Archive

University endowment declines three percent

The university’s endowment dropped from $1.53 billion in fiscal year 2015 to $1.48 billion in fiscal year 2016, according to a study of American and Canadian universities by the National... Read more

By Noah Telerski March 31, 2017

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Pushes a Deeper Question

The name Judas is universally recognizable. Though it has obviously gained recognition through centuries of retelling the story of Jesus of Nazareth, it has become synonymous with one word: traitor.... Read more

By Carlos Miranda March 31, 2017

National Portrait Gallery Tells Story of America Through Reopened America’s Presidents Installation

With its reopening and new additions, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s America’s Presidents exhibition traces the legacy of the American presidency through 44 holders of the office. After closing for... Read more

By Sahil Nair March 31, 2017

Ramin Djawadi is T.V. Score Composition’s First Rock Star

John Williams. Hans Zimmer. Ramin Djawadi. This last name might seem out of place after the first two, both of whom are veritable giants in the film score industry. But... Read more

By Daniel Sheehan March 31, 2017

Features

In Chartered Waters: School Choice in the District

“We certainly are keenly aware of the fact that you have choices and your children can go anywhere,” Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Antwan Wilson said... Read more

By Caitlyn Cobb and Isaiah Seibert March 31, 2017

Editorials

Change is Required for Club Diversity

The Voice has a diversity problem. We are not alone in this—as the recent op-ed in The Hoya about the lack of diversity in GUASFCU made clear. Yet when we... Read more

By the Editorial Board March 31, 2017

Editorials

High Civilian Casualties Draw Concern

In March 1969, the Voice was founded in response to the Vietnam War, a conflict that had inflicted heavy civilian casualties. On April 27, 1971, this editorial board wrote, “We... Read more

By the Editorial Board March 31, 2017

Features

Classics Department Translates Letter on Sale of 272 Slaves

A group of around 20 students and faculty from the Classics Department recently finished an English translation of an 1836 Latin letter from the Society of Jesus headquarters in Rome.... Read more

By Katya Schwenk March 31, 2017

Features

No Longer ‘Safe From Science’: Dissecting science visibility and increasing course requirements

When most people hear the words “Georgetown University,” they think of international relations, government, and business, headlined by the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and the McDonough School... Read more

By Caitlin Mannering March 31, 2017

Halftime Sports

The Sports Sermon: MLB Season Preview

In this episode of the Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio, Graham Piro, and Alex Boyd discuss expectations and predictions for the upcoming Major League Baseball season.

By Nick Gavio, Graham Piro and Alex Boyd March 31, 2017

Opinion

Campus Speaker’s Anti-Muslim Language Raises Concern

I am a Muslim, an immigrant, and a woman of color. On the campus of Georgetown University last month, I was silenced in the name of free speech. On Feb.... Read more

By Mobashra Tazamal March 31, 2017

Opinion

Stay-At-Home Motherhood, a Choice Worthy of Respect

Would you rather be married or have a successful career? Be honest. Now imagine a typical female college student. She’s average height and has long hair. Her guilty pleasure is... Read more

By Jessie Yu March 31, 2017

Carrying On

Carrying On: ‘That Was Racist’ Can’t Be the End of the Conversation

Liberals, myself included, are in a well-documented crisis. Friction between progressives dominates my news feed more than arguments across ideologies. Divides have opened between focus on identity politics and economics,... Read more

By Gustav Honl-Stuenkel March 31, 2017

Track Takes: Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”

Kendrick Lamar has dropped another unexpected track just a week after his viral hit, “The Heart Part 4.” Laced with varied beats and wide-ranging subject matter, “The Heart” was met... Read more

By Gustav Honl-Stuenkel March 30, 2017

DNC leaders discuss millennial engagement

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Tom Perez and Deputy Chair Keith Ellison discussed the future of the Democratic Party in a conversation with Mo Elleithee, executive director of the... Read more

By Maddie Vagadori March 30, 2017

Rev. Katsouros discusses Jesuit education at Arrupe College

The Rev. Stephen Katsouros, S.J., founder and dean of Arrupe College, underlined the importance of giving everyone a chance to access higher education during the third annual Bernardin Lecture, sponsored... Read more

By Allegra Hahn March 30, 2017

In Defense of Country Music

Oh, country music, the black sheep of the music industry. If someone did a survey, I bet they would find that 80 percent of CHARMS profiles say, “I love all... Read more

By Zoe Abrahm March 30, 2017

Trailer Takes: Justice League, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and Baby Driver

Justice League: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cxixDgHUYw Anne: Usually I give superhero movies a lot of hate (one can only watch white men save the world so many times), but even I am not... Read more

By Halftime Staff March 29, 2017

CV: Goldlink, At What Cost

As it currently stands, the world of hip-hop revolves more or less around three musical nexuses: LA, Chicago, and Atlanta. King Kendrick and his TDE label reign supreme on the... Read more

By Daniel Sheehan March 29, 2017

GSC holds protest during GAAP weekend

Members of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) held a protest to raise awareness of the working conditions that laborers in Nike factories faced as admitted students and their families attending... Read more

By Noah Telerski March 28, 2017

The National Gallery of Art’s Writing Salon Provokes Creative Thought

On Saturday, a group of of mostly older D.C. residents sat on blue butterfly stools facing Jean Miro’s The Farm for the third session of this season’s Writing Salons at... Read more

By Laura Isaza March 28, 2017

Shameless is TV’s Hidden Gem

There is no denying that we are currently living in a golden age of television. All one needs to do is look at lists of the most watched shows of... Read more

By Dajour Evans March 28, 2017

The 250: Se7en

This week on the 250, host Danielle Hewitt talks about the David Fincher classic Se7en with Halftime writer Eman Rahman.

By Danielle Hewitt March 28, 2017