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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.

By the October 17, 2002

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.

By the October 17, 2002

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.

By the October 17, 2002

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.

By the October 17, 2002

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.

By the October 17, 2002

Leisure

Sparta hits the road

Matt Miller, the bassist for Sparta, recently spoke to Voice Leisure about the band’s current tour. Formed from the remains of the band At the Drive-In, Sparta has since signed to Dreamworks Records and released an EP, Austere, and a new album, Wiretap Scars.

By the October 10, 2002

News

DeGioia declines to sign letter

University President John J. DeGioia declined to sign a statement decrying discrimination against Jewish students on college campuses. The statement, which appeared in an advertisement in the New York Times on Sunday, was signed by 300 university presidents and written in conjunction with the American Jewish Council.

By the October 10, 2002

Editorials

Fair Trade, fair choice

In the past five years, coffee prices have plummeted 70 percent, plunging 25 million Third World coffee farmers into poverty. Small farmers, unable to transport their own coffee, are forced to pay exorbitant amounts to middlemen. As a result, farmers who should be receiving a fair “living wage” of $1.

By the October 10, 2002

News

SNHS welcomes GUS, Centennial Celebration

The School of Nursing and Health Studies welcomed its newest member, GUS Junior, yesterday with a party and demonstration of GUS’s features.

GUS, the Georgetown University Simulator, is a 5-foot-9-inch, 175-pound full-sized simulated patient. Yesterday GUS’s brain lay on the counter as SNHS administrators led a tour past his body.

By the October 10, 2002

Editorials

Time to ask and tell

On Oct. 4, more than 100 students and faculty members at the Georgetown University Law Center gathered to protest the presence of Judge Advocacy Group representatives at the annual Government Interview Week. The demonstrators argued that the presence of the group, which discriminates against homosexuals in the form of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, violates University anti-discrimination policy.

By the October 10, 2002