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A public service announcement

It seems that we have reached that time of year again when the characteristically Scandanavian weather patterns in Washington abate and make way for summer. Our winters are usually tedious and unspecacular ordeals, marked by murky and gelid conditions, biting wind and little in the way of aesthetic precipitation.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Until Today

Until today, I took for granted the ability to translate my thoughts into coherent verbal expressions. Then I arrived in Paris. Suddenly I am mute. Words catch in my mouth like overcooked oatmeal. Well-meaning, but perpetually exasperated French people cannot understand that I live at 4 rue Alfred Bruneau.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Give me a touchdown

I used to be the nerdy kid in elementary school.

That was the kid whose genuine attachment to the learning process was overshadowed by those who had a genuine place in the cool group.

The “cool group” used to fascinate me. I always wondered what it took to be a Sunset Elementary “cool” member.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Have football, will travel

Saturdays are days of mourning at Georgetown. Instead of happily bounding out of bed, grabbing some Tylenol and heading off to the Tombs to get steeled for the game ahead, the average football fan awakes to the unhappy reality that if he or she is to feed his or her addiction, it will be done cheering on some other college with a good football team.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Oh, Dana Dixx

A romantic at heart, I believe in The One. The One is the one for whom you are The only One and vice versa. I had one once. Yep, she was The One. The One who got away: Dana Dixx, the first love of my life.

Dana Dixx. Even now the name gives me pause. It skates across my tongue like a youthful Brian Boitano then passes through my lips, which close after it like a parting kiss while its sweet sound lingers in my ear?which was more or less all she left me with when it was over, just a pretty name and the face to match.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

No more excuses

As in life, success in sports is based upon the bedrock principles of accountability and results. If you don’t get results, then you are always held accountable. Whether you are Phil Jackson or Michael Jordan, Craig Esherick or Kevin Braswell, sports fans want victories, and there will be hell to pay if they feel their team does not play up to their potential.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Hoyas peel Orangemen

In the 2001-02 Syracuse Men’s Basketball media guide, under the “Opponents” section, Georgetown’s senior point guard is dubbed as “Kevin Breswell.” Whether or not this typo was motivation for the Hoyas, Braswell and company made sure the No. 10 Orangemen won’t forget their names anytime soon with a 75-60 drubbing at MCI Center on Monday night.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Voice Sports Profile: Jeff the Juggler

“So here is the deal,” first-year student Jeff Civillico (CAS ‘05) said. “I learned to juggle when I was seven.”

At age seven, while visiting colleges for his oldest brother Gene, Civillico was intrigued by the street performers in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Selling my soul

For the bulk of my 21 years, I have been an avowed underdog supporter. Just a brief survey of the New York area teams I grew up watching will prove my point: I follow the Mets, Jets, Islanders and Nets. Apparently, I was cursed with a streak of bad luck in my formative sports-watching years.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Voice Sports’ Super Bowl XXXVI Preview

New England Patriots (13-5)

Season Review:

The New England Patriots started the season with low expectations and started to live up to them, beginning the year 0-2. However, in that second loss of the year, Pats longtime quarterback, Drew Bledsoe, injured himself and control of the Patriots offense shifted to a second-year pro from Michigan, Tom Brady.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

The Sports Sermon

And it ended as the Sermon rushed the court and saw our friend get head-butted by a security guard. Despite the strongest efforts of Syracuse centers Craig Forth and Billy Celuck, the Hoyas best game of the season came in the most important contest of the year, a huge 15-point home win against Syracuse.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Editorials

Improving our school

The reputation of the city in which a university is located can be as important as the reputation of the university itself. A Georgetown University located in a dilapidated capital known worldwide for its crime and bureaucratic nepotism is a far cry from a Georgetown University located in a safe, stable city.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Editorials

Responding without responding

Fortunately, University President John J. DeGioia responded last week to the Medical Center faculty petition protesting his decision to appoint current Executive Vice President Sam Wiesel to a new executive position in the Medical Center. Unfortunately, his response offered too many words with not enough substance.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Editorials

DeGioia: there’s more to state

University President John J. DeGioia focused primarily on non-controversial issues in his first State of the School address Tuesday. He applauded the Georgetown community for how it handled the events of Sept. 11, praised the senior class for its unprecedented leadership and reaffirmed dedication to fostering strong faculty, facilities and financial aid programs.

By the Voice Staff January 31, 2002

Ranking what counts

The new Princeton Review college rankings are out. As usual, the report lists Georgetown as one of the nation’s top universities. Nothing new or surprising is mentioned. As always, ours has one of the nation’s most selective admissions standards and, as always, the University’s location in Washington, D.

By the Voice Staff January 24, 2002

Real World comes to campus

Julie Stoffer, cast member of MTVs The Real World New Orleans, said in a speech on Wednesday that her experiences in New Orleans challenged her to be more tolerant of others. Stoffer spoke as part of a nationwide public-speaking tour sponsored by the Bush administration to raise awareness on drug abuse, abstinence, diversity and AIDS among American youth.

By the Voice Staff January 24, 2002

Keeling stresses need for community

“Am I safe? What can I do? Where do we go from here?” Dr. Richard P. Keeling asked an audience of students and faculty on Wednesday evening in an event for Health, Safety and Justice Week. Keeling, who is the editor of the American Journal of College Health, compared the events of Sept.

By the Voice Staff January 24, 2002

Rep. Smith criticizes Roe v. Wade

Representative Chris Smith (R-N.J.) likened the legalization of abortion in the United States to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case to not recognize blacks as legal persons. Smith was a keynote speaker at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life held at the University this Monday.

By the Voice Staff January 24, 2002

MPD uses new ID-checking machine

Police officials at the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission have unveiled a small, hand-held device that will validate the age and identity of bar, restaurant and club patrons across the city. The Lavinna L100 represents D.C.’s newest deterrent in an effort to reduce underage drinking in bars and nightclubs throughout D.

By the Voice Staff January 24, 2002

MLK speaker: Americans need to reprioritize

The people of the United States need to rethink their standards and get their priorities straight, said Reverend Jamal-Harrison Bryant at the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration service on Tuesday. Bryant, who is from the Empowerment Temple of Baltimore, gave the keynote sermon at the celebration in Gaston Hall, which also included performances by the Georgetown Gospel Choir and Black Movements dance troupe.

By the Voice Staff January 24, 2002

Rivers resigns as election commissioner

Eric Lamar Rivers (CAS ‘02) resigned from the joint position of election commissioner and secretary of the Senior Class Committee last Tuesday. Rivers left to assume work as presidential election campaign manager for the Trey Street (SFS ‘03)-Dan Spector (SFS ‘04) platform.

By the Voice Staff January 24, 2002