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A deep dive into the most important issues on campus.

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A new mold?

Considering the motivation behind Take Back Georgetown Day

It began last fall, when flyers started appearing around campus, the letters TBGD emblazoned across them. Take Back Georgetown Day was coming to Georgetown: speakers were announced, registration began and, in the weeks just before the conference, a resolution calling for “Academic Freedom” was introduced in the GUSA. Then, last Saturday, ready to take it back, the conservatives came to campus. In the process, they began a controversy over just what free speech means on campus – and then exacerbated it.

By the February 2, 2006

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The Color of Hip-Hop?

Examining race in the District’s campus hip-hop dance troupes

A hard hip-hop beat rattles the old speakers in two corners of the black-rubber-floored room. The windows, clouded with steam, drip with condensation as the members of Groove Theory, a primarily black hip-hop dance team at Georgetown University, swagger through heavy columns of hot air. The leader of the group runs back to the stereo to turn up the music as the dancers pop, lock, grind, wop and slide to Missy Elliot’s “Lose Control.”

By the January 26, 2006

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Why aren’t we mixing?

Take a look at Georgetown’s cafeteria.

By the January 26, 2006

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The Best Movies & Music of 2005

2005 was a good year for music and movies, and we’ve put together a list of our favorites to make sure you don’t miss a thing.

By the January 19, 2006

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Cat Power, _The Greatest_

Critical Voices

By the January 19, 2006

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_Reaching La Presa_

Short Story Contest 2005 Winner

Gavin scrutinized his reflection in the cracked mirror as he combed, then recombed, his hair. He couldn’t decide whether to use gel. It improved his look, but if it melted, it would seem like he was sweating ooze. He decided to risk it and squeezed a copious amount onto his palm. After five minutes, he congratulated himself on the natural-looking wave that had been his goal. He pulled on his blue, flowered board shorts and carefully slipped on a white shirt. He didn’t want to mess up his hair after all that trouble. Before leaving the room, Gavin gave himself four quick spritzes of Polo Sport. He figured it was at least twice as difficult to smell perpetually fresh in Mexico.

By the December 1, 2005

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Georgetown shuts down Navy 72-49

Not since David Robinson led the Middies to the Elite Eight in 1986 had a seven-footer so thoroughly dominated the court in Annapolis, Md. Last Friday, Georgetown sophomore 7’2” center... Read more

By the November 21, 2005

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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

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Smooth transition: Marlow puts up big numbers in Big East

Kieraah Marlow exceeded all expectations and became just as dominant in the Big East as her high school years.

By the November 15, 2005

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Raptor! Raptor! Raptor!

Streaking down the court as fast as my little legs will carry me, clad in flashy blue shorts down to my shins, I hear our point guard call: ‘Raptor! Raptor!’ Raptor was a play of pure genius.

By the November 15, 2005

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The Zen-Master

When the time came, I heeded my call as a coach, well, assistant coach, on my little cousins’ Knicks summer league team in Valley Stream, Long Island.

By the November 15, 2005

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Uni Watch

The 2005- 2006 season brings new prospects for success with a new year. What better way to embrace that than with new uniforms?

By the November 15, 2005

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Solid offseason has Hoyas aiming high

With Thompson at the helm, Georgetown improved from a 4-12 Big East record in 2004 to an 8-8 conference record and 19-13 record overall, advancing to the NIT quarterfinals.

By the November 15, 2005

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2004-2005: Solid start, slow finish

Although the 2004-2005 season did not culminate in an NCAA appearance, many saw the year as a success.

By the November 15, 2005

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By the beard of Zeus! Voice Top 25

Another season of college basketball dawns and here at The Voice we are paying homage to the timeless classic, Anchorman, and our favorite Sports Guy, Bill Simmons. Here’s our top 25: because 60 percent of the time, we’re right, every time.

By the November 15, 2005

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Family Guys

The Hoyas aim for the NCAAs, led by John Thompson III

From Thompson Jr. to Thompson III and Ewing to Ewing Jr.; from the Westchester High School backcourt tandem of Brandon Bowman and Ashanti Cook to the Big East senior backcourt duo; from the comfort of home on the hilltop to culture shock at the southern abode of a loyal teammate: this year’s Georgetown Hoyas are much more than a 15-member team on the hard-court. They are family, members of the close-knit community that is Georgetown basketball.

“We really know what’s going on,” senior forward Brandon Bowman said of the seniors. “But we are more of a family, so everyone voices their opinion equally.”

By the November 15, 2005

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Huskies top of the pack

Drama abounded this off-season for the perennial Big East powerhouse Huskies.

By the November 15, 2005

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These guys are no joke: 4 BE players to watch

Rudy Gay, Gerry McNamara, Taquan Dean, and Allan Ray are the players to watch this season.

By the November 15, 2005

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Women look to prove rankings wrong

This year the Georgetown women’s basketball team stands poised to build on last season.

By the November 15, 2005

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Review: Hoyas fight to highest seed since ’99-’00

Last year, Georgetown ended the regular season with an overall record of 12-16 and a final Big East tally of 7-9. However, the Hoyas conference record was solid enough to land them the sixth seed in the Big East tournament, the team’s highest seeding since the 1999-00 season.

By the November 15, 2005