Archive

Critical Voices

Built on a complex series of metaphors and semi-autobiographical characters, the album is anything but background music.

By P.S. Hepburn September 28, 2006

All organic cows are equal, but some less equal than others

All I wanted to do was buy some milk, but even at the supermarket, “politics, politics, politics” was all I heard.

By Michael Keller September 28, 2006

Weekend preview: cultural festivals

Do you frequently find your Saturday and Sunday afternoons sorely lacking in excitement?

By Chelsea Paige September 28, 2006

Jesus Camp saves

core evangelical Christianity. Ewing and Grady manage the controversial subject with delicacy and keen observational skill, and while the film may fall short of its lofty ambitions, it nonetheless raises important questions about home-grown fundamentalism.

By P.S. Hepburn September 28, 2006

Vice and virtue in art

The power of contradiction in Erik Sandberg’s latest exhibition, Contrary, is not to be underestimated despite the show’s small size and intimate setting.

By Anastasia Stepanova September 28, 2006

The Voice interviews Cursive

The Voice got in touch with guitarist and back-up vocalist Ted Stevens for a phone interview in anticipation of Cursive’s show at the 9:30 Club on Tuesday, Oct. 3rd.

By the Voice Staff September 28, 2006

Editorials

Keep holidays exam-free

If you were a Jew who had a test scheduled last Friday, what could you do? What if you are a Muslim with a midterm on the first night of Ramadan?

By the Editorial Board September 28, 2006

Editorials

University must let kegs stand

All things considered, it appears the Disciplinary Review Committee may have been drinking heavily when it recommended that the University place a campus-wide ban on kegs.

By the Editorial Board September 28, 2006

Editorials

Trojan breaks (news about sexual health)

Sex happens—even at Georgetown, contrary to what the University’s glaring lack of sexual health services might lead you to to believe.

By the Editorial Board September 28, 2006

Karzai cheered in Gaston

With his measured speech and good humor, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan received a very warm welcome of two standing ovations from the Georgetown community on Monday.

By Kate Mays September 28, 2006

Faux names

City on a Hill: bi-weekly column on campus news and politics

By Anna Bank September 28, 2006

NEWS HITS: Students feel safer, survey finds; Victoria’s little labor secret

Students feel safer-Victoria’s little labor secret

By Michael Bruns September 28, 2006

Administration weighs keg ban

The Student Association will release a position paper on their web site today arguing against the on-campus keg ban proposed by the Disciplinary Review Committee.

By Anna Bank September 28, 2006

Suck it in, zip it up and work it

One pair of jeans in my closet stands out from the rest of my denim collection—my skinny jeans.

By Nicole Bush September 28, 2006

Confronting our creeping racism

America. The great melting pot. Or salad bowl, or whatever metaphor is being tossed around nowadays.

By Marco Cerna September 28, 2006

Pirates steal win from Hoyas

In what is becoming a theme for the season, the Georgetown men’s soccer team (3-7-0, 2-4-0 BE) dropped their third game in a row, 2-1 in another overtime heartbreaker after failing to put away a number of chances against the visiting No. 21 Seton Hall Pirates (7-3-0, 5-1-0 BE).

By John Cantalupi September 28, 2006

Props to the Pope, please

Carrying On: A rotating column by Voice senior staffers

By Tim Fernholz September 28, 2006

Women shutout for fourth straight game

Soccer, like many other sports, can be a game of streaks. You win some, you lose some and sometimes these wins and losses come in bunches. The Lady Hoyas soccer team is currently riding a losing streak of four games after a 1-0 loss at Seton Hall this past Sunday.

By Anthony Francavilla September 28, 2006

An Arthur Avenue evening with my father

My dad called the bartender “maestro” as he led me through the crowd at Dominic’s, a crowded, family-style Italian restaurant in the Bronx.

By Keenan Steiner September 28, 2006

Comeback, almost

Last Saturday when Georgetown’s football team squared off against Columbia for their second straight Ivy League bout, they were greeted with a decidedly snobby 20-0 run that proved to be too much for the fighting Hoyas to overcome.

By Phil Perry September 28, 2006