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The staff of The Georgetown Voice.


Editorials

So Much for The City, The Thrills, Virgin

The Thrills are not another one of the garage-revivalist bands with the requisite “The” in the band title. They are a five-piece group from Dublin whose pop-rock songs unabashedly evoke The Monkees, The Beach Boys and other masters of the ‘60s craft that so galvanized the ladies.

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MPD locates student missing over weekend

NEWS BY ROB ANDERSON Members of the Georgetown community sighed with relief Monday evening when the Metropolitan Police Department found a student who had been missing for four days. The University has released no details about the disappearance of Eden Ghidei (MSB ‘06).

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The residue of that feeling

VOICES BY ROB ANDERSON I never met Daniel, but I am still crying two weeks after the night he died. He graduated from Amherst College that week and he was home on Long Island relaxing and preparing to move into the city. While driving home from the grocery store on a Wednesday afternoon, he was hit by a bus.

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Lauinger collection reveals Jackie Kennedy’s spiritual struggle

NEWS BY CHRIS STANTON Another chapter in the story of America’s most famous political family unfolded this week at Lauinger Library as it unveiled to the general public the personal correspondence of Jaqueline Kennedy with a Georgetown priest. Within the writings, a recently widowed Kennedy ponders suicide, solitude, and the meaning of the Catholic faith.

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Tale of a Georgetown jailbird

Languishing in jail for six hours provided me with one of the most educating and enlightening experiences of my time at Georgetown. Several weeks ago, I, along with two other students and a former Burmese political prisoner, Aung Din, was arrested at a protest in front of the Burmese embassy.

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CFO details endowment plan

Georgetown University Chief Financial Officer Christopher Joyce discussed plans for Georgetown’s endowment’s growth and its role in financing the University in the ICC Auditorium last night. Joyce walked approximately 40 students through the structure of the endowment using PowerPoint slides of graphs and charts.

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A hipster’s life of longing

I’ve spent the better part of this past year trolling through various movies, with the help of Netflix.com, the local arthouses, the well-appointed new Loews on K Street and a car.Of the many, from subte and profound to bombastic and Bruckheimerian, only one has truly captivated me: Kill Bill, Vol.

Sports

All-stars no match for basketball team

SPORTS BY PAUL McCARTHY A silky smooth baseline jumper by senior Courtland Freeman on Saturday marked the first two points in the Georgetown men’s basketball team’s season. As the Hoyas ran back on defense with a bounce in their step, the crowd at McDonough Arena felt excitement knowing that Georgetown hoops had finally arrived.

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Safety matters

Hey, Georgetown, feel any safer this week? The University thinks you should: Georgetown’s first-ever vice president for University safety, David Morrell, started on the job Monday.

The University maintains an impressive stable of vice presidents, whose purposes range from the prosaic “facilities and student housing” to the high-minded “mission and ministry” to the esoteric “technology licensing.

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Fear and loathing in Lyon

VOICES BY KATHRYN KING I’m no longer a fan of cat stationery, horse figurines or T-shirts with zoo scenes airbrushed onto them, if I ever was. Animal memorabilia may be juvenile and trashy, but real animals are more appealing. At least I feel more affection for them than some of my friends who wish they were all eradicated.