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The staff of The Georgetown Voice.


Sports

It’s a winter wonderland of sports

Ah, snow days at Georgetown—a rare and beautiful thing. And what better way to spend them than outside participating in winter sports? Here is a how-to guide for my three favorite Georgetown snow activities. Hilltop skiing—This is an activity that I first witnessed on campus Sunday night, and it was love at first sight.

Voices

Earth-shattering epiphany

Who would have thought that a single color could be so loaded? Sure, plenty of colors mean something, make instant connections in your mind, but those tend to be cursory. Green, blue and yellow may mean something, but they don’t make a statement about you.

Editorials

Vote Morgenstern/de Man

Being an effective leader of the Georgetown University Student Association has nothing to do with slick politicking or bold promises of reform. It requires a strong working knowledge of the University’s administrative system and experience with using GUSA to implement change.

Leisure

The definitive OK Go

OK Go’s hit single, “Get Over It,” is tearing up both alternative and mainstream radio nationwide. The band’s founding members, now in their late twenties, met at music camp when they were twelve and stayed in touch by exchanging mix-tapes through high school, reconvening after college to pursue rock-stardom.

News

Students robbed one block from campus

On Feb. 2, two students were robbed less than a block from Healy Gates where a Department of Public Safety patrol car is permanently stationed. The students were approached around 5 a.m. on the 3600 block of O Street by two black men in their twenties, one of whom claimed to be a student, according to Lt.

Leisure

Arcadia

Unbeknownst to most Georgetown students, the Leavey Center is good for more than just cursing at broken cash machines and stealing “chromies” from the wheels of cars parked in the garage. No, this building houses a leisure gold-mine, a little slice of blinking heaven known as the arcade.

News

Provost looks to hire associates

The Office of the Provost hopes to hire two new Associate Provosts by March or April, said Provost James O’Donnell. O’Donnell stated that the two full-time positions are not new and were left vacant by his predecessor, Dr. Dorothy Brown, in order to give him the freedom to choose his own staff.

Leisure

Music for singles

Valentine’s Day got you down? No date this year, again? No need to worry, there’s plenty going on in D.C. this weekend for singles like you! So grab some friends, get slizzard and head out on the town to beat these mid-February doldrums. On Friday, the Black Cat will be hosting its traditional Valentine’s Day Dance Night.

Features

The need to know

The University asserts that a student’s disciplinary record, like his or her grades, should not be made available for public scrutiny.

Many individuals who have either been directly or indirectly affected by campus judicial processes believe quite the opposite.

News

Dluhy hopes to foster communication

Despite protests from both students and faculty about the creation of her position, newly appointed Special Assistant to the Vice President Mary Dluhy said that she is confident that she is both needed on campus and qualified to work with Georgetown students.