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Union Jack – bi-weekly column on national news and polilitics

By the Voice Staff February 2, 2006

Features

The Color of Hip-Hop?

Examining race in the District’s campus hip-hop dance troupes

A hard hip-hop beat rattles the old speakers in two corners of the black-rubber-floored room. The windows, clouded with steam, drip with condensation as the members of Groove Theory, a primarily black hip-hop dance team at Georgetown University, swagger through heavy columns of hot air. The leader of the group runs back to the stereo to turn up the music as the dancers pop, lock, grind, wop and slide to Missy Elliot’s “Lose Control.”

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Features

Why aren’t we mixing?

Take a look at Georgetown’s cafeteria.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Just a taste of visual art at Georgetown

The new art exhibition in Walsh may not be Georgetown’s biggest art show, but for what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in diversity.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Another play about a dysfunctional family

Nothing really happens in The Subject Was Roses, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth your time.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Pocahontas plus pedophilia

The film retells the colonial legend of Pocahontas, but provides more historical accuracy and, consequently, more edge than the standard tale that audiences are familiar with.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Try your potluck

Steak Out – a biweekly column about eating leisurely

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Concert Calendar

Saturday, Jan.28 – Wednesday, Feb.8

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Editorials

Election totals aren’t a private affair

After suffering considerable criticism, the Election Commission should be applauded for withdrawing its suggestion that it might withhold all numerical results in the upcoming GUSA executive election. However, it should continue to release full numerical results—not just percentages.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Editorials

Ignoring Iran could be a deadly decision

President George W. Bush has always claimed he can recognize and defeat threats more effectively than his political rivals. Unfortunately, he has yet to succeed on the latter and tends to bungle the former.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Editorials

Duke _doesn’t_ suck… and we still won

Many people-on this very campus-seem to be of the opinion that “DUKE SUCKS.” Well, Hoyas, Duke doesn’t suck. Duke is actually very good. And we still beat them.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Hoyas oust number one Blue Devils

As Georgetown went into halftime with a 42-28 lead over the Duke Blue Devils, anyone in the sold-out crowd of 20,035 could tell that something special was unfolding.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Track dominates field at MD Invite

The Georgetown track & field team completed another impressive performance this past Saturday at the Maryland Invitational in Landover, Md. The Hoyas finished the indoor meet with nine top-four finishes, grabbing first place in four of the events.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Unlucky ladies

On a day that the Georgetown men’s basketball team took center stage, the lady Hoyas tried for an upset of their own against No. 24 Notre Dame.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

The Sports Sermon

Last Saturday afternoon was a full-fledged coming-out party for the boys donning the blue and gray.

By Phil Perry January 26, 2006

MCI: Stay Connected

Putting from the Rough – A weekly take on sports

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Taking the college out of Georgetown

A surreal prelude to study abroad

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Escape: it’s not campy

As a current ESCAPE leader, I’ll admit we are aggressive, but I’m continuously reminded that there’s good reason for it.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Language of Arabia

The only people who take early classes are crazy or have jobs. An additional category of “those who hate themselves” can be added for early Arabic classes. During the course of my 15 months or so of Arabic instruction, I’ve fallen into all three categories.

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Catalonia: politics at half-mast

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Whose sweat are you wearing?

Georgetown committee monitors workers’ rights

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006

Orator against AIDS

UNAIDS Special Envoy shares his story

By the Voice Staff January 26, 2006