Chris Almeida

Chris Almeida was an editor for The Georgetown Voice and graduated in 2016.

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Yearning for the old Big East

The Big East, the old Big East, was the first league I ever loved. Though, in this conference, the Hoyas sometimes struggled through tough seasons lined with ranked conference opponents,... Read more

By February 27, 2014

Features

Climbing to the summit: The story of five Hoya Olympians

It’s no secret that the Hilltop is teeming with type-A students. Hoyas have ended up at the top of the financial, political, and entertainment worlds. There are a handful of... Read more

By and February 20, 2014

Sports

High hopes again for Nats

“World Series or bust,” said former Nationals manager Davey Johnson. “That’s probably the slogan this year.” That was a year ago. But there was no World Series for the Washington... Read more

By February 20, 2014

Sports

The Sports Sermon: Help is on the way

The Georgetown Hoyas are not out of the NCAA tournament picture, despite what we may have thought last week in the middle of a five-game slide, but it is clear... Read more

By February 6, 2014

Sports

Men’s basketball looks to big matchups in Puerto Rico

This week, the men’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 Big East) leaves the continental United States once again to face the next of their non-conference challenges. With more than a week’s... Read more

By and November 21, 2013

Features

Continuity through Change: Experience and depth guide Hoyas into the new Big East

It’s inexplicable, really. There’s nothing anybody can point to when trying to explain the suffering of the cornerstone of Hilltop athletics. For each of the past six years, the Hoyas’ seasons have been a torturous series of up and downs, each ending in postseason disappointment. So, this season begins with the same question: Will the Hoyas snap out of it?

By November 7, 2013

Sports

Backcourt to the future

This isn’t going to be your average Hoya season. Georgetown basketball usually features imposing big men, and more recently, a lanky swingman. But this year, it’s all about Georgetown’s guards, senior Markel Starks and sophomore D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera. The Hoyas have produced dominant backcourts in the past, but this year’s edition is especially exceptional.

By November 7, 2013

Sports

The Sports Sermon: The return of Big Man U

The Hilltop is famous for producing great centers. Over the past few years, however, this hasn’t been the case. (Valium) What has happened to Big Man U? Since the departure... Read more

By October 10, 2013

Features

Friday Night Plights: The health concerns of club athletes

The medical attention given to club programs is not held to the same standards as that given to their varsity counterparts. Although it has been a concern, these athletes are not given access to a trainer—considered an essential resource at advanced levels of competition.

By April 18, 2013

Sports

Wizards not so bad after all

For the past few years the nightmares of Wizards fans have started with images of Gilbert Arenas miming shooting his teammates during lineup announcements and ended with Michael Ruffin throwing the ball skyward as Steve Buckhantz screamed, “Not possible!”

By April 11, 2013