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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Students, faculty, friends and family gathered in Gaston Hall for a Friday morning Mass in memory of the Georgetown alumni, faculty and family who perished in the terrorist events of... Read more
Upon discovering the undeniable fact of her pregnancy, a 15-year-old Beverly D’Onofrio repeatedly launches herself down the carpeted stairs of her Wallingford, Conn. home. The result? A hysterical feat of... Read more
Last night, a student committee presented a list of proposals on how to improve current student-community relations to an audience of Georgetown residents. The committee called for better education of... Read more
In its second production of the season, Mask and Bauble offers its audience a campy and slapstick musical performance that will at least entertain the actors’ friends. A Funny Thing... Read more
In his second address in Gaston Hall since Sept. 11, former President Bill Clinton said that the United States should focus on winning its current military fight while simultaneously focusing... Read more
The death penalty is an issue I have always felt strongly about. It represents much of what people hate about America: a daily reminder of the contradictions in our ideologies... Read more
I’m sitting in my living room, flipping through the channels, and it occurs to me: We’re at war. And where are all the news cameras at 6 o’clock? Kabul? Nope.... Read more
The system that Georgetown Program Board and Lecture Fund use to hand out tickets for their programs is ridiculous. I know that this opinion is not just mine, and there... Read more
Outside of the Voice office on the fourth floor of the Leavey Center, there is a bathroom. Every time I go to the bathroom, there is always toilet paper, soap... Read more
Football (3-5, 0-4 Patriot)?After a heartbreaking loss on Oct. 27 to Marist, the Hoyas rebounded with a thrilling last-second 24-21 victory over San Diego on Saturday. Georgetown drove 45 yards... Read more
The Hoyas were fast, high-scoring and deep. They shot 45.5 percent from three-point land. Everyone played off the bench. Two first-year guards ran the backcourt for much of the second... Read more
