Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Leisure

Earnestness not too important after all

It seems ironic that the titular lesson of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest has been ignored in the play’s new Arena Stage adaptation.

By the December 2, 2004

Voices

A traditional Swedish-Japanese Thanksgiving

Being a Japanese-Swedish combo family means American traditions such as Thanksgiving should be meaningless.

By the December 2, 2004

Sports

Just hit mute

It has become a sad, yet common occurrence for the NFL that players’ shenanigans between games dominate the news more than their play on the field.

By the December 2, 2004

Leisure

The Futureheads, Futureheads

Once upon a time, circa 1966, there were pop rock bands with a fascinating gimmick: one person would sing and then an entirely different person would sing.

By the December 2, 2004

Voices

Everything’s better in Japanese

I can’t read that sentence because I do not read, speak or understand Japanese.

By the December 2, 2004

News

Sacrifice fly

Baseball’s imminent arrival in D.C. is practically preordained-the mayor and majority of the D.C. Council support it.

By the December 2, 2004

Leisure

Street’s Disciple, Nas

Nas has been trying since 1994 to regain the mix of urban grit and brilliant wordplay that made his debut, Illmatic, an instant classic.

By the December 2, 2004

News

Georgetown Ukrainians contemplate election

Over 4,800 miles away from a homeland mired in political crisis, Ukrainian students at Georgetown are awaiting the outcome of a struggle over their country’s leadership that may leave them without a unified nation to go home to.

By the December 2, 2004

Leisure

You Taste Like a Burger- Fat-Elvis’ Love

I had no choice. By the end of our five fabulous days of Hurricane Isabelle last year, New South’s vending machine was nearly empty.

By the December 2, 2004

News

Georgetown AIDS Coalition commemorates World AIDS Day

There are 40 million people worldwide who suffer from HIV/AIDS, and the numbers are on the rise, with five million new infections each year.

By the December 2, 2004