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Left brain/left hand coordination

Walking into any given Barnes and Noble, the average pleasure reader is faced with stacks of titles like American Dynasty and Bushwacked, all railing against the actions, policies and general state of being of the Bush administration. While their conservative counterparts like Ann Coulter’s Treason are nearly as prevalent, the sheer quantity of inked vitriol directed towards the president is striking.

By the January 22, 2004

News

Then Secret Service, Now VP

Georgetown has become increasingly aware of terrorist threats over the past two years. Efforts to safeguard the campus have gained new strength with the arrival of Dave Morrell, the new Vice President for Safety, on Nov. 1. Morell is responsible for the planning and execution of all safety measures taken at the University.

By the January 22, 2004

Voices

Correction

The Georgetown Voice takes mistakes seriously. We correct all errors of substance in our stories and publish appropriate clarifications as soon as possible.

By the January 22, 2004

News

DeGioia says endowment remains utmost concern

Money and space are the largest obstacles the university faces today, President John J. DeGioia said last Friday. Accompanied by Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson, DeGioia outlined his vision for this semester at a meeting with student media.

Informally dressed and relaxed, DeGioia predicted an eventful spring at Georgetown.

By the January 22, 2004

Voices

Letter to the Editor

Corruption and inefficiency plague public schools

By the January 22, 2004

Leisure

Sleep When You’re Dead

A resident of Georgetown for decades, Mrs. Colette English returns to Richmond every other month to visit the community of friends and acquaintances she left behind there and to comment on the city’s creeping southernness and decay. The traffic is “interminable,” she broods, now accustomed to the assertive driving of Washington.

By the January 22, 2004

Features

Seeking Asylum in Southeast

COVER BY SONIA SMITH Each weekday morning, John Hinckley, Jr. walks down the meandering road from the John Howard Pavilion to Building CT-6, where he works as librarian and archivist in the medical library. Here he sits among the stacks of psychiatric journals and medical textbooks, doused in florescent lighting, archiving documents and reading at his leisure.

By the January 22, 2004

News

We All Recall

It has been over three months since California Governor Gray Davis was ousted in an unprecedented recall election. Now, there is another recall effort afoot right here in the District. A citizens’ group calling themselves “Save our City” has organized an effort to unseat D.

By the January 22, 2004

Leisure

Nothing Shrouds ‘The Fog of War’

LEISURE BY LAUREN GASKILL Robert McNamara playing himself, outbursts of the director’s voice off-screen and montages that blend historical and artistic images make “The Fog of War” different from other, dry documentaries. Accompanied by the urgent and innovative score of Philip Glass (“The Hours”), McNamara recalls his wartime exploits with prompts from director Errol Morris.

By the January 22, 2004

Sports

Brunson, Hoyas Hopeful

Led by the outstanding play of senior forward Rebekkah Brunson, over the winter recess Georgetown’s women’s basketball team emerged as a legitimate contender for the NCAA tournament while the rest of the student body vacillated between listlessly watching television and attempting to “make out” with high school crushes.

By the January 15, 2004