The staff of The Georgetown Voice.
When we say dynasty, what pops into your mind? The Bulls? The Yankees? Bad soap operas?
Well, how about a women’s basketball team? No? Am I exposing your innate gender preferences, your enormous lack of respect for the opposite sex? Or are you a woman? Were you actually thinking about women in the first place? Am I confusing the hell out of you? Are you wearing any pants?
Well, before you answer no, let us get back to the point.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
This isn’t your grandmother’s cover band concert. Assuming your grandmother has a cover band. And she’s not dead. It’s Cabaret, Georgetown’s long-running, annual variety show featuring performances by campus singers and musicians.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
It may seem odd to rank poets like sports teams, but slam isn’t just art, it’s a competition. In an official poetry slam, a poet must present an original composition, no longer than three minutes and without using any props, music, or costumes. Five audience members are chosen at random to serve as judges and they rate each poem on a scale of one to ten. Unlike purely written poetry, just as much emphasis is placed on bodily movement and intonation as on the poem’s content.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
The D.C. Zoning Commission decided not to vote on the requested delay in the construction of the Georgetown University Performing Arts Center at its regular meeting Monday night.
The Zoning Commission decided to allow the University to file further information regarding the compliance issues, according to Director of Off-Campus Student Life Jeanne Lord.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
In anticipation of the 780 beds to be provided next fall by the newly-completed Southwest Quadrangle, Director of Student Housing Services Shirley Menendez told students in an Oct. 31 e-mail that the University would “have enough space to accommodate all students who want to live on campus.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
With 6:30 left in the Georgetown men’s basketball team’s (13-11 overall, 5-8 Big East) 71-56 romp over Providence (13-12 overall, 6-8 Big East) on Tuesday, Friars’ sophomore forward Ryan Gomes backed down Hoyas’ junior forward Mike Sweetney. Over the past five minutes, the two 6-7 behemoths had combined to score 18 of the game’s last 19 points and Gomes was looking for more.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
In October, the Office of Housing and Conference Services announced in a broadcast e-mail that the University would be able to provide on-campus housing to all students during the 2003-2004 school year. It thought the completion of the Southwest Quadrangle project in the fall of 2003 would provide the extra space needed to house all students on campus.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
Looking for a good time that doesn’t involve smirking ironically at rapping kangaroos or enjoying a mean-spirited laugh as the Capitol Steps fumble obvious political humor? You won’t find it on the Hilltop—but you might find it down a narrow set of steps in a tucked-away nightclub called the D.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
The women’s lacrosse team kicked off the preseason with a bang on Tuesday, beating Big East foe Virginia Tech 17-5 at the University of Maryland’s Artificial Turf Facility.
Junior midfielder Anouk Peters and sophomore midfielder Ali Chambers finished with four goals each to lead all scorers.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003
Last Monday morning, in the wake of D.C.’s 18-inch snowfall, a lone member of Georgetown University Facilities Management’s townhouse crew stood at the corner of 37th and O Streets in front of the Village B apartment complexes, shoveling. He didn’t stop until he reached N Street, clearing the entire walkway by himself.
By the Voice Staff February 27, 2003