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What’s happening on campus and in D.C.

Hampton and Torres declared winners

NEWS BY VANESSA MACHIR The latest winners of the 2004 Georgetown University Student Association election are Kelley Hampton and Luis Torres, but this may change on Sunday. The Election Commission will finally consider runners-up Adam Giblin and Eric Lashner’s appeal, originally placed the day after the election.

By the Voice Staff April 1, 2004

Tests reveal lead in townhouse water

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC Unsafe levels of lead were found in the water in several University townhouses, University spokesperson Julie Bataille said Tuesday. However, University officials have already acted to correct the problem. Tests performed over spring break reveal that seven of the 71 university owned townhouses have lead levels exceeding 15 parts per billion in tap water.

By the Voice Staff April 1, 2004

GU Law Professor succeeds Areen

Alexander Aleinikoff will succeed the popular Judith Areen as head of Georgetown’s Law Center, the University announced last Thursday. A former Georgetown Law professor, Aleinikoff will assume the office this June.

Aleinikoff first joined the Georgetown faculty as an adjunct professor of law in 1997.

By the Voice Staff April 1, 2004

Anglican Archbishop addresses atheism

The Most Reverend and Right Honorable Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and Head Primate of all England took the stage at a packed and attentive Gaston Hall to promote interreligious dialogue Monday.

The modestly dressed man, a noted scholar and professor of theology at Oxford University, did not look like the religious leader of over 73 million Anglicans worldwide.

By the Voice Staff April 1, 2004

GU students arrested at GW

D.C. Metropolitan Police arrested Georgetown students Mike Wilson (CAS’05) and Ev Yankey (CAS ‘06) at a protest at the George Washington University campus Monday. Yankey and Wilson were arrested along with nine GW students and face misdemeanor charges after they defied police orders at a protest for workers’ rights at GW.

By the Voice Staff April 1, 2004

Seek Principle

The Hoya’s assault on Kelley Hampton and Luis Torres in their editorial section Tuesday was bitter, vindictive and borderline libelous. But while the editors of Georgetown University’s newspaper of record filled their pages with Academy-esque attacks on two individuals’ character, they missed a wider discussion about due process versus the good of the community.

By the Voice Staff April 1, 2004

579 flags commemorate G.I. deaths

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC Two rows of tiny flags and thousands of beads turned the path from Healy Gates to White Gravenor into a memorial for lives lost in the Iraq War on Tuesday. Students encouraged members of the Georgetown community not to forget the sacrifices that have been made in Iraq or the costs of American leaders’ decisions.

By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004

Private Hoya Web to be shut down

The University announced yesterday it is ordering a controversial new website aimed at students to stop using Georgetown trademarks. The site, Hoya Web, came under fire this week after homophobic postings appeared on the site’s message boards.

The site, which is located at www.

By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004

Students satisfied with GU racism response

After students challenged the administration several weeks ago to address racial tensions on campus, Black Student Alliance members said Monday that they were generally satisfied with the response. BSA President Veronica Root, (MSB ‘04) told the audience that she was, “for the most part, very happy.

By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004

Olson hired without search

Todd Olson can finally unpack his paperweights and picture frames. Provost Jim O’Donnell officially appointed him as Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students on Monday morning. Olson has held that position on an interim status since July 2003.

By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004

Commandos

This month the D.C. Metropolitan Police unveiled a new strategy for fighting crime-going commando. D.C. police officers now have the option to hang up their traditional blue uniforms for new military-style battle fatigues.

The new dark blue uniform is officially referred to as the patrol service uniform and resembles those used by SWAT teams and military troops, minus the camouflage print.

By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004

RIAA lawsuits strike Georgetown

NEWS BY SHANTHI MANIAN The Recording Industry Association of America has brought its fight against file-sharing to university networks, and Georgetown is on the hit list. University Spokesperson Julie Green Bataille confirmed Tuesday that three Georgetown network users are being sued in the latest round of RIAA legal action.

By the Voice Staff March 25, 2004

University housing to be smoke-free

Get ready to smoke your last cigarette indoors. After this year, smoking in any of the University’s buildings will be banned, leaving smokers to the mercy of the elements.

The Office of Housing and Residence Life, in conjunction with Interhall and the Housing Advisory Council, has recently decided to change the University’s smoking policy.

By the Voice Staff March 18, 2004

GU Prof, Film Critic Dies in D.C.

Former Georgetown English professor and film critic, Joel E. Siegel, passed away from spinal meningitis on Thursday. Siegel taught at Georgetown for over three decades and introduced film studies classes to the university. He retired in 1998.

But teaching was only his day job.

By the Voice Staff March 18, 2004

‘Passion’ controversy ignites Georgetown

NEWS BY CHRIS STANTON The whirlwind of controversy and excitement surrounding the record-breaking blockbuster The Passion of the Christ swept onto campus Tuesday as a diverse slice of the Georgetown community shared their reactions to Mel Gibson’s newest film in a panel discussion.

By the Voice Staff March 18, 2004

Spring Break Blotter

A burglar robbed a Georgetown University student’s Village A apartment, on March 10. The thief entered through an unlocked door in the early evening, while the student was at home. The student reported to the Department of Public Safety that a laptop computer, a DVD player, an XBox controller and a blue backpack were stolen.

By the Voice Staff March 18, 2004

Smoking, out

Thanks to the results of the latest alcohol survey, we now know that Georgetown students drink moderately even though they still perceive that the “normal” Hoya drinks excessively. Students Marketing Under-Represented Facts are trying to change this perception, not to prevent moderate drinkers from going wild, but to make the few who do drink too much feel like social deviants.

By the Voice Staff March 18, 2004

Basketball Coach Esherick Fired

NEWS BY CAMERON SMITH Under increased pressure from angry students and fans, Georgetown University President John DeGioia fired men’s basketball Head Coach Craig Esherick(CAS ‘78 and LAW ‘82) on Monday night. DeGioia announced his decision at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, just 13 hours before a scheduled rally calling for Esherick’s resignation and additional funding for the men’s program.

By the Voice Staff March 18, 2004

Hundreds rally to support minorities

NEWS BY CHRIS STANTON A stature of Georgetown Founder John Carroll sat at the center of a group of well over 200 students on Monday morning, as they formed a circle in front of Healy Hall and called on the administration to respond to a series of incidents of racial intolerance that rocked the campus last week.

By the Voice Staff March 4, 2004

Couples say ‘I do’ in Red Square

NEWS BY VANESSA MACHIR “Do you demand equality under the law? Do you promise to fight discrimination in our constitution?” an officiator asked Anna Johansson (CAS ‘06) and Ginny Leavell (CAS ‘05). Dressed in white tulle, surrounded by friends and onlookers, Johansson and Leavell answered “I do.

By the Voice Staff March 4, 2004

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