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Georgetown new member in EPA’s Green Power Leadership Club

Since 2009, Georgetown has been purchasing green energy as part of a larger initiative to reduce the University’s carbon footprint. Because of Georgetown’s work in creating a more environmentally friendly... Read more

By Jeffrey Lin March 21, 2013

On The Record with GUSA Execs Tisa and Ramadan

The Voice sat down Georgetown University Student Association President Nate Tisa (SFS ‘14), and Vice President Adam Ramadan (SFS ‘14), both sworn in Saturday March 16. Why did you decide... Read more

By Matthew Weinmann March 21, 2013

Union Jack: Beyond marriage equality

Last week, many liberals were ecstatic after hearing the news that Senator Rob Portman, the reactionary Republican junior senator from Ohio, had changed his stance to become supportive of gay... Read more

By Cole Stangler March 21, 2013

Long and winding road to NCAA title begins with FGCU

As Jason Clark’s jumper fell short of the rim, Hoya hopes were again dashed in the first weekend of the NCAA tournament as the 2011-2012 squad fell to underdog NC... Read more

By Chris Almeida March 21, 2013

The Sports Sermon: The NFL owners have spoken

Yesterday was voting day for NFL owners as they attempted to clear the slate of issues that needed to be decided before the end of their winter meeting. Of the... Read more

By Steven Criss March 21, 2013

One step forward, one back for men’s lax

There is no better way to start off conference play than with a dominating win in the opener. Georgetown men’s lacrosse (3-3, 1-0 Big East) secured their first Big East... Read more

By Maria Lappas and Joe Pollicino March 21, 2013

Miami Heat’s divine ruler

Just like everyone else, I’ve got the Madness that comes around every March. It’s my favorite time of year; the weather gets nice outside, and I spend all day inside... Read more

By Alex Lau March 21, 2013

Baseball to begin Big East play

March 20 marked the beginning of spring, a time when the nation’s consciousness turns back to its pastime. Luckily for Hoya fans, the Georgetown baseball team aren’t disappointing supporters. The... Read more

By Chris Castano March 21, 2013

Unpaid internships unlawfully exploit Hoyas

The season of applying for summer internships is upon us, and with it come questions about the legality of these positions. Many will be unpaid, forcing cash-strapped students to choose between valuable work experience and making enough money to pay rent. Considering the legal, economic, and ethical status of unpaid internships, the consensus is clear: Pay your interns.

By the Editorial Board March 21, 2013

District living wage legislation shows promise

This Wednesday, businesspeople and activists crowded into City Hall for the D.C. Council’s public hearing for the Large Retailer Accountability Act. This groundbreaking piece of legislation would require large retailers, or firms with stores larger than 75,000 square feet whose corporate parent rakes in profits upwards of $1 billion, to pay their D.C. workers a living wage.

By the Editorial Board March 21, 2013

President disappoints on environmental front

In February, President Barack Obama forcefully declared that the U.S. government can no longer afford to ignore key environmental issues. Unfortunately, EPA insiders have made public that his administration is looking not only to delay implementing clean energy regulation, but also to reduce restrictions and allow for more lenient greenhouse gas emission standards.

By the Editorial Board March 21, 2013

Foreclosure a reminder that four walls do not make a home

We have to be out of our house by August 1. The word “foreclosure” sounds so foreign—it brings to mind images of credit rating agencies and the “millions of Americans”... Read more

By Kat Kelley March 20, 2013

Transparency of social media puts rapists on the record

On Aug. 12, 2012, a 16-year-old girl named Jane Doe woke up naked in a Steubenville, Ohio basement she didn’t recognize. From what I can imagine, she felt shame and... Read more

By Julia Lloyd-George March 20, 2013

Angels of the desert illuminate humanity of immigrants

Walking solemnly into the courtroom on a warm Arizona day, I’m immediately confronted with the smell of sweat and the sight of 40 migrants seated in the rows to my... Read more

By Kendra Layton March 20, 2013

Carrying on: Insecurity of the unknown

Among Georgetown seniors, the conversations tend to get a little repetitive—who did what with whom at Tombs last night, who’s going to Tombs tonight, how awesome it is to be... Read more

By Leigh Finnegan March 20, 2013

Bearcats up first for Hoyas in Big East tournament play

On Jan. 19, a late season collapse appeared to be inevitable for Georgetown men’s basketball (24-5, 14-4 Big East). The Hoyas had lost to the worst team in the Big East, South Florida (12-19, 3-15 Big East), 61-58 and had lost three of their last five games. The team’s second leading scorer and rebounder, sophomore forward Greg Whittington, was declared academically ineligible and was likely out for the rest of the year.

By Keith Levinsky March 14, 2013

Georgetown community reacts to announcement of Pope Francis I

The selection of Pope Francis has been both surprising and thought-provoking for Catholics around the world, but also Catholics here on the Hilltop.

By Claire Zeng March 14, 2013

Leisure

Subversive Polk Street is filled with seasons of love

A hustler wrestling with addiction, a transvestite dancer struggling to conquer her “mind and body” problem, a successful businessman trying to salvage what is left of a crumbling neighborhood, and an “indestructible” Reverend tired of identifying bodies of the ones he loves. These are just some of the stories celebrated in Polk Street, written and directed by T. Chase Meacham (COL ’15). A co-production between Mask & Bauble and Nomadic, Polk Street is inspired by Joey Plaster’s “Polk Street Stories,” a special radio broadcast sponsored by NPR.

By Elizabeth Baker March 14, 2013

Page 13 Cartoons

Leia’s Dining Hall

By Christy Geaney March 14, 2013

Features

A weighty issue: Eating disorders at Georgetown

One. Two. Three. I stood over the toilet, staring down a toothbrush clutched in my hand. I couldn’t stop. I drove the toothbrush to the back of my throat, and I doubled over and gripped the walls of the stall as what was once my dinner burned my insides.

By Caitriona Pagni March 14, 2013

Gtown should pursue serious housing reform

On Feb. 24, GUSA passed a resolution introduced by Sen. Abigail Cooner (SFS ‘16) to increase the transparency of Housing Services' room change policy. While the bill successfully identifies an issue that continues to plague students—the lack of a clear operating procedure for filling housing vacancies—it is limited in scope and effect.

By the Editorial Board March 14, 2013

FinApp draft budget out, only 62 percent of requests met

On Tuesday, March 12, the GUSA Finance and Appropriations Committee released its draft budget, meeting about 62.3 percent of funding requests.

By Matthew Weinmann March 14, 2013