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Loan investigation reaches Georgetown

Georgetown University received a subpoena on August 1 from the New York Attorney General as part of an investigation into the relationship between university athletic departments and student loan lenders.

By Marco Cerna August 24, 2007

Little reason given for new party rules

In an interview Thursday, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson offered no concrete reasons for the Universityï¿½s changes in its party policies.

By Kate Mays August 24, 2007

District bridge safety gets mixed reviews

Most District of Columbia bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, according to recent data provided by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics concerning the state of the nation’s bridges. One hundred and fifty-two of its 245 bridges, or 62 percent, rated in one of these two categories, the highest percentage in the nation.

By Dylan Richmond August 24, 2007

New Safety VP starts learning the ropes

Rocco DelMonaco, Jr replaced Dave Morrell as Vice President for University Safety in June. DelMonaco will be responsible for the strategy, planning and execution of all safety and security functions at all Georgetown campuses and overseas locations. The Voice sat down with DelMonaco for an exclusive interview.

By Anna Bank August 24, 2007

Leo’s Redux

Aramark, a Fortune 500 food services company, will take over operations in Leo O’Donovan Dining Hall at the start of September.

By Will Sommer August 24, 2007

Dude … where’s my cop?

The DC Police Department plans to merge the 2nd district, including Georgetown, with more crime-heavy Dupont Circle and parts of U Street and downtown. The plan won’t strain Georgetown’s police or reduce safety, but just because it’s reasonable doesn’t mean everyone agrees with it.

By Will Sommer August 24, 2007

Georgetown mourns passing of two recent grads

The Georgetown community mourned the loss over the summer of two recent graduates, Fatema Khimji (SFS ‘07) and Michael Jurist (SFS ‘07).

By Marco Cerna August 24, 2007

Dixie liquor to reopen

Though you wouldn’t know it by peering into the dust-covered windows of 3429 M Street, Dixie Liquors plans to reopen this fall under new management after an abrupt closing at the beginning of the year.

By Lynn Kirshbaum August 24, 2007

Finance team takes on endowment

With its endowment hovering around a billion dollars, Georgetown University lags far behind its peer schools. Bill O’Leary might be the man to augment the University’s paltry sum.

By Kate Mays August 24, 2007

Superbad: Boys just want to have sex

Has Judd Apatow concocted the perfect movie formula? Judging by his recent successes, the writer of The Forty-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up can make a summer blockbuster with a... Read more

By Eddie Walsh August 24, 2007

Critical Voices: Caribou, Andorra

Manitoba’s 2003 breakthrough album, Up in Flames, was the musical equivalent of an overstuffed toy box; blissed-out paeans to the gods of ‘60s psych-pop and modern electronica, and more ideas than most artists crank out in an entire career spill from every side. One name change and two records later, we have Caribou’s Andorra, an album that trades in the nearly unbridled experimentation of Up in Flames for a more approachable—and ultimately less exciting—sonic palette.

By Traviss Cassidy August 24, 2007

Critical Voices: M.I.A., Kala

It’s no surprise that M.I.A. opens her second album, Kala, with the assertion that “I’m comin’ back with power, power”—her brash, confident attitude, is what made her debut Arular a hit. Pairing astoundingly ferocious political raps with a collection of grimy, highly danceable beats made her as intriguing as any new artist in recent memory. On Kala, Sri Lanka’s brightest star mostly duplicates the magic of her debut with a few duds that keep it from greatness.

By Justin Hunter Scott August 24, 2007

Critical Voices: The New Pornographers, Challengers

Deciding what direction to take a successful indie group in its next album is often difficult. With their first three LPs, The New Pornographers took the safe route and continued in the vein of previous hits. Mass Romantic’s capricious tempo changes, virtually-falsetto harmonies and sharp-enough-to-cut-glass guitar riffs threw an intriguing new paradigm into the canon of pop song interpretation. Electric Version added complex layering and more interesting song structures. Finally, Twin Cinema contributed those irresistible hooks.

By Chelsea Paige August 24, 2007

Goes Down Easy: A Weekly Column on Drinking

It’s time for a refresher—and refreshing—course on the cheap beers of Georgetown.

By Tim Fernholz August 24, 2007

Fall into Theater

Previews of fall shows on campus and off.

By Shira Hecht August 24, 2007

Features

From Georgetown to the frontlines

Georgetown students are ambitious. When they graduate, they flock to jobs where they can aspire to do big things, whether in politics, finance or any other field. But a few Hoyas end up in a different line of work in a different place altogether: Iraq or Afghanistan.

By Tim Fernholz August 24, 2007

Houghton leads Hoyas into the fray

Charlie Houghton is a complicated guy. One of those soft-spoken, deep-thinking types who doesn’t say much. Carefully crafting every thought and phrase, he’s even-keeled, setting his own pace. His feet, on the other hand, are usually moving much faster than his mouth.

By Phil Perry August 24, 2007

Switch Hitting: A weekly take on sports

“Boyhood dreams, a bat made from a tree struck by lightning and most importantly, a never-ending passion for the game.” So goes the tagline for Barry Levinson’s iconic 1984 cinematic adaptation of Bernard Malamud’s baseball novel, The Natural, the story of Roy Hobbs’ journey from young pitching phenom to middle-aged outfield hero. Fast-forward 23 years, subtract the magical bat, add some perseverance and determination, and this fictional feel-good story about overcoming adversity takes on a very real dimension in the form of St. Louis Cardinals’ outfielder Rick Ankiel.

By John Cantalupi August 24, 2007

A new era for Hoya field hockey?

Georgetown’s field hockey team confronted a tough quandary at the beginning of August when eight-year Head Coach Laurie Carroll announced her resignation in the last week of July. Her assistant coach Homero Pardi walked away with her. Two weeks later the Hoyas announced Tiffany Marsh as the new Head Coach and Emily Beach as her assistant.

By Liz Kuebler August 24, 2007

Soccer slips up in PA

Mother Nature had her say in the Georgetown Men’s Soccer season-opening exhibition on Tuesday, providing a slick stage for the Hoyas’ 1-0 loss to Penn State.

By Anthony Francavilla August 24, 2007

The Sports Sermon

Americans should thank Michael Vick for restoring the sanctity of American sports. Our recent national foray into the underbelly of athletics is wholly unnatural, as we are a people who... Read more

By admin August 24, 2007