Archive

Money, money, money

Oh, money. As any political junkie or Congressional intern will tell you, the really interesting, not to mention powerful, part of any institution is its budget.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Jewish panel questions Israeli occupation

A panel of four American and Israeli Jews called for Americans to assume some level of responsibility for what they characterized as grievous human rights abuses and condemned the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories on Wednesday.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

UN Representatives Convene

Six former United States Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, from the last five presidential administrations, visited Georgetown last Tuesday to discuss “A more secure world: Our shared responsibility,” the report of the Secretary-General’s panel on threats, challenges and change.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Performing arts facility update

Construction on the new Davis Performing Arts Center is proceeding on schedule, according to Vice President of University Facilities Karen Frank.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Senior auction earns $150,000

The 24th annual Senior Class Auction, held at Washington’s Grand Hyatt hotel last Saturday as part of Senior Parents’ Weekend, raised between $155,000 and $170,000 in ticket sales, donations, items sold in the silent and live auctions and raffle tickets for the $10,000 cash lottery.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Artist commissioned for Georgetown menorah

As the vestiges of anti-Semitism fade following the theft and desecration of Georgetown University’s Chanukah menorah in Dec. 2004, the Office of Campus Ministry, Georgetown Hillel/Jewish Student Association and Georgetown’s chapter of the national Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi are joining to commemorate Judaism and establish a lasting mark of Georgetown’s Jewish community on campus.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Rajan/Wright win GUSA election

Pravin Rajan (SFS ‘07) and Nate Wright (CAS ‘06) are the new 2005-2006 Georgetown University Student Association President and Vice-President, according to unofficial preliminary results following yesterday’s election.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

2005-06 tuition raised 6.2 percent

Nearly a fourth of Georgetown’s students may lose their Federal Perkins loans while paying the 6.2 percent increase in tuition approved by the Board of Directors last week.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Features

A Stage Presence

Studio Theater renovation provides a unique space to attract both performers and their fans.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

The Sports Sermon

Years ago in the late ‘80s, my father ran baseball card shows.

By Brandon Sloane February 17, 2005

We have a what?

Heck, I’m willing to wager that most Georgetown students aren’t really sure what water polo is.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Runnin’ down a dream

I have been a Georgetown men’s basketball fan my whole life.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Hoyas drop two in a row to ND, UConn

After a three-game winning streak, the Georgetown women’s basketball team dropped two games this week, losing to No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 11 Connecticut.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Hoyas win third in a row against WVU, streak snapped at ND

Georgetown had its three-game conference win streak snapped Wednesday night as the men’s basketball team fell to host Notre Dame.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Editorials

Direct Quotes

“Softballs Edition”

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Editorials

By the numbers

$53 Million Record amount spent by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a business interest group, lobbying the government. $59.5 Million Campaign contributions by all Labor interest groups in 2004 $.37... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Indian Tacos

You Taste Like A Burger- a rotating column about eating leisurely

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Baby got Bak

Any certified Disney Classic in which a major character utters the line, “the fate of the village rests in your hands” had better have some major redeeming qualities.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Getting Inside Deep Throat

Watching the new documentary Inside Deep Throat, I was struck by the idea that in the early ‘70s the best way to get into the legitimate film industry was through porn.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Cai Guo-Qiang’s explosive exhibit at the Hirshhorn

For Chinese-born “artistic engineer” Cai Guo-Qiang, an unrealized vision does not beget remorse, self-pity or disappointment.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Wounded animals and accordions? Must be the Metro.

Forget Sartre, Tocqueville and Napoleon. The Metro is what I have learned best while abroad in Paris.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Jumping from a plane … with my mother

My mother asked me to go skydiving with her in the beginning of August, and I suspect her decision to do this came as a bit of a surprise to the both of us.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005

Falling for a lazy, overweight, self-centered … cat?

Living with a cat that’s boss of the house, and knows it.

By the Voice Staff February 17, 2005