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

The politics of The West Wing

The appearance of The West Wing cast members Bradley Whitford, John Spencer, Janel Moloney, producer Lou Wells and former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart in ICC Auditorium on Sunday was reminiscent of a walk down the red carpet. In a casual setting, the actors and producer of the NBC series shared their ideas and experiences from the show with Georgetown students in a discussion moderated by Lockhart.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Panel discusses racial profiling

“Sept. 11 has fleshed out where people sit on the fence of racial profiling,” according to Keenan Keller, minority counselor to the House Judiciary Committee. Keller addressed approximately 50 people last Thursday as part of a panel discussing racial profiling.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Fed Up

A few billion here, a few billion there, Hill-topers say, and pretty soon we’re talking about real money. That’s a weight off my back?I certainly don’t want them fretting about responsible spending. No doubt this year’s $4 million earmarked in the transportation bill for bike paths is a non-negotiable.

By the Voice Staff February 28, 2002

Williams addresses UN peacekeeping

Member states of the United Nations often employ peacekeeping missions as a default for actually implementing the right policies or lacking the will to do the right thing, said Abiodun Williams, Director of Strategic Planning in the Executive Office of the United Nations.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Progressive career fair postponed

The Progressive Career Fair organized by GU Pride and H*yas for Choice was suspended by the administration Wednesday night. Groups contacted by students, including Amnesty International, Catholics for Free Choice and the ACLU, will not attend Thursday’s fair as planned.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

OSP administrator to leave

Director of Student Programs Mary Kay Schneider will leave the University to become the associate dean of students at the University of Florida on April 15. She will be in charge of disability, new student programs, and multicultural and diversity affairs.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Catholic leanings

Georgetown is undergoing a tough transition?a transition away from the status quo. At the end of this year, Georgetown will lose its provost, Dorothy Brown, its Director of Student Programs Mary Kay Schneider and its Associate Dean of Students Bethany Marlowe.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Gonzalez examines Corp’s finances

Vice President of Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez has held a series of meetings with executives of The Students of Georgetown Incorporated to discuss his concerns over the corporation’s expenditures. Specifically, Gonzalez raised questions about the amount of money that The Corp spends each year on alcohol for social events.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Execs see need for better GUSA-student relations

At their final meeting as the Georgetown University Student Association’s president and vice president, Ryan DuBose (CAS ‘02) and Brian Walsh (CAS ‘02) said that increased communication between GUSA and the student body as a whole should be a goal of the new GUSA executives in the coming year.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

City council members support LGBTQ proposal

D.C. City Council members have expressed “deep concern over how Georgetown is handling the resource center,” according to advocates of the establishment of a resource center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students on campus.

Resource center supporter and Voice staff member Joe McFadden (CAS ‘02) and two other center organizers met with D.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Improvements to libraries expected

Director of Campus Libraries Artemis Kirk, who took office in August, hopes “to bring the library to the level of excellence of the University.” Kirk spoke in a discussion session Tuesday evening, adding that in her first sixth months, she has developed a vision to expand the libraries’ collections and to improve facilities.

By the Voice Staff February 21, 2002

Bridges/Ayer win easily; Yard soundly defeated

Kaydee Bridges (SFS ‘03) and Mason Ayer (SFS ‘03) won a convincing victory in Monday’s Georgetown University Student Association presidential elections. Over 45 percent of students participated in this year’s online election, a nine percent increase from last year.

By the Voice Staff February 14, 2002

MPD combats wave of crimes in Georgetown

The Metropolitan Police Department has been successful in apprehending several suspects involved in the string of crimes which have recently plagued the Georgetown area.

“There have been only a few cases in the last four months where a suspect hasn’t been apprehended,” Bray said.

By the Voice Staff February 14, 2002

Politics matters, says Carville

James Carville, former political consultant and spin doctor for President Bill Clinton, amused the Georgetown community Wednesday with his opinions of the Bush administration’s first year and American politics in general.

Carville began his speech emphasizing his stance on the war in Afghanistan and the Bush presidency.

By the Voice Staff February 14, 2002

Gonzalez: Center impossible for GU

The establishment of a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender resource center at Georgetown would unavoidably lead to advocacy of LGBTQ issues, said Vice President of Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez in his official written response to students’ proposal for a center.

By the Voice Staff February 14, 2002

Early exit

His is a department whose officers have coerced confessions from innocent people, let their attack dogs loose on homeless immigrants and shot dozens of unarmed men, among them a Howard University student trailed into Maryland from the District. As of March 1, he’ll be in early retirement.

By the Voice Staff February 14, 2002

Students demonstrate against economic sanctions

As students walked to and from class yesterday afternoon, they were forced to detour around the ten or so bodies of their fellow students lying “dead” in Red Square. Every 15 minutes, another student would “fall dead,” clutching a sign proclaiming: “I am not Saddam Hussein” or “Lift the economic sanction NOW.

By the Voice Staff February 7, 2002

Fiber connection break causes Internet outage

The Verizon fiber connection that provides the University with Internet activity was accidentally cut early Tuesday morning, according to University Information Services. Students, faculty and staff on main campus, the Medical Center, Hospital and Law School, as well as University locations on Wisconsin Avenue could not access the Internet from 5 a.

By the Voice Staff February 7, 2002

Latvian president advocates trans-Atlantic alliance

Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the president of Latvia, advocated the necessity for a stronger trans-Atlantic partnership in a speech on Tuesday.

“The shattering terrorist attacks have put partnership in a new perspective,” Vike-Freiberga said. She noted that any country’s security can be threatened at any time, so it is no longer possible for any one country to be self-sufficient.

By the Voice Staff February 7, 2002

Bars to phase out drink specials

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission has reached agreements with two local Georgetown bars to gradually phase out promotional drink specials. The ANC could not reach an agreement with Champions to ban its admission of under-21 individuals into its establishment.

By the Voice Staff February 7, 2002

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