Archive

D.C.’s own silent epidemic

On World AIDS Day, a microcosm of a global struggle

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Case studies in the death penalty

The Campaign to End the Death Penalty along with the Community of Sant’Egidio held rallies on the Hilltop and throughout the District to raise public awareness of the injustice of the death penalty Wednesday.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

A Middle Eastern Model U.N.

At a Model United Nations conference hosted by the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar last week, students from the Middle East and beyond undertook the challenge of addressing issues ranging from Iraqi reconstruction to U.N. Security Council reform.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Prayer for peace – Dalai Lama goes to Ireland

Three Georgetown students accompanied the Dalai Lama to Northern Ireland last week on a visit to promote peaceful dialogue.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Lights on

New street lamps near campus received unanimous approval Tuesday from the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in response to a request from the Georgetown University Student Safety Advisory Board.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Dorm diversity

Several student groups are actively developing a proposal for a diversity floor in the Southwest Quadrangle next fall.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Corruption 101

City on a Hill – bi-weekly column on D.C. news & politics

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Features

_Reaching La Presa_

Short Story Contest 2005 Winner

Gavin scrutinized his reflection in the cracked mirror as he combed, then recombed, his hair. He couldn’t decide whether to use gel. It improved his look, but if it melted, it would seem like he was sweating ooze. He decided to risk it and squeezed a copious amount onto his palm. After five minutes, he congratulated himself on the natural-looking wave that had been his goal. He pulled on his blue, flowered board shorts and carefully slipped on a white shirt. He didn’t want to mess up his hair after all that trouble. Before leaving the room, Gavin gave himself four quick spritzes of Polo Sport. He figured it was at least twice as difficult to smell perpetually fresh in Mexico.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

The life story of a P.I.M.P

Get Rich or Die Trying is a semi-autobiography based on superstar rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s life.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Barely making rent

Drag queens, drug addicts, and AIDS patients are just a few of the various uncanny characters in the movie Rent.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Free lunch, anyone?

Steak Out – a bi-weekly column on food

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Features

Georgetown shuts down Navy 72-49

Not since David Robinson led the Middies to the Elite Eight in 1986 had a seven-footer so thoroughly dominated the court in Annapolis, Md. Last Friday, Georgetown sophomore 7’2” center... Read more

By the Voice Staff November 21, 2005

Bringing home the bacon

“A smoke-filled casing flies over my shoulder as I pull back the bolt and jam another round into the chamber.” The perils of big game hunting.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Baby Got Book

Don’t try to dilute it by slipping some technological wizardry quietly past me—just give me the pure printed word straight up, please.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Deconstructing the Facebook

Is it a sign of social degeneration?

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Braving the elements

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Tucker Max takes you to hell

Tucker Max is not your typical internet celebrity.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Ben Folds goes orchestral in Bethesda

When the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra took stage at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda last Thursday, they were greeted with an audience clad in t-shirts and jeans rather than the usual black ties.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

He’s Bob Saget, bitch!

The man who showed up at George Washington University’s Auditorium Tuesday night was someone entirely different than Full House’s Danny Tanner.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005