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Students survive Burleith blackout

NEWS BY JANE ULANOVA While some carefree Georgetown students spent the hurricane rolling around in the mud like happy little piglets, students living outside the campus bubble were busy stumbling over furniture in the dark. The survivors of Burleith Blackout 2003, which started last Thursday night and lasted until Tuesday evening, got to watch the campus twinkle its tantalizing lights as they remained powerless.

By the Voice Staff September 25, 2003

Making the call

Jim O’Donnell got out of bed Friday morning, walked outside his Georgetown waterfront home and saw something he wasn’t quite expecting: warm breezes and blue skies. “My first reaction was, I felt a little sheepish,” said O’Donnell, executive vice president and University provost.

By the Voice Staff September 25, 2003

‘Father Pat’ to leave in December

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC The Jesuit Order is transferring ESCAPE founder Rev. Pat Conroy, S.J. to Beaverton, Ore., just outside of Portland, where he has been appointed superior of the religious community at Jesuit High School.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Robbery suspect nabbed after Prospect break-in

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a suspect for attempted robbery Tuesday at 1:45 am after he tried to enter the first story window of a Prospect street home. After fleeing the scene, the armed suspect ran through several yards before reaching his hiding place.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Democratic congressman speaks frankly

In an unabashed celebration of political partisanship, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) spoke Tuesday evening to a packed room in St. Mary’s Hall to kick off the 2003-04 season of the Georgetown College Democrats. For roughly forty minutes, Frank reflected on his own political experience and defended the idea of political parties and the philosophy of the Democratic Party itself.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

Vouching for D.C.

A banner touting President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” slogan hangs along the fa?ade of the Department of Education’s downtown headquarters. With a school vouchers plan becoming closer to reality for the District, however, perhaps the slogan should be “Every School Left Behind.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

GU battens down for Isabel

NEWS BY LAUREN TANICK Meteorologists, city officials and university administrators all agree: Isabel’s coming, and she’s packing a punch. Enough punch, it seems, for the University to close Thursday to accommodate commuting faculty and staff. According to the Weather Channel, the hurricane is predicted to bring gale force winds and heavy rains by Friday afternoon.

By the Voice Staff September 18, 2003

GUSA official steps down

NEWS BY CHRIS JAROSCH A Georgetown University Student Organization official resigned her post Tuesday. The former New South Project Manager Hannah Powell (SFS ‘05) said that she could no longer work with the GUSA executives after being harassed during the interview process for the university’s board of directors last April.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Our dirty secret

The new Southwest Quadrangle means many different things to many different people. Students see a brand-new dormitory and cafeteria; the Jesuit community sees a new home; and the University’s neighbors see 780 fewer students off campus. Now guess which one of those was the reason the Southwest Quad was built.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Armed robbers hit students’ home

NEWS BY CHRISTIE HAUSER Armed robbers entered the off-campus residence of six Georgetown students Sunday night, stealing valuables while the residents were still in the house.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

DeGioia addresses Arinze speech

Faculty and students had mixed reactions to University President John J. DeGioia’s remarks last Friday when he responded to controversial comments made by Cardinal Francis Arinze at the College graduation last May. DeGioia reaffirmed Georgetown’s “commitment to full inclusiveness and care of each individual,” speaking at an informal meeting with student press.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

GUSA proposes extended GUTS weekend hours

GUSA representatives are working to extend GUTS operation on the weekend. Over the summer, GUSA submitted a proposal to university administrators to lengthen hours and improve service to Dupont Circle.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Hoya goes ‘On the Record’ with Fox News

College Democrats President Mary Gibson (CAS ‘05) got a brief taste of the national spotlight when she appeared on Fox News Tuesday night to debate a conservative student leader from Howard University. For roughly six minutes, Gibson and opponent Adam Hunter debated the strengths and weaknesses of the National Democratic primary contenders on “On the Record” with TV talk show host Greta Van Susteren.

By the Voice Staff September 11, 2003

Campus lockdown policy will end

NEWS BY ROB ANDERSON In an effort to better “balance the need for safety with the interest of fostering community,” Georgetown will relax its residence hall access policies starting Sept. 12, according to a campus wide e-mail sent yesterday by Senior Vice President Spiros Dimolitsas and Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson.

By the Voice Staff September 4, 2003

Weekend worries administrators

NEWS BY ROB ANDERSON Maybe it was the nice weather over the three-day weekend, or maybe it was just the back-to-school excitement. But whatever it was, Georgetown students partied hard last weekend, according to members of the Student Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP).

By the Voice Staff September 4, 2003

Student hit by Mercedes SLK

A vehicle hit transfer student Theo Novak (CAS ‘05) while he crossed 35th Street late Sunday night. Novak, who lives near the intersection of 35th and O Streets, was walking across 35th Street with a group of about four other students night when a woman driving a white Mercedes SLK ran the stop sign and struck him in the left knee.

By the Voice Staff September 4, 2003

New web site launches today

Georgetown is expected to launch a new website today that will consolidate the health and safety resources available to Georgetown students onto one easy-to-use website. The site, be.georgetown.edu, contain contact and location information for University health, counseling and wellness services, and will include general information about issues that affect students, ranging from alcohol abuse and sexually transmitted infections to acne and homesickness.

By the Voice Staff September 4, 2003

$1.2 million grant awarded to GU

Georgetown University’s Community Research and Learning Network (CoRAL) received a $1.2 million dollar grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Wednesday. According to Kathleen Maas Weigert, the Director for the Center for Social Justice, Research, Teaching and Service, the grant money will allow for new full-time staff positions and for new paid student positions.

By the Voice Staff September 4, 2003

DC on Speed

Big Brother is watching you, but not in the way you might expect. It isn’t through John Ashcroft’s hidden cameras in smoke detectors, but rather through a system established to monitor traffic. And this time big brother doesn’t want you to obey-he wants you to pay.

By the Voice Staff September 4, 2003

GU as 7-Eleven?

If you’ve read this week’s cover story about the bevy of new administrators this year, one thought may well have struck you square: When did our top-tier national research university turn into a 7-Eleven? Perhaps that’s an exaggeration: the new Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall may have Starbucks coffee with boutique flavored syrups, but there are no blue raspberry Slurpees yet.

By the Voice Staff August 28, 2003

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