Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.


News

Senate aide lambasts Democrats

After resigning in the midst of a political scandal, former Senate aide Manuel Miranda (SFS ‘82) returned to Georgetown Tuesday to address roughly fifty College Republicans and members of the Lecture Fund. Miranda, however, was not on the defensive about his possible role in a well-publicized scandal which forced his resignation on Feb.

Editorials

Thompsons’ Tradition

We had the father. Now we have the son. If someone can round up a ghost, then the Georgetown men’s basketball team can finally hail itself as the Holy Trinity of college basketball.

John Thompson, III comes to Georgetown to try to succeed where his father excelled, but his father’s assistant couldn’t come through.

News

Music Director to leave GU

The director of Georgetown’s music program is resigning in the middle of an expansion effort. Thomas A. Caestecker Chair of Music Jose Bowen, who has been leading the drive since 1999, will join the staff of Miami University in Ohio this summer as the Dean of the School of Fine Arts.

Editorials

A big step on a long road

Recently, University officials approved changes to Georgetown’s sexual assault policy that will become effective at the start of the 2004-05 academic year. Dr. Todd Olson, Vice President for Student Affairs, accepted the recommendations submitted by the Disciplinary Review Committee, which began a review of the policy after Advocates for Improved Response Methods to Sexual Assault (AFIRMS) released an analysis of the policy along with a series of proposals for reform in January 2003.

News

Facing the book

If Adam Giblin and Eric Lashner become the new GUSA executives, it looks like they’ll have one less campaign promise to worry about. During the campaign, they promised to create a viable online facebook but it looks like Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg has beaten them to the punch.

Editorials

Building a foundation

This week Jose Bowen, the Associate Professor and Director of Music, announced his departure from Georgetown University to take a position at Miami University of Ohio as the Dean of the School of Fine Arts. While we wish Bowen the greatest success at his new job, he will be greatly missed and his leaving is a disappointment for a university which is trying to expand its Fine Arts department.

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.

Leisure

Death Cab for Cutie repeat

Despite moving from the Black Cat to the 9:30 Club, selling out at both venues, and having their television debut on CBS this January, Death Cab for Cutie doesn’t like to think of itself as a big deal. When asked about the band’s increasing popularity, new drummer Jason McGerr explained, “It’s cool. I would rather make a record and have a couple hundred thousand people have the option to get the music rather than not … But we haven’t changed the business formula, we haven’t sought out a huge, new audience.”

Sports

Crews walk through competition

With the fury of the underdog, the Georgetown men’s and women’s lightweight crews have started their seasons with key race wins. However, since both men’s programs had success at the Jesuit Invitational, the heavymeight men and openweight women’s programs have slipped in their early season marquee matchups.

Leisure

Acts coming in April

List of shows from April 17-25, including Stereolab, Sleater-Kinney, Jurassic 5, and Blonde Redhead.