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

Housing raffle favors the privileged

In a few weeks, the housing lottery will bring nervous upperclassmen to the brink of obsession—leaving them poring over floor plans, holding awkward negotiations with friends, and triple-checking the Office... Read more

By the October 28, 2009

Editorials

DeGioia disconnected from students

Where in the world is President John DeGioia? A quick Google search shows Georgetown’s president popping up worldwide—in China, or in Davos, Switzerland. Very rarely, though, will a student spot... Read more

By the October 28, 2009

Editorials

Teacher firings call for explanation

An 18 hour D.C. Council hearing last Friday that featured over 100 petitioners proved that tensions are still high in the District of Columbia Public School System over the recent... Read more

By the October 22, 2009

Editorials

FCC should keep the Internet open

Today, the Federal Communications Commission will begin to decide the future of the internet by deciding whether it will make regulations to protect net neutrality. The Commission should insert itself... Read more

By the October 22, 2009

Editorials

Message alerts missing at Madness

Although Midnight Madness is usually a less-than-apt moniker for an event that ends well before the zero hour, the event lived up to the second half of its name Friday... Read more

By the October 22, 2009

Crosswords

Time for military to open the closet

Young voters helped propel Barack Obama into the White House, but at Sunday’s National Equality March on the National Mall, there were no pro-Obama chants coming from the largely youthful... Read more

By the October 14, 2009

Editorials

Campus turned on by power saving

Environmentalism at Georgetown always comes with a caveat. The Intercultural Center is solar-powered, but only partially, and there is no plan to replace the solar panels when they stop producing... Read more

By the October 14, 2009

Editorials

Registrar leaves students waiting

Take a walk through Georgetown’s campus, and it is quickly apparent that students are busy—with clubs, jobs, internships, and, most importantly, classes. Planning ahead of time keeps students from being... Read more

By the October 14, 2009

Editorials

Keep the Circulator on Wisconsin Ave.

In less than two weeks, the cheapest, most reliable, and most convenient transportation option serving West Georgetown will cease to exist. The Georgetown-Union Station circulator will no longer turn north up Wisconsin Avenue after slogging through the congestion of K and M Streets. A victim of short-sighted budget cuts, the Circulator extension was a boon to Georgetown residents and students alike.

By the September 24, 2009

Editorials

Give the SFS’s Map class a chance

While it is understandable that many SFS students feel strongly about this issue––Map is a universal experience for SFS students––it is not wise to protest the changes without giving them a try first. The new course is looking to address Map of the Modern World in a more holistic manner than it had previously; the least we can do is wait for a semester to see if it succeeds.

By the September 24, 2009