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Letter to the editor

If cities truly exist to “poison and mar their surrounding environment,” as they do according to Ian Bourland, then the question “Why rate a city?” in his diatribe “Philadelphia does not deserve to live” (March 14, 2002) quickly becomes all the more puzzling.

By the March 21, 2002

Voices

Ending on a positive note

Second semester senior stress? Is this actually happening? It’s always been ingrained into my head that second semester seniors and stress went together like Georgetown men’s basketball and the NCAA Tournament. Seniors told me last year that no one studies second semester, no one worries, no one stresses and everyone just kicks back with a beer or 10, ticking off the days until graduation.

By the March 21, 2002

Voices

Finding a place in Asian-America

I hail from the Los Angeles megalopolis, a region renowned for its Californian sunshine and super-sized East Asian population. While in high school, I used to detest this sad fact. No, I did not have yellow fever, and the Asian-American youth scene was rather despicable.

By the March 21, 2002

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REAL GIRLS PLAY SQUASH.

Katy?You are a failed state.

The theme of the week is REPULSION.

CW?Wow, I love text messaging almost as much as I love you!!! Please don’t be sad anymore!! damn airlines!?TF

What about crackers and hook?

Carol pause – Welcome to the madness!

Happy birthday to one of the hippest sports ass-istants around! Celebrate! Have a jello shot or two! Or just throw them on the floor, your call! In either case, have an amazing bday .

By the March 21, 2002

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Announcements

Upcoming Women’s Center Events: ? Women, the Arts, and Environmentalism Panel. Featuring Michelle Mickney, Sculptor; Norma Tilden, Georgetown University Assistant Professor English; Patricia Young, Howard University Associate Professor of Art; Judith Helfand, Filmmaker.

By the March 21, 2002

Editorials

Too much compromise

In a letter to the campus community released Tuesday, Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez detailed his proposed compromise on the issue of a resource center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. This compromise represents an important step forward for the University, but it raises questions about the administration’s decision-making process.

By the March 21, 2002

Editorials

A black and white issue

Georgetown has a reputation as an African-American-friendly school. Surveys in Black Enterprise, movies such as Boyz N’ the Hood and Georgetown’s stories basketball program have created the popular image of an institution that is open and welcoming to black students.

By the March 21, 2002

Sports

Spin cycle

Happy belated St. Patrick’s Day to one and all! If over the weekend you had moments where you thought you were partying like Darryl Strawberry on a warm Tampa night, then you might not remember the most fitting and insightful game of the NCAA tournament to date.

By the March 21, 2002

Sports

U.S. News ranks Hoyas top-20 sports program

Last Monday, U.S. News and World Report came out with an exclusive on America’s best collegiate sports programs. Surprisingly, the Georgetown Hoyas, despite their lack of national recognition in sports other than men’s basketball and men’s and women’s lacrosse, made the top 20.

By the March 21, 2002

Sports

Balti-less

Make no mistake, the Baltimore Orioles are the most miserable franchise in Major League Baseball. Arguments could be made for perennial losers like the Royals or Expos, or for recent expansion mishaps like the Devil Rays, but no team with half the market, budget or fan base that the Washington/Baltimore area affords could come close to Orioles in terms of utter worthlessness.

By the March 21, 2002

Sports

The Sports Sermon

Since the Hoyas are out, we here at the Sermon are left to cheer for the next best thing in the Big East … the University of Connecticut Huskies! After defeating Hampton in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the MCI Center (a game for which many people picked Hampton to win after their stunning upset over Iowa State in the first round last year), a confident Husky team, led by sophomore forward Caron Butler, moved on to face the Wolfpack of North Carolina State.

By the March 21, 2002

Sports

Well it’s no ‘Sweetney’ 16 …

The Sweet 16 will commence tonight with four games and although I am immensly unqualified to predict anything …

I figure we should start out West, because that’s the only regional that definitely won’t be won by a No. 1 seed. Perennial chokers Cincinnati lost to the UCLA “We’re really much better than a No.

By the March 21, 2002

News

Congressman Meehan addresses campaign finance

Representative Marty Meehan (D-MA) spoke to students Tuesday in support of the Shays-Meehan bill which centers on a ban of soft-money. On Wednesday, the Senate passed a synthesis of the Shays-Meehan bill and the McCain-Feingold bill, another campaign finance reform bill which originated in the Senate.

By the March 21, 2002

Leisure

Intriguing idea goes astray on soundtrack

Following in the tradition of such bizarre soundtracks as those of Spawn and Judgement Night, the Blade II soundtrack features pairings of artists who would never work together otherwise. Also in the tradition of those two soundtracks, Blade II is awful. After the wannabe-Bond-music “Theme from Blade,” the album gets down to business with “Cowboy,” featuring Eve and Fatboy Slim.

By the March 21, 2002

Leisure

Dramabad Zinda-great

Gaston Hall was charged on Saturday night with a level of energy and pride one seldom experiences at theatrical events on campus. The first annual Dramabad Zindabad, a showcase of South Asian-American performing arts, had just begun, and the sense of accomplishment was nearly palpable.

By the March 21, 2002

News

Thefts hit dorms over break

A number of thefts occurred in University residence halls over spring break, primarily in first-year dorm Village C. Five different rooms in Village C reported stolen items to the Department of Public Safety, according to a list released by DPS for the period Feb.

By the March 21, 2002

News

The Foundry goes out of business

The Foundry cinema, a Georgetown landmark that offered independent films at discount ticket prices, has gone out of business. While the closing is a blow to Georgetown moviegoers, a new multiplex is scheduled to open only two blocks away. The Foundry, located at 1055 Thomas Jefferson St.

By the March 21, 2002

News

St. Paddy’s Day arrests down

Underage drinking violations and other alcohol-related incidents by Georgetown students have dramatically decreased since last year, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and the Advisory Neighborhood Commission. This trend was exemplified over St.

By the March 21, 2002

News

Gonzalez announces new LGBT administrator

Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez announced the creation of a new Special Assistant to the Vice President to review the services provided by the University for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

“Regardless of sexual orientation, I want to make certain we are fostering the intellectual, personal, moral, spiritual and emotional development of all our students,” Gonzalez said.

By the March 21, 2002

News

University chaplain resigns

On Monday, University Chaplain Adam Bunnell, O.F.M., Conv. announced his resignation, effective June 30, 2002. Bunnell stated that he was “convinced that this is the right step for [him] at this time” in his letter of resignation, but did not elaborate on his future plans.

By the March 21, 2002

News

Middle States reaccredition report released

Representatives from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education will visit Georgetown early next week and make recommendations that will determine whether the University continues to receive federal funding.

As part of the reaccreditation process, more than 100 faculty, students and administrators participated in the drafting of a 129-page “self-study”report that critically analyzes various components of the University and represents “a significant opportunity for members of the Main Campus to reflect comprehensively on where we are and where we are going.

By the March 21, 2002

Leisure

The Voice picks the Oscars

April showers are approaching, which also means it is that time of the year when movie buffs, fashionistas, idol worshipers, bookies, insomniacs and the entire southern half of California turn their eyes to the oncoming rush of the Academy Awards. So, get some friends and a bag of low-fat rice cakes together on Sunday night and mock away.

By the March 21, 2002

Features

Black Hoyas too: a collection of voices

“I remember a time earlier this semester, I was talking to another kid and he happened to be Caucasian and I was telling him the taxi cab situation in D.C. is horrendous,” said Robert Wingate-Robinson (MSB ‘03). “A lot of times I had to have one of my white friends come out and stand there and catch the cab and then I jumped into the cab. It’s crazy. He had a hard time believing that the situation was that bad … That lack of knowledge keeps a gap in between the majority and the different minorities [at Georgetown].” Wingate-Robinson’s difficulty in catching a cab is nothing new to D.C.?African-Americans have had the problem for years. But, like many issues facing black students at Georgetown, it is news to many non-minority students. The problem of a knowledge gap regarding black life at Georgetown actually starts well beyond the Healy Gates.

By the March 21, 2002

Crosswords

The Voice Crossword Solution

The Voice Crossword Solution

By March 21, 2002

Photography

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

By the March 21, 2002