Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.


News

GUSA supports Fair Trade

The Georgetown University Student Association unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night recommending that the University sell Fair Trade coffee at all coffee shops, cafeterias and catering services at Georgetown.

Currently Uncommon Grounds, Midnight Mug, the Starbucks in the Leavey Center, New South Cafeteria and Marriott catering services offer Fair Trade coffee when requested.

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.

Sports

Hoyas fall to Rutgers, last in conference

The Hoyas have hit rock bottom.

With an ugly 66-59 loss on Tuesday night at Rutgers (11-10 overall, 3-6 Big East), Georgetown’s men’s basketball team (10-10 overall, 2-7 Big East) is in last place in the West Division, and in position to miss the Big East Tournament for the first time in history.

Voices

How to make Hoya love

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and I make the ladies sweat. That’s why the Voice begged me to write this article. What, the editors wondered, can we find out about “the life of love” from the hottest thing to hit the Georgetown campus since Tabasco and Jesuits? Plenty, I say.