Archive

News Hit: Budget cuts to affect Alumni Lounge operating hours

Starting Nov. 1, the Alumni Lounge will adjust its operating hours to three days a week for the remainder of the fall semester. This change is part of a transition... Read more

By Shalina Chatlani October 31, 2013

Student Guard Office changes surveillance policy

In an email sent out to student guards on Oct. 23, the Student Guard Office informed its employees that it will allow DPS to use footage from security cameras installed... Read more

By Kenneth Lee October 31, 2013

News Hit: GU tables satellite dorm option

The University has officially taken the satellite dorm off the table in favor of Ryan and Mulledy halls as student housing options, administrators confirmed Monday. This decision comes on the... Read more

By Julia Tanaka October 31, 2013

GU Law Center course sparks controversy

Georgetown University Law Center’s new practicum course set to begin next semester entitled “Regulatory Advocacy: Women and the Affordable Care Act” sparked controversy over the weekend after Catholic media sources... Read more

By Deborah Sparks October 31, 2013

On-the-record with Missy Foy

The Voice sat down Melissa Foy (COL ‘03), the program director of the Georgetown Scholarship Program, to talk about the progress of the growing program. I understand that you graduated... Read more

By Deborah Sparks October 31, 2013

Dick Durbin speaks on immigration

The Lecture Fund hosted Senator Dick Durbin (SFS’66, JD’69), the assistant majority leader of the U.S. Senate, at an event titled “U.S. Immigration Reform 360: ‘Immigration Reform: Where we go... Read more

By Deborah Sparks October 31, 2013

Editorials

Camera use violates privacy of student guards

In an Oct. 25 email to all student guards, the Student Guard Office announced that it would “go over past footage whenever possible to check for failures, to follow policies... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 31, 2013

Editorials

Georgetown should follow D.C.’s lead on weed

Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and ten members of the D.C. Council came forward to support marijuana decriminalization in the District on Oct. 23. A bill co-authored by Councilman Tommy Wells... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 31, 2013

Editorials

Class of 2017 admissions process stays honest

Last week, Georgetown released its annual Admissions Report for the Class of 2017. Keeping with recent trends, the University boasts a remarkably low acceptance rate of 17 percent. In spite... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 31, 2013

Star-crossed lovers get steampunk at Folger Theatre

As the star-crossed lovers brood on opposite ends of the balcony, their families march on stage to stand beneath them. A man in black emerges to narrate the prologue, gesturing to backlit scenes of Verona, before donning his hat, announcing himself the prince, and stepping back to let violent sword-fighting begin in the Folger Shakespeare Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Aaron Posner.

By Emily Coccia October 31, 2013

Big names Pop at Spagnuolo Gallery

Some of the biggest names in the pop art movement, including Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, settled into Georgetown’s Spagnuolo Art Gallery this weekend. Located in the lobby of Walsh, the gallery is showcasing these artists in its newest exhibit, Pop Art Prints. In addition to displaying some of the most iconic pop art imagery, the exhibit also features works that, as curator and Georgetown museum studies fellow Carolanne Bonanno points out, “...are a little more alternative, so that [students] could compare them to the larger names.”

By Dylan Cutler October 31, 2013

Love thine enemy: War games blast off in Ender’s Game

“Ender Wiggin isn’t a killer. He just wins—thoroughly.” Director Gavin Hood brings these words to life in his adaptation of the classic science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. Visually and viscerally, he succeeds in creating a brutal movie about morals and ethics. Ender’s Game tells the story of Ender Wiggin as he moves from an Earth-based military academy to an extraterrestrial base called Battle School, where children are trained to be the military geniuses of tomorrow. The movie takes place after the Formic Wars, an alien invasion that almost destroyed Earth.

By Ryan Vislosky October 31, 2013

Under the Covers: Giving voice to poetry

I attended a reading by prolific contemporary poets C.K. Williams and Stanley Plumly at the Folger Shakespeare Library this Monday, and I was scared. I know nothing about poetry, and, aside from the very little I read in high school English class, I have never branched into the genre. I, like some other nervous readers comfortable in their familiar prose, have avoided meter for far too long.

By Emilia Brahm October 31, 2013

Being white doesn’t mean you’re not Hispanic

At a party early in my freshman year, I told a boy that I was Cuban. He immediately responded, “No you’re not.” As intelligently as I could given the effects... Read more

By Isabel Echarte October 31, 2013

Idiot Box: Smells like teen spirit

I was an awkward teenager. That hardly makes me an anomaly, but the levels of angst accompanying that particular state of being reached the kind of heights that every misfit seems to think is unique to them. Of course, the irony is that this is a fairly universal condition among people navigating new identities and social strata, even as the hierarchies of high school appear to be carved in stone. Everything seems inflated beyond belief, every interaction a subject to be endlessly analyzed, and every embarrassment a potential reason to leave the country.

By Julia Lloyd-George October 31, 2013

Carrying On: Government must join Digital Age

In 2008, President Obama was heralded as the future leader of the digital age. His campaign was the first real internet campaign, combining social media with digital metrics. For those... Read more

By Sara Ainsworth October 31, 2013

It should be okay for girls to like boy bands and video games

Let’s be honest, you don’t hate The Backstreet Boys or Justin Bieber. You don’t hate their music, you just can’t stand their fans. Despite their success, Justin Bieber and One... Read more

By Raina Roberts October 31, 2013

Critical Voices: Kelly Clarkson, Wrapped in Red

Ah, Kelly Clarkson. She stole the show with American Idol, stole our hearts with Breakaway, and stole our praise with Stronger. No? Hyperbole aside, Kelly Clarkson has been around for a while, and there is no denying she’s got a hell of a voice. But as the name may suggest, Wrapped in Red is her first Christmas-themed album, and that’s always a dangerous body of water to tread into.

By Nicole Kuhn October 31, 2013

Federal government transition online poses potential problems

Moving governmental functions onto a collective website could result in security threats and unproductive discourse. Instead of making the government more accessible and streamlined, moving the government online could mean... Read more

By Thomas Schuman October 31, 2013