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Leisure

Good twin/bad twin

LEISURE BY JULIA COOKE What do pink-collared blouses turned into straightjackets and cheerleading uniforms doused in blood have in common? In Paula Vogel’s The Mineola Twins, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s newest production, both are integral components of each sister’s personal hell.

By the September 4, 2003

Sports

Hoyas take rival American in D.C. Cup

SPORTS BY CACILDA TEIXEIRA The Georgetown men’s soccer team took the D.C. College Cup for the first time in its three year existence, tying the American University Eagles 1-1 in a double overtime. The Hoyas won the tournament title on goal differential, 5-4.

By the September 4, 2003

Leisure

40 years from Lincoln’s steps

Although classes had begun only a day earlier, Georgetown students eager to celebrate Thursday’s 40th anniversary commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, formed a line that quickly wound around the Village C staircase.

Buses that could hold only 25 people came and went on 15-minute intervals, frustrating the growing crowd of students.

By the September 4, 2003

Sports

Field hockey starts season with a split

The first weekend of action is over for the Georgetown women’s field hockey team, and despite splitting a two-game series versus Longwood University and St. Joseph’s, the Hoyas showed enough offensive firepower to give them plenty of optimism for the rest of the season.

By the September 4, 2003

Leisure

Anne Frank, revisited

“I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death, I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness … yet if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right.” These words, written by Anne Frank in her last diary entry, reveal the mind of a girl coming to terms with her extraordinary predicament.

By the September 4, 2003

Editorials

A responsible alcohol policy

The current University alcohol policy fails to accomplish its stated goal of ensuring “the most responsible approach for the use of alcohol.” The policy does not afford a reasonable amount of trust to students, resulting in a confrontational relationship between students and the University administration.

By the August 28, 2003

News

Dieringer prepares to face her fears

The Georgetown student who allegedly sexually assaulted Kate Dieringer (NHS ‘05) last year is back on campus this year.” People keep telling me I won’t run into him on campus, but I’m sure I’ll see him all of the time-in Leavey, in the library, in the cafeteria, in Booey’s, in Wisey’s,” said Dieringer.

By the August 28, 2003

Features

A Guide to Your New Administrators

COVER COMPILED BY VOICE STAFF There’s lots of new faces on campus this year, and it’s not just the first-years. Check out our guide and spot your administrators in their natural habitat.

By the August 28, 2003

Editorials

Advocating for students

In July, Todd Olson became interim Vice President of Student Affairs after Juan Gonzales stepped down to take a position at Arizona State University. Olson brings a fair amount of experience to the job; he served as Associate Vice President for Student Affairs for Gonzales, and has had a great deal of interaction with student leaders.

By the August 28, 2003

News

Alumnus dies in UN explosion

Rick Hooper (MAAS ‘90) died Aug. 19, 2003 in the bombing of the United Nations offices in Baghdad. Hooper, 40, was working as assistant to the head of the U.N.’s special envoy, Kieran Prendergast. Temporarily replacing an assistant envoy, Hooper was planning on staying in Baghdad for only two weeks before continuing on to Palestine.

By the August 28, 2003