Voice Staff

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News

Clark, panel blast Bush policy

A panel of experts criticized the Bush Administration’s handling of international and domestic affairs Wednesday in Gaston Hall. Wesley K. Clark, a retired general and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, moderated the program titled “America After the War.

By the April 24, 2003

Leisure

‘Elephant’ worth its weight in ivory

The White Stripes’ new album, Elephant, is being described by the music press as everything from this week’s album of the year, to a weaker, whiter rehash of the blues. A more accurate description of the minimalist duo’s latest release is a strong, hook-laden pop album tinged with blues and folk elements.

By the April 24, 2003

News

Hefty ransom

The pleas are the same from year to year, from campus group to campus group. The common refrain? “More space!” And of those many organizations, few have been pleading longer and harder than Georgetown’s many performing arts groups. Mask & Bauble, Nomadic Theatre and Black Theater Ensemble, not to mention many dance and music groups, have found suitable performance and practice space exceedingly scarce for decades.

By the April 24, 2003

Voices

Not Nirvana, just clarity

I cried the day that Kurt Cobain died. That night, nine Aprils ago, friends and I lit candles and listened to “Pennyroyal Tea” as a meaningful, if juvenile tribute. I cried the next year too, playing my guitar as my mother consoled me, even though she had until that spring disdained Nirvana and their lyrical content-unsettling material for an impressionable nine-year-old, I understand.

By the April 24, 2003

Leisure

Gypsy love

It’s that time of year again. Copley Lawn is a veritable lust den. If you can tear yourself away from the beach-towel saturated revelry, proceed to your nearest theatre and check out the D.C. International Film Fest. Now in its 17th year, the festival kicked off Wednesday night with a screening of John Malkovich’s directorial debut, The Dancer Upstairs.

By the April 24, 2003

Editorials

In compliance, at last

On Monday, April 14, the D.C. Zoning Commission finally gave preliminary approval of the construction of the University’s new MBNA Performing Arts Center, ending a semester-long fight between the University and local residents’ groups. The Commission’s decision should be applauded for allowing Georgetown to better serve its students and community, if not for its tardiness.

By the April 24, 2003

Voices

My 20 Years with the Voice

All good things must come to an end. Today, The Georgetown Voice publishes my byline for the last time. My first byline ran when I was a first-year, in the fall of 1983. Or was it 1982? No, it had to be 1983 because the theme for my senior prom was “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” and I don’t think Culture Club was too popular in the spring of 1982.

By the April 24, 2003

Sports

Hoyas tame Nittany Lions, roll to 19-9 victory

In a flurry of second half goals, the No. 5 Georgetown women’s lacrosse team posted its highest-scoring win of the season yesterday at North Kehoe Field, cruising past No. 9 Penn State, 19-9. The victory extends the Hoyas’ winning streak to five. One game remains in the regular season.

By the April 24, 2003

Editorials

Trusting students and faculty

In the coming months, faculty at the University of California will vote on whether or not to institute a ban on professors dating their students. The ban will only apply to relationships between students and professors who have an academic relationship; the idea is to prevent a possible abuse of power by faculty members who find themselves responsible for turning in their date’s grades.

By the April 24, 2003

Voices

Letters to the Editor

Abortion satire “fell short” I just wanted to write to express my disappointment at the section on Pro-Life fliers in the Leisure section (“Coat hangers & pacifiers,” p. 11, April 10). I appreciate the attempt at humor and satire, but I think it fell a bit short.

By the April 24, 2003