The staff of The Georgetown Voice.
NEWS BY ROB ANDERSON Former Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Juan Gonzalez unexpectedly ended his tenure at the University this summer to take a position as Vice President for Student Affairs at Arizona State University. Former Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Todd Olson is now serving as the interim Vice President for Student Affairs.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
SPORTS BY BILL CLEVELAND The major summertime question about the Georgetown football team’s upcoming season has been this: Who will be the starting quarterback? After a period of preseason uncertainty, Head Coach Bob Benson has selected junior Andrew Crawford to start in the position.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
Two computer viruses have been causing slowdowns across the Georgetown University network and e-mail system in recent weeks. University Information Services is taking steps to mitigate the effects. The W32.Blaster.Worm and W32.SoBig viruses have struck Internet users worldwide.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
The Georgetown men’s basketball team is rebounding from a tumultuous year, during which they lost six of 14 players on their roster to graduation, transfer or ineligibility. Only two of last season’s starters will be returning this year-senior guard Gerald Riley and sophomore forward Brandon Bowman.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
Workers are placing the final touches on the new Southwest Quadrangle this week, finishing most of the construction just in time for the start of 2003-2004 academic year. Despite the occasional glitch, like a few unexpected fire alarms early Wednesday morning, all buildings in the new complex besides the Jesuit Residence will be ready for occupants on time.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
The Hoyas roster wasn’t the only part of the men’s basketball team that underwent a major overhaul this summer. When assistants Ronny Thompson and Chip Simms left the team to take a position at the University of Arkansas and explore other coaching options, respectively, Georgetown was left with two significant holes in its staff.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
As analysts and political junkies follow the Democratic presidential primary races in Iowa and New Hampshire, perhaps some attention should be focused on New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. The first time voters will go to the polls during this presidential campaign will be January 13, here in the District of Columbia.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
I don’t really do sports. I sit on the couch and watch them. I listen to my friends talk about them. I even watch a basketball game or two at Yates while I’m running on the treadmill. But I don’t do sports.
So what got me up at 6:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning to jog two miles? And why am I loading up on carbs and consuming four Nalgenes of water a day? It’s because the race of all races, the challenge of all challenges, the adventure of all adventures is just around the corner.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
LEISURE BY CHRIS JAROSCH If you still think that stamp collecting is extinct, there’s an entire museum solely dedicated to the history of stamps and the postal service ready and waiting to prove it to you.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003
Rev. Joseph T. Durkin, S.J. The Rev. Joseph T. Durkin, Professor Emeritus of History, died this summer shortly after his one-hundredth birthday. An extremely active community member even in old age, Durkin worked with prison inmates and Alzheimer’s patients, as well as Georgetown students.
By the Voice Staff August 21, 2003