Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Editorials

Morgenstern/de Man review

Although outgoing GUSA executives Brian Morgenstern (CAS ‘05) and Steve de Man (CAS ‘04) ran into significant difficulties in implementing their agenda, they nonetheless led a fairly successful administration. Coming on the heels of former GUSA execs Kaydee Bridges (SFS ‘03) and Mason Ayer (SFS ‘03), Morgenstern and de Man faced high standards as they tried to build on their predecessors’ record.

By the April 1, 2004

News

GU students arrested at GW

D.C. Metropolitan Police arrested Georgetown students Mike Wilson (CAS’05) and Ev Yankey (CAS ‘06) at a protest at the George Washington University campus Monday. Yankey and Wilson were arrested along with nine GW students and face misdemeanor charges after they defied police orders at a protest for workers’ rights at GW.

By the April 1, 2004

Voices

Born to run

It’s late February in Yates Field House. All of the treadmills and stair climbers are in use and students eagerly wait in line for their turn to exercise. The runners trot along while watching ESPN, witnessing a thrilling intramural basketball game head into six overtimes, or staring at the cracks in the wall.

By the April 1, 2004

Features

Speaking out for Change

COVER BY KAZUO OISHI Last Saturday March 27, Gaelan Gallagher (CAS ‘06), like many Georgetown students, went to a costume party on 37th Street. The party was crowded, the music was loud, and people were enjoying themselves. At approximately 1:00 am, the main room was packed so that people could hardly move.

By the April 1, 2004

News

Seek Principle

The Hoya’s assault on Kelley Hampton and Luis Torres in their editorial section Tuesday was bitter, vindictive and borderline libelous. But while the editors of Georgetown University’s newspaper of record filled their pages with Academy-esque attacks on two individuals’ character, they missed a wider discussion about due process versus the good of the community.

By the April 1, 2004

Voices

Letter to the Editor

Unfair portrayal of British media

By the April 1, 2004

Voices

Georgetown’s basketball webpage of record

John Reagan is into Georgetown basketball. He graduated from the McDonough School of Business in 1984, having capped off his senior year by taking one of the University’s charter flights to Seattle, where he slept on the floor of a local gym with other fans and watched the Hoyas win their only national championship.

By the March 25, 2004

Leisure

‘Eternal Sunshine’ lights theaters

LEISURE BY MARY KATHERINE STUMP Have relationship woes and gripes? Does your girlfiend spend more time decorating potatoes than hanging out with you? Don’t be too quick to complain about idiosyncrasies. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, written with the eerie intelligence of the famed Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) and directed by Michel Gondry (various Bjork videos), the film clearly executes its message-that perfect relationships are elusive.

By the March 25, 2004

Voices

All the news that’s fit to ignore

Imagine an entire country where the only inhabitants are 14-year-olds. Gossip lurks behind every corner. The system of government features a roomful of uptight, insecure representatives shouting insults at one another. Almost everyone is in need of braces.

By the March 25, 2004

Leisure

Julia Child exhibit boasts utensils of greatness

For the high-cultured kind, living near Washington D.C. is a blessing. The Smithsonian Museum complex is filled with enough art and exhibits to satisfy almost everyone. For the those who enjoy kitschy Americana, there’s the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History.

By the March 25, 2004