Archive

The Corp launches Kill the Cup campaign

The Corp launched a social media campaign called Kill the Cup to reduce the waste created by disposable cups on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Kill the Cup is a project developed... Read more

By Lara Fishbane October 17, 2013

Saxa Politica: Free speech applies to all

When William Blatty (COL ’50) accused Georgetown of acceding to “intolerant orthodoxies,” I, like most of my peers, shrugged it off. Recently, though, I was forced to reconsider. In the... Read more

By Connor Jones October 17, 2013

LGBTQ panel discusses social issues

Outober’s “Beyond Gay Marriage” event brought six panelists to campus to discuss social issues surrounding underrepresented members of the LGBTQ community on Wednesday evening. “We need to reach out to... Read more

By Manuela Tobias October 17, 2013

Editorials

Condom delivery service makes students safer

Today, H*yas for Choice took a positive step forward by establishing a new condom delivery service on campus. The program will let students request condoms and pamphlets to distribute at... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 16, 2013

Editorials

Rights of workers at risk in new Hoya Court

With the introduction of new restaurants in Hoya Court, concerns regarding the extension of the Just Employment Policy to all campus workers have emerged among unions and student activist groups.... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 16, 2013

Editorials

Shutdown shows need for budget autonomy

Over the last few days, the effects of the government shutdown have wreaked havoc on D.C.’s budget. As the Voice went to press it seemed that Congress was moving toward... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 16, 2013

All The Way: Peterson’s family matters

Professional athletics often comes under fire quite for the ever-increasing emphasis on their commercialism. After all, each major American sports league is a massive business that brings in profits that... Read more

By Steven Criss October 16, 2013

Football looks to build on loss against Fordham

This past Saturday, the Georgetown football team (1-5, 0-1 Patriot League) took on the undefeated No.9 Fordham Rams (7-0, 2-0 Patriot League), falling 34-12 despite a strong second half. The... Read more

By Sourabh Bhat October 16, 2013

Xavier too much for men’s soccer

The Georgetown men’s soccer (9-3-1, 2-1-1 Big East) team hit a bump in the road Saturday in Cincinnati when they were defeated 2-1 by the Xavier Musketeers (6-5-2, 2-2-0 Big... Read more

By Chris Castano October 16, 2013

Women’s soccer stumbles

After suffering a loss to Marquette last year in the 2012 Big East Tournament Championship game, 1-0, the Georgetown women’s soccer team (11-1-2, 3-1-1 Big East) was primed for revenge... Read more

By Emmy Buck October 16, 2013

Page 13 Cartoons

What if the rat problem became… AN EWOK PROBLEM???

By Dylan Cutler, Hamilton Steve and Mark James October 10, 2013

Beauty shouldn’t be standardized at expense of identity

Last month, talk show host Julie Chen revealed on The Talk that she had undergone plastic surgery on her eyes after being told by both her boss and an agent,... Read more

By Julia Tanaka October 10, 2013

Carrying On: Give me some privacy, please

There’s nothing more exciting than when an old institution learns new tricks. Georgetown has recently made a number of strides in integrating modern technology into University life—GUTS and SafeRides now... Read more

By Sara Ainsworth October 10, 2013

It’s time for industrialized nations to reject neocolonialism

We trekked through the Amazon Rainforest, kicking up the mud with our boots, wielding our machetes, and avoiding the danger in our path. Don Gregario, an Ecuadorean farmer and my... Read more

By Shalina Chatlani October 10, 2013

U.S. education gets low marks: City Year provides better model

It’s only 8 a.m., but my calves are already on fire. Sun lights the apartments lining the streets of Mattapan, Mass., a suburb of Boston. My backpack jostles on my... Read more

By Ian Philbrick October 10, 2013

Georgetown Management System fails to pay student workers

Georgetown Management System has systematically failed to pay weeks’ worth of overdue wages for some of its student workers. The late wages for Student Housing and Activity Facilities workers was... Read more

By Rhiannon Greene October 10, 2013

University hosts Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica

After national monuments closed due to the government shutdown, the Georgetown University Student Veterans Association and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation arranged with the University to bring The Wall That... Read more

By Lara Fishbane October 10, 2013

CULP creates new tenure-line faculty position

The School of Foreign Service’s Field Chair of Culture and Politics, Shiloh Krupar, announced in an email to all CULP majors on Tuesday the creation of a new tenure-line faculty... Read more

By Manuela Tobias October 10, 2013

Leo’s workers discuss labor issues at Georgetown

A group of workers at Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall sat down with students to hold a discussion about labor conditions at Georgetown on Tuesday evening. The event, organized in... Read more

By Shalina Chatlani October 10, 2013

City on a Hill: The white man’s football

Usually, I stay away from writing about sports. It’s not a personal aversion. I’m as much of a fan as the next guy. I just like to leave it to... Read more

By Gavin Bade October 10, 2013

The District’s record stores will spin you right round, baby

If you’re fed up with pseudo indie, overpriced, and pretentiously displayed record collections, despair no more. The Voice has uncovered some gems that are sure to satisfy your craving for... Read more

By Joshua Ward and Shalina Chatlani October 10, 2013

Newton’s Noodles proves derivative

Newton’s Noodles just added two items to the District’s gastronomic lexicon: the Fuzu and the Chork. No, this isn’t a culinary fable, but the new joint may be able to leave you with a lesson on how to do Asian-infused, fast-casual dining right.

By Joshua Ward October 10, 2013

Like half of American marriages, A.C.O.D. ends in failure

The day-to-day struggles familiar to children of divorce—like scrolling through a voicemail list only to find alternating angry messages from mom and dad—are fodder for comedy in the cute and sappy new film, A.C.O.D. (Adult Children of Divorce).

By Sarah Quincy October 10, 2013