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News

Gonzalez announces plan to hire new assistant

Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez announced Wednesday his intention to appoint Mary Dluhy as Special Assistant to the Vice President. Last March, Gonzalez created the position of Special Assistant to review the services provided by the University for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Sports

The Sports Sermon

Check it, boys and girls:

Some people out there (read: Georgetown’s “newspaper” of record) were hating on the playoffs because, well, they’re supposedly boring without any “stars.” We’re here to prove to you that these playoffs, sans Yankees they may be, are actually pretty damn instense.

News

Georgetown to develop Arabic dialect programs

Georgetown’s Arabic Department will offer a class in the Iraqi dialect of Arabic during the three-week pre-session before summer classes next year. Professors are currently developing a course after receiving $180,000 in grant money from a U.S. Department of Education to the National Capital Language Resource Center.

Leisure

Wilco reaps fruits of success, yuppies

Like conquering heroes surveying their newly-won realm, Wilco came to the 9:30 Club earlier this week for a pair of sold-out dates. After the impressive critical and commercial success of the band’s latest album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, as well as a well-received film documenting its making and the band’s most extensive mainstream press coverage to date, Wilco has reached a decidedly new audience since its swing through D.

News

Students participate in death penalty awareness

Georgetown’s Campaign to End the Death Penalty student group is observing Death Penalty Awareness Week, which began as an idea by Georgetown students two years ago and became a nationally observed event last year.

Two years ago, members of the group had the idea to designate one week of the year as a time to raise awareness about issues surrounding the death penalty.

Leisure

Scoping the sniper

With the recent shootings in the D.C. suburbs, many residents are obviously concerned for their safety. We at Voice Leisure are likewise concerned about your safety, so we recommend that everyone avoid such everyday activities as filling your car with gas and shopping at Home Depot.

News

Look at the fish, Daddy!

A five-year-old boy runs around the small pond, pointing excitedly into the water. “Look at the fish, Daddy!” he says, while standing precariously on the rocks lining the pond. Lying discreetly beside him, almost hidden by the grass, is a brass plaque dedicating the water memorial to a Georgetown student from his friends and family.

Leisure

Babes in sniperland

Last week, Jon Stewart was breaking down the complexities of the news on The Daily Show?specifically the in, outs and what-have-yous of the potential war with Iraq. He discussed a barrage of acts including the War Powers Act, an anti-terrorism act and then the Sleater-Kinney Act.

Sports

Football wins second of season

Football (2-4 overall, 0-3 Patriot League)?Georgetown football pulled off its second win of the season last Saturday, edging Davidson College 25-21 at Davidson, N.C. The Hoyas came back from an eight-point third quarter deficit to snap a two-game losing streak.

News

First-year elections still uncertain

Georgetown University Student Association representatives voted Wednesday night to leave the certification of GUSA first-year election results tabled until further notice. Due to allegations of racially offensive campaigning during the election, certification was originally delayed last week by GUSA to allow for further inquiry into possible misconduct.