Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.


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.

News

Library lounge renovation begins

The second floor lounge of Lauinger Library will be closed for renovation from this coming Monday until the end of the semester. This renovation, supported by the library and Students of Georgetown, Inc., will include the installation of a new coffeehouse, “The Midnight Mug,” more comfortable seating, new flooring and paint and better lighting.

Editorials

Radio free Georgetown

All radio stations, whether they are broadcast over AM/FM or the Internet, pay a royalty of 3.5 percent of all revenues to songwriters and producers. But now, the implementation of new royalty fees for Internet radio stations is putting the future of small stations like Georgetown’s WGTB in danger.

Features

Finding a Place for Campus Radio

Whether on not you have ever listened to Georgetown University’s Student Radio Station WGTB, it is undeniable that at one point in its history it had a strong presence not only on Georgetown’s campus, but on the entire D.C. area. During a time in the ‘70s the station broadcasted as far as Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia and had over 100,000 listeners.

Sports

Hoop dreams

It’s dark and quiet in the lobby of McDonough Gymnasium 15 minutes before the men’s basketball team holds open tryouts for the 2002-03 season. The only sound is the pacing of the six students inside. Every few minutes, someone stops to admire one of the trophy cases.

Editorials

At least they don’t sell crack

The Britney concert sold out before you realized she was coming to town. Dad wouldn’t let you charge those Caps tickets on his American Express. For whatever reason, you find yourself ticketless, standing in front of the MCI Center, talking to a guy on the sidewalk who is offering you decent seats for five bucks over what you would have paid at the box office.

Voices

The Manassas diaries

There were four of us that early Monday morn, four sad bastards facing futures without certainty. There was Redding, the erstwhile philosophy student from Georgia who owned one too many scarves. There was Mike, a sexual deviant from Arizona with a quick wit and a goatee.