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Hoyas fall in D.C. College Cup

As boisterous chants of “We got our trophy back!” rang out, the Georgetown men’s soccer team walked off the pitch at Reeves Field disappointed, but not for lack of effort. Falling to host American University (2-0-0) last Sunday, the Hoyas (1-1-0) ended the day with a 2-1 loss as the Eagles snatched the D.C. College Cup title from its perch on the Hilltop.

By John Cantalupi August 31, 2006

The Sports Sermon

With the 2006 NFL season coming up next weekend, it’s time for the biggest fantasy sport to kick off. Managers around the world are strapping on their shoulder pads and buckling their chin straps for fantasy football.

By Mike Kuebler August 31, 2006

Women draw twice

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (0-1-1) battled through two double overtime ties to open up their 2006 regular season this past weekend at the Navy Tournament in Annapolis, MD.

By Ryan Lupton August 31, 2006

Football names new quarterback for season opener

Georgetown’s football team is looking brand spanking new as they get ready to try to put a spanking on their opponents throughout the 2006 season, beginning Saturday at home against Patriot League foe Holy Cross.

By Phil Perry August 31, 2006

Editorials

Wrap it up: time for a new birth control policy

Last week the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter sales of the “morning-after” contraceptive pill to women 18 and older. The University needs to take this opportunity to reevaluate its stance on the availability of birth control on the Hilltop.

By the Editorial Board August 31, 2006

Editorials

Establishing the Jesuit Politburo

As the new academic year begins, six campus Protestant groups have been informed that their relationship with the University has been “terminated.” This intrusion into student autonomy not only blocks essential freedom of expression, but also severely cheapens the remarkable non-academic achievements of Georgetown students.

By the Editorial Board August 31, 2006

Editorials

Lights, Camera, Civil Action

The camera system is a Pandora’s box that has the potential to be abused by Georgetown residents irritated by the antics of their college-aged neighbors and will surely result in the erosion of town-gown relations.

By the Editorial Board August 31, 2006

Crosswords

Crossword Answers

Are you sure you’re ready?

By Perry Collins August 24, 2006

Features

Eating Out: Where To Go on a Date in D.C.

Venturing beyond Georgetown’s front gates can be a daunting experience for newcomers to the Hilltop. If you’re looking for a night out on the town with new friends, visiting parents or a hot date, here are some surefire culinary hits.

By the Voice Staff August 24, 2006

Tropicália: Brazilian politics without the oppressive aftertaste

Dead Beats: a tri-weekly column bringing indie music to the masses

By Traviss Cassidy August 24, 2006

Critical Voices: Lambchop’s Damaged and The Roots’ Game Theory

Lambchop, Damaged, Merge Records & The Roots, Game Theory, Def Jam Records

By P.S. Hepburn and Errol Pierre-Louis August 24, 2006

A “blovel” concept for a book

There’s nothing funny about being locked in a room full of documents for six weeks, trying to find a single e-mail…especially not when it’s your future. But the dark shadow of the future proves no match for Jeremy Blachman, whose twisted peek into the futures of all of us law school-aspiring undergrads never loses the bitingly humorous edge that drives it.

By Mike Stewart August 24, 2006

Nat’l Lampoon meets Nietzsche

Suicide, heroin, child beauty pageants: these are not typically the subjects of a “feel good” film, but, this is the perfect way to sum up Little Miss Sunshine.

By Kathryn Brand August 24, 2006

NEWS HIT: Lombardi gets cash

Lombardi gets cash

By Kent Elliott August 24, 2006

A hospital for S.E.?

City on a Hill: bi-weekly column on D. C. news and politics

By Chris Stanton August 24, 2006

D.C. youths versus mayor

More than 70 Washington, D.C. youths gathered downtown yesterday morning to protest emergency laws that they say unfairly penalize them for the city’s recent rise in crime.

By Anna Ziajka August 24, 2006

Georgetown in the eyes of the law

The Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission has requested that 13 security cameras be placed at various locations in and around the West Georgetown and Burleith neighborhoods.

By Michael Bruns August 24, 2006

Thieves raid Wisconsin jeweler

A Georgetown jewelry store was robbed Sunday afternoon in a violent heist that left one of the shop’s owners critically wounded and launched a district-wide search for the trio of suspects..

By Anna Ziajka August 24, 2006

FAST BREAK

Hoyas ranked 10th by NCSA

By Mike Kuebler August 24, 2006

The other football

Putting from the Rough—a weekly take on sports

By Dante Randazzo August 24, 2006

The Sports Sermon

Ever wonder what it would be like to be the best at what you do? It has to be a great feeling, a feeling Tiger Woods is extremely familiar with. Woods is not only the best golfer, but the best athlete ever.

By Mike Kuebler August 24, 2006

Women’s soccer ranked 5th in BE

If last Saturday’s exhibition game against William and Mary is any indication of things to come, the Georgetown women’s soccer team can look forward to a strong season. Despite a scoreless tie, junior goalkeeper Jade Higgins believes the shutout is a good sign.

By Kathryn Brand August 24, 2006

Coach Wiese ready to kick it around with men’s soccer

Motivated? Check. Loves the university? Check. Winning pedigree? Check. When you’re Georgetown Director of Athletics Bernard Muir, you can’t help but think you have tabbed the perfect man to fill the shoes of the Hoyas’ winningest men’s soccer coach in school history. For the first time in 22 years, a new field general will be roaming the sideline, as Brian Wiese was named the 13th head coach in 52 seasons of men’s soccer on the Hilltop on March 1.

By John Cantalupi August 24, 2006