Archive

Official Concern: Big East responds to Big John’s outburst on league officiating

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman responded Thursday to former Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson Jr.’s recent outburst about league officiating following the Hoyas’ Tuesday night win over Creighton. A... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 28, 2016

Voices

An Inspiration Remembered: The Passing of Another Musical Genius

This week the music world lost two great icons — David Bowie and Glenn Frey. Perhaps to most readers, the name David Bowie is more recognizable. However, the latter is... Read more

By Alex Garvey January 28, 2016

Voices

Diversity Beyond the Statistics: Self-segregation among Student Groups

Whether you are thousands of miles away from home, or a D.C. native, university life is terrifying at times. Dropped into the unknown, we often search for the familiar to... Read more

By Charles Evain January 28, 2016

Voices

Shutting Down: Access to Health Care on Weekends

As I woke up on a Monday morning, the lower half of my face swollen to an unnatural size, my immediate reaction was panic. At first, I was panicking because... Read more

By Leila Lebreton January 28, 2016

Editorials

A Need for Numbers: The University’s Sexual Assault Survey

On Jan. 14, Georgetown University launched its first-ever Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate Survey, open to all degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students at the University. This confidential survey will remain... Read more

By the Editorial Board January 28, 2016

Memorial mass honors Fr. Richard Curry, S.J.’s life and legacy

The University held a memorial mass in Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart on Jan. 27 in honor of Father Richard Curry, S.J., who passed away on Dec. 19. A... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz January 28, 2016

Dull Bits Cut Out: The Rising Star of Oscar Isaac

Statistically speaking, if you’re reading this, you’ve probably seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens at least once, maybe even two or three or seven times. While watching the film, you... Read more

By Andrew Gutman January 27, 2016

Features

Behind the Times: Understanding the Health Care of Transgender Students

Last June, Alexa Rodriguez filed a discrimination complaint against MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with the D.C. Office of Human Rights. The hospital had allegedly denied her request for breast implant surgery on the grounds that she is a transgender woman.Rodriguez, Vice President of D.C.’s Latino LGBT History Project, had been referred to MedStar Georgetown for the surgery by her primary care physician at Whitman-Walker Health, a D.C. nonprofit community health center that specializes

By Daniel Varghese and Graham Piro January 27, 2016

Halftime Leisure

No More Burgers: A Five Guys Obituary

Did you hear the Five Guys on Wisconsin is closing? The news hit me like a bolt from the blue. There I was, sitting in Leavey Center, thinking of something... Read more

By Andrew Gutman January 27, 2016

And-Ones: Additional news and notes from Georgetown-Creighton

Welcome to “And-Ones,” the Voice’s post-game notebook for all news, stats, and notes following each Georgetown men’s basketball game. Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson III had much to say about... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 26, 2016

Holy Shot!: DSR’s free throws cap comeback victory over Creighton

They were left for dead. Down 70-59 with 2:32 left, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-8, 6-2 Big East) seemed to be well on its way to its second-straight loss... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 26, 2016

Employees stay on campus during blizzard, face shortage of sleeping space

This weekend, in light of dangerous roads and a closed Metro system, dining and facilities employees were given a choice: stay overnight on campus with compensation for meals, but no... Read more

By Margaret Gach January 26, 2016

GU professors: Congress is ‘willfully disregarding the latest science’

Two Georgetown University professors, Lawrence O. Gostin, JD and Kenneth Lin, MD, MPH, published a Viewpoint online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Jan. 18 arguing... Read more

By Caitlyn Cobb January 26, 2016

Halftime Sports

The Rise of Leicester City

In a Premier League season overflowing with interesting storylines, one the most intriguing must be Leicester City’s meteoric rise to the top of the table. Throughout the first half of... Read more

By Nick Gavio January 26, 2016

Halftime Leisure

The 250: The Departed

Welcome to another edition of the 250! A weekly podcast in which Voice Staffers view a film selected from the IMDb Top 250 and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week,... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt January 26, 2016

Halftime Sports

MLB Offseason Recap

This has been a dynamic offseason so far in Major League Baseball. Several of the game’s best players have been up for grabs—some have changed uniforms, while some have returned to... Read more

By Tyler Walsh January 26, 2016

The Voice’s Big East Weekly Power Rankings: Volume 4

Each week during conference play, the Voice Sports Staff will provide its take on each team’s performance to date. Providence (17-3, 5-2 Big East) Last week’s ranking: 4, ↑ 3... Read more

By The Voice Sports Staff January 26, 2016

We Are Georgetown and You’re Not: Hoyas return home for revenge against Creighton

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (12-8, 5-2 Big East) will take on the Creighton Blue Jays (14-6, 5-2 Big East) Tuesday at Verizon Center. The game is scheduled to tip-off... Read more

By Santul Nerkar January 26, 2016

A New Kind of Old-Fashioned: The Classic Romance of Carol

The thing about most great romances, and romantic films in particular, is how much they rest on what is implied, and how they can fit maximal meaning into minimal gesture.... Read more

By Andrew Gutman January 25, 2016

Halftime

John Scott: All Star, Victim in the League’s Battle Against Fun

I have absolutely no idea what I will be doing the night of Sunday, January 31. Anyone who knows me will tell you that this is because I’ve never been... Read more

By Chris Dunn January 25, 2016

Grin and Bear It: The Revenant is a Tour-De-Force For Its Director and Actors

No one likes a show-off. There are undoubtedly some moments throughout Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant that feel as if the director is simply showing off what he can do... Read more

By Graham Piro January 25, 2016

GUSA, Auxiliary Business Services address dining at Town Hall

On Thursday, Jan. 21, the Office of Auxiliary Business Services and GUSA held a Dining and Meal Plan Town Hall. The speakers outlined what they had learned about dining behavior... Read more

By Lilah Burke and Caitlyn Cobb January 25, 2016