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The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Sports

What’s your f-f-fantasy

There are 45 seconds left on the clock and the Philadelphia Eagles are up 52-14 on the New York Giants. The G-men have the ball at their 20-yard line. The offense steps onto the field against the Eagles third-string defense. Why am I so intrigued? Why do I refuse to change the channel to a more competitive game? Because I have Jeremy Shockey, the Giants tight end, on my fantasy football team and he needs only 10 more yards to put him over 100 yards receiving for the day: 100-plus yards means big points for my fantasy football team.

By the September 5, 2002

Leisure

NME gushes; we vomit

In art as in life, the problem with being ahead of your time is that you tend to wallow in poverty and obscurity because the rest of the world doesn’t care about you. In our day and age, the problem has been partially remedied. Between the magic of the Internet and the compulsions of hipsters who have nothing better to do with their lives, there are seemingly millions of people spending all of their time trying to find the next obscure, unknown and unloved but nonetheless culturally significant “big thing.

By the September 5, 2002

News

Mayor supports student involvement in ANC

D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams praised student involvement in local politics at the Campaign Georgetown meeting Monday night. Williams, who is a candidate in the upcoming November elections, also discussed the progress made during his term as mayor.

Volunteerism is essential to student relations with the community, Williams said.

By the September 5, 2002

Sports

Volleyball goes 1-2 over weekend

Only returning four players from last year’s Big East Tournament runner-up, the Georgetown Women’s Volleyball team opened up its season this past weekend in East Lansing, Mich. at the Coca-Cola/Michigan State University Volleyball Classic, going 1-2.

The tournament featured the No.

By the September 5, 2002

News

University rejoins library consortium

Georgetown announced this week that it has rejoined the Washington Research Library Consortium, which will allow students, faculty and staff to share library resources with D.C.-area universities.

Membership in the WRLC permits Georgetown affiliates to access resources at American University, The Catholic University of America, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, The George Washington University, Marymount University and the University of the District of Columbia.

By the September 5, 2002

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By the September 5, 2002

News

Track team wants use of field

Georgetown University wants to renovate and lease the track at nearby Ellington Field for the next five years, as the University no longer has an on-campus track. Ellington Field is at the intersection of 38th and R Streets in Burleith, a short distance from the Medical Center.

By the September 5, 2002

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REVENGE!

Thank you for bringing him into my life

Classic rock it, while we have a chance

Only losers CHOOSE to go to foam parties.

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

Sean … it’s just Jarosch

You Southern girls are disgusting.

Why are you watching me iron?

Don’t give Bonus no lines, and keep your hands to yourself.

By the September 5, 2002

Voices

Oh my god! We’re seniors!

Oh my god you guys, I can’t BELIEVE we’re seniors! This is going to be the best year of our lives, I swear. You’re all, like, my best friends, and there’s seriously no one I’d rather have fun with. And there’s so much fun to be had! I mean, senior disorientation is coming up.

By the September 5, 2002

News

Bedfellows?

On Tuesday the Advisory Neighborhood Commission voted in favor of a resolution supporting an act that could do more for Georgetown students’ safety than the Emergency Preparedness Committee ever could. That is, if the Department of Public Safety and the Metropolitan Police Department find themselves to be good bedfellows.

By the September 5, 2002