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Lez’her Ledger

The Georgetown Voice would like to thank the Hoya for running a classified ad for www.m4m-dc.com. The site, billed as a gay dating service, would be more accurately titled www.dc-gay-sex-right-now.com.... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

The Sports Sermon

Baseball and playoff basketball would make for a nice February, huh?

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

The Answer

First things first: it’s braggin’ time. Last week, the gray box told you that Allen Iverson would be the MVP of the All-Star game (even though the prediction was worded... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

Sportsview

“Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turn upside down.” So I was stone cold chilling this week, as I am prone to do, and... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

Villa-no-fun for poor shooting Hoyas

After a confidence-crushing loss against Providence over the weekend, Georgetown was defeated Monday by Villanova, 59-56. Georgetown’s woes were certainly offense-driven. While the Wildcats only shot 43 percent and turned... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

Da Scoop: Georgetown Sports Summary

Women’s Golf McDonough Arena can add another name to its list of varsity sports. With the hiring of Leland Beckel, Georgetown has officially started its first women’s golf program. Beckel,... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

The cost of U.S. policy in Iraq

The United States’ policy towards Iraq has been without a sane “helmsman” for the past 20 years. The United States actively supported Saddam Hussein even while he committed human rights... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

Animal house

The scum-sucker is staring at me. He’s hovering underneath the fake pink and green sea foliage, gills furiously slapping against his body, top fin arched high over his beady little... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

The irony of beer

Beer is one of the most ugly things I’ve ever seen. It’s yellow and foamy, and it reminds me of a polluted waterfall as it pours over the edge of... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

What a difference a year makes

One year ago, I was in a very different place. One year ago, I was nearly dead. One year ago, I was in the hospital trying to keep myself alive.... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

Cheque this out

This weekend is Senior Parents’ Weekend. The Senior Class Committee has extended the invitation to parents of seniors to “take part in some of the events that they have enjoyed during their years at Georgetown.” The primary event, however, appears to be parting with a large sum of money in exchange for inclusion in the weekend’s activities.

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

Leaving Lorton

Lorton Correctional Complex, a medium and maximum security prison in suburban Virginia, is on its way to a projected December closure, leaving the city with no prison in the metropolitan area. Bi-weekly bus trips take the once-7,200 inmates to new facilities elsewhere?such as Virginia, Ohio, New York and New Mexico?which are a mixture of federal, state and private institutions with which the city has contracted.

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

Hypocrisy on the hill

In a typical election cycle, fundraising activity among members of Congress is fairly quiet following the presidential election. The first few months of the new term are generally a time of much-needed respite for the members after the grueling scramble to raise funds for the campaign trail. Yet despite the fact that the 2000 elections were more tiresome than most elections in years past, this post-election period has seen little slowing of fundraising activity.

By the Voice Staff February 15, 2001

GUSA v. Yard

Systems of government rise and fall. Empires and kingdoms have given way to socialism and capitalism. Thirty years ago, the former Yard gave way to GUSA, and now a new... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

Students remember hate crimes

Yesterday evening a small crowd of students gathered in Red Square to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the rally organized by the Georgetown Unity Coalition. Last year’s rally had a... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

Mistake alters election

Will Cosmas (CAS ‘01), Georgetown University Student Association Election Commissioner is filing a formal complaint with the Student Activities Commission against the student-run Saxa Server. The Server, which ran Friday’s... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

Students form opposition to Yard proposal

Over 30 Georgetown students have organized Students Against the Yard to oppose the proposed constitution of the Yard Student Association. SAY pledges to “educate the campus about the ramifications of... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

Yard referendum challenged

Andrew Katz (CAS ‘01) plans to make a request that the Georgetown University Student Association Constitutional Council not allow the Yard movement to hold a referendum that would replace GUSA... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

Breathing life into rock

Word on the street is that the times they are a-changin’ in the world of music. Informed sources suggest that there’s a renaissance of the live band afoot, and the... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

The pop underground

An energized ghettofied style of American pop flies out of the speakers at 100 decibels. The crowd goes nuts. This isn’t an arena concert; this isn’t the basement of a... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

Campaign to bring back the afro

Hair is not given enough credit nowadays. It’s a forgotten legend?it’s there, but no one really notices or cares. In response to this travesty, the Georgetown Voice is starting a... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

You know you want him

I just don’t understand. Or maybe I do, and it really is just trash. Listen: There’s this band named “In and of Itself” and I happened to come by a... Read more

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001

Take me home tonight

Last week a Georgetown student was robbed at gunpoint just three blocks off-campus at 9:30 p.m. While this is an extremely alarming crime, it also brings into question what steps the University is taking to protect students’ safety, especially in regard to the SafeRides service.

By the Voice Staff February 8, 2001