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Saxa Politica: Back too late

The Tombs was packed on Monday night, probably one of the few times during the year that any Monday saw so many revelers. Students living in off-campus residences were reuniting and relaxing with friends after the winter break.

The opportunity to return to Washington a few days prior to the start of the new semester is not shared, however, by the 4,000 students who live on campus.

By the Voice Staff January 13, 2005

Fire!

By the Voice Staff January 13, 2005

Georgetown Ukrainians contemplate election

Over 4,800 miles away from a homeland mired in political crisis, Ukrainian students at Georgetown are awaiting the outcome of a struggle over their country’s leadership that may leave them without a unified nation to go home to.

By the Voice Staff December 2, 2004

Georgetown AIDS Coalition commemorates World AIDS Day

There are 40 million people worldwide who suffer from HIV/AIDS, and the numbers are on the rise, with five million new infections each year.

By the Voice Staff December 2, 2004

Angel Tree project promotes local literacy

This year the Christmases of children living in low income areas of D.C. might be a little brighter thanks to Georgetown’s Angel Tree book drive.

By the Voice Staff December 2, 2004

Living culturally

The American Culture and Politics Living and Learning Community that will debut in fall 2005 bears the mark of Stanford University’s integration of student and faculty life.

By the Voice Staff December 2, 2004

GUSA bylaws approved

The Georgetown University Student Assembly passed a series of much-anticipated changes to campaign bylaws Tuesday night, bringing to a close a process that has lasted three Assembly meetings.

By the Voice Staff December 2, 2004

On the Record with George Packer

Two months after President Bush declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq, New Yorker staff writer George Packer walked the dusty streets of Baghdad. Two trips and three articles later, Packer has witnessed the evolution of the postwar climate.

By the Voice Staff December 2, 2004

Sacrifice fly

Baseball’s imminent arrival in D.C. is practically preordained-the mayor and majority of the D.C. Council support it.

By the Voice Staff December 2, 2004

Georgetown students STAND for Darfur

As 1.4 million Darfurian refugees have been terrorized and driven from their homes, a group of Georgetown students has made it its purpose to publicize the atrocities in Sudan to the Georgetown community.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

GUSA bylaw bash looks for election reform

As Georgetown University Student Association representatives filed out of their meeting Tuesday night, having tabled their long-awaited election bylaw reforms for another week, a plate of brownies lay untouched in the corner.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Lights out for Copley during weekend transformer failure

Many Georgetown students, staff and faculty were left in the dark for much of the weekend when a power outage hit several buildings on campus.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Yasir Arafat’s legacy spurs debate among Georgetown students

The debate over the legacy of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, who died last week, has reached Georgetown, where students still hope for peace in spite of conflicts over the controversial figure.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Keep the flu from you

The University is hedging its bets on beating this winter’s flu through a pack of tissues, four hand sanitizers and an information card on ways to stay healthy.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

Altruistic attorneys

Former Congressman, lawyer and political activist Fr. Robert Drinan, S.J. told a crowd of about 70 pre-law hopefuls Wednesday to engage in their communities and wage war on injustice.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

What can DPS do?

Earlier this week, my roommate noticed several men loitering suspiciously on the corner of T Street in Burleith.

By the Voice Staff November 18, 2004

GUSA tables changes to troubled bylaws

Tuesday night, the Georgetown University Student Association considered a resolution which would streamline its electoral bylaws in order to prevent a repeat of last year’s election controversy involving campaign fines and disqualifications.

By the Voice Staff November 11, 2004

Differences persist over worker benefits

Cecilia Villatoro moved to the United States from El Salvador seven years ago. Six of those years she has spent in the Leavey Center of Georgetown University as a P & R Enterprises employee.

By the Voice Staff November 11, 2004

Baseball proposal forces D.C. government into extra innings

The debate over the plan to bring baseball to D.C. has culminated in a conflict over public financing after a series of sudden counter-proposals within the city council.

By the Voice Staff November 11, 2004

God and the Constitution: On the record with Michael Newdow

Michael Newdow became famous this summer when he challenged the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

By the Voice Staff November 11, 2004

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