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April 2002

Leisure

‘Danse’-ing queens

Surrounded by a motionless group of uber-indie rockers at a basement party in Pittsburgh, I realized it was sink or swim. My life jacket? The Faint’s Danse Macabre. Only minutes after slipping the shiny disc into a lifeless, tapped stereo that was previously playing some cochlea-combusting trance, new life was synthesized into my soon-to-be dance buddies.

By the April 25, 2002

Leisure

Moby tries to recreate Play‘s success

18, the soon-to-be-released record from electronic pop all-star Moby, has all the symptoms of a crappy second record. It’s a boring, transparent stab at repeating the magic (and commercial success) of the multiplatinum-selling album that established him in the public’s eye.

By the April 25, 2002

Leisure

Wilco returns at long last

It’s nice to think that behind every great album there’s a great story, maybe even a great drama. Wilco endured a bona fide epic in its attempts to release its new album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Here’s the short version: Wilco recorded the follow-up to 1999’s remarkable Summerteeth and presented it to Reprise Records, who freaked over the record’s “uncommercial” sound and refused to release the album without extensive remixing.

By the April 25, 2002

Leisure

Student films showcased at festival

There was no popcorn saturated in delectable globs of canola oil. There were no Sour Patch Kids to throw half-chewed at the screen in the event of boredom. And no one’s feet adhered mercilessly to a layer of slime on the floor. Instead, hosts and ushers in formal dress greeted the audience members upon arrival at the ICC Auditorium last night, for this was no ordinary evening at the movies.

By the April 25, 2002

Leisure

Scorcese’s The Last Waltz a forgettable relic

In 1976, The Band played its last show together at the Winterland theater in San Francisco after 16 years on the road. Filmmaker Martin Scorcese showed up to film the star-studded farewell show and somehow managed to create what many regard to be the finest rock concert film ever.

By the April 25, 2002

Sports

Hoyas rebound with victory over Loyola

The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team soundly defeated Loyola College 15-6 yesterday in their first victory against the Greyhounds since 1973. The victory greatly helps the No. 5 Hoyas in their quest for one of six at-large bids to the NCAA tournament in May.

By the April 25, 2002

Editorials

It’s hotter than hell in Yates

You step inside and hand your card over to the Yates Memorial Field House staff member. Then it hits you. The sweltering air overwhelms you. It’s damp. It’s humid. It’s as hot as hell. Maybe even hotter. It continues as you take your first step down the stairs, and sweat already starts beading on your forehead before you’ve even lifted a weight.

By the April 25, 2002

Editorials

Le Pen is not an option

Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the xenophobic Front National party, has placed second in the the first round of the French presidential election. This was a stunning blow to Socialists and a triumphal moment for the right-wing extremist who campaigned on an anti-immigration and anti-European Union platform.

By the April 25, 2002

Editorials

Credit trouble

By unanimously passing Student Activities Comission Chairman Matt Connolly’s (CAS ‘04) resolution to abandon the current SAC funding system in favor of a new and supposedly more efficient system, GUSA has voted in a potential disaster.

Currently, clubs are supposed to keep money they receive from SAC and money they raise independently in University accounts.

By the April 25, 2002

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By the April 25, 2002