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News

Cash it in

It seems the only agency in the Washington area more inept at record keeping than the federal government is the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. In an audit report released to the public last Friday, Metro admitted that a significant amount of revenue has been lost due to theft.

By the March 4, 2004

Editorials

Sen. hatches bad gun law

It’s safe to say that Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) doesn’t live in the District. It’s also safe to say that from his house in the posh Federal Heights neighborhood of homogenous Salt Lake City he has little grasp of what the introduction of handguns would do in America’s most murderous city.

By the March 4, 2004

Features

Georgetown’s Doctrine of Medical Research

COVER BY SHANTI MANIAN The country’s oldest Catholic university has been conducting research on aborted fetal cell lines for several years. What might surprise you is that this research has been sanctioned by several Catholic bioethicists and even Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, leader of the Archdiocese of Washington. While the president of the United States struggles with questions of stem cells and cloning, Georgetown University Medical Center has become embroiled in a 25-year-old debate.

By the March 4, 2004

Editorials

Learning from botched elections

When students return to campus after Spring Break, a month will have passed since the Georgetown University Student Association held elections for its presidential and vice-presidential positions. The student body, however, will still not know the outcome of that election.

By the March 4, 2004

Sports

Georgetown lacrosse 6-0 over break

Both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams stretched winning streaks over spring break and into this first week back. The women, now ranked no. 2 in the United States Women’s Lacrosse Association top-20, beat two conference foes and William & Mary, while the men defeated Cornell, Penn State and Delaware.

By the March 4, 2004

Voices

Yokohama nights

VOICES BY SCOTT MATTHEWS “She a friend of yours?” I ask, gesturing toward the girl grinding with an older, sweaty American businessman as he awkwardly contorts his mis-shapen carcass in a grim parody of dancing while 50 Cent blares over the sound system. My friend’s response is lost under the heavy bass, but I can tell from her expression that her answer amounted to something like “hell no.

By the March 4, 2004

Leisure

Meet Michael Franti & Spearhead

“I just want to take this time to announce that during the show, the use of cameras, videotapes, audiotapes, and other types of recording devices,” announces Michael Franti, in his two hour opening set for Ziggy Marley, as several people quickly hide their digitals in their pockets, “are all fine with me!” he shouts.

By the March 4, 2004

Sports

Curling for Columbine

As I sat down Sunday to simultaneously watch the CBS and ESPN men’s basketball tournament selection shows, I awaited hearing where my team would be headed. Unfortunately, that team is my hometown Texas Longhorns, not my beloved Hoyas.

If someone told me five years ago that I’d be certain Texas was in the tourney and Georgetown was out, I’d have called them crazy.

By the March 4, 2004

News

D.C. makes another bid for baseball

In a move out of left field, the D.C. Government is sweetening the deal to attract a professional baseball team to Washington. City officials, against the wishes of several other cities and baseball owners, are working to rein in the price of a stadium from $436 million to well under $400 million and allow a local ownership group to offer more for a team.

By the February 26, 2004

Editorials

Hoyas sold on auction

On Feb. 17, the FRIENDS Initiative’s Hilltop Auction raised over $3000 by auctioning off dinners with various faculty members to student bidders. Proceeds from the auction will go to student groups in the Office of Volunteer and Public Service. The University, FRIENDS, and participating faculty and students should be commended for initiating this new event.

By the February 26, 2004