Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Editorials

Pop goes the weasel

Bush’s transformation of his faith-based social service initiative from campaign promise to reality is far from a political jack-in-the-box. It is not surprising that the man who nominated John Ashcroft?who engendered charitable choice with the 1996 Welfare Reform Act?would maintain his commitment to funneling federal dollars to religious organizations. Simply because Bush’s plan should not shock Americans does not mean, however, that it should not frighten them.

By the February 8, 2001

News

GUSA v. Yard

Systems of government rise and fall. Empires and kingdoms have given way to socialism and capitalism. Thirty years ago, the former Yard gave way to GUSA, and now a new... Read more

By the February 8, 2001

Features

Hoyas: Are they for choice?

The battle between Georgetown as a Catholic institution and as a university is perhaps nowhere better shown than in the abortion debate. Georgetown has walked a tightrope between academic freedom... Read more

By the February 8, 2001

Editorials

Act locally (vote!)

We urge the student body to show their strong support for the student activities funding referendum that will be voted on this Friday. One of the glaring weaknesses of Georgetown... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

News

Students to bartend at Hoya’s

Student bartenders will be reinstated on the Georgetown campus this Thursday in an effort to facilitate community building, said Brian Walsh (CAS ‘02). In conjunction with Late Night at Leavey... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

Editorials

Think globally

The findings issued by a panel of 150 scientists from 99 nations at a U.N. conference on global warming in Shanghai last week should strike fear into the heart of... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

News

Vive le maire!

The District of Columbia has long been plagued with idiosyncrasies that belie even the best attempts at explanation. The federal government is the city’s largest landholder, but it pays no... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

Sports

Turnaround

From 16-0 to 17-3. It’s been a rough two weeks for the basketball team. The seemingly invincible team that turned Seton Hall from the tough new team with the bright... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

Voices

Owner of a lonely heart

After the last time I wrote, one of my professors described my article as having one of the “eternal themes of youth.” My friends give me a hard time because... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

Sports

Twister was never this fun

As I write this, my shoulders are aching, a tiny muscle in my back is going into its tenth spasm of the hour and I’m sitting up straighter than I... Read more

By the February 1, 2001