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Point-in-Time Count Surveys Homeless Population

Volunteers shivered as they circled Glover Park, scanned dark alleyways, and scoped out Georgetown’s canal for the second time that night. Ahead, a group of bodies sits perched on a... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Opinion

Carrying On: Deadheads To Doctors

“Psychedelics are to the study of the mind what the microscope is to biology and the telescope is to astronomy,” transpersonal psychology pioneer Dr. Stanislav Grof said. A substantial contingent... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Features

Georgetown’s Long Path to Divestment

Georgetown became one of the first private universities to introduce a plan to fully divest from fossil fuels on Feb. 6 following a board of directors vote. The university will... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Sports

Despite Heavy Losses, Women’s Basketball Looks to Keep Competing

Photo by John Picker/The Georgetown VoiceThe 2019-20 season has been one of hardship for the Georgetown women’s basketball team. After losing their top three scorers from last year, the program... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Features

Ethics Labs, Ivory Towers, and the Philosophy of Change

A single glance at the Georgetown University Ethics Lab is enough to know it does academic philosophy differently. Their pamphlets, the website, the lab itself all show intentional, consistent branding—sleek,... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Sports

Looking Forward: What’s In Store For The Rest Of The Men’s Basketball Season

The Georgetown men’s basketball team is in the midst of the most tumultuous season in recent history, filled with countless highs and lows and marked by scandal. In an up... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Opinion

Ask That “Dumb” Question

The intellectual curiosity and intrinsic motivation that drives this student population is widely suppressed by a competitive academic environment that adamantly demands perfection.

By February 14, 2020

Opinion

Lessons From Aristotle: The Accidents Of Long Distance

Keeping your high school relationship when you go to college is like shuffling a deck of cards. I’ve heard that because there are 52 unique elements to a deck, each... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Editorials

Say no to cashless policies

In the District, restaurants and businesses alike are following an increasing nationwide cashlessness trend, a move that has been met with backlash. At Georgetown, The Corp made the switch in... Read more

By the February 14, 2020

Editorials

Get Lost, Jack Evans

For 10 glorious days in January, Ward 2 and D.C. were rid of Jack Evans. Now, Evans is running for his old seat, and a split field of Democrats threatens... Read more

By the February 14, 2020

Halftime Sports

Each NBA Team’s Worst Draft Pick of the Last Decade: Eastern Conference

Over this last decade there have been a plethora of great and not-so-great draft picks made in the NBA Draft. From high potential busts, late-round sleepers, to sure-thing star players,... Read more

By February 13, 2020

Halftime

QUIZ: What Building At Georgetown Are You?

You see them everyday as you travel around campus. Some are viewed as beloved additions to the campus, causing many students to spend most of their weeks within their walls.... Read more

By February 13, 2020

Movies

Birds of Prey is Pretty Freakin’ Fantabulous

Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) needs a fresh start. When we are reintroduced to the Suicide Squad antiheroine, she has just been dumped by her “puddin,” the Joker. Cocktail-drunk and heartbroken,... Read more

By February 13, 2020

Halftime

A Fourteen Hour Journey Inside O’Donovan’s

Follow the spiritual journey (and gradual mental decline) of Caroline O’Daly as she narrates her journey remaining inside Leo J. O’Donovan Hall for fourteen hours straight. This tale is not... Read more

By February 13, 2020

Opinion

Jesuits And The Church Support Workers — So Why Doesn’t Georgetown?

March 4 marks a year of contract bargaining between Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) and the university, but the future of that contract still seems uncertain. Wages, healthcare, benefits,... Read more

By February 13, 2020

News

Al Jazeera Sponsors Women in Power Town Hall

Al Jazeera’s The Stream sponsored a women in power town hall with women leaders in politics, public service, journalism and activism on Jan. 31. International journalist and broadcaster Femi Oke... Read more

By February 12, 2020

Movies

A Mobster Snitches on the Mafia in The Traitor

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching mob movies, it’s that you never snitch on the mafia. Killing people, stealing, selling drugs, infringing on other mobsters’ territories, or sleeping... Read more

By February 12, 2020

Halftime Leisure

Why Isn’t Eminem Interesting Anymore?

On January 17th, Eminem released his 11th studio album, Music to be Murdered By. The album was met with very mixed reviews from critics, who praised Eminem’s technical command, but... Read more

By February 12, 2020

Sports

No. 19/19 Women’s Lacrosse Dominates Saint Joseph’s In Season Opener

On Saturday, the No. 19 Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (1-0, Big East) started their season on Cooper Field in dominant fashion, defeating St. Joe’s (0-1, Atlantic-10), 19-5. Senior attacker Michaela... Read more

By February 12, 2020

Halftime

Grateful For The Good Place

NBC’s beloved philosophical comedy The Good Place ended its fourth and final season on January 30. The last episode of the series had an extended air time of 65 minutes,... Read more

By February 11, 2020

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Songs For Mardi Gras Season

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is not simply a day, nor just a weekend of crazy parades. Mardi Gras is a season, perhaps even a lifestyle, that officially begins on... Read more

By February 11, 2020

News

Georgetown Bans Travel to China Over Coronavirus Outbreak

The Georgetown administration issued a temporary moratorium on Jan. 28 for all university-related travel to China to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. The moratorium applies to all Georgetown students,... Read more

By February 10, 2020

News

Archbishop Discusses Pope Francis’ Vision for Nuclear Disarmament

Archbishop Silvano Tomasi visited Georgetown to discuss the Catholic Church’s position on nuclear disarmament on Jan. 30.  Tomasi, who formerly held the position of the Permanent Observer of the Holy... Read more

By February 10, 2020

Halftime

Bojack Horseman‘s Finale Gets It Right

Content Warning: references to suicide, depression, and subtance abuse. Contains spoilers for the final season of Bojack Horseman. *** Bojack Horseman is over, and everything is worse now.  I first... Read more

By February 10, 2020

Podcasts

V’s Views from the Hilltop: Episode 2

In the second episode of V’s Views from the Hilltop, Veronica spills the tea on her first Tinder date and gives her opinion on the world of dating apps in... Read more

By February 10, 2020