Archive

A November to remember

The 1986 Mets team video, which I’ve seen somewhere north of Little Man Tate and somewhere south of Pam Anderson’s home video collection, begins with an ominous montage. We see... Read more

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

The Sports Sermon

Sportswriters love to turn what is routine into hyperbole?and what is exceptional into poetry. Sometimes, this is done well. The Washington Post’s Shirley Povich wrote simply about players such as... Read more

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

NBA Fantasy

During my adolescence, there were several days which were sacred to me. Foremost among these, usually, was NBA Draft Night. When TNT suddenly cut to a shot of Craig Sager... Read more

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Hoyas trounce Fort Hood in preseason

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Da Scoop

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

South of Eden

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

GPB, Lecture Fund ticket practices unfair

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Don’t panic; it’s only war

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Abolish the illogical

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Clinton said globalization increases threats to U.S.

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Leisure

Funny things not happening at Poulton

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Students discuss GU-community relations

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Leisure

Riding in Cars a success

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

Memorial remembers GU members lost Sept. 11

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001

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

By the Voice Staff November 8, 2001