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Community scholars receive grant

The Community Scholars program will use a $105,000 grant given to the University’s Center for Minority Educational Affairs to expand its curriculum and program length.

The Community Scholars Program consists of a group of approximately 50 minority students who attend a three-week program before the beginning of each school year to acquaint them with the academic and social atmosphere of campus.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Students, faculty protest speaker

On Friday afternoon, papier-m?ch? Israeli tanks and jets with the slogan “Brought to you by the American Taxpayer”circled the statue of John Carroll in front of the Healy building, while others, posing as Israeli soldiers, attacked other protest participants simulating Palestinian civilians.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

1, 2, 3, 4 … Protest!

Two years ago, National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston came to campus and called our generation one of the most apathetic in American history.

He was wrong then. The day Heston came to campus, students protested?against him personally and against his stance on gun control.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Free Unclassifieds

Dbo: The past is almost done. But thank you for making it so damn much fun. Pumpkin: Romancing Romeos and filling out countless invoices kept our head above water all semester. This page wouldn’t exist without your efforts, thank you. Sunshine: I’d wish you luck next semester, but I think I’ll save it for after when I’ve given you a letter home.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Oedipus wrecks drama stereotypes

If there are two concepts that get more bad press than “Greek melodrama” and “minimalist theater,” I don’t know what they are. Visions of overwraught harpies shrieking as they flounce around a bare stage to the strains of cheesy synth music are enough to make even the strong shudder.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Promise Ring’s Wood/Water lacking elements

Many scenesters of the emo-pop persuasion might consider the Promise Ring demigods. You know?mythological, godlike creatures not quite divine, but still a step above mortal. Well, the Ring (as they are known casually to their fans) rode in on the emotional explosion of pop bands, when others such as Braid and Sunny Day Real Estate dried their tears and folded their handkercheifs.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

About a great soundtrack

by Marsha Chien

Radiohead, Starsailor, Muse, Oasis, Charlatans, Coldplay, Gomez, Travis, David Gray, Stereophonics, Belle & Sebastian, Ballboy, Stone Roses and Badly Drawn Boy are proof that despite declaring independence, Americans still find a place in their hearts for their relatives across the Atlantic.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Imitations of rawk

Last week, MTV2 viewers were treated to a mini-marathon of vintage Nirvana clips to celebrate, what else, the eighth anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. Not only did this probably cause nostalgic sighs across suburban America, but it also likely sparked laments over the spawn of half-ass imitators the band inspired.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Editorials

A drinking solution?

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism released a report about the alcohol culture at U.S. colleges last week. The statistics show that 1,400 college students die each year from alcohol-related injuries and that 70,000 students are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date-rape each year.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Editorials

Not good enough

The Georgetown University Student Association has agreed to a trial run of the USA Today Readership program. Through the program, copies of USA Today, The New York Times and The Washington Post are now available to students for no charge in their Residence Hall Offices.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Editorials

The coup that wasn’t

Political opponents ousted Venezuelan President Hugo Ch?vez from power last Thursday. Ch?vez’ attempts to replace the executives of the state-owned oil monopoly, in conjunction with a series of labor strikes and protests, convinced an alliance of military and business leaders that he was unable to rule the country effectively.

By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002

Photography

The Big Picture

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

Features

Look for the union label: Georgetown’s wage gap

by Jennifer Ernst and Ryan Michaels

They work more or less the same job. They work in more or less the same place, separated only by Red Square. And their qualifications certainly don’t seem too different. But Luis, a gentle, courteous native of Mexico City, is earning $4 less per hour than Marta, who has been working in housekeeping and custodial services since she arrived in the United States from Nicaragua 13 years ago.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

More trite senior reflections

I am graduating in a little more than a month. Well, technically I need to pass one class that I am now enrolled in. The issue is not really in doubt though, because the only grade is a 25-page research paper at the end of the class. It is pretty hard to fail a paper?I hope.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

Baby alien Spanish

Middle-child syndrome comes in handy when you are trying to learn another language. I, like the majority of middle children, am a true pacifist and do my best to avoid discord and maintain peace wherever the possibility of conflict is brewing. This serves me well in Chile, where it is much easier to agree with people than to engage in an idea battle when armed with the verbal equivalent of a sharp toothpick.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

Take me back to the coke orgy!

Well, seniors, we’re almost there! I can’t believe it’s been four years already! Can you? Why, it seems like only yesterday that I was standing in a stuffy and humid New South dorm room, shaking hands with a complete stranger with whom I was about to spend the next nine months.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

In defense of John Walker Lindh

After the attacks of Sept. 11, the rhetoric used by American leaders would lead one to believe that those responsible were attacking freedom and democracy, liberty and justice, ideals theoretically intrinsic to an American ideology. The truth is that the terrorists were attacking reckless American hegemony and economic and cultural imperialism.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

Georgetown lacrosse teams remain in top five

Men’s Lacrosse [8-0 overall; No. 4 in Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Poll]

Already on their longest opening winning streak in history, the Georgtown men’s lacrosse team added another victory to the books and moved up to No. 4 in the rankings when they defeated Brown 16-6 on Saturday.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

Baseball loses 10 straight

The Georgetown baseball team is struggling through a 10-game losing streak after being swept by Big East rival Rutgers in a three-game series last weekend. Despite sophomore Kevin Field’s complete game no-hitter, the Hoyas fell to 7-30 (2-11 Big East) after the series.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

The Sports Sermon

We at the Sermon have a new favorite basketball player. Say hello to five-year veteran and Virginia Union graduate, Ben Wallace. The soft-spoken Wallace, once considered salary cap fodder in the trade from Orlando to Detroit for achy-breaky Grant Hill, currently leads the NBA in rebounds and blocked shots and has been one of the primary reasons for the Pistons’ surprising run to the Central Division title this season.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

Don’t draft me

Make no bones about it: I’m a ridiculous sports nerd. On a rough estimate, I’d say about 90 percent of my waking hours are spent watching sports, playing sports, playing sports in video game form, writing about sports, talking about sports or reading about sports.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

DPS threatens student chalkings

Department of Public Safety officers threatened to call the Metropolitan Police Department on students who were guarding their chalkings welcoming potential first-year students in Red Square last Friday.

Members of GU Pride and the Georgetown Solidarity Committee chalked Red Square for the second Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program weekend, when potential students visit the University campus.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002

Esposito calls for Muslim unity

Calling for Muslims across the world to mobilize their communities, co-founder of the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Professor of Islamic Studies Dr. John Esposito spoke to the Georgetown community on the future of Islam and religious extremism Tuesday.

By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002