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White snow, dark politics

I arrived at Union Station early Monday morning determined to make it back to Georgetown. I had just traveled on a sold-out Amtrak train packed with homebound Washingtonians hoping to beat the worst of the storm.

The station was packed with hundreds of travelers settling in for the night: a family with a baby had secured a corner to sleep in; a throng of students huddled in the waiting area; an elderly couple dozed off on a wooden bench.

By the Voice Staff February 20, 2003

Hoya Kids permit upheld by court

On Thursday, Feb. 6, the D.C. Court of Appeals upheld a building permit which allows Georgetown to host a child-care center on campus. The permit was challenged by local residents after being upheld by the Board of Zoning Adjustment in 1997.

Hoya Kids Learning Center, located in Poulton Hall, offers day care and preschool services for up to 58 children of University students, faculty and staff, including hospital staff.

By the Voice Staff February 20, 2003

First GAAP weekend begins Friday

Two hundred prospective Georgetown students will be on campus this weekend to take part in the Georgetown Admissions Ambassadors Program’s first student-parent activities of the year.

Prospective students who were accepted in the early admissions process were invited to attend either the February early admissions GAAP weekend or one of three GAAP weekends held in April.

By the Voice Staff February 20, 2003

Proposed free, confidential HIV testing denied

Funding for proposed free and confidential HIV screening in the Student Primary Care Clinic was denied by the University Wednesday afternoon, presenting a major setback to the year and a half long effort.

Doctors at the clinic, in conjunction with organizations such as the Student Health Advisory Board and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Working Group, have been working on the project which, according to Vice President for Student Affairs Dr.

By the Voice Staff February 13, 2003

Clinton hosts Young Adult Symposium on campus

President Bill Clinton (SFS ‘68) took the stage in Gaston Hall on Tuesday to cries of “four more years!” Clinton gave the keynote address at his first annual Young Adult Symposium, a conference focused on solving youth issues in the United States, to the enthusiastic group.

By the Voice Staff February 13, 2003

GUSA supports Fair Trade

The Georgetown University Student Association unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night recommending that the University sell Fair Trade coffee at all coffee shops, cafeterias and catering services at Georgetown.

Currently Uncommon Grounds, Midnight Mug, the Starbucks in the Leavey Center, New South Cafeteria and Marriott catering services offer Fair Trade coffee when requested.

By the Voice Staff February 13, 2003

Students robbed one block from campus

On Feb. 2, two students were robbed less than a block from Healy Gates where a Department of Public Safety patrol car is permanently stationed. The students were approached around 5 a.m. on the 3600 block of O Street by two black men in their twenties, one of whom claimed to be a student, according to Lt.

By the Voice Staff February 13, 2003

Provost looks to hire associates

The Office of the Provost hopes to hire two new Associate Provosts by March or April, said Provost James O’Donnell. O’Donnell stated that the two full-time positions are not new and were left vacant by his predecessor, Dr. Dorothy Brown, in order to give him the freedom to choose his own staff.

By the Voice Staff February 13, 2003

Dluhy hopes to foster communication

Despite protests from both students and faculty about the creation of her position, newly appointed Special Assistant to the Vice President Mary Dluhy said that she is confident that she is both needed on campus and qualified to work with Georgetown students.

By the Voice Staff February 13, 2003

GU leads in fuel cell technology

Georgetown has agreed to provide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority with a fuel cell bus to be used on Metrobus routes beginning this spring.

According to a Metro press release, they are currently modifying the bus to make it compatible with Metro transit buses.

By the Voice Staff February 13, 2003

Spending responsibly

Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez is no stranger to budgeting crises. Gonzalez was asked to come to Georgetown at a time when the University was making historic financial changes. Yet Gonzalez has made questionable additions to Student Affairs while neglecting valid student needs.

By the Voice Staff February 13, 2003

Former commissioners recognized

Two Georgetown students were honored Tuesday night for their service on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E. The ANC’s recognition of former Commissioners Justin Kopa (CAS ‘03) and Justin Wagner (CAS ‘03) is the first time students have been recognized for their efforts on the ANC.

By the Voice Staff February 6, 2003

I want to ride my bicycle

I hate people from Kansas. So does the District. Let me explain.

I got my first job at thirteen. I also had my eye on a shiny red bike. So I worked hard, saved up, calculated my interest and planned ahead. I even scheduled time with my mom to drive to the bike shop.

By the Voice Staff February 6, 2003

Three visiting Afghan students missing

Three Afghan students visiting Georgetown for a weeklong U.S.-Afghan relations exchange program disappeared from their Leavey Center hotel rooms the night of Tuesday, Jan. 28. It was not immediately clear where they had gone, though the University confirmed that some of the missing students have family in the United States.

By the Voice Staff February 6, 2003

Panel discusses free speech on campus

Panelists discussed Georgetown’s speech and both the benefits and dangers of free speech on campus at Tuesday night’s Speech and Free Expression Forum.

The panel, composed of Professor of Law J. Peter Byrne, University President John J. DeGioia, University Professor of Linguistics Deborah Tannen, Rev.

By the Voice Staff February 6, 2003

Student groups protest INS policy

About 40 Georgetown students stood in Red Square last Thursday wearing handcuffs and holding makeshift bars to protest a recent Immigration and Naturalization Service policy requiring universities to submit information about students from20 Muslim countries to a comprehensive national database.

By the Voice Staff February 6, 2003

Administration shuts down e-mail

The administration intentionally shut down Georgetown’s e-mail system Wednesday night after discovering that an e-mail containing private information about three students had been accidentally sent to 2,900 graduate students.

According to University Registrar John Q.

By the Voice Staff February 6, 2003

Venezuelan journalist’s speech draws critics

When students and faculty in the Communication, Culture & Technology Program invited Marta Colomina, a Venezuelan journalist and vocal opponent of the Venezuelan government, to speak at Georgetown, they were aware that she was a controversial figure in Venezuelan politics.

By the Voice Staff January 30, 2003

Midnight Mug reopens today after permit trouble

The Midnight Mug, Students of Georgetown Inc.’s new coffee shop located on the second floor of Lauinger Library, is anticipated to reopen for business today at noon.

The coffee shop originally opened on Jan. 21 and ran into immediate regulatory trouble when it was discovered that the University had issued an incorrect Certificate of Occupancy.

By the Voice Staff January 30, 2003

Students call-in to protest U.S. stance on FCTC

Georgetown students participated in a call-in campaign to the office of Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson yesterday in Red Square. Callers were encouraged to ask Thompson not to modify an international tobacco treaty proposed by the World Heath Organization and drawn up through the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

By the Voice Staff January 30, 2003

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