The staff of The Georgetown Voice.
Approximately seven Georgetown students were harassed and assaulted by Metropolitan Police Department officers early Sunday morning for “disorderly conduct.” The two students that were arrested and five that were harrassed are drafting a petiton protesting their treatment and calling for an investigation into the incident.
By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002
by Marsha Chien
Radiohead, Starsailor, Muse, Oasis, Charlatans, Coldplay, Gomez, Travis, David Gray, Stereophonics, Belle & Sebastian, Ballboy, Stone Roses and Badly Drawn Boy are proof that despite declaring independence, Americans still find a place in their hearts for their relatives across the Atlantic.
By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002
The Georgetown women’s lacrosse team is as hot as the D.C. weather, having defeated James Madison, Boston College and William & Mary this week to improve to 11-1 and 4-0 in the Big East. They have also maintained their No. 2 ranking in this week’s BRINE/IWLCA poll.
By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002
An estimated 1,400 college students die each year in drinking-related accidents, according to a report released last week by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
In response to this, and to a recent Harvard report detailing trends in risky alcohol use among college students, a committee of Georgetown students, faculty and administrators have produced strategies to improve alcohol-related problems on campus.
By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002
Last week, MTV2 viewers were treated to a mini-marathon of vintage Nirvana clips to celebrate, what else, the eighth anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. Not only did this probably cause nostalgic sighs across suburban America, but it also likely sparked laments over the spawn of half-ass imitators the band inspired.
By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002
Men’s Lacrosse (9-0 overall, 3-0 ECAC, No. 3 ranking in USILA/STX poll)
The perfect season is still attainable as the Hoyas improved on their undefeated record with a nail-biting 8-7 victory over Hobart College on Saturday. Very muddy conditions and a solid defensive effort from Hobart forced the Hoyas to rely on a more balanced scoring attack than usual.
By the Voice Staff April 18, 2002
Well, seniors, we’re almost there! I can’t believe it’s been four years already! Can you? Why, it seems like only yesterday that I was standing in a stuffy and humid New South dorm room, shaking hands with a complete stranger with whom I was about to spend the next nine months.
By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002
On March 28, D.C. Inspector General Charles Maddox released a 514-page report detailing a series of fundraising inproprieties in the office of Mayor Anthony Williams. According to the report, mayoral aides tapped the accounts of local nonprofits for events and programs that were often politically beneficial for Williams and vigorously solicited donations from organizations with a business interest in the District government.
By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002
After the attacks of Sept. 11, the rhetoric used by American leaders would lead one to believe that those responsible were attacking freedom and democracy, liberty and justice, ideals theoretically intrinsic to an American ideology. The truth is that the terrorists were attacking reckless American hegemony and economic and cultural imperialism.
By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002
The Cloisters West Homeowners Association referred to committee an amendment which could eventually prevent students from living in the Cloisters, a private residential community on Reservoir Road.
According to the association’s president, Jim Kinsella, the association decided Wednesday to defer voting on the amendment, which would prevent more than three unrelated persons from living together in a Cloister townhouse.
By the Voice Staff April 11, 2002