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The Sports Sermon

Hey Hoya fans, forgive us if we’re the only ones this side of the equator who aren’t excited for March Madness, but we’re not. March Madness would be exciting if our team were in it at all, but it isn’t so don’t blame us if we’re a bit annoyed that we have to sit through a month of annoying Dicky V.

By the March 14, 2002

Sports

Don’t push it, Esherick

I’ve covered Georgetown Men’s Basketball for The Voice for the entire 2001-02 season. I begin in this way not to insinuate that I speak from a position of greater knowledge, but simply to show everyone that I was at every MCI Center game, every Big East Tournament game and watched almost every away game in its entirety.

By the March 14, 2002

Sports

We will win your Tournament Pool

It takes two and a half madness-filled weeks for 65 NCAA Tournament pretenders to evolve into one champion. Most likely, you’re going to be betting on who that one will be. To assist all the NCAA-poolers who think Dick Vitale is the spawn of Satan and haven’t been following as much college basketball as they should, we at the Voice have decided to provide our readers with a peek at our award-winning bracket.

By the March 14, 2002

Crosswords

The Voice Crossword Solution

The Voice Crossword Puzzle

By March 14, 2002

Crosswords

The Voice Crossword

ACROSS 1. Church recess 5. Star __ 9. Burghoff role 14. Evergreen oak 15. Employ 16. Glue type 17. Dutch village 18. Hindu queen 19. Folder 20. Equal, e.g. 22. Expel from the body 23. A stack of peat 24. ”__ you kidding me?” 25. The external ear 28. Weaken 33.

By March 14, 2002

Features

The Cross on the Wall

When it comes to the Catholic identity of Georgetown University, it seems that the degree of Catholicism is in the eye of the beholder. To some, Georgetown does not deserve to label itself a Catholic institution?the presence of groups such as H*yas for Choice, an abortion rights student organization, and GU Pride, a group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender students, as well as the presence of speakers with “anti-Catholic” messages on campus disqualify Georgetown from calling itself a Catholic school.

By the March 14, 2002

Photography

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

By the March 14, 2002

Leisure

Masterpieces hit Phillips

Picasso was a genius. Monet revolutionized art. Rodin reinvented emotion. Perhaps these revelations aren’t new or quite newsworthy, but they should be. Regardless of how well-known the great artists of the 18th and 19th centuries are, you can never know them well enough.

By the February 28, 2002

News

Fed Up

A few billion here, a few billion there, Hill-topers say, and pretty soon we’re talking about real money. That’s a weight off my back?I certainly don’t want them fretting about responsible spending. No doubt this year’s $4 million earmarked in the transportation bill for bike paths is a non-negotiable.

By the February 28, 2002

News

Panel discusses racial profiling

“Sept. 11 has fleshed out where people sit on the fence of racial profiling,” according to Keenan Keller, minority counselor to the House Judiciary Committee. Keller addressed approximately 50 people last Thursday as part of a panel discussing racial profiling.

By the February 28, 2002

News

The politics of The West Wing

The appearance of The West Wing cast members Bradley Whitford, John Spencer, Janel Moloney, producer Lou Wells and former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart in ICC Auditorium on Sunday was reminiscent of a walk down the red carpet. In a casual setting, the actors and producer of the NBC series shared their ideas and experiences from the show with Georgetown students in a discussion moderated by Lockhart.

By the February 28, 2002

Sports

Hoyas gain momentum on the way to New York

Immediately before the CBS telecast of last Sunday’s Georgetown vs. Syracuse game, the network was airing a pivotal Big 10 clash between Michigan State?a team on the NCAA Tournament bubble?and Indiana, a virtual lock to make the field of 65 this year.

Near the end of this game, MSU held a three-point advantage, and with five seconds left, Indiana called a timeout, to which the CBS announcer commented, “This is plenty of time to get off a good shot.

By the February 28, 2002

News

Pickard shares insights on FBI

Thomas Pickard, the acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from June 25, 2001 to Sept. 4, 2001, encouraged students on Monday to pursue a life of government service to help eliminate the global problems which led to the terrorist events of Sept.

By the February 28, 2002

News

Albright criticizes Bush’s use of ‘axis of evil’

The Bush administration’s use of the phrase “axis of evil” to describe Iraq, Iran and North Korea was a mistake, said former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Tuesday in Gaston Hall. Albright’s remarks followed her inauguration as the first Michael and Virginia Mortara Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy.

By the February 28, 2002

News

Committee questions postponement of career fair

The Speech and Expression Committee has questioned the decision of Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez to cancel the Progressive Career Fair last Wednesday. Gonzalez told career fair organizers that he wanted to delay the career fair until further notice, due to concerns that certain organizations being represented might advocate issues contrary to Catholic teaching.

By the February 28, 2002

News

Gonzalez accused of ignoring ‘invisible minority’

Supporters of the proposed a resource center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students accused Vice President of Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez of not honoring the University’s policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. This accusation comes in response to Gonzalez’ decision to block the creation of a LGBT resource center on campus.

By the February 28, 2002

News

UN prioritizes anti-terrorism, Negroponte says

“Global terrorism destroys global interests,” said John D. Negroponte, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations on Wednesday. Negroponte emphasized that the United Nations must postpone all other goals until “we make sure history records that we dismantled global terrorism in the early part of this century.

By the February 28, 2002

Editorials

Big Brother’s back again

In addition to those currently in use on M Street and Wisconsin Avenue, the Metropolitan Police Department has introduced even more security cameras across the city that threaten the rights of District residents. The new Joint Operations Command Center brings together video feeds from the newly-installed and the existing cameras to form the largest network of video surveillance cameras in the United States.

By the February 28, 2002

News

Student demonstrations aimed at GAAP visitors

Two separate demonstrations concerning students’ sexual orientation were held in Red Square on Friday, targeting prospective students visiting campus for the first Georgetown Admissions Ambassador’s Program weekend for the class of 2006.

GU Pride and the Georgetown Solidarity Committee organized a campaign to inform prospective students of the LGBT presence on-campus, according to GU Pride member Liam Stack (CAS ‘05).

By the February 28, 2002

Editorials

Every career fair counts

Last Wednesday night, Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez indefinitely postponed a progressive career fair that was scheduled to take place the following day in the Leavey Program Room. The Student Activities Commission-approved fair was organized by GU Pride and H*yas for Choice, a group not recognized by the University, and was to feature organizations such as Catholics for Free Choice, Amnesty International and Choice USA.

By the February 28, 2002

News

Tough job market improving for GU grads

Despite a tight job market, Executive Director of the MBNA Career Center Sylvia Robinson said that this year’s Georgetown graduates remain a very strong draw for companies building their leadership for the future.

According to the Feb. 22 New York Times’ article entitled “Not Wanted: ‘02 Graduates Seeking Jobs,” there will be an estimated 20 to 25 percent decrease in jobs for students who graduate with bachelor’s degrees this year, specifically at the end of the spring semester.

By the February 28, 2002

Leisure

Faux-naif entertains at 9:30

For the past 30 years, Jonathan Richman has made a career out of singing songs dealing with topics ranging from ice cream men to puppy love. With longtime percussionist Tommy Larkin accompanying him on the cocktail kit, Richman brought this act to the 9:30 Club Wedensday, Feb.

By the February 28, 2002

Editorials

Equal-opportunity speech

Red Square, Georgetown’s designated free-speech zone, was the center of controversy Friday when two groups of Georgetown students staked out the area. One group chalked up Red Square and posted flyers reading, among other things, “There are Gay Hoyas, too” and “There are Lesbian Hoyas, too.

By the February 28, 2002

Leisure

Voice DIY part II: It’s not art?it’s how I pay the rent

In the world of the avant-weird, playing off the established boundaries of art is critical if one wishes to find success. Granted, those boundaries are arguably in tatters after several decades of increasingly outlandish and often infamous exhibits.

By the February 28, 2002

Leisure

A ‘Bitch and’ good time

It’s easy to get angry about how women, especially lesbians, are often degraded by pop culture. But it takes a special sensibility to turn that fury into something as silly-yet-serious as Brooklyn-based duo Bitch and Animal make their live shows. Those of you who were privileged enough to attended their concert in Bulldog Alley last year know exactly what’s in store for show-goers.

By the February 28, 2002