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Voice Sports previews the Big East Tournament

The Big East Tournament, Georgetown’s last chance for an NCAA berth, gets under way on March 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Twelve teams, the top six from both the Big East East Division and the West Division, will compete for an automatic bid to the Big Dance.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Voice Sports Profile: Erin Elbe

Her media guide biography dubs her “the most naturally talented lacrosse player on the team.” Team co-captain Erin Elbe (CAS ‘02) from Garden City, N.Y., a psychology major and sociology minor, started playing lacrosse in seventh grade and has developed into one of the nation’s elite players.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Marry me Mikey P.

An hour and a half before any given Mets game, the collection of fans in the field-level section of Shea Stadium is anything but typical. Instead of the old men and little children normally deemed the only spectators with enough time or enthusiasm to show up for batting practice, the seats are peppered with middle-aged women.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Come to my house!

We’ll folks, we are in the midst of one of those times of the year again for sports fans. A time when nothing is really going on and all we can do is sit around and wait for the excitement of the upcoming weeks, which can’t come fast enough.

The Winter Olympics are over, Michael Jordan will be out for at least a few months after his upcoming knee surgery, and basketball and hockey season are still in that unintense pre-playoff period.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

The Sports Sermon

Come one, come all to the seven-year reunion of the 1995 Florida Gators football team! Join former Gator frontman and new Washington Redskins Head Coach Steve Spurrier as he “fun-n-guns” with new quarterbacks Danny Wuerffel (almost rhymes with “awful”) and Shane (third-string on the Bears) Matthews and new wide receiver Chris Doering (almost rhymes with “worthless”).

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Women’s basketball limps to the finish

The Georgetown Hoyas’ women’s basketball team has struggled throughout this season, while being decimated by injuries including a leg stress fracture to preseason First-Team All Big East sophomore forward Rebekkah Brunson. As a result, the Hoyas have not lived up to expectations, finishing with a 12-15 overall record and a 4-12 mark in the Big East Conference, after finishing 17-15 overall and 6-10 in the Big East last year.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Butter has made us fat

In the end, we lamented that we hadn’t just gone to some boring Georgetown party with a boring keg of Rolling Rock and boring plastic cups, where we would have talked to some boring companions. Instead, we got just what we had wished for. One Wednesday evening, my friend Sean Kulkarni entered the New South restroom to wash his hands before dinner.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

In defense of Philadelphia

I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in the sports section of the Voice. In the past month, two articles have not only criticized the sports fans in my hometown, the most passionate city in the United States, but also have used the conduct of these same fans as an excuse to bash the city where our own Constitution was written in the long, hot summer of 1787.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Knowing better

Every so often, my father will tell this story from high school: He broke his arm pole-vaulting without a mat. After he had the cast removed, he decided to pole-vault again?without a mat. He broke his other arm. Each time I hear this story, I ask myself several questions: Why did he want to pole-vault? Why did he do it without a mat? Wasn’t there anyone else around who thought pole-vaulting without a mat was unsafe? Why does Dad tell this story when it makes him look dumb? The question that I find most perplexing is this: Why do people repeat actions that have failed in the past? Almost everyone does it.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Letter to the editor

In reference to Bailey Somers’ article, “Gonzalez examines Corp’s finances” in the Feb. 21 issue of The Georgetown Voice, several of the major points of the article need clarification. From the opening line, the article misrepresents the true nature of the relationship between Dr.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

An illusory love

I find it unfortunate that in recent issues of this Catholic university’s newsmagazine, the only pieces dealing with Catholic issues have shallowly criticized its teachings. Catholicism has a tremendous amount of truth, peace and splendor to offer. Before going any further, I hope it is not presumptuous to assume that the students and professors that come to study and teach at this Catholic institution of higher education do so voluntarily, much like the adherents of Catholicism freely choose to practice that religion.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Crosswords

The Voice Crossword Solution

By Kevin Comeau February 28, 2002

Crosswords

The Voice Crossword

Across 1. Sob 5. Classification 9. In front 14. Location 15. Black, for Longfellow 16. Sri Lankan tiger 17. Hewett vehicle, with Mr. 19. Invaluable violin 20. Pliny’s precious 21. Made white 23. Charlie’s country 24. Binary compound 25. Lenin’s distinguishing feature 29.

By Kevin Comeau February 28, 2002

Free Unclassifieds

Everyone needs a bosom for a pillow?dB

WE are the FUTURE!?362

No one sets my loins ablaze like Stephanie.?DB

T, Sooz, V, Sarah?Someone in Texas is thinking of you now?Wigz

TW?To leave it in print at least once more, I love you with all my heart. I am sorry for treating you any differently than the best friend you have always been to me; you never deserved that.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Classifieds

Grace Church Georgetown will be presenting a six week series exploring the basics of the Christian faith. You are invited to join the discussion Sunday nights between 5 and 6:30. Grace Episcopal Church is located at 1041 Wisconsin Ave. just south of M Street.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Announcements

Upcoming orientation sessions to learn about Team Lombardi, Lombardi Cancer Center’s team-in-training for the Marine Corps Marathon: ?Tuesday, March 5 ? Monday, March 18 ? Tuesday, March 26 All of the orientation meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Research Building Auditorium.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Features

“No.”

Call it petty or dismiss it as mere foolishness that no one could actually believe. It was probably just written there in a fit of immeasurable boredom, right? Or, just consider it for what it is: homophobic slander. When students met in White Gravenor 206 on Jan.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Catholic leanings

Georgetown is undergoing a tough transition?a transition away from the status quo. At the end of this year, Georgetown will lose its provost, Dorothy Brown, its Director of Student Programs Mary Kay Schneider and its Associate Dean of Students Bethany Marlowe.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

OSP administrator to leave

Director of Student Programs Mary Kay Schneider will leave the University to become the associate dean of students at the University of Florida on April 15. She will be in charge of disability, new student programs, and multicultural and diversity affairs.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Progressive career fair postponed

The Progressive Career Fair organized by GU Pride and H*yas for Choice was suspended by the administration Wednesday night. Groups contacted by students, including Amnesty International, Catholics for Free Choice and the ACLU, will not attend Thursday’s fair as planned.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Williams addresses UN peacekeeping

Member states of the United Nations often employ peacekeeping missions as a default for actually implementing the right policies or lacking the will to do the right thing, said Abiodun Williams, Director of Strategic Planning in the Executive Office of the United Nations.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Improvements to libraries expected

Director of Campus Libraries Artemis Kirk, who took office in August, hopes “to bring the library to the level of excellence of the University.” Kirk spoke in a discussion session Tuesday evening, adding that in her first sixth months, she has developed a vision to expand the libraries’ collections and to improve facilities.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002