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Amnesty Director calls for a safer world

Drawing frequent applause and chuckles from an audience of well over 100 students and faculty, Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director spoke Monday on the importance of reasserting human rights in a war-torn world.

Dr. William Schulz criticized the Bush Administration’s alleged transgressions against human rights both at home and abroad, and called for a more multi-lateral approach to fighting terrorism.

By the Voice Staff February 12, 2004

Gallucci praises Tenet speech

In his accommodating, well-lit office Wednesday, Robert Gallucci, Dean of the School of Foreign Service, unpacked CIA Director George Tenet’s (SFS ‘68) Feb. 4 speech. Gallucci praised both the content of the speech and its delivery.

“I think he wanted his audience to understand that there are limits to what you can expect from intelligence,” Gallucci said.

By the Voice Staff February 12, 2004

What’s missing

The Super Bowl halftime show taught us controversy can refresh even the most predictable things. Recent issues of campus newspapers provide many such examples.

Videotaping: Town-gown conflict has existed as long as there has been a gown. In Medieval times, students at Oxford took to the streets with clubs and pitchforks to repel angry town mobs.

By the Voice Staff February 12, 2004

Drink lead

Don’t drink the water-there might be lead in it. Last summer, tests of D.C.’s water supply indicated that the lead concentration in thousands of homes exceeded federal levels. While this alone would not be a huge problem-steps can be taken to lower lead levels-the District’s response to the problem warrants concern.

By the Voice Staff February 5, 2004

Students erect wall in Red Square

NEWS BY DAN JOYCE A 30-foot tall plastic wall cast an intimidating shadow over an otherwise sunny Red Square at Wednesday afternoon’s rally against Israel’s construction of a barrier intended to stop Palestinian terrorists. Georgetown students and faculty experienced a small part of the disruption and tension in the Middle East as they navigated among camouflaged protesters wielding posters and megaphones, role-players asking them for identification, counter-protesters distributing flyers and the enormous gray wall itself.

By the Voice Staff February 5, 2004

MPD confirms videotaping legality

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC In the latest development in the continuing videotaping controversy, the Metropolitan Police Department has affirmed the legality of the practice and negated the claim that Georgetown residents were responsible for a proposal that residents videotape unruly students.

By the Voice Staff February 5, 2004

RAs criticize alcohol policy changes

Members of Residence Life and a few students discussed changes proposed to Georgetown’s alcohol policy at a town hall meeting Wednesday in Sellinger Lounge.

The lack of a student presence, with the exception of resident assistants, was noticeable at the event, which was hosted by the Disciplinary Review Committee.

By the Voice Staff February 5, 2004

Students inaugurate temporary New South space

After months of reconstruction, a simple, undecorated lower level of New South was finally unveiled Tuesday night.

The temporary floor plan consists of two new dance studios and two large, carpeted, white-walled rooms. A scattering of tables and a few chairs were all that remained of the former cafeteria.

By the Voice Staff February 5, 2004

Insiders and Outsiders

Candidates for the Georgetown University Student Association Presidency and Vice Presidency debated, and many times politely agreed, about Georgetown issues in preparation for next Monday’s election. The debate, which lasted approximately 90 minutes, covered an exhaustive range of issues of concern to the candidates.

By the Voice Staff February 5, 2004

Georgetown avoids RIAA subpoena

NEWS BY LAUREN TANICK Georgetown University has escaped the latest round of lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group for civil liberties on the Internet.

By the Voice Staff January 29, 2004

University drops apparel contract

NEWS BY VANESSA MACHIR The discovery of workers’ rights violations in a Lands’ End factory in El Salvador prompted Georgetown University not to renew its contract with the company this year. Lands’ End, whose contract with Georgetown expires this January, was responsible for manufacturing apparel bearing the Georgetown University logo.

By the Voice Staff January 29, 2004

New head honchos at the Corp

Students of Georgetown, Inc. is under new management. The Corp announced the appointment of three new chief executives for 2004 on Friday.

Christine Werner (MSB ‘05), Brian McGovern (CAS ‘05), and Keith McNamera (MSN ‘06) will assume the respective positions of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

By the Voice Staff January 29, 2004

Loose nukes prompt discussion in ICC

The march to war in Iraq demonstrates that the proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction undoubtedly remains of central concern in the minds of policy makers everywhere.

This concern manifested itself most recently at the Paul C. Warnke Conference on Arms Control in the ICC, where U.

By the Voice Staff January 29, 2004

Senate investigates GU alum

Prominent Georgetown Alum Manuel Miranda (SFS ‘82) is caught at the center of a Capital Hill controversy over the improper circulation of Democrats’ memos. Sergant-at-arms William Pickle is investigating how correspondence between Democratic Judiciary Committee members was leaked to the press.

By the Voice Staff January 29, 2004

Growing up

Last December, as I anxiously waited in a jam-packed theater for the lights to dim and “The Return of the King” to start, I suddenly noticed some youngsters yelling the word “penis” louder and louder.

The routine is familiar to me because I too was once a perpetrator.

By the Voice Staff January 29, 2004

GU grad involved in deadly D.C. crash

NEWS BY DAN JOYCE and VIN MCGILL A recent Georgetown graduate slammed into the back of a car carrying five passengers on Sunday night, killing a student from American University. Shelly Wentworth (NHS ‘03) is free on bail and faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.

By the Voice Staff January 22, 2004

Santorum calls for abortion ban

NEWS BY CHRIS STANTON Calling the debate over abortion “the fundamental moral issue of our time,” Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) took the stage in the ICC Auditorium on Wednesday to affirm the right to life. He invoked his belief in God to justify his desire to outlaw abortion.

By the Voice Staff January 22, 2004

Then Secret Service, Now VP

Georgetown has become increasingly aware of terrorist threats over the past two years. Efforts to safeguard the campus have gained new strength with the arrival of Dave Morrell, the new Vice President for Safety, on Nov. 1. Morell is responsible for the planning and execution of all safety measures taken at the University.

By the Voice Staff January 22, 2004

DeGioia says endowment remains utmost concern

Money and space are the largest obstacles the university faces today, President John J. DeGioia said last Friday. Accompanied by Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson, DeGioia outlined his vision for this semester at a meeting with student media.

Informally dressed and relaxed, DeGioia predicted an eventful spring at Georgetown.

By the Voice Staff January 22, 2004

We All Recall

It has been over three months since California Governor Gray Davis was ousted in an unprecedented recall election. Now, there is another recall effort afoot right here in the District. A citizens’ group calling themselves “Save our City” has organized an effort to unseat D.

By the Voice Staff January 22, 2004

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