Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Editorials

Broken confidence

In her innermost thoughts, a widowed woman contemplates committing suicide months after her husband’s murder. She confesses these feelings and others to a trusted friend, a priest, and asks whether or not God would forgive her. Later, after her piercing grief has dulled into a constant ache, she thanks him for his support.

By the November 20, 2003

News

GUSA president exercises veto power

NEWS BY LAUREN TANICK Georgetown University Student Association President Brian Morgenstern (CAS ‘05) issued his first veto this week, striking down an amendment to GUSA’s constitution sponsored by the Lecture Fund. The amendment, approved by the GUSA Assembly on Nov. 11, called for a change in the way the Lecture Fund chair is selected.

By the November 20, 2003

Editorials

Maintaining excellence

Nationally, athlete graduation rates are on the upswing. Earlier this fall, the National Collegiate Athletics Association released its annual report on the graduation rates of scholarship athletes. Student athletes as a group continue to graduate at higher levels than the student body as a whole, and their graduation rate is increasing.

By the November 20, 2003

Leisure

T-givin’ Truths

“Thanksgiving only comes once a year.” How true that is! How true, and how sweet. But you know what? Waiting for Thanksgiving is boring. every year, the Georgetown campus becomes a wasteland for the four-to-five day weekend when thousands upon thousands of Hoyas clear out for points west, south, north, and possibly even east (for you European exchange students).

By the November 20, 2003

Editorials

Brits and Bush

This week President George W. Bush kicked off a state visit to the United Kingdom. With him traveled an unprecedented and excessive security force. Critics believe that the president is using security concerns as an excuse to quash protests. Bush’s security extravaganza seems excessive, especially as a response to concerns about protests.

By the November 20, 2003

News

Federal board rules on boathouse

NEWS BY MIKE DeBONIS A federal planning commission gave a mixed review earlier this month to a Georgetown University boathouse proposed for the Potomac waterfront. Opponents of the boathouse are celebrating a small victory, but according to University officials, the decision will not change the current boathouse design before its fate is decided at a zoning board meeting next month.

By the November 20, 2003

Sports

Sims, Hoyas run over Davidson

SPORTS BY CAMERON SMITH When you ask Georgetown Head Coach Bob Benson about junior running back John Sims, he openly gushes about the reserve’s attitude, work ethic and determination. “He’s a team player, and he runs hard, ” Benson said. On Saturday, Sims ran hard, over, through, and by Davidson defenders en route to a school-record 268-yard rushing performance.

By the November 20, 2003

News

New discount benefits D.C. kids

Georgetown’s D.C. Schools Project is giving students the opportunity to save money while giving to a good cause. This month, it kicked off a yearlong campaign project with the DCSP Georgetown Community Discount Card.

The card costs ten dollars and is on sale at Vital Vittles, Full Exposure and the Center for Social Justice in Poulton Hall.

By the November 20, 2003

Sports

Mixed results in swimming and spiking

When you ask Georgetown Head Coach Bob Benson about junior running back John Sims, he openly gushes about the reserve’s attitude, work ethic and determination. “He’s a team player, and he runs hard, ” Benson said. On Saturday, Sims ran hard, over, through, and by Davidson defenders en route to a school-record 268-yard rushing performance.

By the November 20, 2003

News

College honors professors

Georgetown University honored three professors for their excellence in undergraduate education at the Fall Faculty Convocation on Nov. 11. Jane McAuliffe, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, presented Paul Betz, professor of English, John Brough, professor of Philosophy, and Steven Sabat, professor of Psychology with the College Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

By the November 20, 2003