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

D.C. moves closer to marijuana decriminalization

Lawmakers in the District of Columbia made another significant stride toward the decriminalization of marijuana last Wednesday when the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the D.C. Council... Read more

By the January 23, 2014

Editorials

Chemical spill reveals unacceptable neglect

About two weeks ago, a storage tank owned by mining chemical manufacturer Freedom Industries spilled 7,500 gallons of chemicals—4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol (MCHM) and polyglycol ether (PPH)—into the Elk River in Charleston,... Read more

By the January 23, 2014

Editorials

Unemployment benefit extension is essential

In its monthly labor report released on Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that the United States generated a mere 74,000 jobs in December—a disappointing number for economists who... Read more

By the January 16, 2014

Editorials

Adjunct professor Scheuer crosses the line

In a recent column published on his own website, Georgetown adjunct professor Michael Scheuer seemed to endorse the assassinations of President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron. Borrowing... Read more

By the January 16, 2014

Editorials

House anti-abortion bill targets poor women

On Jan. 9, members of the House held a hearing on HR7, otherwise known as the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) led the House Subcommittee... Read more

By the January 16, 2014

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Measured divestment proposal shows promise

On Sunday, Nov. 24, the GUSA Senate voted 17 to six to pass a resolution endorsing GU Fossil Free’s divestment proposal.The proposal is the latest product of an almost year-long dialogue between administrators and the students of GU Fossil Free, and its successful marriage of the realities of the endowment with the moral imperative Georgetown has to divest deserves nothing less than GUSA’s support.

By the December 5, 2013

Editorials

‘Smoke of Satan’ video breaches student privacy

During GU Pride’s Coming Out Day celebration this year, two unidentified high school boys affiliated with the conservative Catholic organization the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and... Read more

By the December 5, 2013

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Minimum wage hike will benefit D.C. workers

The D.C. Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to raise the minimum wage in the District to $11.50 an hour. The bill, if signed by Mayor Vincent Gray, would make D.C’s... Read more

By the December 5, 2013

Editorials

Master planning needs more student interest

The University administration held several master planning events this week intended to engage the student body on housing issues such as sustainability. While the Voice applauds the University for ramping... Read more

By the November 20, 2013

Editorials

D.C. jail suicides show lack of inmate care

D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells  (D-Ward 7) opened a hearing on Nov. 7 to investigate a report released by the Department of Corrections on in-custody deaths in the District’s Centeral Detentions... Read more

By the November 20, 2013