from one of those bartending guides you never seem to have the right ingredients for—blue curacao? Chambord? Seriously?—is a critical one.

By Tim Fernholz October 18, 2007

America according to Colbert

If I were to take the advice Stephen Colbert’s offers in his new book I Am America (And So Can You!), I wouldn’t stoop so low as to write about the hilarious and much-needed “Constitution for the Colbert Nation.” I would feel it with my gut.

By Sara Carothers October 18, 2007