Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Sports

Sailing team gusts to first

Without much recognition the Georgetown Saling team has proven that it is a force to be reckoned with. By plowing through a national qualifying tournament that Hoyas have attained a no. 1 collegiate ranking. The team’s national prominence has them poised to make a run in nationals one month from now.

By the April 29, 2004

Leisure

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By the April 29, 2004

Sports

Hoyas get hammered by George Mason

The only challenge for the George Mason University baseball team was playing through the inclement weather during their 17-3 trampling of Georgeown. The local contest was played at Shirley Povich Field, Bethesda Md. on the eve of George Mason entering the national spotlight with votes in the AP poll.

By the April 29, 2004

Leisure

WGTB Recommends

The WGTB Music Department and Voice Leisure have collaborated on a list of 15 albums coming out this summer to tide you over until you get back to campus.

By the April 29, 2004

Sports

Manning Up

When NFL commisioner Paul Tagliabue stepped to the mic at Madison Square Garden to announce that San Diego Chargers had selected Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning with the first pick in the 2004 draft, you could feel the Manning family’s heart palpatations.

By the April 29, 2004

Leisure

2004 World Championship for Global Hegemony

Voice Leisure, in conjunction with Martha Stewart, now hiding out in Leavey 424, presents the 2004 World Championship for Global Hegemony. Submit your completed brackets to Leavey 413 to win a cash prize.

By the April 29, 2004

Editorials

Kissinger shies from criticism

Last Friday, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger cancelled a lecture just hours before he was scheduled to arrive in Gaston Hall. In a letter sent to campus media, Ambassador Howard B. Shaffer, Deputy Director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, wrote that Kissinger cancelled after learning of a planned protest by GU Peace Action.

By the April 29, 2004

Sports

Fightin’ Irish handle hardball Hoyas

Georgetown’s baseball squad (20-20) has been making a statement all season with their improved play. However, last weekend, when they took on Big East rival Notre Dame (27-5), the Fighting Irish had a bigger impression to make upon the national canvas. The fourth ranked Irish entered their weekend series at Shirley Povich Field in Landover, md boasting one of the best offenses in the nation, averaging almost eight runs per game.

By the April 22, 2004

Features

Spiraling beyond the spread

With a nervous tapping foot, I couldn’t take it any longer. In the middle of a movie I got up and left the theater, allegedly to use the bathroom. Leaving my seat, palms sweaty with anticipation, I pulled out my phone while jogging down the steps. As soon as I was in cell phone- range, I dialed a friend and demanded he check the score of the Cornell vs.

By the April 22, 2004

Leisure

“Kill Bill Vol. 2′ rampages

Quention Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown breathed new life into stagnant genres with ironic reverence and a distinct presentation. The director, who himself imitates old films with refreshing originality, has his own host of mimics (ahem, Guy Ritchie) who put the cinematic pieces in place but miss what that makes Tarantino’s work challenging and delectable.

By the April 22, 2004