Sports

Men’s soccer bounces back from shutout

SPORTS BY CACILDA TEIXEIRA The Georgetown men’s soccer team bounced back nicely from a 3-0 shutout at St. John’s on Saturday to win their second game of the season 3-1 against Towson University at North Kehoe Field on Tuesday. The Hoyas improved to 2-2-2 overall and 0-1 in the Big East.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Features

Off campus, on track

COVER BY BILL CLEVELAND Expanding the University is no longer just a matter of collecting funds and drawing plans. In recent years, a stronger neighborhood voice has forced the University to take the concerns of the surrounding community to heart. Now, with 90 percent of students on campus, has a new era of town-gown relations arrived?

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Voices

Letter to the Editor

I want to congratulate Rob Anderson and Mike DeBonis on their centerfold article on the Southwest Quadrangle (“Our campus, our space,” Cover, Sept. 11). It is well written and shows considerable knowledge of architecture. And I laughed out loud when I read, “If God is in the architectural details, Georgetown lost its faith long ago.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Voices

The great Bengali monsoon wedding

There is a scene in Mira Nair’s film, Monsoon Wedding, where the bridegroom asks his fianc?, handpicked by his parents, about the odd similarity between an arranged marriage and a “love match?” “Well, how much more risky can this arranged marriage thing be from meeting one night in a noisy and smoky bar and hooking up?” he asks.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

News

GU battens down for Isabel

NEWS BY LAUREN TANICK Meteorologists, city officials and university administrators all agree: Isabel’s coming, and she’s packing a punch. Enough punch, it seems, for the University to close Thursday to accommodate commuting faculty and staff. According to the Weather Channel, the hurricane is predicted to bring gale force winds and heavy rains by Friday afternoon.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

News

Vouching for D.C.

A banner touting President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” slogan hangs along the fa?ade of the Department of Education’s downtown headquarters. With a school vouchers plan becoming closer to reality for the District, however, perhaps the slogan should be “Every School Left Behind.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

News

Democratic congressman speaks frankly

In an unabashed celebration of political partisanship, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) spoke Tuesday evening to a packed room in St. Mary’s Hall to kick off the 2003-04 season of the Georgetown College Democrats. For roughly forty minutes, Frank reflected on his own political experience and defended the idea of political parties and the philosophy of the Democratic Party itself.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

News

Robbery suspect nabbed after Prospect break-in

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect for attempted robbery Tuesday at 1:45 am after he tried to enter the first story window of a Prospect street home. After fleeing the scene, the armed suspect ran through several yards before reaching his hiding place.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

News

‘Father Pat’ to leave in December

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC The Jesuit Order is transferring ESCAPE founder Rev. Pat Conroy, S.J. to Beaverton, Ore., just outside of Portland, where he has been appointed superior of the religious community at Jesuit High School.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Voices

Fear mongering is my anti-drug

Like most first-years coming to Georgetown, I had a difficult time adjusting to college life. I was nervous about making new friends and being in a different environment. I was beset by problems and self-doubt; my parents had just been brutally murdered and, worst of all, I was fat.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Voices

My man wears a gorilla suit

VOICES BY ANNE GLIDDEN Each week, one of my favorite activities is to read the “I Saw You” section of the Washington City Paper. Admittedly, it’s a rather dorky way to celebrate the passing of yet another week, but I do enjoy ordering my overpriced Evil Empire from Uncommon Grounds and cozying up with the City Paper.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Sports

Fakemakers

When the football season begins anew, there are always a few tweaks that follow the first few weeks. Whether its Sunday afternoons or Tuesday nights at 9 p.m., serious tweakage needs to take place.

Kurt Warner went from the comfy confines of his starting position to the familiar surroundings of checkout lane nine.

By Brandon Sloane September 11, 2003

Editorials

Editor’s note

The editorial, “Lockdown: a partial fix,” has been removed from the website due to errors of fact. The Voice will run a correction in next week’s issue.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Editorials

Metro’s NFL woes

“Pay up, or else,” is the message that Metro is sending to the National Football League regarding special service for last week’s NFL Kickoff celebration. So far, the NFL has refused to pay a $57,000 bill for expanded services to accommodate fans heading to the National Mall.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Editorials

DPS should patrol off-campus

Crime has recently hit closer and closer to home for Georgetown students. Just three days ago, a student entered her home on 33rd Street to find two strangers rummaging through her purse. Only two blocks from LXR, in an area that still feels much like a part of the student community, her home was the target of a crime.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Leisure

Filmsy excuse

In case you didn’t get the memo-post-Soviet cinema is thriving. It’s unsurprising that there are two separate film festivals in D.C. this month that deal with the tragic beauty and realities which linger over much of the former Soviet Union. Recently emerged from the shroud of centuries of empire, the Newly Independent States of Central Asia boast a surprisingly rich cinematic tradition.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Leisure

‘Gyroscope’ defies convention

No one visits art museums for the permanent collections anymore. Museums employ a simple formula: special exhibitions attract visitors who feel they “must see” shows with compelling themes or “big-name” artists. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, in preparation for its 30th anniversary, rejects this trend with its new exhibit, Gyroscope, a revival of the Museum’s permanent collection.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

News

Our dirty secret

The new Southwest Quadrangle means many different things to many different people. Students see a brand-new dormitory and cafeteria; the Jesuit community sees a new home; and the University’s neighbors see 780 fewer students off campus. Now guess which one of those was the reason the Southwest Quad was built.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

News

GUSA official steps down

NEWS BY CHRIS JAROSCH A Georgetown University Student Organization official resigned her post Tuesday. The former New South Project Manager Hannah Powell (SFS ‘05) said that she could no longer work with the GUSA executives after being harassed during the interview process for the university’s board of directors last April.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

News

Hoya goes ‘On the Record’ with Fox News

College Democrats President Mary Gibson (CAS ‘05) got a brief taste of the national spotlight when she appeared on Fox News Tuesday night to debate a conservative student leader from Howard University. For roughly six minutes, Gibson and opponent Adam Hunter debated the strengths and weaknesses of the National Democratic primary contenders on “On the Record” with TV talk show host Greta Van Susteren.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Leisure

‘My spoon is too big!’

If you’ve ever enjoyed the quirky antics of Comedy Central’s Adult Swim you are guaranteed to love Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt’s Animation Show. As Adult Swim enlivens an otherwise humdrum Sunday night, so Animation Show provides an amusing, creative alternative to mainstream cinema.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

News

GUSA proposes extended GUTS weekend hours

GUSA representatives are working to extend GUTS operation on the weekend. Over the summer, GUSA submitted a proposal to university administrators to lengthen hours and improve service to Dupont Circle.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

News

DeGioia addresses Arinze speech

Faculty and students had mixed reactions to University President John J. DeGioia’s remarks last Friday when he responded to controversial comments made by Cardinal Francis Arinze at the College graduation last May. DeGioia reaffirmed Georgetown’s “commitment to full inclusiveness and care of each individual,” speaking at an informal meeting with student press.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Features

Our campus, our space

COVER The Southwest Quadrangle: A Review Essay BY ROB ANDERSON & MIKE DeBONIS Now nearly a month after the first of the Southwest Quadrangle’s 900 residents moved in, it is time to examine the campus’s most significant addition in 15 years—what works, what doesn’t; what’s inspiring, and what’s annoying.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

News

Armed robbers hit students’ home

NEWS BY CHRISTIE HAUSER Armed robbers entered the off-campus residence of six Georgetown students Sunday night, stealing valuables while the residents were still in the house.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003