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News

SFS professor’s death saddens Georgetown

Georgetown government professor Joseph Lepgold died Monday night in Paris from injuries incurred in a hotel fire over Thanksgiving break. His wife Nikki Dean remains in critical condition in a deep coma, according to Robert L. Gallucci, dean of the School of Foreign Service.

By the December 6, 2001

News

Clark says military not enough

The United States cannot win the war against terrorism through military force alone, said General Wesley K. Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Clark spoke to the Georgetown community on Tuesday about the characteristics of modern warfare and the tactics necessary to win the war against terrorism.

By the December 6, 2001

Features

Affirming Georgetown’s Commitment to Diversity

Today, two lawsuits challenging the affirmative action policy of the University of Michigan will be argued before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In both cases, the plaintiffs take the position that the university’s admissions practices unlawfully discriminate against them, due to the university’s policy to take under represented race and ethnicity into account as a “plus” factor.

By the December 6, 2001

Voices

I need a hit off the old tube

I am an unabashed TV snob. For three years now, I have been that guy who, in response to inquiries on West Wing or quips about The Weakest Link coolly shoots back a disenchanted, “I don’t really watch TV.” I only turn on the idiot box to take in the latest in world news or the occasional highbrow film.

By the December 6, 2001

Editorials

Gonzalez: take a stand on GLBT

On Nov. 14, a group of students met with Vice President of Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez and presented him with a preliminary proposal for the creation of an on-campus resource center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students. The report included statistics reflecting the problems sexual minorities face as well as information that pointed out that, historically, Catholic Church teachings are not imcompatible with sexual orientation.

By the December 6, 2001

Sports

Why Can’t I Score

As corporate lawyers, professional arbitrators, incredibly rich businessmen and the dorky-as-hell Commissioner of Baseball square off regarding the issues of contraction and the collective bargaining agreement this offseason, I find it remarkably difficult, optimist though I may be, to deny the possibility of a work stoppage in the 2002 baseball season.

By the December 6, 2001

Leisure

Midwestern and malcontented: The Corrections

In a 1996 Harper’s Magazine article, Johnathan Franzen quotes another author by asking, “What story is there to tell about the average American whose day consists of sleeping, working at a computer screen, watching TV and talking on the phone?” Battered by the inability of his first two novels to move off the shelves, Franzen questions in his essay whether or not the novel is still able to retain social significance when most Americans pass their days, months and years without ever picking up a book.

By the November 29, 2001

News

Professors discuss speech policy

Members of the Georgetown Committee on Free Speech and Expression addressed students and faculty members Tuesday night to explain the history and goals of the current Speech and Expression Policy and a possible addition to the it. The discussion comes after much debate on the addition which emphasizes that the Vice President of Student Affairs can take away anonymous publications from public distribution places if he considers them “grossly offensive.

By the November 29, 2001

Sports

Table talk

Thanksgiving is the ultimate ironic holiday. You bitch and moan for three weeks prior about traveling to the homes of relatives, about seeing relatives and about maintaining effective conversation with relatives, but in the end you do it and you enjoy it, and your life feels somewhat more complete for having done it.

By the November 29, 2001

News

Entertainment room opens

On Monday, a renovated Village C Formal Lounge opened as an entertainment area designed for student socializing. The lounge currently contains two pools tables, a foosball table, a jukebox, a big screen television and many couches and chairs.

The lounge will be open from 2 p.

By the November 29, 2001