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A History of One Night Stands

Midway through Vagabond Improv Comedy’s show on October 18th, the stage in Bulldog Alley in the Leavey Center has turned into utter pandemonium. One performer is beating his chest and hurling another performer onto the floor, while a third is whirling around dizzyingly on one foot, and a fourth is obliviously tying his shoe. It is one of those bizarre, spontaneous scenes that can’t be replicated, a had-to-be-there moment, and the audience is eating it up. For the remainder of the show, students clutch their sides and roar with laughter. By any standard, the performance is a success.

By October 22, 2009

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Balancing silent days and noisy nights

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer During a typical afternoon in the Atlas District, the businesses along H Street NE are closed, windows shuttered, and doors locked. The only crowds... Read more

By October 15, 2009

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Fall Fashion 2009: Punch with Color

This fall, get off the ropes and into the ring with vibrant pieces that pack a visual punch. Bright tights that show off your shapely stems will catch people off... Read more

By October 8, 2009

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“I had never intended to get involved in the election.”

Voices boomed from the rooftop on the drive to the Tehran airport. “Allah Akbar (God is great)! Death to the dictator! Death to this government that misleads people!” As we drove farther into southern Tehran the voices continued. My grandmother whispered to me, “This was how it was like at night in the months leading up to the Revolution.”

By the October 1, 2009

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Georgetown’s finances find solid footing

Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) was on the warpath. In 2008, Grassley, the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, had perceived a disturbing trend in higher education: colleges and... Read more

By September 24, 2009

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Playing hard on and off the field

Last Saturday night, dozens of freshmen packed into a house on 36th Street for the first of the many parties that the men’s rugby team will host this year. Within the house were friends of the team and about fifty energetic rugby players, especially boisterous after enjoying an afternoon of violent sport. The testosterone-laden hosts introduced their guests to rugby chants and traditions, in a scene probably resembling Animal House more than anything the freshmen had seen in their short time on the Hilltop. In the end, freshman likely came away with an impression that Georgetown’s rugby players are all play and no work.

By September 17, 2009

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Freedom of the Press: The Hoya’s struggle to buck the University

On March 31, the day before April Fools’ Day, Max Sarinsky (COL ’09), then chair of The Hoya’s Board of Directors, received an e-mail that his newspaper had been awaiting for over five years and dreaming about for decades more. Meeting in two days, it read. Bring your pens. Let’s make a deal.

By the September 10, 2009

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From dry to debaucherous: Georgetown through the ages

It was late August, and students returning to Georgetown from their summer vacations were shocked to find that the campus party scene had become the polar opposite of what it had been only the previous spring. The administration had introduced a new drinking policy, eliminating the tacit approval that students had long felt they had received from the school to work hard and party harder. Suddenly, Georgetown students faced keg limits, party registration deadlines, and ominous sanctions against anyone who facilitated underage drinking. Student resentment grew as campus security gained notoriety for party-busting, and the party scene languished, culminating in student protests. The administration, students felt, hadn’t just made it harder for underage drinking to take place—the administrators had violated Georgetown’s very culture.

By September 3, 2009

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Be Cool.

If you’re the kind of freshman that we once were, then by the time you read this, you’ll already have committed at least one faux pas that you’re desperately trying... Read more

By the August 28, 2009

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Photo Contest 2009

By the April 23, 2009

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To Catch the Wind: Georgetown Sailing Tacks and Jibes

Mike Callahan (SFS ’97) will never forget his first sailing practice at Georgetown-not that he especially wants to remember it. Over Labor Day weekend of 1993, Callahan-a talented skipper who... Read more

By April 16, 2009

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D.C.’s Professional Protesters

Andrew Bestor isn't crazy, but since June 2005, he has spent his weekday mornings holding picket signs and passing out pamphlets to Capitol Hill commuters outside of Union Station. Wearing a crisp tie and bulky, professorial glasses, the middle-aged former Boeing employee earnestly disseminates his home-made literature to harried Hill staffers, hoping just one of them will pause and let him make his case. Today, despite his well-groomed appearance and relatively inoffensive-though rather cryptic-sign stating "Cap and trade is C.I.A. bone," most walk past, dismissing him as just another fanatic.

By April 2, 2009

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The Voice Turns 40!

The Voice has reached middle age. This month, after decades of free exercise of our free speech, Georgetown University's weekly newsmagazine turns 40. To celebrate, we've collected some of the best, most controversial, and most entertaining work of our young history.

By the March 26, 2009

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Life After Politics: Georgetown’s Wonkish Professors

Don't let his role in the North Korean nuclear negotiations, former position as a high-level national security advisor to George W. Bush, or admiring Washington Post profile fool you: Victor Cha is just another run-of-the-mill academic.

By March 19, 2009

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Spring Fashion 2009: Recession Rustic

This spring, fashion goes back to basics with clean lines and bright, cheerful colors. Think Recession Rustic (never mind that the jacket costs $500)-it's the spirit of low-key simplicity that counts. Glitzy jewels and fussy florals are out, and playful, down-home ensembles are in. Get your inspiration from all-day breakfasts, petting farms, and good clean fun for a fresh-scrubbed look that's one part Lolita, two parts Punky Brewster. For him, basic denim gets a twist when overalls and cut-offs are accented with chunky hardware. Mix and match your favorites from last season for a fresh, playful mix. As for accessories, think workman's wear: those sturdy boots are great for muddy spring days. For her, pull-on dresses and one-pieces herald a return to kindergarten chic, and unlike previous seasons, there's no one silhouette. Structured pieces like blazers and belts balance flowing tops and are accented by splashes of color and bold accessories. Natural fabrics, like fresh cotton shirts or oh-so-supple leather jackets, reign. Sunny days may still be miles away, but bright colors pop even better against gray skies!

By March 5, 2009

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Dollars and Sense: UDC’s Tuition Showdown

Every time University of the District of Columbia President Allen Sessoms tries to speak to the crowd assembled in the auditorium of Building 46, seventy students rise and turn their back to him. These are the members of Operation Save UDC, and they have been standing for much of the past two hours, attentive to every detail of the public meeting of the Board of Trustees that is underway. They have reason to be vigilant; the trustees are voting on a proposed 86 percent tuition increase for the students of the University.

By February 26, 2009

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GUSA Senate: the Few, the Proud

"Senate debates are usually controlled by about six people," Johnny Solis (SFS ‘11) said. The five others are members of what Solis only half-jokingly calls "the ‘Bro' clique": not exactly Senate elite, but powerful, vocal senators who often see eye-to-eye.

By February 19, 2009

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Dance Dance Revolution: Georgetown’s Ballroom Dancing Team

The music began, a quick four/four. Dryden counted the beats aloud for me through her broad smile as she led me through the steps I had learned a little over an hour ago. How did I get here? A mere 24 hours ago I had become an honorary member of the Georgetown University Ballroom Dance team. But hell, three weeks before that day they weren't even in my periphery.

By February 12, 2009

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Saturday Night Fever: six hours on the beat with DPS

This past weekend, I shadowed several DPS officers on patrol, to see the typical Georgetown weekend from the perspective of the officers paid to keep students safe. What follows is an account of my night on the force.

By February 5, 2009

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Community & Disunity: scrutinizing diversity at Georgetown

You might say Brian Kesten (COL ’10) is on a mission from God. He certainly would. One night in early October 2007, Kesten was lying in bed praying before he... Read more

By January 29, 2009