Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Sports

The Masterz

William “Hootie” Johnson is not a media-savvy guy. In fact, Hootie, the head of Augusta National Golf Club, the most famous golf course in the country and site of the Masters tournament, is a total idiot. Combine that with his penchant for talking loudly to anyone, and you’ve got a genuine media firestorm.

By the September 19, 2002

Voices

Give this seat to a senior

“Compaq Presario … yup … 1275 … Celeron processor ? C-E-L-E-R-O-N. Yes, they still make those.” The hip technology that once made us the bees knees on campus now dates us as the older generation of students. Once beautiful computer desktops now look gray and boxy next to the smart-looking flat screen thingamajigs that the new students have purchased.

By the September 19, 2002

News

GU for sale

As liberal-minded, idealistic college students, many of us at Georgetown would like to say that we are wholeheartedly against the corporatization of our school. We come to university to learn and to be challenged intellectually?not to be bombarded with corporate logos and sponsorships.

By the September 19, 2002

Leisure

Kaydee tested, Mason approved?

As a sophomore, David Appelbaum (CAS ‘03) wrote an article in The Hoya chronicling the lack of academic and technical support for filmmaking at Georgetown. Tonight, having overcome the very barriers cited in that article two years ago, his new film Representing You will premiere in front of a Georgetown audience.

By the September 19, 2002

News

Student robbed at gunpoint

In the early morning hours of Sunday Sept. 8, a Georgetown student was robbed at gunpoint near the corner of 30th and Dumbarton Streets as he was walking home.

The Georgetown Department of Public Safety issued a campus-wide e-mail this Monday informing students of the incident and advocating caution.

By the September 19, 2002

Leisure

Black House brings slammers to campus

Our ability to use language is one of our defining characteristics as a species. From sounds that become morphemes, morphemes that become words and words that combine to form complex narratives and dialogues, we convey our innermost thoughts and intellectual workings through language.

By the September 19, 2002

News

New metro proposal released

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released an expansion plan Friday that replaces an earlier plan which would have placed a Metro station in Georgetown. In October, 2001, the agency had proposed a new subway line with a station at M Street and Wisconsin Avenue.

By the September 19, 2002

Leisure

Studio reveals Privates

In the contemporary world, Europeans and Americans continually search for ways to come to terms with a shameful history of colonialism and domination. Rather than critically examine this embarrassing past, however, most Westerners are content to compartmentalize and bury the sordid topic altogether.

By the September 19, 2002

News

GU commemorates Sept. 11 anniversary

The University paused in a national moment of silence at 8:46 am Wednesday to commemerate the attacks of Sept. 11. Events, including an interfaith service of prayer, a town hall meeting and a candlelight vigil, were held to offer students an opportunity to reflect and discuss the attacks and their effects.

By the September 12, 2002

Editorials

DPS, spread your wings

The D.C. City Council is scheduled to vote next week on a bill that would allow extended cooperation between campus police and the Washington Metropolitan Police force. The bill would potentially allow the Department of Public Safety to extend its patrol to areas outside of campus that are heavily populated by students, such as Burleith and West Georgetown.

By the September 12, 2002