Archive

Will there be a second Thompson dynasty?

Upon his arrival Thompson immediately sought to create an environment that would signal how different 2004 would be.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Behind the scenes with Bill Shapland

In 1973, Georgetown looked nothing like it does today.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

What in Tarnation could be more depressing?

Jonathan Caouette’s debut film Tarnation, acclaimed for being the first film made entirely with Apple computer program iMovie, details Caouette’s troubling upbringing and the continuous decline of his small-town Texas family.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Sideways: divorce, depression and pinot noir

What do I have in common with a middle-aged balding man from California?

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

There’s more shakin’ with the South Asians

Every year since its inception nine years ago, Rangila has sold out Gaston Hall. Is the show worth the hype?

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Early Christmas

Walking down M Street with a friend on Sunday afternoon on my way to Barnes & Noble, I found myself with an extra spring in my step, a nicer demeanor towards strangers and a particular attention to small children and dogs of all shapes and sizes.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Voice Obituaries

It seems appropriate that Voice Leisure do our part to properly memorialize the recently deceased.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Hoyas robbed in OT by Pirates in Big East Semifinals

After making it to the brink of its first Big East finals appearance since 1999, the Georgetown men’s soccer team fell just short against No. 18 Seton Hall on Friday evening, dropping a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime contest.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

The Sports Sermon

In this week’s edition of ESPN’s The Magazine, former Ohio State running back, Maurice Clarett, speaks about the rampant NCAA abuses that led to his suspension this year.

By Brandon Sloane November 18, 2004

Features

The making of Boxers and Ballerinas

Georgetown graduates Brit Marling and Mike Cahill directed Boxers & Ballerinas, a documentary about Cuban youth in both Cuba and Miami. Along with the film’s producer, Nick Shumaker, also a Georgetown alum, they gambled on an evolving idea that took them, over the course of two years, to a marketable, full-length documentary.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Thanksgiving debunked

Like many Americans, you’re probably looking forward to the government-sanctioned gluttony fest known as Thanksgiving.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Congratulations, You’re an Asshole

“He’s an asshole… You’re so much better than him.” Almost every woman has heard it once.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Bow wow… letters from the dog park

Yesterday the biggest dog in the neighborhood, a six-year-old Great Dane named Salisbury, tried to mount my friend’s Jack Russell pup.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

What is a Liberal?

What exactly is a “liberal”?

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Georgetown students STAND for Darfur

As 1.4 million Darfurian refugees have been terrorized and driven from their homes, a group of Georgetown students has made it its purpose to publicize the atrocities in Sudan to the Georgetown community.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

GUSA bylaw bash looks for election reform

As Georgetown University Student Association representatives filed out of their meeting Tuesday night, having tabled their long-awaited election bylaw reforms for another week, a plate of brownies lay untouched in the corner.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Lights out for Copley during weekend transformer failure

Many Georgetown students, staff and faculty were left in the dark for much of the weekend when a power outage hit several buildings on campus.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Yasir Arafat’s legacy spurs debate among Georgetown students

The debate over the legacy of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, who died last week, has reached Georgetown, where students still hope for peace in spite of conflicts over the controversial figure.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Keep the flu from you

The University is hedging its bets on beating this winter’s flu through a pack of tissues, four hand sanitizers and an information card on ways to stay healthy.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Altruistic attorneys

Former Congressman, lawyer and political activist Fr. Robert Drinan, S.J. told a crowd of about 70 pre-law hopefuls Wednesday to engage in their communities and wage war on injustice.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

What can DPS do?

Earlier this week, my roommate noticed several men loitering suspiciously on the corner of T Street in Burleith.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004