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Campus ain’t no place for street fightin’ men

In the wake of the increasing trend of violence occurring in and around campus, there must be a reevaluation of security administration and Department of Public Safety officer protocol. After... Read more

By the September 21, 2006

Editorials

Bring democracy to Gaston

It’s a frustrating and all-too-common experience at Georgetown. You check your e-mail to find that a world-famous dignitary will be speaking in Gaston Hall, and you have the opportunity to... Read more

By the September 21, 2006

Voices

Digital digestion: all the news that’s fit to forward

Carrying On: A rotating column by Voice senior staffers.

By September 21, 2006

Voices

Always remember the hummingbird

I’d never been to New York City before I made the half-day drive with dozens of Georgetown students to attend the Save Darfur rally on September 17th.

By September 21, 2006

Voices

Life and love with Speedy the crab

I was alone in this world; the little six-legged bundle of love I called Speedy the hermit crab had left for that sandy beach in the sky.

By September 21, 2006

Voices

The death of the journalistic dream

A few summers ago, I was asked to write obituaries for living people. Once written, they would sit in a file somewhere, waiting patiently for their subjects’ numbers to come up.

By September 21, 2006

Sports

Spoiled brat

I’ve been spoiled. For the last three years my Boston Red Sox have made the playoffs.

By September 21, 2006

Sports

The Sports Sermon

Major League Baseball, welcome to parity. Baseball is starting to enjoy its own parity, and I love the new excitement that comes with it.

By September 21, 2006

Sports

Hoyas get first BE win, then fall to Rutgers

Soccer matches are not usually decided in the final minutes of play, but the Georgetown men’s soccer team (3-5-0, 2-2-0 BE) played two such contests over the weekend as they split a pair of Big East road games.

By September 21, 2006

Sports

GU heartbreaker

Sometimes in sports, things don’t go the way they should. The Georgetown women’s soccer team (3-3-3, 0-1 BE) lost their final non-conference game of the season last Sunday against the James Madison Dukes (4-4-0) in a 1-0 game they should have won.

By September 21, 2006

Sports

Hoyas draw first blood, Bears claw back for win

When the Georgetown football team found the end zone to open Saturday’s game, it was the first time since the end of the 2004 season that the Hoyas scored a touchdown in the opening quarter of a game.

By September 21, 2006

News

Facebook founder defends News Feed

ONLINE ONLY—In an online chat with nationwide university publications on Thursday, Facebook.com’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder Chris Hughes defended the News-feed and mini-feed features originally launched on Sept. 5, despite well-publicized criticism from users.

By September 14, 2006

News

Saxa Politica: Young and sober

bi-weekly column on campus news and politics

By September 14, 2006

Features

One year after Katrina…

For most Georgetown students, hurrican season usually means little more than a few rainy days, or perhaps, as in 2003, a couple days off from school. Last year, of course, was different—Hurricane Katrina shocked us all. We were horrified by the images on television. We felt deep sympathy for the plight of New Orleans. Some of us even gave money or joined relief organizations. Our daily life, though, was largely unaffected. But for some Georgetown students, not a day has passed since then that they haven’t felt the effects of the hurricane on a deeply personal level.

By September 14, 2006

Crosswords

Crossword Answers

When you’re absolutely sure you can’t get it, read this.

By September 14, 2006

Leisure

Pan-Asian Raku is good food for you

Steak Out: a bi-weekly column about food

By September 14, 2006

Leisure

D.C. Filmfest isn’t “short” on talent

The annual D.C. Shorts Film Festival, running this Thursday through Sunday, showcases 94 films, chosen from 495 entries, in 10 different screenings of about 10 films each.

By September 14, 2006

Leisure

Poetry readings, live music and vegan pizza

Whether you’re an environmentalist, a feminist or just plain hungry for good food, Busboys and Poets will provide you with a fine dining experience free of popped collars.

By September 14, 2006

Leisure

Art galleries in the area

For lovers of art, and for those who pretend to be in order to impress the girls, the District has plenty of art galleries to offer. Georgetown’s campus hosts its own set of collections, and the Georgetown area is sprinkled with many more.

By September 14, 2006

Leisure

Lez’hur Ledger: D.C.’s hamSTARS run for glory

This past weekend was hot, but it wasn’t the heat outside that ignited a fire in the hearts of hamster enthusiasts in the D.C. Metro Area.

By September 14, 2006

Leisure

Continuing the AIDS dialogue

Two playwrights walk out onto the sparsely set stage wearing black tank tops and black slacks, the audience left wondering what to expect. Is this the beginning?

By September 14, 2006

News

From Moscow

On Saturday, Sept. 9, Professor Angela Stent, director of Georgetown’s Center for Eusasian, Russian and Eastern European Studies, participated in a diplomatic dinner party at the Moscow presidential residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

By September 14, 2006

News

Late Night Dogs

Late weekends nights are often accompanied by pangs of hunger in students’ stomachs. Brady Hiatt (SFS ‘09) plans to solve this problem by opening Mustard’s Last Stand this week, a hot dog stand located in Healy Circle.

By September 14, 2006

News

Pricey H20

In a move that affects Georgetown students who live off-campus, the Washington Area Sewage Authority has announced that it is increasing the rates charged for its services, effective Oct. 1.

By September 14, 2006

News

Upheaval for troubled schools


D.C. students are returning to schools this year that have overwhelmingly failed new rigorous testing and are considering implementing year-long classes.

By September 14, 2006