28^th Installment of ‘Better know a District’, yours!

D.C. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton will be speaking Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the ICC Auditorium. Hosted by the GU College Democrats, Representative Norton will be speaking about prominent District Issues, including her work towards full Congressional voting representation and for full democracy for the people of the District of Columbia.

J.W. Marriott, Chairman and CEO of Marriott International

J. Willard “Bill” Marriott Jr., for over 50 years a leader of one of the world’s largest lodging companies, will speak today from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Lohrfink Auditorium in the Rafik B. Hariri Building. A dynamic speaker, Mr. Marriott is known for his hands-on leadership style and “spirit to serve” philosophy. Students should RSVP to attend. Space is limited.

Saving Lives + Free Nutter Butter Cookies = Amazing

Georgetown University’s Spring Blood Drive is this week in the Village C West Alumni Lounge. The America Red Cross will be scheduling appointments on Monday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Students should register and sign up for a speedy appointment, but walk-ins have been allowed in the past. Each donation can save up to three lives! For additional life-saving opportunities, attend/donate to GU’s 4th Annual Relay for Life, benefitting the American Cancer Society, held this Friday from 7:00 p.m to Saturday at 7:00 a.m.

Voice Photo Contest: an issue you can give to your children

The Georgetown Voice is seeking black and white and color photos for its Annual Photo Contest this week! Winning entrants will be featured In Thursday’s Voice, but runners-up could also get a shout out on Vox. Submit your photos to photo@georgetownvoice.com by Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Required are your name, year, and school – and a short blurb about the photo. The goal is to put together an issue that will make the Dean of the Georgetown College break out in tears.

Photo from Flickr user dbking used under a Creative Commons license

It’s time for the annual Voice Photo Contest! Photography enthusiasts, enter your best black and white or color shots for a chance to have your work featured in our April 15 issue of the Voice.

To enter, e-mail large or high-resolution photos to photo@georegtownvoice.com by midnight on Tuesday, April 13. Please separate black and white from color photos, and include your full name, school and year, and a short blurb about each photo. Don’t have an eye for photography? Join our Facebook group and invite your snap-happy friends!

We can’t wait to see what you send us! For inspiration, here are some of last year’s runners-up:

The Voice‘s Photo Contest 2009 presented an astonishing selection of seven photographs. Many submissions were received for the contest selection, so we’d like to offer up a little more of what wonderful artistic talent was submitted.

“Vertigo” by Talia Sandwick

The Voice is still accepting black and white and color photos from Georgetown students for its annual photo contest! We’ll print our four favorite color photos and four black and white photos in the April 23rd issue of the Voice. Photoshopped creations are not elligible to win, but if we love them we’ll post them on the blog.

Submit to thevoice@georgetown.edu by April 21st! You can view last year’s winners here and the runners-up and photoshopped submissions here.

“Me Jumping” by Chris Svetlik

Attention Georgetown shutterbugs: the Voice is now accepting submissions from students to its 2009 Photo Contest! Submit your best black and white photography to thevoice@georgetown.edu by April 21st. If it’s one of our top four favorites in either category, we’ll print it in our April 23rd issue.

Please note that graphic art – photography hybrids are illegal, but if you submit a really cool one, they may make their way onto the blog along with the runners-up.

Here are last year’s winners—think you can do better?