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Sex, drugs and sex on drugs

Hsssssssh.

I drag deeply on the mouthpiece, slowly counting down in my head as the acrid fumes fill my lungs, relaxing me. I exhale and lean my head back against my overstuffed chair. I let my eyes lazily drift around the room before slipping the inhaler back into my pocket.

By the October 7, 2004

Voices

Throwing it into drive

The car roared, wheels spinning, and slammed through the garage wall and straight into my dinning room, knocking the china cabinet over along the way. Apparently, I’d mistakenly hit the gas and now the car, without a scratch on it, sat in my dining room, making a slow, shrill beeping noise.

By the October 7, 2004

Voices

No whites allowed (but segregationists welcome)?

I wanted the sign as soon as I saw it. My wife and I were attending a black memorabilia fair at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland last spring, and on my way to the Negro Baseball League gear, I encountered a display of framed “Colored Only” signs that once infamously adorned restrooms, water fountains and other public facilities.

By the October 7, 2004

Leisure

Better than marriage

Gossiping is known to win friends fast and lose them faster.

By the October 7, 2004

Leisure

Rockstar camp

Somewhere in the West Virginia hills there exists a camp.

By the October 7, 2004

Leisure

Portrait of the revolutionary as a young man

Even if you are unfamiliar with the name, you almost certainly know the image.

By the October 7, 2004

Leisure

Aunt Dan and Lemon will make your sensibilities pucker up

Looks can be deceiving in Mask and Bauble’s first production of the year, Aunt Dan and Lemon.

By the October 7, 2004

Leisure

Calder and Mir?: modernism with a friendly twist

“You stud” and “A slap on the butt to you” characterized the trans-Atlantic postcard exchanges between Joan Mir? and Alexander Calder, a Spaniard and an American whose artistic cooperation and firm friendship spanned oceans, decades and even a world war.

By the October 7, 2004

Features

National Museum of the American Indian enriches America’s view of the past

Two Voice writers take on the new National Museum of the American Indian

By the September 30, 2004

Leisure

A fond farewell

The suicide of beloved singer-songwriter Elliott Smith last fall shocked and saddened fans everywhere.

By the September 30, 2004

Leisure

Straits of Malaya offers food and fun

As temporary residents of the District, many Georgetown students have little knowledge of the history of classic but below-the-radar area restaurants.

By the September 30, 2004

Leisure

A motive to shake your money maker

Michael Pearsall (MSB ‘06) and his band Motive are learning the sacrifices that come with putting together a successful rock/pop band.

By the September 30, 2004

Leisure

Nicotina has Diego Luna, and that’s about it

Smoke permeates Nicotina, Hugo Rodriguez’s middling second film.

By the September 30, 2004

Leisure

Shaun of the Dead eerily funny

Trying to classify Shaun of the Dead is nearly impossible.

By the September 30, 2004

Sports

Curses be damned

In his book, True Believers, Joe Queenan asks, “Why do fans live and die with their teams?”

By the September 30, 2004

Sports

The Sports Sermon

There are rare moments when great figures in history collide in epic battles that will be remembered as the defining moment in their legacies.

By September 30, 2004

Sports

Hoyas attempt to tackle Bucknell Saturday

Coming off of last week’s loss to Colgate, the Georgetown football team hopes to notch its first Patriot League win of the year against Bucknell.

By the September 30, 2004

Sports

Georgetown runner sets high marks on and off track

The countertops in Chris Lukezic’s on-campus apartment are white. He can’t stand it.

By the September 30, 2004

News

Leads to Infection

Lead no longer plagues the District’s drinking water; it has been replaced by bacteria.

By the September 30, 2004

News

Muslims support Kerry

In a recent survey conducted by Georgetown’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, American Muslim voters strongly support Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over his Republican counterpart, President George W. Bush.

By the September 30, 2004

News

MSB ready to build

The McDonough School of Business is one step closer to beginning construction on a new building after the Georgetown Board of Directors approved further funding for the project last Thursday.

By the September 30, 2004

News

Georgetown student leads opposition to new housing rules

Changes to the point selection system for the housing process at Georgetown have led one student to protest.

By the September 30, 2004

News

University warnings and RIAA lawsuits fail to deter file-sharing

An increasing number of Georgetown students have received letters from the Office of Student Conduct indicating that their University IP address has been connected with illegal file-sharing.

By the September 30, 2004

News

Beloved independent movie theater closes

The Dupont Visions Cinema closed its doors last Sunday.

By the September 30, 2004

News

Congress may cut interest it pays on student loans

The financial aid that nearly half of Georgetown students receive through federally subsidized loans could increase this year due to an amendment currently before the U.S. Senate.

By the September 30, 2004