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President responds to medical faculty concerns

The appointment of Dr. Sam Wiesel to the newly-created position of Senior Vice President of the Medical Center and Dean of Clinical Affairs is critical to the fluorishing of the Georgetown-MedStar partnership, University President John J. DeGioia said in his response to a petition submitted by Medical Center faculty.

By the January 31, 2002

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CW?So calling cards and cell phones stink. I may have to get a job just to cover the cost of hearing your soft little voice! Do you want to spend one more night putting your section on the web while I wait for you! Or maybe a night cuddling with me while I’m on duty? Just 4 more weeks! Love, TF

You think I know, but I have no idea.

By the January 31, 2002

Sports

Voice Sports Profile: Jeff the Juggler

“So here is the deal,” first-year student Jeff Civillico (CAS ‘05) said. “I learned to juggle when I was seven.”

At age seven, while visiting colleges for his oldest brother Gene, Civillico was intrigued by the street performers in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass.

By the January 31, 2002

News

Deadline for GLBT center response missed

The deadline that Vice President of Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez set earlier this year to provide his written response to students supporting a resource center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students has passed, say supporters of the center.

Gonzalez has twice proposed a date to provide the response.

By the January 31, 2002

News

Rep. Smith criticizes Roe v. Wade

Representative Chris Smith (R-N.J.) likened the legalization of abortion in the United States to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case to not recognize blacks as legal persons. Smith was a keynote speaker at the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life held at the University this Monday.

By the January 24, 2002

Voices

Shortly thereafter, there was contempt

In order to properly understand why I’m so angry at AT&T, you’ll need a little bit of background.

I guess in order for things to be perfectly clear, we’ll have to go back to the magical month of June in the magical year of 1980. It was a strange time for the United States.

By the January 24, 2002

Leisure

Storytelling another unsettling tale

Todd Solondz makes me cringe. He also makes me laugh, but it is the laughter of discomfort, the laughter that asks, “Did that just happen?” Those who have seen a Todd Solondz film are all too familiar with this feeling. Partly due to this, the three films since his popular debut further reinforce the stereotype of what “A Todd Solondz Film” will be, namely a movie that is controversial, mean-spirited and unsettling.

By the January 24, 2002

News

Keeling stresses need for community

“Am I safe? What can I do? Where do we go from here?” Dr. Richard P. Keeling asked an audience of students and faculty on Wednesday evening in an event for Health, Safety and Justice Week. Keeling, who is the editor of the American Journal of College Health, compared the events of Sept.

By the January 24, 2002

Voices

Falun Gong-a path to one’s true self

Perhaps you’ve seen me sitting out on Healy Lawn, with legs crossed and eyes closed in peaceful meditation amidst the hustle and bustle of the early afternoon. So what is this meditation practice? Is it tai chi? Yoga? Why do I practice it? Actually, this practice is called Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa), and my reasons for practicing it are much deeper than mere stress relief and peace of mind.

By the January 24, 2002

Leisure

Nas returns to form with anti-war statement

Much politically and socially conscious music once emanated from mainstream hip-hop. In recent memory, however, this has not been the case. After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, a list of songs were sent to the major radio programmers in the country, strongly suggesting they not be played.

By the January 24, 2002