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Reevaluate Grading Curves, Assess Students Fairly

For the spring 2019 semester, the McDonough School of Business (MSB) changed its undergraduate course grading guidelines. The previous policy, in place since 2009, specified that the average GPA in... Read more

Leisure

Disneynature’s Penguins Melts Hearts and Expectations

Unforgiving ice and snow bombard the Antarctic tundra. After this storm, the plain is desolate—lifeless. Suddenly, a beak breaks through the blanket of snow. Against all odds, Adeline the penguin... Read more

Features

“No longer in the shadows”: Lavender Graduation exemplifies change on campus

Shiva Subbaraman could not help but chuckle about how much life for LGBTQ students has changed since her first day at Georgetown. “Every which way you can dream of,” she... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Anderson .Paak, Ventura

Anderson .Paak is truly a jack of all trades: a singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. His music incorporates a wide array of influences, building from the foundations of funk gods... Read more

Opinion

Carrying On: The Price of Silence

Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault. Given the highly personal nature of the events discussed in this piece, the author has chosen to remain anonymous. In September 2018, along... Read more

Features

Pivot Program creates opportunities for returning citizens

When DeVaughn Bell was admitted into the Georgetown Pivot Program, he posted a picture of his Georgetown ID alongside his prison ID on social media. His family and friends, he... Read more

Opinion

Campaign With Compassion

Sometimes politics feels like a hellhole. Whether it’s in the Twittersphere, on CNN or C-SPAN, or even just in everyday conversations, it can feel like an inescapable purgatory. This should... Read more

Features

D.C. residents bring racial equity to the city’s climate change conversation

Dennis Chestnut has lived in the far northeast corner of Washington, D.C., since he was born. He speaks with pride about its history as one of the most diverse areas... Read more

Voices

To All the Times I’ve Wanted to Leave the Hilltop

“I’m definitely coming to Georgetown!” A high school senior said this to me a few weeks ago, after I shared my study abroad experience with prospective students and families while... Read more

Halftime Sports

The Voice’s Hockey Experts’ Round 2 Predictions

Our “experts” are keeping score of how many series they predict correctly and incorrectly, though flipping a coin would yield better results than what they’ve had. A bonus is awarded... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Most Xtreme Primate: The Philosophical Implications of the Extremity of Modern Primates

Kubrick was a hack. Cinema is a joke. Everything you think you enjoy should make you feel ashamed. In the year of our Lord 2004 Anno Domini, MXP: Most Xtreme... Read more

News

Administrators seek to clarify university’s new Georgetown Day policies during GUSA town hall

Administrators addressed student concerns about on-campus police presence, Office of Student Conduct sanctions, and the new party registration system for Georgetown Day during an April 15 town hall. The event... Read more

Leisure

Melt Performs at Georgetown, Shows Promising Future

Did you hear? Leavey’s Bulldog Alley is the hottest new concert venue in town. GU Phantoms member Eric Dickstein (C’21) brought his rising band, Melt, to campus on Saturday, April... Read more

Sports

Pitching Scuffles as Hoyas are Routed by George Washington

After picking up two wins over the weekend, the Georgetown Hoyas baseball team (13-27, 2-4 Big East) took a step back on Wednesday, suffering an 18-6 loss at the hands... Read more

Leisure

In Your Shoes Preview: A Collaborative and Original Performance

Last semester, a team of Georgetown professors and students partnered with Patrick Henry College, a Christian institution in rural Purcellville, Virginia, to write and perform a brand-new theatrical piece. In... Read more

Leisure

Long Shot: Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron Shine in Timely Rom-Com

Is Seth Rogen hot? It’s a question that the internet has been asking ever since last November when the usually scruffy actor-comedian tweeted a selfie without his signature scraggly beard.... Read more

Podcasts

Claims from Copenhagen: Men’s Elite Eight Recap, Final Four Preview

Claims from Copenhagen is a podcast hosted by Sports Editor Will Shanahan that offers an alternative way for our listeners to take a pulse on current events in the sports... Read more

Features

On the Record: President DeGioia on Title IX, the GU272, and more

Former editor-in-chief of the Voice, Margaret Gach (SFS ’19) sat down with Georgetown University President John DeGioia (COL ’79) to discuss the biggest campus news of the past academic year.... Read more

Sports

Hoyas of the Week (4/14-4/21)

Welcome to ‘Hoyas of the Week,’ where we take a look at some outstanding performances in the past week across all of Georgetown’s athletic programs. Francesca Whitehurst – Women’s Lacrosse... Read more

Halftime Sports

Champions League Reactions: Quarterfinals Second Leg

This year’s Champions League quarterfinals didn’t disappoint as far as drama is concerned, and I’m definitely looking forward to the semifinals in a couple weeks. Short intro today, simply because... Read more

Sports

Ruedisili and Davis Lead Baseball to Sweep of Rider

The Georgetown Hoyas baseball team (13-26, 2-4 Big East) swept a doubleheader against Rider (13-25, 4-8 MAAC) this Saturday at Shirley Povich Field, claiming their first series sweep of 2019... Read more

Halftime Sports

Women’s Soccer in Spain

Soccer in Spain is a religion. Kids grow up playing and watching it. There is not a single person who has not played at school. It is Spain’s way of... Read more

Podcasts

Fresh Voices: Emma Francois and Isabel Lord on Marriage

In this episode of Fresh Voices, Julia talks with Emma and Isabel about the institution of marriage, female friendship, and if “the one” exists.

Sports

Women’s Lacrosse Squashes Old Dominion

The Georgetown’s women’s lacrosse team (8-7, 3-1 Big East) dominated the Old Dominion Monarchs (3-13, 0-4 Big East) during the whole game to obtain a 18-4 win on Cooper Field.... Read more

Sports

Men’s Lacrosse Eases Past NJIT

The Georgetown’s men’s lacrosse team (10-4, 2-2 Big East) defeated the NJIT Highlanders (2-12) on Saturday by a final score of 23-7. While NJIT would score first just 36 seconds... Read more