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Vol. 46, Issue 1In this week’s feature, the winner of the Voice photo contest is Tiffany Kaul, for her photo entitled “Watcha Lookin At.” The black-and-white winner is Jeff Haake.

On the Editorial page, the Ed Board decries the restrictions that the University is putting on Georgetown Day, including requiring bag inspections and fencing off Copley Lawn. They note that the measures will drive students’ festivities off-campus, only further aggravating the neighbors.

In News, Eileen McFarland reports on Occupy Movement’s attempt to build strength and reassert its relevance during a general workers’ strike called “May Day” to be held on May 1.

For Sports, Kevin Joesph laments the loss of his hometown New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.

In Leisure, Mary Borowiec reviews the Senior Art Majors Exhibition: 2012 being held in Walsh’s Spagnuolo Gallery and Walsh 102 through May 18. She notes that, through the exhibits, the common character is the depth and emotion of all the senior artists’ work.

This week’s Page 13 offers students tips on how they should prepare for the Administration’s scaled down Georgetown Day.

And, finally, in Voices, Sara Ainsworth writes about how the fictional world of The Hunger Games has recently helped her cope with the stresses of preparing for the real world.

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According to “research” released by the Schick razor company, Georgetown’s male students have the fourth-scruffiest faces in the country.

Only 37.5 percent of men at Georgetown regularly shave, says the shameless ploy to sell razors, which is a number bested only by the University of South Florida, Harvard, and Rutgers.

Our fellow D.C. colleges—American, George Mason, and George Washington—rank fifth, 38th, and 54th hairiest, respectively.

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The Cold War Kids, photo from Flickr user lanadandan used under a Creative Commons license

The Voice’s Concert Calendar has found new life on Vox Populi. Every Friday, we’ll bring you the concerts you don’t want to miss in the next week. Since this one has Saturday concerts, though, it runs today.

There are some great shows to check out in DC during the upcoming week.  You won’t want to miss …

Cold War Kids 

Saturday

The Cold War Kids are touring to support their new album “Loyalty to Loyalty,” and they’ll be at the 9:30 Club this weekend.  According the the 9:30 Club’s website, the show is sold out, but you can get tickets for the right price and the right wink.

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