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New boat house for crew team

A new boat house for Georgetown’s crew team is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2003. Due to increased interest in crew, the team has outgrown the space... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 27, 2001

Younger wisdom

What does the average Georgetown student have in common with a fifth grader from a coastal French town? Not very much, most would say at first glance. But the dozens... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 27, 2001

Sans National?

After a week of debate in the District, the fate of Reagan National Airport is still uncertain. While none of the flights hijacked last Tuesday originated at National, the attacks... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

Public policy professor remembered

A memorial service for Public Policy Institute Associate Professor Leslie Whittington and her family was held Sept. 17 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Whittington, her husband, Charles Falkenberg and their... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

Professors advocate cautious military action

To deal with last Tuesday’s terrorist attacks, the United States needs to use military force wisely and to gain the strong support of the American public, according to several Georgetown... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

Student groups organize to support Red Cross

In response to last Tuesday’s attacks, several student groups organized blood drives and fundraisers to aid the Red Cross. These groups included the American Red Cross Blood Drive Club, Georgetown... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

IMF/World Bank need refocusing

Americans need to be more in touch with their institutions, said Njoki Njoroge Njehu who spoke Tuesday night. A strong advocate for social and economic justice, she said she feels... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

Prayer service honors victims

Students, faculty, faith leaders and District residents gathered on Thursday for an Interfaith Prayer Service of Mourning and Unity hosted by Georgetown University. The event, which was sponsored by the... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

DPS considers expanding Safewalks

The Department of Public Safety is exploring the possibility of permanently expanding last week’s “Safewalks” program, Director William Tucker said. Safewalks began last weekend in response to campus security concerns... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

DeGioia announces new Senior VP

University President John J. DeGioia announced yesterday the appointment of Dr. Spiros Dimolitsas as University senior vice president and chief administrative officer, effective November 2001. “I am confident that Dr.... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

Law Center debus GOCard

Students, faculty and staff at the Georgetown University Law Center have begun to receive the Georgetown One Card (GOCard). The GOCard replaces various cards used for identification, building access, ATM... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 20, 2001

GU campus gathers to show solidarity

Last night approximately 200 students gathered in Dahlgren Quadrangle for a candlelight vigil to remember the individuals who died on Tuesday. The Rector of the Jesuit community, Father Brian McDermott,... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 13, 2001

GU ranked 23rd for third consecutive year

For the third straight year, Georgetown tied with Carnegie Mellon as the 23rd best university in the country according to U.S. News and World Report. Georgetown has been as high... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 13, 2001

GW evacuation planned

Last week George Washington University President Stephen J. Trachtenberg announced that the GW Foggy Bottom campus will close during the Sept. 29-30 World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings, prompting... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 13, 2001

Schall speaks on knowledge

The philosopher’s quest for knowledge never ceases, according to James V. Schall, S.J. “Philosophy leaves us in a state of expectancy,” Shall said, speaking Monday night to approximately 50 people... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 13, 2001

Fight for Bill of Rights continues

Students are organizing an off-campus door-to-door campaign to educate neighbors about methods to ensure students receive equal treatment in the District. At the Sept. 4 meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 13, 2001

Black Tuesday

Tuesday began just like any other day. Students went to their 8:50 a.m. classes and business at Georgetown seemed to run as usual. Little did we know that in a... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 13, 2001

Panel attempts to put tragedy in perspective

Efforts to make sense of Tuesday’s tragic events and discussions on how the United States should respond to them provided the focus for a panel held Wednesday evening in Gaston... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 13, 2001

Capital Offenses

The college years of anyone’s life are not usually associated with a remarkable degree of law-abiding behavior. Nor should they necessarily be; if you think you might reach a point... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 6, 2001

ANC postpones Student Bill of Rights

A vote on a Students’ Bill of Rights was postponed in an Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting Tuesday. ANC Commissioner and sponsor of the bill, Justin Wagner (CAS ’03) said the... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 6, 2001

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