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A vacation from your problems

I’ve always had a thing for men in uniform. So when my mother announced that we were being evacuated from Lebanon on a Navy warship, I was filled with silent, guilty delight.

By the Voice Staff September 14, 2006

Editorials

Don’t neuter the net

The Internet is not a dump truck—it’s a series of tubes. At least, that’s how Senator Ted Stevens (R-AL) explained it this summer. While Stevens may have the technical expertise... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 14, 2006

Editorials

A flood of opportunities

With the one-year anniversary of Katrina having come and gone, it is easy to find commemorative photo galleries and speeches urging us to remember the disaster. If you go to... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 14, 2006

Editorials

You can’t spell rancor without ANC

It seems that Georgetown residents would rather see their young neighbors dead than with red cups in hand. They have rallied for an increase in the number of Quality of... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 14, 2006

Handcuffed

Nothing holds a candle to the spectacular criminal feats of the NFL. Football players have been remarkably proficient in showing that they are, as many believe, above the law.

By Dante Randazzo September 14, 2006

The Sports Sermon

O-H! I-O! As I headed back to Georgetown from the Rosslyn Metro on my roommate’s bike late Saturday night, this was a chant I was surprised to hear.

By Mike Kuebler September 14, 2006

Ladies soar past AU Eagles

The Lady Hoyas soccer team (3-1-3) completed the D.C. sweep on Wednesday afternoon by shutting out American University (4-2) 2-0.

By Anthony Francavilla September 14, 2006

Hoyas serve it up

The Georgetown women’s volleyball team (5-4) came home last Friday determined to dominate in their house, and they did exactly that.

By Liz Kuebler September 14, 2006

Men’s soccer caught in a storm

Sometimes no matter how well you play, you just can’t seem to come out on top. And so it goes for the Georgetown men’s soccer team (2-4-0, 1-1-0 BE), who dropped a 5-2 decision to visiting St. John’s (4-2-0, 1-1-0 BE) on Sunday, two days after downing rival Syracuse (3-2-0, 0-2-0 BE) 1-0 in double overtime.

By John Cantalupi September 14, 2006

Hoyas get first win of season

If you don’t score, you can’t win. Last Saturday afternoon in the heart of the Hilltop, Georgetown’s young defense took this simple rule to heart.

By Phil Perry September 14, 2006

Chertoff assesses U.S.’s defenses against terror in Gaston

Secretary Michael Chertoff of the Department of Homeland Security discussed the legacy of September 11 on its fifth anniversary in a speech in Gaston Hall Friday.

By Molly Gelsey September 7, 2006

Hundreds rally for immigration reform on Mall

ONLINE ONLY—Azanaw Mengista (COL ‘09) stood by himself in the late afternoon shadows on the National Mall Thursday, but he was not alone.

By Kathleen Sheehan September 7, 2006

City on a Hill: The City and you

Primary Day for the District of Columbia is only a few days away, and all over campus you can just feel the excitement and anticipation on campus. Banners and signs dot every open space, and students are holding rallies in Red Square to support their candidate of choice.

Of course, none of that is actually true.

By Marco Cerna September 7, 2006

The handwriting on the wall

Remember handwriting? That thing that was somewhat important before computers, emails, instant messaging and our immersion in the age of technological communication? Well, mine sucks.

By Brian Brush September 7, 2006

Leisure

Dead Beats: Breaking down the commercial misuse of music

Dreamy, overdubbed vocals hovering over drumstick scratches and distorted guitar loops ask, “what’s that riding on your everything?” as a silver Nissan minivan cruises by the screen.

By Traviss Cassidy September 7, 2006

A candle for peace

More than fifty students gathered in Red Square on Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil commemorating the lives lost in the Lebanese war this summer.

By Sam Sweeney September 7, 2006

The New Urbanist flava

Carrying On: a rotating column by Voice senior staffers

By Tim Fernholz September 7, 2006

Leisure

Critical Voices

The more I listen to this album, the more confused I get: Beat Your Ass is actually listenable, wildly eclectic and surprisingly good.

By Justin Hunter Scott and Chris Norton September 7, 2006

SafeRides a success, Morrell says

The University SafeRides system has expanded its routes and times for the start of the new school year.

By Keenan Steiner September 7, 2006

Features

The Homestretch

Home rule is still a relatively new concept in the District of Columbia. In 1974, a new era dawned as the first popularly elected Mayor and City Council took office, beginning the District’s experiment in limited autonomy. Now, 32 years later, the pending retirement of Mayor Anthony Williams means next Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the de facto election in a city where almost three-fourths of residents are registered Democrats, will see the election of D.C.’s fifth unique popularly elected mayor.

By Mike Stewart September 7, 2006

The mommy metamorphosis

This summer I realized in a sudden and cruel moment of clarity that I am already becoming my mother. This has always seemed an inevitable, yet, reassuringly distant event. But I was wrong; she is closing in on me.

By Sarah C. Aldemeyer September 7, 2006

Conceal and carry

People look at me strangely sometimes and I’m never quite sure why.

By Michael Bruns September 7, 2006