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Pouting Irish

“One of the teams [Tennessee] that jumped us had the same game we had. They’re down, they’re playing at home and they win by a field goal. Another team [Florida] that jumped us wasn’t even playing. They were at home eating cheeseburgers, and they end up jumping us. That befuddles me.”

By John Cantalupi October 26, 2006

The Sports Sermon

Controversy filled the lungs of the World Series faster than Kenny Rogers could wash his hands. I am not a Tigers fan but have been supporting them this postseason. Rogers’ dirty hand, though, made me begin to question my support of possible cheaters. I couldn’t let my baseball morals deteriorate.

By Mike Kuebler October 26, 2006

Luck of the Irish holds out against Hoyas

Notre Dame denied senior midfielder Chrissy Skogen and the rest of the Georgetown women’s soccer team a storybook ending to their match against the Fighting Irish and to their 2006 season.

By Anthony Francavilla October 26, 2006

Zeller blasts Georgetown to victory on Senior Day

The old saying goes that “a win is a win,” but for Georgetown seniors Andrew Keszler, Ricky Schramm, Benjamin Jefferson-Dow, Daniel Grasso and Tim Convey, Saturday’s overtime thriller was so much more.

By David Dietz October 26, 2006

City on a Hill: D.C. Taxi-ation

bi-weekly column on D.C. news and politics

By Marco Cerna October 19, 2006

Cartoons

In Poor Taste: A Weekly Cartoon

By Alexandra Hart October 19, 2006

Corrections

Crossword Answers

Answers to this week’s puzzle.

By the Voice Staff October 19, 2006

The ashes of CBGB

On Monday morning fans of punk rock said goodbye to a landmark. Rock poet Patti Smith played the final concert at CBGB, the hallowed rock venue located in Manhattan’s East Village.

By Traviss Cassidy October 19, 2006

Critical Voices: Beach House and Califone

Displaying a strong use of texture and restraint, Beach House is one of the most impressive debuts of the year.

By Justin Hunter Scott October 19, 2006

History lessons in hardcore punk

If you’re feeling burnt out by midterms and looking for a bit of distraction, we here at the Voice urge you to get outside on what may be the last nice weekend of ‘06. Load up your iPod with some Fugazi, Bad Brains and Black Flag, and head out for a walking tour of D.C. punk rock.

By Peter Hepburn October 19, 2006

Overthrowing the gov’t, one page at a time

In their long and arduous search for a career path, students seem to be forgetting one option—radical activism. Sure, it’s not exactly the job your parents envisioned you working, but being an activist has its perks. Luckily for D.C., the Provisions Library provides a perfect opportunity to learn about this intriguing calling.

By the Voice Staff October 19, 2006

Brilliant acting saves Gospel

Though the program beckons with the promise of smoke machine haze and strobe lights, don’t get too excited for The Gospel at Colonus, a production that is, in a word, fine.

By Katherine Norton October 19, 2006

Features

Artists Behind the Chair: Georgetown’s Duke Ellington School is home to some of DC’s most creative young minds

As you walk through the front entrance on 35th St., you might believe you’ve stepped into a run-of-the-mill high school. Paintings hang from the walls, signaling the presence of an art program in this school. It’s nice, but nothing you haven’t seen before. This is, after all, just another public school in the District of Columbia. Then you notice the dancers.

By Marco Cerna October 19, 2006

Street ballin’

I’m now a devoted fan of a new league. It’s a league where the players aren’t paid a cent. They have no agents, no crooked boosters and no endorsement deals. They play because they want to. They have no families to feed and no draft status to worry about. Their biggest concern is scraping a knee, or worse yet, ripping their game-day Dockers.

By Phil Perry October 19, 2006

Liberian pres. speaks

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had students out of their seats in applause several times last Tuesday in Gaston Hall.

By Michael Bruns October 19, 2006

Avoiding bike loss

About three bikes are reported stolen on the Georgetown campus per month.

By John Lawless October 19, 2006

The Sports Sermon

Imagine beating up a fellow student in class, and the university only giving you a one-day suspension, hoping that you will be the top student when you graduate. Having trouble? Maybe you should become a football player.

By Mike Kuebler October 19, 2006

Still no BE victory for Hoyas

A conference win eluded the Georgetown volleyball team for a sixth time as Saturday afternoon’s game proved to be a tough one for the Lady Hoyas. The Hoyas, ranked 14th in the Big East Conference, lost 3-2 against the University of South Florida, which is ranked seventh in the conference.

By Liz Kuebler October 19, 2006