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

GU fumbles response to summer rape

On July 10, 2009, a Georgetown student was raped at her residence on the 3500 block of O Street, according to a report filed with the Metropolitan Police Department. Most of the student body, however, could be forgiven for not understanding the gravity of the event. Georgetown’s Department of Public Safety’s subsequent Public Safety Announcement, released five days later, described the incident as a “sexual assault,” a vague term whose varying degrees of seriousness can indicate anything from groping or fondling to rape.

By the August 28, 2009

Editorials

Work with the town, help the gown

Historically, Georgetown University’s ten-year plans have exacerbated the already-tense relationship between the school and its neighbors. This year, as the University looks to create and submit its plan for 2010-2020, is no different.

By the August 28, 2009

Editorials

University debuts poor man’s Gmail

When the University switched to Hoyamail on Tuesday, most students probably did not mourn the death of its predecessor, GUMail. An e-mail server run by Google, Hoyamail comes with over 7,000 megabytes of storage space—a welcome boost from the paltry 20 megabytes GUMail provided for students. But Hoyamail is a deliberately crippled version of what it could be, preventing students from taking advantage of all the applications Google offers.

By the August 28, 2009

Editorials

Students’ inboxes far too eventful

If the University thinks its students have time to read the numerous broadcast e-mails they send out for announcements and events, they should think again. The meager 20 megabyte inboxes... Read more

By the April 23, 2009

Editorials

Time to take pollution down to zero

In 1989, broadcast television behemoth Ted Turner created Captain Planet, a cartoon character whose mission was to make the world eco-friendly by influencing young people with his mantra, “The power... Read more

By the April 23, 2009

Editorials

Squabbling Saps GUSA Confidence

Late last night, GUSA finally passed the Fall 2009 budget for all student funding boards on campus. The budget was approved in late February and has been stalling in the... Read more

By the April 23, 2009

Editorials

Obama lays a foundation in Gaston

In the most closely watched macroeconomics lecture in the school’s history, President Barack Obama spoke on campus Tuesday to defend the first three months of his administration’s economic policy and... Read more

By the April 16, 2009

Editorials

Censorship unacceptable on campus

Though it carried a warning that the reader should “chill out” and take the articles lightly, The Hoya’s April Fools’ issue has provoked a wave of criticism by Georgetown students... Read more

By the April 16, 2009

Editorials

Let D.C. gays walk down the aisle

Headlines around the country last week heralded actions taken by the state supreme court of Iowa and the Vermont state legislature that legalized same-sex marriages. Though its actions received less... Read more

By the April 16, 2009

Editorials

Vandalism is attack on community

During the last few months, Georgetown’s campus has seen a slew of vandalism that clearly goes beyond typical acts of drunken buffoonery. The two separate incidents of defacement of the... Read more

By the April 2, 2009