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Peter please

Peter Jennings is captivating. If his dashing exterior isn’t enough to convince you, how about his 10 years in Beirut as a foreign correspondent?

I was ecstatic last fall when I found out he would be appearing at the Barnes & Noble on M St. in support of his new book.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Our Rock

Are you too lamenting the death of great musicians like Johnny Cash and, all too recently, Elliot Smith? Well, fiend, you are clearly on track to be smited by the Almighty. At least, that is what www.av1611.org/rockdead.html will tell you.

We discovered this amazing web-site while searching the unfathomable depths of Google for “rock star suicide.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Critical Voices

Yo La Tengo’s Today Is The Day EP The Weakerthans’ Reconstruction Site

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Phillips Collection revels in Surrealism

For many, modern art conjures up images of a blank canvas dotted with a single red mark representing the inner turmoil of the artist or even the feeling of love. Similarly, Surrealism can manage to confuse the viewer to the point that she doesn’t even want to understand the artist’s work.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Leo’s Hollywood debut

LEISURE BY SZYMON MAZIAKOWSKI & SONIA SMITH There’s a story behind the man behind the name behind the cafeteria. Rev. Leo O’Donovan, S.J. was the last Jesuit president of Georgetown, reigning from 1989 to 2001. He was known as a consummate fundraiser, a born schmoozer, and oversaw the GU endowment’s greatest period of growth.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Zone this!

Here’s a note for the planners of next month’s Georgetown Traditions Day: Chances are you forgot one of the University’s more recent, but distinguished traditions-protracted conflicts with the District’s zoning boards.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Knight of Columbus alumnus speaks about sexuality

John Soucy (CAS ‘99), a former Knight of Columbus and Georgetown Academy Man of the Year, visited campus this week as an openly gay alumnus. Soucy announced his sexual orientation in an editorial in the Hoya last spring, surprising some of his former friends at Georgetown.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Controversy creates unlikely partnership

NEWS BY CHRIS STANTON After a homophobic e-mail was sent over the Boston Area Club’s list serve, Georgetown’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community were angered. But those feelings have turned to optimism as both sides entertain ideas of how to make amends and address issues of homophobia on Georgetown’s campus.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Muslim students teach peers

“Most Americans expect Muslims to be strange,” said Associate Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding John Voll. This week, the Muslim Student Association is attempting to break down these stereotypes in the minds of the non-muslim Georgetown community.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

SafeRides expands services with Prospect to O St. shuttle

SafeRides has added a new shuttle to its transportation services. The permanent shuttle will run from the front of campus down O Street to Potomac Street and back on Prospect Street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Previously, SafeRides only transported students from point to point in response to calls, said Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Student arrested outside of Myanmar Embassy

NEWS BY LAUREN TANICK A Georgetown student spent the day in jail after Metropolitan Police arrested him and three other protesters outside of the Embassy of Myanmar last Friday.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Features

Recycling lies

COVER BY JULIA COOKE & SHANTHI MANIAN This year, the University reported recycling 15 percent of its waste—a number significantly reduced from the 43 percent reported in 1996. But even this lower figure does not accurately reflect the true recycling commitment at Georgetown. The numbers are wrong and the administration knows it.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

The Sports Sermon

“I want out, trade me to Dallas.” – Cincinnati Bengals running back Corey Dillon “Trade me to Dallas.” Who would have thought those words would ever be echoed by one of the NFL’s premier running backs in the year 2003? Corey finally woke up and realized that he plays for the Bungals, but why didn’t he do something about it when he was a free agent two years ago? Dillon could have gone to a handful of premier teams for a boatload of benjamins, but he resigned with the Bungals.

By Paul McCarthy October 23, 2003

What is a sport

Is figure skating a sport? No. How about croquet? Yes. Boxing? Questionable. Beirut/Beer Pong? Definitely.

So goes one of the oldest questions floating throughout the world of athletics: what is a sport?

Upon first thought, it doesn’t seem to be a very pressing question.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Midnight Madness fun for all

The Georgetown men’s and women’s basketball seasons officially got under way last Friday night at McDonough Arena. This year’s Midnight Madness, coming off the heels of a bizarre off-season, gave anxious Hoyas fans their first glimpse at the athletes competing in the school’s most notable sport.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Men’s soccer heats up in Big East play

The Georgetown men’s soccer team has found that loving feeling or whatever it was that they lost during the past two weekend home games, defeating the Syracuse Orangemen this Saturday 4-1 on North Kehoe Field to inch closer to the .500 mark.

Following the team’s first win in three games last Wednesday at Villanova, the Hoyas won their second straight Big East match with a brilliant second half performance against Syracuse.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Hoyas turn season around at Cornell

SPORTS BY CAMERON SMITH The U.S. News and World Report and Atlantic Monthly college rankings may regard Cornell higher than Georgetown, but the Hoyas football team made a powerful statement of athletic superiority on Saturday, routing the Big Red squad 42-20.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Editorials

A safer campus

Last Tuesday, Georgetown University announced that it will hire David Morrell, a former employee of the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security, to be the first Vice President for University Safety. The announcement comes after a year-long search for a person to handle the unique job of managing the safety needs of a school in the nation’s capital.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Editorials

Change the smoking policy

Last week Interhall announced it would soon conduct a survey regarding the smoking policy for campus residence halls. Interhall thinks that the current policy is outdated, and believes that there is a demand for smoke-free residences on campus. The current policy, which is very liberal toward smoking, goes farther than most other universities and should be revised.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Editorials

Returning to recycling

The environmental revolution that occurred in the early 1970’s made it abundantly clear to Americans for the first time that we were not doing enough to protect our world. While there was a resurgence of activism during the early 1990’s, the environment has taken a backseat to other hot button issues in recent years.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Correction

In the review “The Illusion captivates” (Leisure, Oct. 16) incorrectly credits Sorell Richard as the set designer. The set designer was Tomasina Lucia (SFS ‘04).

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

I’ll mess with Texas

I’ll admit that adjusting to life on the hilltop has been something of a challenge for me. I know you may be thinking, “don’t worry, everyone goes through the trials and tribulations of leaving home for the first time, making new friends, adjusting to a roommate, et cetera.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003

Redefining pathetic

Every so often, a friend offers to me the following conclusion about his current state of affairs: “My life sucks.” When such feelings of overwhelming self-pity are related to me, the complainer typically has recently had something extremely embarrassing or unfortunate happen to him.

By the Voice Staff October 23, 2003