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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 Voice Staff March 14, 2002

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 Voice Staff March 14, 2002

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 Voice Staff March 14, 2002

Great Hair

A survey of any sports section or sports publication in the month of March reveals an obvious trend in sports stories: predictions. This year, however, as sports writers everywhere try to forecast the Final Four, foresee the NBA and NHL champions, forebode the NFL draft sleepers and steals, and foretell the conclusion to the upcoming baseball season, I have come to a realization.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

On the comedy of a century

If I were to write a novel, it would definitely be set in the 19th century. Because, as I think we can all agree, the 19th century is the most hilarious century of them all. Of course, I wasn’t the first person to figure this out; popular culture today is replete with references to this age.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

Letter to the editor

It’s rare that a single off-the-court decision can end two decades of consistency, undermine the legacy of recent players, send one of the school’s best players out on a sour note, alienate fans and harm the current players’ chance for future success. Skipping the NIT manages to accomplish it all.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

Kaap Stad

“Kaap Stad, brotha?” the toothless man in the window asks as the minibus slows down to the curb. “Yeah.” I hop in to the crowded taxi and fork over two-rand-fifty for the ride into town from Mowbray, my neighborhood. That’s less than 25 American cents. The vehicle is crowded, as they usually are.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

Philadelphia does not deserve to live

I am one of the few, the proud transplants from the western United States to Georgetown. Upon my arrival two years ago, I was confronted with a host of perplexing new experiences: subways, stupid accents and, most amazingly, condensed travel time. The rapidity of, nay, the existence of interstate train travel allows one to traverse the Eastern Sea Board in the time it takes to drive to many of the respective state lines west of the Mississippi.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

DeGioia announces O’Donnell as new provost

On March 11, University President John J. DeGioia announced the appointment of James J. O’Donnell to the position of Provost, effective July 1. O’Donnell will replace current Provost Dorothy Brown, who announced her retirement in August.

DeGioia described the Provost as the senior academic officer for the main campus whose authority ranges from oversight of the deans to issues relating to admissions, financial aid and student life.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

Champs to bar entry to under-21s at all times

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission and Champions Sports Bar and Restaurant reached a voluntary agreement on Feb. 26 restricting entrance to patrons 21 years old and over at all times. The agreement also called for the installation of an ID scanner, among other changes.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

DeGioia appoints interim EVP

On March 8, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced the appointment of Dr. J. Richard Gaintner, M.D. as interim Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, effective April 1, 2002. Gaintner will serve in this role until the appointment of a permanent EVP is completed.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

GU experts: Six months after 9-11

Reflecting on six months since the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Georgetown experts agree that the political, security and ethical issues surrounding the attacks have reinforced important issues of international relations and cross-cultural communication on campus without changing the fundamental issues previously discussed.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

Passy: Bulgaria will benefit NATO

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy expressed his support for Bulgaria’s admittance to NATO in a speech given Monday in Copley Formal Lounge.

The alliance will extend invitations for membership as a part of its November summit in Prague.

Passy cited his nation’s position as a “de facto United States and NATO ally” as a reason for it to be included in the alliance, noting several Bulgarian contributions to American and NATO military actions.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

BZA completes its role in 10-Year Plan process

On March 5, the Board of Zoning and Adjustment formalized its rejection of the Georgetown University revised 10-Year Campus Plan. The BZA decided instead to adopt a plan consisting of the University’s revised plan plus an appendix of conditions. These conditions were previously suggested in the original BZA order issued last March.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002

Doing your own job

Earlier this month, the Board of Zoning Adjustment formally required that the University agree to integrate a series of conditions into its 10-Year Campus Plan. The BZA’s controversial decision caps off almost an entire year of debate over what role this local body should have over Georgetown’s affairs.

By the Voice Staff March 14, 2002