Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.


Features

Focusing in on our security

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News

D.C. flooded with protests; GU students arrested

Tens of thousands of people participated in marches and rallies this weekend in downtown D.C. in support of causes ranging from anti-globalization to Palestinian solidarity. Hundreds of Georgetown students joined in, and at least two students were arrested for a bike rally early in the weekend.

Editorials

Le Pen is not an option

Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the xenophobic Front National party, has placed second in the the first round of the French presidential election. This was a stunning blow to Socialists and a triumphal moment for the right-wing extremist who campaigned on an anti-immigration and anti-European Union platform.

Sports

The Sports Sermon

No baseball games are guaranteed to end in a timely fashion. At least if you are a quarterback or a point guard and you’re having a bad game, it is sure to end in an hour. However, if you’re a pitcher and you’re having a bad game it could last until tomorrow.

News

Separate club accounts proposed

The Georgetown University Student Association Club and Activities Union voted unanimously Wednesday night in favor of a resolution calling for the creation of independent club accounts at the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union.

The resolution, written by Student Activities Commission Chair Matt Connolly (CAS ‘04), will allow clubs to have their own accounts at GUASFCU for funds that are not given to them by SAC or the University.

Editorials

It’s hotter than hell in Yates

You step inside and hand your card over to the Yates Memorial Field House staff member. Then it hits you. The sweltering air overwhelms you. It’s damp. It’s humid. It’s as hot as hell. Maybe even hotter. It continues as you take your first step down the stairs, and sweat already starts beading on your forehead before you’ve even lifted a weight.

Sports

Bauder at the Bat

The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Georgetown Nine that day; The score stood 30-2 but one inning more to play. And then, when Hokies batters hit the bases full again; A sudden sickly silence fell upon the Hoya men.

For the batter was none other then Brad Bauder at the plate; He had just hit for his seventh; could he make it 8 for 8? He had shattered Big East records; one by one he watched them fall; By the eighth inning already he’d hit three over the wall!

When he stepped into the box an eerie quiet hushed the crowd; Although Bauder stood there silent, people knew his bat was loud.

News

GUSA debates free paper program

After receiving the student survey results from the USA Today residence hall newspaper initiative Tuesday, the Georgetown University Student Association is still debating the status of the program. Some representatives have expressed concerns over the cost of the program and the accuracy of the survey.

Sports

Hoyas rebound with victory over Loyola

The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team soundly defeated Loyola College 15-6 yesterday in their first victory against the Greyhounds since 1973. The victory greatly helps the No. 5 Hoyas in their quest for one of six at-large bids to the NCAA tournament in May.

Sports

Laurendeau: Hoya for life

Junior Jill Laurendeau is a Hoyas fan for life. She loves Georgetown and loves representing the Hoyas in competition. Despite a first year spent battling mononucleosis and several stress fractures in her shins, she remained positive and, according to women’s track and field Head Coach Ron Helmer “has become one of the best middle distance runners in the country.