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Hoyas skin Kiwis, 87-53

New Zealand select visited McDonough Arena last Thursday and performed the country’s traditional Haka dance of intimidation before tipoff. Forty minutes later, Georgetown had beaten the Kiwis, 87-53.

Apparently, it wasn’t that intimidating.

Junior forward Victor Samnick was the story for the Hoyas, finishing the game with 13 points and 15 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double.

Voices

The hidden cost of study abroad

Ten months ago, almost to the day, I got on a plane bound for Paris, France. I was spending the semester there in hopes of improving my French and acquiring a Givenchy wardrobe like Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina.

Actually, that’s not entirely true. I went abroad because I had to and because I knew it would be good for me.

Sports

Crew uses fall setbacks to prepare for spring

Georgetown varsity and novice crews competed in to separate regattas this weekend and posted mixed results across the board. Last week, the novice crews competed in a scrimmage against UVA and George Washington, and this week they traveled to Princeton, N.

Sports

Women’s hoops wins; Men’s soccer loses

Men’s Soccer (9-9-1, 6-5 Big East)—Last Saturday, in the quarterfinal round of the Big East Championship Tournament, Notre Dame defeated Georgetown 1-0 to advance to the semi-finals. Although the Fighting Irish dominated the Hoyas, outshooting Georgetown 18-5, Georgetown senior goalkeeper Brian O’Hagan turned in a fantastic performance with nine saves.

Voices

Late mourning in New York

The American Airlines crash in Rockaway, Queens is terrible because it killed hundreds of innocent people. The attacks on the World Trade Center are terrible because they killed thousands of people and threatened the safety and security of all Americans. Which is worse?

The answer is that they are different; one is not the “better” tragedy.

Sports

Scarlet Nights

Life-defining events take many forms. One of them can be a bunch of kids from Pennsylvania dressed like Waldo (yea, from Where’s Waldo?) running around a stage in the gym of Rutgers University exhorting others to “Shake Your Booty, Shake, Shake, Shake Your Booty.

Features

Coming to Grips with a New World

A few months ago, the biggest concern on Wall Street was talk of a recession, and one of the most recognizable landmarks in New York City was the World Trade Center. Now the biggest concerns are things Americans never expected to worry about, such as inhaled anthrax and hijacked airplanes.

Sports

The Sports Sermon

It was brought to our attention over the weekend, while spending late nights in the Voice office with noodles, fun baggy sweatpants and bearded fellows from the University of Georgia, that the editor of this section and the writer of this prosaic diatribe (ah, isn’t talking in unnamed third person so .

Sports

The true courtside seats

Everyone always thinks the best seats at a basketball game are those $1000 courtside seats where all the celebrities pay big bucks to sit. You know which ones I’m taking about.

Just think?Jack Nicholson and Lara Flynn Boyle are shown every weekend on NBC sitting in those “prime” seats at the Lakers games, while Spike Lee sits courtside at all the Knicks games with that damn orange towel draped over his head which he insists on waving around like he’s the expert on all Knick matters.

Sports

The Sports Sermon

It was brought to our attention over the weekend, while spending late nights in the Voice office with noodles, fun baggy sweatpants and bearded fellows from the University of Georgia, that the editor of this section and the writer of this prosaic diatribe (ah, isn’t talking in unnamed third person so .

Sports

Crew uses setback to prepare for spring

Georgetown varsity and novice crews competed in to separate regattas this weekend and posted mixed results across the board. Last week, the novice crews competed in a scrimmage against UVA and George Washington, and this week they traveled to Princeton, N.

Editorials

The need for civil rights

In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, lawmakers have focused heavily on national security. To bolster the national investigation, President Bush has expanded law enforcement agencies’ powers to detain... Read more

Editorials

Bring home the vote

In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, those who favor D.C. statehood have intensified their efforts at gaining Congressional representation for the District’s 571,000 residents. Since District taxes will... Read more

Editorials

Committee meeting

On Wednesday night, the Student Committee on Student-Community Interaction held a Town Hall Meeting at Washington International School to present a preliminary list of proposals meant to alleviate the concerns... Read more

Leisure

After the show, they just go home: an interview with Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie, a Seattle-based band that formed in 1997, has released three albums for Barsuk Records: Something About Airplanes (1999), We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes... Read more

Leisure

Fun for the whole family

Despite recent offerings in the indie-rock arena, I have been finding myself somewhat dismayed by the selection of concert-outings during the past few weeks. My recollections of last year, my... Read more

Leisure

West Winging it

The West Wing has had nothing short of a religious viewership since its debut in 1999, with sharp writing and enjoyable policy debates. The show has also managed to narrow... Read more

Features

Her Quiet Revolution

“GEORGETOWN BREAKS TRADITION, ALLOWS WOMEN INTO COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES” said the headline of the press release from the Georgetown University news service on Sept. 19, 1968. It went... Read more

News

Time to step up

Last week, a letter was written to the editor of the Voice concerning the previous Saxa Politica column entitled, “What Security?” In the letter, Department of Public Safety Communications Officer... Read more

News

Events educate GU on violence against women

The University is hosting events dealing with sexual assault and issues of violence against women during Take Back the Night week. The week will end this Friday with a rally,... Read more

News

GUSA passes Students’ Bill of Rights

A Students’ Bill of Rights was passed unanimously by the Georgetown University Student Association Tuesday night. The Bill of Rights affirms the right of university students to participate in community... Read more

News

GU mailrooms proven anthrax-free

Environmental testing of Georgetown’s mail processing centers in Alexandria, Va., and at the Law Center have revealed no anthrax contamination. As a result, the 35 mailroom employees who were taking... Read more

News

New director hired for Gospel Choir

An interim director was hired last Wednesday for the University’s Gospel Choir. The Choir was without a director since late September when then-director Derek Campbell resigned. Campbell resigned a few... Read more

News

Tutu preaches forgiveness

South African Archbishop and activist Desmond Tutu praised the value of cooperation and forgiveness last Thursday in Gaston Hall, offering a peaceful solution to contemporary issues of political discord. “We... Read more

Leisure

Conservation at the Corcoran

If you are one of those people who think landscape photography is best reserved for postcards and family vacation albums, you may want to do yourself a favor and make... Read more