Archive

High school athletes need to be schooled

There needs to be a closing of the “diploma mill” loophole and stiff penalties for schools that attempt to recruit such athletes.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

A band-aid on a diversity head wound

When campus groups feel the need to contrive a special floor to create diversity, Georgetown’s homogeneity has clearly gone too far.

By the Voice Staff December 1, 2005

Something queer afoot in the Vatican

This week, the Church released a document reinforcing its ban on ordaining homosexual priests, whether practicing or not, and those who condone homosexuality.

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

Why Ralph?

Hittin’ the back nine – A weekly take on sports

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

The Sports Sermon

Hailing from the “City by the Bay,” I am an avid San Francisco Giants fan.

By John Cantalupi November 17, 2005

GU swept

Ending a long season with a difficult weekend, the Georgetown women’s volleyball team failed to record a win in their final two matches of 2005.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Hoyas blaze trail to nationals

AT the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, where the top two teams automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships, the Hoya men placed first while the women took home third.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Hoyas’ hopes for winning season thrashed

As the Hoyas took the field it seemed as though the football gods were smiling down upon them, making sure this home game would be played in the most perfect of conditions. Unfortunately for Georgetown, the end result that glowed on the Multi Sport Field scoreboard was an awfully ugly one.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Junioritis strikes

Saxa Politica – bi-weekly analysis of on-campus news

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Remembering Rabin

Georgetown students held a memorial service commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Monday night.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

SFS grad to aid Cheney

Vice President Dick Cheney nominated School of Foreign Service graduate David Addington (SFS ‘78) at the beginning of November to replace his indicted Chief of Staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Laundry for peace of mind

Library regular plans Hoya housecleaning service

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Debate over Whitehurst shifts into gear

A proposition to deconstruct the Whitehurst Freeway has put residents and commuters at odds, and the fate of traffic on M St. and the Georgetown waterfront hangs in the balance.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Anacostia scores soccer venue

The owners of D.C. United made public a proposal to build a stadium, housing, retail space and park land in the area known as Poplar Point.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

GU student sexually assaulted

A Georgetown student was sexually assaulted last weekend, even as the University began “Take Back the Night Week,” dedicated to ending sexual assault on campus.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Features

Getting Booked

Georgetown students have been going to jail every week for more than 20 years. However, they are not being held for open containers. The volunteers of Georgetown Prison Outreach work with inmates to help them pass their GED high-school equivalency exam, raise their English proficiency skills and most importantly, give them confidence and hope.

“They are shining light in those dark cells,”Jennifer Gainsborough of Penal Reform International said.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

The Sarcastic Third: Men, machines and Marion Barry

When it comes to insane, idiotic publicity stunts, ex-mayor and current city council member Marion Barry totally outdid himself last week.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005

Take your children to the movies!

The socially conscious film is making a profitable comeback, with recent movies such as Jarhead, Good Night and Good Luck and Hotel Rwanda focusing on issues of political and social import.

By the Voice Staff November 17, 2005