The staff of The Georgetown Voice.
Once again, the world must deal with a government that denies its citizens basic human rights. Again, the world must wrestle with how to ensure that democracy and freedom prevail. Economic sanctions? International observers? Regime change? Not this time. Now, the human rights violation is in the United States-specifically, right here in the District of Columbia.
By the Voice Staff February 26, 2004
NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC “How many of you think that America is at war?”the Director of the National Security Agency asked a nearly full Gaston Hall. Looking out over the raised hands comprising the clear majority of the group, Lt. General Michael Hayden gave his own answer to the question: “I too believe that America is at war.
By the Voice Staff February 26, 2004
Ralph Nader ended weeks of speculation on Sunday by announcing that he will run for president this November on an independent ticket. Nader’s intention to run has been met with hostility from Democratic Party leaders, many of whom blame Nader, the former Green Party nominee, for President Bush’s victory over Democratic hopeful Al Gore in 2000.
By the Voice Staff February 26, 2004
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 Voice Staff February 26, 2004
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 Voice Staff February 26, 2004
The most entertaining sight at the Senior Class Auction was not watching prim and proper moms and dads dance terribly to Outkast’s “Hey Ya.” Nor was it witnessing sloshed parents throw away thousands of dollars on an “open bar party” at Rhino’s, where if you know the right bartender every night is an open bar.
By the Voice Staff February 26, 2004
COVER BY CAMERON SMITH The scene is entirely too familiar to anyone who has been on a date in Georgetown: Two people are sitting at a table, chatting politely and enjoying their meals or a glass of wine, when a stranger ambles up to their table. Wearing a suede or leather jacket and armed with a wicker basket of roses, the new guest politely gestures and asks if one would like “a flower” for their companion.
By the Voice Staff February 26, 2004
Georgetown students are hoping to bring attention to what they say is a forgotten issue. The movers and shakers at Georgetown’s chapter of UNICEF and the Student Campaign for Child Survival will be joined by students from across the country Monday to lobby Congress for children’s rights.
By the Voice Staff February 26, 2004
VOICES BY BILL CLEVELAND Three years ago, Fr. William Fulco, S.J. received a phone call from a production company asking him to help translate a movie script. “Hey, Padre, its Mel. I’ve got a project for you,” said a voice on the other end of the phone. As a professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he teaches courses like “Near Eastern Archaeology” and “Intermediate Classical Hebrew,” his litany of languages includes Aramaic and Latin.
By the Voice Staff February 26, 2004
A Georgetown student was sexually assaulted in her Prospect Street home early Sunday morning by an unidentified man who remains at large.
While most of the details concerning the incident remain unclear, the Department of Public Safety described the suspect Monday in a public safety alert e-mail as a White or Latino/Hispanic male in his mid-twenties.
By the Voice Staff February 26, 2004