Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.

Leisure

Ben Folds goes orchestral in Bethesda

When the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra took stage at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda last Thursday, they were greeted with an audience clad in t-shirts and jeans rather than the usual black ties.

By the November 17, 2005

Leisure

He’s Bob Saget, bitch!

The man who showed up at George Washington University’s Auditorium Tuesday night was someone entirely different than Full House’s Danny Tanner.

By the November 17, 2005

Leisure

Numbers brighten up Oberst

There’s very little that hasn’t been said about Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst’s diva behavior this year.

By the November 17, 2005

Leisure

Making unitards hot

Eat My Skort – a biweekly column about fashion

By the November 17, 2005

Editorials

Stop stalling on safety

The University tends to solve safety problems quickly. A working call box system? Well, that’s more of a challenge.

By the November 17, 2005

Editorials

Take your children to the movies!

The socially conscious film is making a profitable comeback, with recent movies such as Jarhead, Good Night and Good Luck and Hotel Rwanda focusing on issues of political and social import.

By the November 17, 2005

Editorials

The Sarcastic Third: Men, machines and Marion Barry

When it comes to insane, idiotic publicity stunts, ex-mayor and current city council member Marion Barry totally outdid himself last week.

By the November 17, 2005

Features

Getting Booked

Georgetown students have been going to jail every week for more than 20 years. However, they are not being held for open containers. The volunteers of Georgetown Prison Outreach work with inmates to help them pass their GED high-school equivalency exam, raise their English proficiency skills and most importantly, give them confidence and hope.

“They are shining light in those dark cells,”Jennifer Gainsborough of Penal Reform International said.

By the November 17, 2005

News

GU student sexually assaulted

A Georgetown student was sexually assaulted last weekend, even as the University began “Take Back the Night Week,” dedicated to ending sexual assault on campus.

By the November 17, 2005

News

Anacostia scores soccer venue

The owners of D.C. United made public a proposal to build a stadium, housing, retail space and park land in the area known as Poplar Point.

By the November 17, 2005