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News

White snow, dark politics

I arrived at Union Station early Monday morning determined to make it back to Georgetown. I had just traveled on a sold-out Amtrak train packed with homebound Washingtonians hoping to beat the worst of the storm.

The station was packed with hundreds of travelers settling in for the night: a family with a baby had secured a corner to sleep in; a throng of students huddled in the waiting area; an elderly couple dozed off on a wooden bench.

By the February 20, 2003

Leisure

Mr. Lif gets political

Independent emcee Mr. Lif is an emerging underground rapper who is making a name for himself by incorporating political awareness with his purist hip-hop formula of rapid-fire, innovative lyrics and hard-hitting beats. His latest LP, I Phantom on Definitive Jux records, has received critical acclaim and is his best-selling to date.

By the February 20, 2003

News

Hoya Kids permit upheld by court

On Thursday, Feb. 6, the D.C. Court of Appeals upheld a building permit which allows Georgetown to host a child-care center on campus. The permit was challenged by local residents after being upheld by the Board of Zoning Adjustment in 1997.

Hoya Kids Learning Center, located in Poulton Hall, offers day care and preschool services for up to 58 children of University students, faculty and staff, including hospital staff.

By the February 20, 2003

Leisure

‘100th Window’ gives view of band’s decline

Pioneering British electronic act Massive Attack has finally released the follow-up to 1998’s critically acclaimed Mezzanine. The new album, 100th Window, is a disappointing record that tries in vain to recreate Mezzanine’s sound.

That sound was a sensual mix of slowed-down hip-hop beats, throbbing, insistent bass lines and the occasional foray into churning storms of guitar.

By the February 20, 2003

Voices

Letter to the Editor

Mike DeBonis’ column (“Trash Talk,” Feb. 6) was reasonably well-written, which is to be applauded. However, the sanctimonious attitude he exhibits is not. The article ends with the paragraph, “Do yourself a favor if you’re a talk radio junkie or a HoyaTalk regular: Break out of the cycle and take a few minutes to get the real story.

By the February 13, 2003

Editorials

Better than hydro

In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush explained his National Energy Policy, an energy plan which breaks definitively with Republicans of the past who have not advocated environmentally-friendly policies. Bush claims that he has presented an energy plan that is environmentally sound and progressive in the development of “technology and innovation,” citing his effort to earmark $1.

By the February 13, 2003

News

Proposed free, confidential HIV testing denied

Funding for proposed free and confidential HIV screening in the Student Primary Care Clinic was denied by the University Wednesday afternoon, presenting a major setback to the year and a half long effort.

Doctors at the clinic, in conjunction with organizations such as the Student Health Advisory Board and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Working Group, have been working on the project which, according to Vice President for Student Affairs Dr.

By the February 13, 2003

Leisure

‘Russian Ark’ stays afloat

St. Petersburg has some self-esteem issues. Perched precipitously between Russia and Europe both geographically and culturally, it has long wavered between the “civilized” yearnings of Peter the Great and the revolutionary tendencies that renamed it Leningrad.

By the February 13, 2003

News

Clinton hosts Young Adult Symposium on campus

President Bill Clinton (SFS ‘68) took the stage in Gaston Hall on Tuesday to cries of “four more years!” Clinton gave the keynote address at his first annual Young Adult Symposium, a conference focused on solving youth issues in the United States, to the enthusiastic group.

By the February 13, 2003

Leisure

Poetry and politics at Uncommon Grounds

The kid looked like Eminem. Forearms flailing rhythmically yet with restraint. Steady wide-eyed gaze emphatic and penetrating. He had the flow, the excessive hyperactive energy, the uncanny sense for timing and shifting intonation, the brilliant lyrical subtlety .

By the February 13, 2003