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Discovering D.C. by bike

Getting oriented on the Georgetown campus as a freshman is no small feat. As you are suddenly swamped by all the fresh demands of college, you’ll understandably decide to prioritize... Read more

Features

“Founded on Displacement”: Housing History in D.C.

Washington, D.C. has many nicknames, from “the District” to “the swamp.” But the city’s most popular nickname is more than just a name—it’s a symbol of centuries of Black community,... Read more

From the Editor

Letter from the editor: Introducing the New Student Issue

Dear Voice readers, Welcome to the New Student Issue: a collection of articles about the joyful, challenging, complicated transition to life at Georgetown. Pondering the weight of this transition, we... Read more

Editorials

Dear Hoyas,

Every August, the Voice’s editorial board offers advice to incoming students on how to adjust to life at Georgetown. Enrolling as a new student means not only finding a home... Read more

Leisure

Julia Fox’s Down the Drain is refreshingly messy in lieu of artificial honesty

Fox flings each volatile event over her shoulder like a Birken bag, strutting off to the next flaming disaster with little hindsight.

Leisure

Fassbinder and Free Verse: A Conversation with Poet Drew Pisarra

Pisarra crafts a collection which commemorates the late director’s work while simultaneously continuing the conversation.

Leisure

A Quiet Place: Day One lands a solid second place for the franchise

In a vacuum, A Quiet Place: Day One is decent. As the third film in this franchise, it fails to justify its existence in any meaningful way.

Leisure

Ha Vay’s Baby I’m the Wolf is a call to the wild you’re gonna wanna answer

On the eclectic, electrifying Baby I’m The Wolf, lightning does in fact strike the same place twice—actually, make that ten times. 

Leisure

Kinds of Kindness’ feral absurdism

Despite the unhinged outer packaging, Kinds of Kindness questions the lengths one would go to feel loved and accepted.

News

D.C. bill aimed at decreasing truancy will increase youth incarceration, advocates worry

D.C. already has among the highest rates of youth involvement in the juvenile justice system in the country. Since April, youth justice advocates have been sounding alarms that a newly-introduced... Read more

Leisure

The Secret of Us embraces uncertainty with open arms

Abrams embraces a new sound on The Secret of Us, while still channeling the familiar heart-aching bluntness that first shot her to fame.

Leisure

“Are we still talking about tennis?”: In Challengers, the answer is always “no.”

What Guadagnino spares in the bedroom, he gives us in spades on the court.

Leisure

Lana Nauphal’s debut album, Wildland, is an ode to self-discovery

Nauphal’s debut album Wildland wields love as a tool for introspection.

Features

Amid a wave of queer TV cancelations, one fandom is fighting back

On the evening of April 11, at the end of primetime, hundreds of voices counted down under their breath. Their fingers hovered over their keyboards, their eyes fixed to the... Read more

Leisure

Off Trail strays from the path of cliché coming-of-age dramas

Zhao lifts the teenage drama out of the typical high school classroom and places it into the wild.

Sports

Everything I Got Wrong In Sports This Year: TIER LIST (Volume 2)

It’s finals season on the Hilltop. You know what that means: Ben making another tier list to avoid doing homework.  However, I must start this second edition of Everything I... Read more

News

Students protest, pitch tents at GW President Granberg’s offices after encampment cleared

Around 250 pro-Palestine protesters from the DMV Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Coalition, Student Coalition for Palestine at George Washington University, and other groups gathered at the intersection of... Read more

News

Seven GU students arrested in GW encampment sweep

Seven Georgetown students were among those arrested early Wednesday morning when police cleared the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University (GW), according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) records. Police... Read more

Leisure

Tender but long-winded, The Tortured Poets Department would shine brighter if abridged, not anthologized

TTPD has a fair share of shimmering standouts that have only improved with time. However, the addition of the anthology tracks significantly watered down the record.

Sports

Earned, not given: Georgetown women’s basketball in year one of the Butts-Haney era

The writing was on the wall: it was time for a fresh start. With four straight losing seasons in the rearview mirror, Georgetown turned to first-time head coach Tasha Butts,... Read more

News

D.C. community reacts to student arrests at GW during Wednesday press conferences

Students arrested at the encampment spoke alongside Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi.) at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building.

News

Arrests made, protesters pepper sprayed as police clear GW encampment

Thirty-three arrests, among them Georgetown students, were made Wednesday morning as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cleared the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University (GW).  Demonstrators from eight universities,... Read more

News

The past three days at GW’s Gaza solidarity encampment

Over a week ago, a coalition of students from universities across D.C., including Georgetown, George Washington University (GW), and American University, established a Gaza solidarity encampment at University Yard (U-Yard)... Read more

Halftime Leisure

So You Think You Can Cry

Hopefully, SYTYCD will return with a more authentic, dance-centered rebrand that uplifts and supports its dancers.

News

Timeline: GW’s Gaza solidarity encampment

Day One: Thursday, April 25 Students from George Washington University (GW), Georgetown, American University, and other schools establish the Gaza Solidarity encampment, which they now refer to as the “Popular... Read more