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On the way back: Homelessness in Georgetown

On January 19, Clark Carvelli was discovered by Georgetown Department of Public Safety officers on land adjacent to University property by Canal Road NW. He was later pronounced deceased of natural causes. He and his friend Joseph Cunningham, along with another person, had been living in the woods between the University and Canal Road for an undetermined amount of time. After the incident, Cunningham said the National Park Police asked him to vacate the woods before the next day.

By the February 2, 2012

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“The University rolled us”: How the administration got what it wanted out of SAFE reform

In early April 2011, the student spearheading the broad “Bring Back Healy Pub” movement had his first meeting with any member of the administration. Chris Pigott (COL ’12), then a GUSA Senator, met with Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson to propose the use of student money to revive the storied bar, which saw its heyday during the 1970s and ‘80s.

By January 26, 2012

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Workers unite: GSC organizes around labor rights

In the spring of 2005, 26 members of Georgetown Solidarity Committee staged an eight-day hunger strike as part of their Living Wage Campaign, a multi-year effort to improve the working conditions of the University’s subcontracted custodial staff. At the outset of the campaign, many custodial workers were not even making minimum wage. According to Gladys Cisneros (COL ’04, MA ‘06), then a member of Solidarity and now an AFL-CIO employee, GSC’s ultimate goal was a wage floor based not on the legal minimum wage, but rather on standard of living.

By January 19, 2012

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Best of 2011

Movies: Drive, Harry Potter, Bridesmaids, 50/50, Midnight in Paris, Super 8, The Muppets, The Help, Moneyball, Contagion Music: Fleet Foxes, Kanye West & Jay-Z, Adele, The Weeknd, Bon Iver, Coldplay, The Decemberists, The Strokes, Childish Gambino, Tom Waits

By the December 1, 2011

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We read the Campus Plan filings, so you don’t have to

After poring over the latest filings against the plan–one from Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E and one joint filing from the Citizens Association of Georgetown and Burleith Citizens Association—the Voice has assembled the main points of conflict and provided some history of the Campus Plan negotiations.

By November 17, 2011

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We’re Back: Men’s Season Preview

Since their magical run to the 2007 Final Four, the Hoyas have entered each preseason burdened by expectations. Analysts and fans have tempered their excitement a bit after four years of first-round tournament exits, but this year’s squad maintains its confident attitude­­—they expect to win.

By November 10, 2011

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A Band of Brothers: Music at Georgetown

In Georgetown, even daytime house concerts attract police attention.When student band Text Message played a daytime house show, they had multiple run-ins with the Metropolitan Police Department. The band tried to take it in stride. “The police disturbances split the show into three 20-minute sets,” Mike Jaroski (COL ’14) said.

By November 3, 2011

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American Autumn: Inside Occupy DC

Walking into the Occupy DC demonstration in McPherson Square on a Saturday afternoon is like entering a beehive. Yells and clanking pots emanate from the kitchen tent. The Welcoming Committee greets visitors from the information booth. Homeless men and women stand listlessly smoking cigarettes.

By October 27, 2011

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Turning in the jersey: student-athletes call it quits

Former Georgetown soccer player Claire Fuselier (MSB ‘13) had her fair share of experiences on the field for the Hoyas in her first two years on campus. Unfortunately, most of those moments weren’t the ones that made headlines. Fuselier, who described herself as more of a practice player, entered 12 games as a substitute and quit the team after her sophomore year.

By October 20, 2011

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Fall Fashion 2011

Let’s face it, after September, Washington gets cold and rainy. It can be really easy to fall into the habit of bundling up without thinking about what you’re putting on. Colorful wool, patterned tights, and thoughtful layering can look great and stave off drizzle to boot. As we segue from fall to winter, rest assured these looks are impervious to the cold.

By the October 13, 2011

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A life in learning: Father James Schall

In the moments before his Elements of Political Theory class, Father James Schall, S.J., stood in the hall, chatting with early-comers about the weather, the readings, and other courses. Schall not only knew all of his current students by name, but also recalled almost all of his recent students. He made introductions among the students standing in front of him, and a large, comfortable conversation started.

By the October 6, 2011

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Lambda rising: How LBGTQ activism came to Dupont

When it was first published in Oct. 1969, the Gay Blade, a gay-centric newsletter that was later renamed the Washington Blade, had a curious distribution strategy. Nancy Tucker, a founding co-editor, personally delivered the issues directly to bars.

By September 29, 2011

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D.C. Students Speak, and D.C. starts to listen

DC Students Speak opened this year’s first general membership meeting with a bit of hometown pride. “D.C. chillin’/ P.G. chillin’/ My name Wale, and I came to get it,” a YouTube video of Wale’s “Chillin’” greeted the 30 or so students who trickled into White Gravenor 206.

By September 22, 2011

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A Global University: Georgetown’s deepening relationship with the Chinese Communist Party

The day after an August exhibition game between the Georgetown men’s basketball team and the Bayi Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association ended in a brawl, University President John DeGioia spoke at a reception for the team at the American Consulate in Shanghai.

By September 15, 2011

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The world changed: Georgetown after 9/11

“I walked past the business center and saw the crawl on the bottom of the television screen that said ‘Flight 77 missing.’ And I did a little bit of a double take.”

By September 8, 2011

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Six people to know at Georgetown

Rev. Christopher Steck, Jennifer Altemus, Mike Arthur, Shiva Subbaraman, Jan Karski, and the students of GERMS: becoming familiar with these six Georgetown fixtures will help anyone learn their way around campus.

By the August 26, 2011

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Photo Contest 2011

Check out the winners to our annual photo contest!

By the April 28, 2011

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Concerts at Georgetown: Then and now

Last Saturday night, a few hundred students gathered in McDonough Gymnasium for the Georgetown Programming Board’s Spring Kick-Off concert, which featured “Let It Rock” singer Kevin Rudolf alongside Los Angeles rapper Shwayze and electro-poppers Dev and the Cataracts.

By April 14, 2011

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Pell Grants in peril: Fighting for funding

While most Georgetown juniors are busy finding an internship or making plans for their last summer as undergraduates, Kelsey Hendricks (COL ’12), has a much more urgent concern: returning to Georgetown for her senior year.

By April 7, 2011

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The style is all yours

Spring at Georgetown brings out the best in most of us, but it’s not sundress season yet. Suit up for interviews, take an afternoon stroll­ in style, and look good for class. You never know what might end up in the yearbook.

By the March 31, 2011