Editorial Board

The Editorial Board is the official opinion of the Georgetown Voice. Its current composition can be found on the masthead. The Board strives to publish critical analyses of events at both Georgetown and in the wider D.C. community. We welcome everyone from all backgrounds and experience levels to join us!


Editorials

U.S. Senate hearing on D.C. statehood leaves the District disappointed

When a resident of Wyoming—America’s smallest state by population—feels dissatisfied with his or her political representation in the U.S. Congress, she can vote, run for national office, or plead with... Read more

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Voice survey data on student safety awareness reveals disconnect

As one of the safest parts of D.C., Georgetown is not an area in which emergency protocols are often deemed necessary. Nevertheless, a distinct lack of awareness regarding emergency systems... Read more

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Ill-advised D.C. streetcar program wasteful, redundant

Georgetown students making the trek down to H Street NE in the past few weeks likely witnessed D.C.’s latest transit project in action—one that looks straight out of the 19th... Read more

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Obama’s ISIL address targets terrorism and raises questions

Syria. Ukraine. Gaza. Iraq. Recent international crises have presented the United States with nothing but bad choices in terms of foreign policy, and given President Barack Obama a splitting political... Read more

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Freshmen first-offense amnesty is improvement to code of conduct

The Office of Student Conduct announced last week that first-time violations of the Student Code of Conduct that occur during freshman year will no longer be accessible by prospective employers or... Read more

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Denial of visas to Syrian refugee actresses disappoints GU, D.C.

In an abrupt turn of events, 12 Syrian women slated to star in an adaption of a Euripides tragedy produced by journalist Charlotte Eagar, filmmaker William Stirling, and Syrian director Omar... Read more

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MD whooping cough cases prove danger of not vaccinating

Doctors diagnosed whooping cough in three children enrolled in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland last week, though the true number of cases may be as high as nine according to... Read more

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In Ferguson, entrenched social ills in need of dialogue

The cover of this week’s issue of the New Yorker is awash in red and yellow, the silhouettes of protesters with raised arms backlit by the spotlights of a police armored... Read more

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Georgetown should lead on divestment from fossil fuels

The student group GU Fossil Free released the final draft of a proposal titled “Divesting Georgetown’s Endowment from Fossil Fuels” on August 19. The 35-page document is the culmination of a two-year... Read more

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GU and VA Gov. McAuliffe take campus sexual assault to task

As part of a statewide campaign to improve how university officials adjudicate reports of on-campus sexual assaults, Virginia Democrat Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced the creation of a task force... Read more