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Concert Calendar

This group of musical mariners is sailing up the Potomac and into Georgetown’s Bulldog Alley for a free show, one of the last stops on their sailboat tour of the North Atlantic Seaboard.

By the Voice Staff August 31, 2006

The nature of higher education as we know it is about to be changed forever, according to the members of the federal Commission on the Future of Higher Education, authors of a new report recommending reforms to the Department of Education.

By Michael Bruns August 31, 2006

A leisurely guide to District theater

Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s film immortalizing infamous cannibal Alfred Parker receives a theatrical adaptation.

By Chelsea Paige August 31, 2006

Lez’hur Ledger: The DEA’s guide to drug dealing

A desire to view mountains of drugs and paraphernalia and read about the most fearsome kingpins this world has known led me straight to the DEA Museum, conveniently located right across from the Pentagon City Mall.

By Sam Sweeney August 31, 2006

Nelson displays acting strength

The good news is that Half Nelson is a fine film; while clichéd at points, the level of acting talent from Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie puts it a step above its peers.

By P.S. Hepburn August 31, 2006

Blown away

In a world of sports where sneaker companies sign five-year-olds to multi-year endorsement deals and where baseball players pump themselves full of steroids, fans everywhere should be used to these sickening stories.

By Phil Perry August 31, 2006

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