Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Editorials

Hampton/Torres Clip and Save

Frustrated with GUSA’s unresolve election controversy, the Voice will run two “clip and saves.” After the dust settles, you can cut out the winner.

By the April 1, 2004

Sports

St. John’s storms by Georgetown baseball

Georgetown’s baseball team dropped the rubber match of a three-game set against Big East foe St. John’s this weekend. The Jonnies reversed a 4-1 defeat Saturday night to win 5-1. The Hoyas dropped to .500 in conference play (3-3) and 17-13 overall this season.

By the April 1, 2004

Leisure

Danceable, really

There is an unfortunate style of music that trades on nothing other than being life-affirming. But synthesized women singing about the night and your inherent self-worth do not make for a good time. Fortunately, there are many people who think so too, and some are making music.

By the April 1, 2004

Leisure

Carnaval Mexicano spices it up

LEISURE BY LAUREN GASKILL The lights come up, the music begins, and the stage suddenly comes to life with bright skirts, excited faces and the synchronized rhythm of dancing feet. The members of the Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown move through a whirlwind of dance and music styles from the nation’s different regions, in the showcase “Carnaval Mexicano,” rich in talent and culture.

By the April 1, 2004

News

Hampton and Torres declared winners

NEWS BY VANESSA MACHIR The latest winners of the 2004 Georgetown University Student Association election are Kelley Hampton and Luis Torres, but this may change on Sunday. The Election Commission will finally consider runners-up Adam Giblin and Eric Lashner’s appeal, originally placed the day after the election.

By the April 1, 2004

Leisure

On the Broken Social Scene

For a rock band, being a so-called “critical darling” generally means you’re doing something right. Broken Social Scene, a fluctuating 10 to 15-member experimental pop collective from Toronto, is the sort of critical darling that, until now, has tended to land on music writers’ year-end best album lists but not in the CD players of the average music listener.

By the April 1, 2004

News

579 flags commemorate G.I. deaths

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC Two rows of tiny flags and thousands of beads turned the path from Healy Gates to White Gravenor into a memorial for lives lost in the Iraq War on Tuesday. Students encouraged members of the Georgetown community not to forget the sacrifices that have been made in Iraq or the costs of American leaders’ decisions.

By the March 25, 2004

Editorials

Men’s lacrosse be-devils Duke again

Georgetown Senior midfielder Walid Hajj is a 2004 pre-season All-American. With 3:14 remaining in Sunday’s game against no. 7 Duke, he showed why he deserved the honors.

Hajj scored his only goal of Sunday’s game on a rocket of a shot deep in the fourth quarter.

By the March 25, 2004

Sports

Women’s lacrosse holds off devils, riding on top

SPORTS BY VINCENT MCGILL The women’s lacrosse team entered a tough two-week stretch against top-10 opponents this past Sunday against Duke. The no. 2 Hoyas remained undefeated after a highly contested match but the victory was hard fought.

By the March 25, 2004

News

Private Hoya Web to be shut down

The University announced yesterday it is ordering a controversial new website aimed at students to stop using Georgetown trademarks. The site, Hoya Web, came under fire this week after homophobic postings appeared on the site’s message boards.

The site, which is located at www.

By the March 25, 2004