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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

Music for your mind

Based upon its premise alone, The Gunshy’s There’s No Love In This War stands as one of the best independent releases of 2007.

By Dan Cook and Jeff Reger October 18, 2007

Letters to the Editor

An Open Letter to Todd Olson, V. P. for Student Affairs

We are deeply troubled by the events of October 11 on campus. The way in which LGBT students and their supporters were treated on that day by the campus police is extremely discouraging, to say the least. For a peaceful student group to be prevented by a large number of police officers from entering the open spaces of the Healy building in order to deliver to the president’s office signatures to a widely shared campus petition is appalling.

By Letter to the Editor October 18, 2007

Letters to the Editor

Here’s to fighting fragmentation

Just wanted to compliment Samuel Sweeney on a great article in the most recent issue. (“Action, not reaction,” Voices, October 11.)

By Letter to the Editor October 18, 2007

Corrections

Editor’s note

Beginning this week, the Voice will be rearranging the order of our sections.

By the Voice Staff October 18, 2007

Thousands greet Dalai Lama on the Mall

Georgetown students were among the thousands that gathered on the West Lawn of the Capitol as the Dalai Lama received the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday.

By Vivian Chen October 18, 2007

New firing powers proposed for D.C. schools chancellor

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty proposed legislation Friday to give his newly-appointed schools’ Chancellor Michelle Rhee increased authority to fire previously protected employees.

By Brittany Keates October 18, 2007

Marching on Georgetown

Activists will descend on Georgetown Friday as part of a series of protests to disrupt the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.

By Juliana Brint October 18, 2007