Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.


Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

American deaths, American weapons, a hurricane and some cocaine

Leisure

Narcissistic visions of sex and politics: September Tapes

Forget hybrid cars. Hybrid films are replacing the environmentally-friendly vehicles with a trendiness all their own. An increasingly popular genre, hybrid movies are fictitious films masquerading as reality, often using untrained actors and actual footage.

News

Georgetown reinstates contract with Lands’ End

Georgetown recently reinstated its contract with a company it had previously severed ties with because of alleged unfair labor practices. Lands’ End Inc. agreed to end its discriminatory practices based on trade union participation in its Salvadoran factories.

Voices

Makes me want to Ralph

Why a vote for Nader is a vote for nonsense

Leisure

Narcissistic visions of sex and politics: The Brown Bunny

Sex can mean love, lust, obsession or even violence and domination. Plenty of movies explore the motives behind sex, but in The Brown Bunny, Vincent Gallo, the film’s writer, director, producer and lead actor, makes all these forces collide within the context of one relationship.

Features

How one student changed Georgetown’s sexual assault policy

Kate Dieringer (NUR ‘05) makes an unlikely warrior, but that is exactly what she has had to become since her arrival at Georgetown three years ago.

Voices

Reservoir hot dog

A man with a hot dog suit. And a gun.

Leisure

Better Than Marriage

There’s an odd seasonality to concert schedules. Spring and early summer seem to bring more reunions, like those of the Pixies and Mission of Burma this year, while late summer and autumn bring more bands going on farewell tours and breaking up.

Sports

Hoyas sacked by Lafayette, lose patriot league opener

The Hoyas could have used a couple more field goals from last week’s record-setting kicker Michael Gillman.

Voices

A practical guide for hurricane season

Forget the duct tape, grab the wine!