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The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Leisure

‘Darko’ at midnight

Everyone, at some point, has had a dream that they are certain is real. Recently re-popularized by The Matrix, the real world versus dream world discussion was old even when John Keats asked, “Was it a vision, or a waking dream … do I wake or sleep?” Written and directed by Richard Kelly, the movie Donnie Darko offers a highly original and challenging take on this age-old question.

By the February 6, 2003

Voices

Delicious any way you pronounce it

“Koichi, could you read the following passage to the class?” Every new semester, my professors find a new way to say my name. For just a second, I think about correcting the mispronunciation, but my instinctual unwillingness to stir the pond takes over. As the situation continues, some classmates shoot me half-embarrassed glances as they uneasily wait for my reaction.

By the February 6, 2003

Leisure

Funny sign

“It’s a funny sign, isn’t it?” said the GUTV kid with the shoulder-mounted video camera. He barreled down the hill from Leavey towards Lot T, calling attention to the large, electronic flip-sign at the entrance. It is 2:15 a.m. Tuesday and what normally should say “Road Closed” now reads “No War.

By the February 6, 2003

News

Midnight Mug reopens today after permit trouble

The Midnight Mug, Students of Georgetown Inc.’s new coffee shop located on the second floor of Lauinger Library, is anticipated to reopen for business today at noon.

The coffee shop originally opened on Jan. 21 and ran into immediate regulatory trouble when it was discovered that the University had issued an incorrect Certificate of Occupancy.

By the January 30, 2003

Leisure

Voice Leisure retro reads

Looking for something awesome and totally rocking to chase away those winter “blahs” and other emotions best expressed by non-words? Try a good book. Or, better yet, try the good book. Or just read the Bible. This “blast-from-the-past” has it all—action, adventure, betrayal, smiting, psalms, zombies, giants, Pharisees, morals and sects. Lots of hot, steamy sects.

By the January 30, 2003

News

Students call-in to protest U.S. stance on FCTC

Georgetown students participated in a call-in campaign to the office of Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson yesterday in Red Square. Callers were encouraged to ask Thompson not to modify an international tobacco treaty proposed by the World Heath Organization and drawn up through the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

By the January 30, 2003

Leisure

Find the fish

If you like seafood, gritty urban warehouses and legendary Washington traditions, then take some time this weekend to check out two of the more culturally diverse places to be found within the District’s auspicious confines—Maine Avenue Fish Market and Capital City Market, also known as the D.

By the January 30, 2003

News

GU hosts Afghan students

Georgetown is hosting a program for a small group of students from Afghanistan this week, continuing its involvement in U.S. Afghan relations. The Afghan students arrived last Friday for a week-long program entitled “Blueprint for the Future—Connecting Afghan and American College Students,” where they are working with Georgetown students to draft a document on Afghanistan’s redevelopment.

By the January 30, 2003

Sports

Hoyas fall in OT, NCAAs in serious doubt

“The season’s not over,” said Georgetown Head Coach Craig Esherick after the Hoyas’ (10-6 overall, 2-4 Big East) 93-82 overtime loss to Seton Hall (8-9 overall, 3-4 Big East) last night at the MCI Center.

Unfortunately, with torturous, heartbreaking losses as the norm rather than the exception, it is becoming much harder to believe him.

By the January 30, 2003

News

Kerry calls for multilateralism

After the events of Sept. 11, leaders in the United States need to have a coherent vision of how to interact with the world, Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) said in a speech last Thursday in Gaston Hall.

In the speech, which was sponsored by the Georgetown University Lecture Fund, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and The Edmund A.

By the January 30, 2003