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H*yas for Choice petitions for on-campus condoms

Georgetown University’s unofficial pro-choice student group, Hyas for Choice, is waiting for the University’s response to a petition they submitted two weeks ago demanding availability of condoms on campus.

According to Ingrid Specht (CAS ‘05), a board member of Hyas for Choice, over 1,200 students signed the petition.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

‘I am mad or else this is a dream’

William Shakespeare may not have written in the language college students are accustomed to hearing in a Chris Rock routine or an Adam Sandler movie, but that doesn’t make his theater any less raunchy, witty, or entertaining. The often base humor of Shakespeare’s comedies is theatrically exposed in Mask & Bauble’s new production of Twelfth Night, as the actors deftly go from playing dirty pranks to jousting, from singing Beatles songs to lamenting a count’s broken heart.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

‘Hail to’ new Radiohead album

Hail to the Thief, Radiohead’s new album is a record that incorporates its earlier guitar-rock into a sound that is increasingly experimental and unconventional. Probably. Like the group’s previous albums Kid A and Amnesiac, its newest offering is available weeks before it is scheduled for release.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Springer: Bush does not reflect American people

Former talk-show host Jerry Springer discussed elitism in American politics Wednesday night in Gaston Hall, arguing that the Bush administration’s policies should better reflect the views of the American people. Its current policies, Springer said, has shifted world opinion against us.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

‘Irreversible’ unforgettable

The rape scene is reported to be ten minutes long, but no one ever checks their watch. Whatever the exact time is, it’s long enough. Alex (Monica Bellucci) walks through a Parisian underpass, red-lit like the road to hell. Two minutes later, she is sprawled face down against the gritty, concrete floor while a hand muffles her screaming, her crying.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Point-counterpoint: Cursive live

All year you taunt me with your Brit pop and your jam bands. Yet by bringing you to see Cursive last Thursday, March 27, I have proved once and for all that my music is better than yours.

Let’s say you judged bands on toughness like sports teams. Openers No Knife get toughness points and the spirit award for coming out and putting on a great set even though lead singer Mitch Wilson was out of commission with a stomach ulcer.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Longtime DPS chief Tucker resigns

Director of the Department of Public Safety William Tucker retired effective Monday after fifteen years at Georgetown. Tucker’s retirement was announced to the University community last Friday via a broadcast e-mail sent by Senior Vice President Spiros Dimolitsas.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Point-counterpoint: Cursive live

I can’t believe you dragged me to that place again. I hate the Black Cat. Everyone there wears weird clothes and has multiple piercings, which I personally find unsanitary. I’ve put up with your crap music all year long. Built to Spill? More like Built to Crap on Your Face.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Wiesel supports Iraq intervention

Nobel Prize-winning author Elie Wiesel spoke on the war in Iraq on Monday, saying that although he is never for war, he supports U.S. intervention in Iraq. Wiesel spoke in Gaston Hall in recognition of Georgetown’s newly created Elie and Marion Wiesel Chair in Jewish Civilization in Gaston Hall Monday morning.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Can’t kill the rooster

When I was abroad, a friend of mine lent me Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. And let me tell you, I couldn’t put it down! I was laughing out loud! Golly! But seriously, this stupid hyperbole actually applies to Sedaris. An essayist and humorist based in New York, Sedaris’ humor can make anyone laugh … and trust me, it’s funny as all hell.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Caller ID policy modified

University officials announced modifications to the campus caller ID system. Effective April 22, phone lines receiving calls from within the Georgetown network will display the caller’s direct phone number on caller ID devices. It will be accompanied by the words “Georgetown University.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Sexual Assault resolution fails

The GUSA Assembly did not pass a resolution Tuesday night supporting a proposal by the Advocates For Improved Sexual Response Methods, although GUSA Chief Advisor Tony Cani (SFS ‘04) characterized the response of the Assembly as “positive.”

The resolution, presented by Representative Luis Torres (CAS ‘05), followed a presentation from AFIRMS group members.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Tuck never lasting

Department of Public Safety Director William Tucker was notorious for avoiding the press.

Tucker declined to answer reporter’s questions on a regular basis, even labeling a particular student journalist “devious” on one occasion. It was difficult for Tucker to gain legitimacy, both for himself and the department, when he declined inquiry.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

Sports

WEB EXTRA: Hoyas fall to Red Storm in NIT final

The Hoyas had a chance, but it slipped away too quickly.

With 9.8 seconds remaining in Georgetown’s 70-67 loss to St. John’s (21-13) in the National Invitation Tournament Finals Thursday night, Hoyas junior swingman Gerald Riley threw up a off-balance three pointer that clanged off the rim and into the hands of Red Storm junior forward Grady Reynolds.

By the Voice Staff April 3, 2003

We have a diverse student body … and toilets

When I was 16 years old, I read a profile in Rolling Stone about a pair of hotel management students on the “seven-year plan” at Florida State University. Written right after FSU had first been named the number-one party school in the nation, the journalist followed the students around their daily life, focusing especially on party scenes.

By the Voice Staff March 27, 2003

What’s a couple of dirham anyway

My trip to Morocco was motivated by the search for a cheap locale and a slight desire for adventure. I flew to Casablanca via Paris-very romantic, very Bogie. It was obvious that my friends and I are foreign-me not so much, my Aryan-looking roommate a little more.

By the Voice Staff March 27, 2003

He’s an artiste

Twisting my hair into knots thinking about the 44 drawings I have to do for my drawing class, I feel a presence at my back. I look over my shoulder and saw a small child watching me. Continuing with the improvised “Coconut Still Life” that I am trying to draw in the rapidly setting sun, I wait for him to say something.

By the Voice Staff March 27, 2003

Features

A Voice to Be Heard?

GUSA, the Georgetown University Student Association, has served as Georgetown’s student government since 1984. Throughout its history, incidents like the most recent election debacle have been commonplace. But while mistakes and mismanagement have served to erode student trust, one rarely discussed fact has been more influential. In 1983, shortly before GUSA’s creation, the student handbook printed that, “Student Government is a misnomer; it is not a government at all. Student Government has no sovereign power to legislate or enforce its will.” Little has changed since.

By the Voice Staff March 27, 2003