Archive

Who says you should play fair?

Little kids are stupid. They play “make-believe,” think that they can successfully fly off tables and tall buildings, eat glue (or toothpaste, in my case) and genuinely believe that they... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

What’s in a name?

Before I was born, my parents had a fairly typical argument over what they should name me. Both of them were relatively recent immigrants to the states and felt that... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Indentified unflying objects

The recent spat of nice weather has invited many Hoyas to enjoy the outdoors again. One could hardly cross Healy or Copley lawnsthis weekend without stepping on a sunbather or... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

My very own melting pot

On a very pleasant night in Southern California, I was cruising in my best friend Scott’s Ford Forerunner. We were going nowhere but getting there fast in his gas-guzzling SUV.... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Bizzare Ride Continues

Hip-hop was never quite the same after The Pharcyde dropped their 1992 debut Bizarre Ride II: The Pharcyde. The goofy record was honest in its themes; in an era when... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Voice Interview with The (International) Noise Conspiracy

Sweden has long been on the socio-political edge. Yes, from it’s humble beginnings as a second rate European powe, throughout the twentieth century, Sweden has bombarded foreign shores with revisionist... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

The Dave Matthews Experience

Note: The following review of the Dave Matthews Band concert in Charlottesville will be written in “Dave-speak,” or the lingua franca of those who follow the band. Yeah, bro, so... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Digweed: raving in Amsterdam

I’d like to start off this piece with a disclaimer: I’m not a big rave or techno fan. I’m from New York City, where plenty of my friends are deeply... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Features

Go-Go: The Districts own music

“Are you gonna go in there?” one of the young black men asked us, half feigning shock. The four of us, all white Georgetown students, were apparently quite conspicuous, standing... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Da Scoop

Women’s Basketball?Georgetown senior guard Katie Smrcka-Duffy made history last Friday when the Sacramento Monarchs drafted her into the WNBA. After her selection in the fourth-round, Smrcka-Duffy became the first Hoya... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Laughs, tears: Another year on the Hilltop

Like all good things, this era of Voice Sports must also come to a slow, grinding halt, just like the dynasties of the Bulls and the Lakers (there would be... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Editorials

Zoned out

In any healthy relationship, there must be give-and-take, yielding and proceeding. In its March 29 decision not to raise Georgetown’s enrollment above the 1990 cap of 5,627 undergraduate students, the... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Sportsview

I can’t help it. I can’t help getting a little teary-eyed when I watch TNT and see JWill go behind the back to CWebb. It’s artistry, yes, first and foremost.... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Editorials

Theme-based policy

President Bush’s press secretary, Ari Fleischer, told reporters last week that the President had declared an environmental “theme week,” not unlike his earlier “theme weeks” related to spirituality and the... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

The Answer

Answer: Circle. Question: What is a columnists favorite 2-D shape? So, as a tribute to the circle, the end is the beginning. I’ve been writing some form of a column... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Editorials

Anti-Free Trader Joes

What do whales, ozone, sweatshop workers and the prison industrial complex have in common? More than you might think. Protestors at a recent free trade summit in Quebec drew fire... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

The Sports Sermon

Editor’s note: Before you read this, imagine a picture of Jesse Jackson in the middle of this text. In the print edition, there are jokes about it. So you’re not... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Muslim Prayer Room vandalized

The Muslim prayer room located in the basement of Copley was vandalized sometime between last Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. A heavy antique pillar was found pushed onto the floor... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Right to Life demonstration disturbed

Students disturbed a demonstration of the Respect Life Week to voice their opposition to the event. GU Right to Life placed 3,753 flags on Copley Lawn Monday to symbolize all... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

MPD plans undercover crackdown

The Metropolitan Police Department announced measures aimed at underage drinking at a University-Neighborhood meeting. Lt. Brian Bray said the effort would include sending undercover officers into local parties. He said... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Author criticizes multiculturalism

Author and Professor of History and Africana Studies at New York University Robin D.G. Kelley challenged the politics of multiculturalism in favor of a more fluid “polyculturalism” in a talk... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Author criticizes multiculturalism

Author and Professor of History and Africana Studies at New York University Robin D.G. Kelley challenged the politics of multiculturalism in favor of a more fluid “polyculturalism” in a talk... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001

Albright returns to GU

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has accepted an endowed chair as a professor in the School of Foreign Service. Albright is the recipient of the first Michael and Virginia Mortara... Read more

By the Voice Staff April 26, 2001