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The Kennedy Center: A new battleground in the culture war over drag

Less than three weeks into his presidency, President Donald Trump ousted billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein as chair of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees and removed longtime president Deborah Rutter,... Read more

By June 1, 2025

Halftime Leisure

The tribe has spoken. Now, it’s our job to listen.

In recent years, gender and racial inequalities within Survivor have become a topic of academic investigation.

By May 31, 2025

Halftime Leisure

From the stage to the syllabus, Georgetown must take South Asian studies seriously

Now, we believe Georgetown University as an institution must supplement this existing programming with more cohesive South Asian scholarship.

By , and May 29, 2025

Features

Fighting a slow collapse, Washingtonians say local journalism is more important now than ever

Remy Peritz was an avid reader of DCist, and would often discuss their content with her friends. “I really liked their local focus,” Peritz said. “DCist was a thing that... Read more

By and May 23, 2025

News

Right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson said Georgetown is “filthy.” A decade ago, he wanted his son to attend.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson took aim at Georgetown in an interview with Ed Martin, who was the interim D.C. U.S. attorney nominee until last week. The conversation aired... Read more

By May 18, 2025

Leisure

On tour, Levitation Room lives up to its name

As diners slowly paid their bills and lazily filed out of Comet Ping Pong, things seemed to be winding down for the night. But in the back of the building,... Read more

By May 17, 2025

Leisure

At Garbagefest, punk isn’t just music. It’s mutual aid.

“If ‘the man’ isn’t going to help our neighbors, we can step up and, together, help each other,” Caroline Weinroth, lead singer of Washington, D.C.-based band Cinema Hearts, said. On... Read more

By May 16, 2025

News

Judge orders release of Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri

A federal judge ordered the release of Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral fellow, in a hearing on May 14. Khan Suri has been held in an Immigration and... Read more

By and May 14, 2025

News

Supreme Court to hear case represented by attorneys from an institute at the Georgetown Law Center

Attorneys from the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP), a nonpartisan institute within the Georgetown Law Center, are representing the respondent in Trump v. CASA Inc., a case set... Read more

By May 13, 2025

News

RA union votes unanimously to certify new contract

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) voted unanimously to ratify their first contract with the University on May 9. This comes a year after Georgetown’s residence assistants (RAs) voted overwhelmingly... Read more

By May 10, 2025

News

Students face challenges in the race for off-campus senior housing

Rylie Hannon (CAS ’27) started looking for senior off-campus housing at the beginning of fall, nearly two years before she planned to move in. While Hannon partially attributes starting the... Read more

By May 8, 2025

News

Khan Suri case to stay in Virginia, judge rules

Detained Georgetown postdoctoral researcher Dr. Badar Khan Suri’s case will stay in Virginia, federal judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ruled on May 6. Giles denied the federal government’s motion to transfer... Read more

By May 7, 2025

News

Georgetown’s affinity graduations honor diversity and celebrate community

As graduation season approaches, many of Georgetown’s communities are preparing for affinity graduations on campus. Georgetown’s many affinity graduations celebrate students’ diversity in sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, and disability... Read more

By May 4, 2025

Sports

Georgetown students say it can be hard to keep a roster as an athlete

Athletes at Georgetown seem to have it all: access to a prestigious academic institution, D1 dreams-turned-realities, and a plethora of articles highlighting their achievements from campus publications. But while they... Read more

By and May 2, 2025

News

“Why Hasn’t Georgetown Divested?”: Students protest Georgetown’s refusal to implement Israel divestment referendum

Around 50 community members gathered in front of Healy Hall on Thursday evening to protest Georgetown’s refusal to implement a student referendum calling on the university to divest from companies... Read more

By and May 1, 2025

News

After first hearing, federal judge delays ruling on Khan Suri case

Federal lawyers and Dr. Badar Khan Suri’s legal team clashed in court Thursday about where the detained Georgetown postdoctoral fellow’s hearing should take place, with federal judge Patricia Tolliver Giles... Read more

By , and May 1, 2025

Leisure

A look into Georgetown’s fashion over the years

Over the many years of Georgetown’s history, student culture has transformed from that of an all-male Catholic institution to the wider breadth of identities, cultures, and perspectives that we share on campus today. Part of this evolution has included fashion, and the ways students have chosen to express themselves. 

By April 30, 2025

News

“Embodied the best of Catholicism”: Georgetown community reacts to Pope Francis’ death

On Easter Monday, the 266th Pope, Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio), passed away at 88 years old. As the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, his 12 year papacy... Read more

By and April 29, 2025

News

Budget roundtable discusses divestment, transparency, and federal funding freezes

Interim Provost Soyica Colbert and University Chief Finance Officer Hari Sastry hosted a roundtable on April 29 to discuss Georgetown’s budget. University officials shared their concerns about the impacts of... Read more

By April 29, 2025

News

Divestment referendum passes; university announces it will not implement demands

Students voted to approve a referendum calling on Georgetown to divest from companies connected to the Israeli military, the GUSA Election Commission announced in the evening on Tuesday, April 29.... Read more

By April 29, 2025

Leisure

On his Cover The Mirrors tour, Ben Kweller invites us to join the band

Kweller transported us into band rehearsal, forming one larger musical organism made of audience and performer. 

By April 29, 2025

From the Editor

The Voice’s Bunn Award winners 2024-2025

Dear readers… The Georgetown Journalism Program held its annual awards reception today at 5 p.m. at Copley Formal Lounge, where it presented the Edward B. Bunn Awards for Journalistic Excellence.... Read more

By April 28, 2025

News

Several Georgetown community members’ immigration statuses reinstated

Georgetown announced Monday on a university webpage that several community members who had formerly lost their immigration statuses or visas had their legal status reinstated. The development comes after the... Read more

By April 28, 2025

Voices

I carry my life in my pocket

My life is tied to a single piece of plastic. Every time I leave home, I anxiously check if it’s still on my person. On the days I forget it,... Read more

By April 28, 2025

Halftime Leisure

A love letter to music in my four years at Georgetown

Paired with every song is a distinct memory of a “who” and “where” at Georgetown, little landmarks for me to remember my college years.

By April 28, 2025