The staff of The Georgetown Voice.
Georgetown francophiles are humming like a well-oiled Renault this week with Wednesday night’s lecture from French Ambassador Jean David Levitte, along with the upcoming French Film Festival in Richmond, Va., this weekend. Held at Virginia Commonwealth University, the festival promises the best and the latest from France, sans Gerard Depardieu.
By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004
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 Voice Staff March 25, 2004
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 Voice Staff March 25, 2004
Junior Catcher Andrew Cleary’s two-run homerun was the difference in Georgetown’s 3-1 victory over visiting Navy. The win takes the Hoyas to 11-2 at their home field in Bethesda, Md. (15-11 overall). Senior ace pitcher Kevin Field pitched a one-two-three first inning in his return from a shoulder inning.
By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004
After students challenged the administration several weeks ago to address racial tensions on campus, Black Student Alliance members said Monday that they were generally satisfied with the response. BSA President Veronica Root, (MSB ‘04) told the audience that she was, “for the most part, very happy.
By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004
“It’s an open and national search, and the search begins immediately,” said University President John J. DeGioia on the head coaching vacancy at Georgetown. The real question is, does Georgetown have the prestige to get what it desperately needs: a marquee coach to turn around the sputtering program?
I asked Mike Wilbon of the Washington Post and ESPN’s “Pardon The Interruption” this question, and his response was an unambiguous, “Hell yes.
By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004
Todd Olson can finally unpack his paperweights and picture frames. Provost Jim O’Donnell officially appointed him as Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students on Monday morning. Olson has held that position on an interim status since July 2003.
By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004
VOICES BY JULIA COOKE The first time my friends and I tried to go to a baseball game here in Cuba, we rode the bus for 45 minutes, got off at the wrong stop, and walked to the stadium, which turned out to be deserted. “No hay,” a guard at the stadium told us, “no more.” Instead of happily watching a baseball game we were stranded in the outskirts of the city.
By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004
This month the D.C. Metropolitan Police unveiled a new strategy for fighting crime-going commando. D.C. police officers now have the option to hang up their traditional blue uniforms for new military-style battle fatigues.
The new dark blue uniform is officially referred to as the patrol service uniform and resembles those used by SWAT teams and military troops, minus the camouflage print.
By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004
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 Voice Staff March 25, 2004