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The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Leisure

Leisure Ledger

There are some things too intrinsically good for even the most jaded hipster to reject. Little Debbie cakes, classes that have no finals and Johnny Depp come to mind immediately, but chief among these perfect ideas and/or individuals is Lance Armstrong.

By the September 23, 2004

News

GUSA to conduct town-hall meetings in dorms

Georgetown University Student Association leaders are banking on a new type of meeting to make Georgetown students see their organization in a different light.

Starting next week, GUSA will begin a new policy of holding town hall meetings in dorms, hoping for increased interest in campus government.

By the September 23, 2004

Editorials

Should they stay or should they go now

What Novak forgets is that every day Bush dithers over his policy, people are dying.

By the September 23, 2004

Leisure

Latin-American film festival is a coup

The 2004 Latin American Film Festival kicked off last night, finishing off Hispanic Heritage Month in style. Fifty new films from 15 participating countries will be presented at two different D.C.-area locations until Oct. 3. The American Film Institute in Silver Spring, Md.

By the September 23, 2004

News

Saxa Politica

Perhaps the most shocking thing about hate crimes is that the capacity to commit them lies within all of us, as evidenced by the sheer number occurring on-campus each year. The constant presence of discrimination is evidence that being an intelligent and motivated student does not preclude hate.

By the September 23, 2004

Features

Getting it online

It’s a tangled web we weave.

By the September 23, 2004

Leisure

Critical Voices: The Black Keys

In the popular press’ rush to drool all over The White Stripes two years ago, The Black Keys, a far superior alternative in the white-boy, blues-rock genre, was significantly overlooked. Lead guitarist Dan Auerbach eclipses Jack White’s guitar chops and can sing circles around him, while Patrick Carney’s manic drum lines put Meg White’s painfully basic technique to shame.

By the September 23, 2004

Voices

When I was a hostage

I could see exactly what the hired guns planned to do with me when they opened the rear hatch of the Jeep.

By the September 23, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

Blogs, blogs and more blogs.

By the September 23, 2004

Leisure

Critical Voices: Interpol

Following their critically-acclaimed 2002 debut Turn on the Bright Lights, the New York quartet Interpol has emerged as one of today’s premier indie-rock acts. A few vocal critics, however, have harshly labeled the band as unimaginative because its particular mix of brooding guitar rock and dark lyrics bore more than a passing resemblance to 1970’s post-punk acts like Joy Division and Television.

By the September 23, 2004