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Why Can’t I Have a Straw and Other Complicated Questions: Introduction

Listen to our brief introduction to get a sense of our new podcast!

By Maya Durnal and Kayla Nikc March 25, 2021

Philodemic cuts ties with Martin’s Tavern following accounts of racial discrimination

Kristi Riggs shared her account of racial discrimination at Georgetown restaurant Martin’s Tavern via social media on Feb. 26.

By Margaret Hartigan and Paul James March 25, 2021

Voices

Sneaker Flipping: Inclusive community before profit

Sneaker flipping enables the use of technology to exploit a slow-moving system. Now beyond innovative, the practice has become inequitable.

By Nicholas Budler March 24, 2021

News

Mayor Bowser announces launch of D.C.’s first Office of Racial Equity

The office was established as part of the Reach Act, which included sections on racial equity training for D.C. governmental employees.

By Nora Scully March 23, 2021

Movies

Nomadland‘s story of wanderers hits close to home

A story of perpetual travelers and their time on the road seems like it should hold few lessons in a year most spent confined to their homes. Yet Chloé Zhao’s... Read more

By AJ Williamson March 22, 2021

Features

How “Fortress D.C.” became a military barracks

Steel barbs still rest atop the barrier that now surrounds the People’s House. Armored trucks still crowd the streets. Even as 10 weeks have passed since pro-Trump white supremacists raided... Read more

By Paul James March 21, 2021

Halftime Leisure

QUIZ: Which fanfiction website should you log onto tonight?

It’s officially midterm season. Between studying for your next exam and writing that 10-page essay, you are probably in dire need of some good old procrastination material. Why else would... Read more

By Juliana Vaccaro March 21, 2021

Uncategorized

Letter from the Editor

UPDATE: Thanks to the support of our readers and followers, we have redistributed all the Voice‘s funds in under 48 hours. Our staff is so appreciative of the tangible aid you... Read more

By the Voice Staff March 21, 2021

Voices

Misery is tired of company

It almost seems impossible, really, that most of the time I forget about this thing that has sat heavy in my chest for 17 years. There’s no other aspect of my life that is simultaneously so crucial to my internal narrative, and yet so distanced from it. Most days, it feels like my ED belongs to someone else—or millions of someone else's—more than it does to me.

By Anonymous March 21, 2021

Sports

Pro Hoyas: Week of 3/21-3/27

Believe it or not, the NBA is not the only professional basketball league that exists. Many Georgetown men’s basketball alumni have played long and successful careers abroad, and Pro Hoyas... Read more

By Nathan Chen March 21, 2021

Editorials

Georgetown is breaching its own contract to treat workers with dignity

Georgetown must listen to workers' demands for better conditions and actually uphold its Just Employment Policy.

By the Editorial Board March 20, 2021

Sports

Wrecked By Ralphie: Colorado Blows the Doors off Georgetown in Somber Return to NCAA Tournament

The Georgetown men’s basketball team was blitzed by Colorado in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, losing 96-73 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The sweet-shooting Buffaloes (23-8,... Read more

By Will Shanahan March 20, 2021

Features

Touchstone Gallery’s virtual exhibits prove physical art cannot be replaced

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the doors to Touchstone Gallery remain closed to the public. Despite attempts to recreate the beloved experience online, Touchstone’s virtual exhibits fail to inspire... Read more

By Samantha Tritt March 20, 2021

Podcasts

Full Court Press: Season 3, Episode 6

Josh and Nathan are back at it with another episode! They discuss the conclusion of the women’s basketball season and the successful run that men’s basketball has had in the Big... Read more

By Nathan Chen and Josh Klein March 20, 2021

News

Walk Tall: Georgetown student and alumni on their award-winning documentary about wrongful conviction

The documentary, “Walk Tall: A Story of Innocence and Wrongful Conviction,” tells the story of Edward Martinez.

By Ethan Greer March 20, 2021

Halftime Leisure

The strange pleasure of gritter-watching: Scotland’s latest export

The Great Grittish Flake-Off is plowing through Dundee. Sir Salter Scott is somewhere on the M74 heading south. Lord Coldemort and You’re a Blizzard Harry are parked in Dumfries. These... Read more

By Paul James March 19, 2021

Features

COVID-19 deaths are racially disproportionate. But the disparities have been in D.C. all along.

D.C. has an alternate geography hidden to its visitors. Beneath the national monuments, city blocks, historic neighborhoods, and federal buildings lies a map of food deserts, segregation, health care gaps,... Read more

By Sarah Watson March 19, 2021

Performance

Signature Theatre’s Simply Sondheim gives us a taste of what we’ve been missing

A theater is never truly empty. Even when it is not being used, a ghost light sits on stage, illuminating a venue that would otherwise be completely dark. Since the... Read more

By Orly Salik March 19, 2021

Voices

Infographic Wars: How Instagram aestheticizes injustice

In response to Asian-American racism and hate, Allie Cho explores the harms of infographics. The transient, aesthetically pleasing, and performative nature of these posts attempt to solve systematic injustice and are ultimately unproductive and unsuccessful.

By Allie Cho March 19, 2021

News

The Voice sits down with Beto O’Rourke

The Voice sits down with Beto O’Rourke to discuss America's political environment, gun reform, and immigration.

By Jack Pedigo March 19, 2021

Digital Issue

March Digital Issue

Hello loyal Voice readers, We miss you! It has been way, way too long since last we met. However, the Voice stops for nothing! We have new content being published every... Read more

By Roman Peregrino and Annemarie Cuccia March 19, 2021

Sports

Georgetown Wins in Overtime Against Connecticut

Georgetown women’s soccer (7-0-0, 5-0-0 Big East) continued their winning season against the University of Connecticut (4-2-1, 2-2-1 Big East) on Shaw Field in rainy conditions on Thursday. Senior Jenna... Read more

By Natalia Porras March 18, 2021

News

D.C. teacher’s union fights for COVID-19 protective measures, sparks backlash from the city

The tension culminated in the District filing a restraining order against WTU to prevent a potential strike against reopening.

By Maya Kominsky March 18, 2021

News

GUSA Senate begins initial steps of Senate restructuring, supports AAPI community and International Women’s Day

Both the International Women’s Day resolution and act to begin restructuring the GUSA Senate passed unanimously with no abstentions.

By Nora Scully March 18, 2021

Sports

The brand is back: men’s basketball meets Colorado in the big dance

It would’ve been easy to leave, like everyone else had. In the darkest period for Georgetown basketball since the Jack Magee years, it was difficult to be optimistic about a... Read more

By Nathan Chen March 18, 2021

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