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The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Leisure

‘The Balcony’ shows off assets

LEISURE BY ADAM FRISOLI Dressed only in black bras and mini-skirts, dancers gyrate provocatively in time to to Britney Spears’ “I’m a Slave 4 U.” No, it’s not your regularly-scheduled TV programming, it’s Nomadic Theatre’s production of Jean Genet’s The Balcony, where sex reigns supreme.

By the March 18, 2004

Editorials

‘Eternal Sunshine’ lights theaters

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 18, 2004

Editorials

Interhall’s policy is smokin’

Last week Vice President of Facilities and Student Housing Karen Frank informed Georgetown students in a March 12 on-campus e-mail that she will implement Interhall Council’s proposal to adopt a smoke-free residence hall policy. According to Frank, smoking will be prohibited in all residence halls, apartments, and townhouses as well as near entrances and air ventilation intake systems, effective at the end of this semester.

By the March 18, 2004

Leisure

‘Kitchens Stories’ Ikea’s Grandmother?

Remaining neutral in World War II, socialist Sweden emerges unscathed, an industrial power with plenty to offer mankind—they start by reinventing the kitchen. In the notoriously Scandinavian obsession with design and function that follows, the fictional Swedish Home Research Institute turns cooking into an exact science.

By the March 18, 2004

Leisure

Milton Avery’s Evolution

A table with a fruit bowl defying gravity conjures Cezanne, an arbitrarily colored room with a foreshortened table and window suggests Matisse, and a Cubist figure shouts Picasso, but upon closer look, they all are Milton Avery. The exhibit “Discovering Milton Avery: Two Devoted Collectors, Louis Kaufman and Duncan Phillips” at the Phillips Collection chronicles Avery’s works and presents his evolution with the times.

By the March 4, 2004

Voices

Helping you help yourself

Isn’t volunteerism great? I really admire people who spend their weekends selflessly dishing out soup to the homeless or visiting shut-in convalescents. With every sandwich distributed or item of clothing donated, volunteers infuse society with optimism and hope for a brighter future.

By the March 4, 2004

Leisure

Gotta appreciate–slow lori and hippopotami

Few members of the animal kingdom are nobler than the hippopotamus, that valiant champion of great African rivers. This oft-misunderstood creature is possibly the most powerful and ferocious species to be found in the bestiary of the great savannas, more dangerous than any croc or glorified housecat.

By the March 4, 2004

Voices

Letter to the Editor

“Vote your conscience” Sonia Mukhi’s piece on presidential politics and negative campaigning (“Fragmented Democrats cannot succeed,” Feb. 26) begins and ends with an unfounded assertion that John Kerry is the better Democratic nominee, while the entire middle is a de facto endorsement of John Edwards.

By the March 4, 2004

Leisure

Road Trip

I was in Charleston, W. Va., a few weeks ago, and despite my friend’s propensity to inflect his voice with the mannerisms of a southern belle when driving anywhere vaguely away from the mid-Atlantic seaboard, there hadn’t yet been anything particularly regional or interesting about the trip.

By the March 4, 2004

Sports

Barrett, Seton Hall hammer Hoyas

When arriving at Seton Hall as a member of Tommy Amaker’s heralded recruiting class, tiny 5’ 10” point guard Andre Barrett’s reputation preceded him. As a high school standout, Barrett was featured in Sports Illustrated among fellow New York City point guard prodigies Omar Cook, who lasted two years at St.

By the March 4, 2004