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Correction

The Georgetown Voice takes mistakes seriously. We will correct all mistakes of fact in our stories and publish appropriate clarifications as soon as possible. “Students participate in death penalty awareness,” which appeared in the Oct. 17 issue of the Voice, incorrectly referred to the speaker at “Live from Death Row,” as a pardoned death row inmate.

By the October 24, 2002

Leisure

Looking for the lighter side of racism

If there’s one thing your coffee table needs this season, it’s a big book with the word “racism” on the cover. Ego Trip’s Big Book of Racism should fit the bill nicely. The book assembles a field of startlingly honest voices for a selection of lists and essays that seem to agree on at least one thing: Letting taste and political correctness reign in the discourse on race is pointless.

By the October 24, 2002

News

African-American Studies minor created

An African-American Studies minor will be avaliable to students for the first time this spring, after a five-year effort by students and faculty.

According to the proposal submitted to the administration by students and faculty members, “An examination of the top 25 universities as reported by U.

By the October 24, 2002

Editorials

A long overdue change

The statistics on sexual assault, while oft repeated, somehow never lose their ability to shock. Somewhere between one in four and one in five women is a victim of rape or attempted rape during her lifetime. The majority of these incidents involve young women, making college campuses one of the most dangerous environments for women.

By the October 24, 2002

News

Former CEO of Andersen speaks

Joe Berardino, former Chief Executive Officer of Andersen Worldwide, the accounting firm that collapsed last spring, maintained that without a federal indictment, the firm could have survived. Berardino spoke at Georgetown on Monday night in a forum that included Georgetown professors from the McDonough School of Business.

By the October 24, 2002

Editorials

Give them a refund

In 1935, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, a group that honors Confederate soldiers killed in the Civil War, donated $50,000 to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. This contribution covered one third of the building costs for Confederate Memorial Hall, a dormitory that provided free housing for female students who were studying to become teachers and were descendants of Confederates.

By the October 24, 2002

News

B-U-Y, it’s no A-B-C

It’s ironic that the Jefferson Memorial is located here in the District, as the city’s public education system once again finds itself in the spotlight. Jefferson, who was one of the biggest proponents of a free public education system open to all citizens, is no doubt rolling over in his grave at the latest news from D.

By the October 24, 2002

Editorials

Wasting time

Last spring, Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez announced that he would hire a new part-time Special Assistant to the Vice President who would address the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. After months of discussion between the administration and the diversity working group about the creation of a resource center, both sides seemed to be content with the decision.

By the October 24, 2002

News

Students host NCSC Conference

More than 400 college students converged in the District this past weekend to take part in the 30th annual National Collegiate Security Council Conference, a Model United Nations conference run solely by Georgetown undergraduates.

NCSC is a collegiate organization composed of mostly East Coast and Canadian schools which converge to discuss and debate international and historical issues in a crisis-style format.

By the October 24, 2002

Sports

Campbell hopes for Olympics

In flip-flops and a button-down shirt, Andrew Campbell (SFS ‘06) of San Diego, Ca. looks like your average, laid-back first-year. You probably wouldn’t guess that he is one of the premier Laser class sailors in the world, the recent winner of the Youth Sailing International Sailing Federation World Championships and a U.

By the October 24, 2002