Voice Staff

The staff of The Georgetown Voice.


Editorials

Justice for all … even snipers

The arrest of sniper suspects John Muhammed and John Malvo at first seemed to have ended the story of violence that gripped the D.C. area for over three weeks. However, the suspects have now been linked to other crimes across the nation, leading the Justice Department to debate where the two men should first be tried.

News

Nasr speaks on Islam, Christianity

George Washington University professor Seyyed Hussein Nasr spoke to an ICC Auditorium packed with both students and faculty to mark the commencement of Ramadan on Tuesday night. With an emphasis on spirituality, Nasr’s speech aimed to bridge the Muslim and Christian communities by showing the many similarities between the two religions.

Editorials

Metrobusted

It’s dark, cold and raining, and you are in downtown D.C. All you want to do is get back to Georgetown, but there’s no way you’re walking more than 30 blocks in weather like this. The solution? Take the bus. Although this may seem like a straightforward process, a recent survey of bus service shows that riding the Metrobus isn’t all that easy, or even that safe.

News

24-hour guard proposals finalized

In a Security Committee meeting on Tuesday, students and administrators discussed a proposal to post 24-hour guards in campus dorms. Under the proposal, students would continue to work as guards during the day while professional guards would work between 12 a.

Leisure

Frida keeps its plot in the gutter

Frida Kahlo was a lover, not an artist. On occasion, between bisexual liaisons and frequent battles with her unfaithful husband, she painted. This is what Julie Taymor leads audiences to believe in her new film Frida. The long-awaited biopic is a kitchen sink of non-discrimination, focusing on everything except that which is most important—the paintings.

News

Students ‘Take Back the Night’

This year’s Take Back the Night, a week-long event protesting gender violence, is expected to be a success due to a revised mission and University-wide support, according to Co-Chair of Take Back the Night Olive Goh. Support from 28 clubs and organizations as well as funding from 20 University departments reflect the widespread concern for gender-based violence on campus, she said.

Editorials

Obstacles at the polls

How many people would think twice about going to the polls if they knew that a person would be standing in the booth with them? For D.C. voters who are visually impaired or have limited hand mobility, and are thus unable to vote using standard methods, this is the reality of going to the polls, and it constitutes a clear infringement on their right to vote in private.

Voices

I fought the law …

At first I lied to my mother. She asked whether or not I had been arrested at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank demonstrations last month, and how could I straight up tell her the truth? After a miserable 26 hours handcuffed in the custody of the D.

Leisure

Nomadic stands tall with Laramie

All societies would like to believe that theirs is perfect, immune from instances of intolerance, prejudice and senseless violence. Nomadic Theatre’s new production of The Laramie Project is an intense look at one community’s crisis following a hate-driven murder that shattered this illusion.

Editorials

On sale now: Our space

“The first sign it was a mall was when the Sunglass Hut moved into the Registrar’s Office. Or was it when Foot Locker took over Copley Formal Lounge? Wait, it was definitely when the Sbarro opened up in the ICC Food Galleria!” said Jane Hoya (SFS ‘12), when asked about the rapid development of the University Square Shopping Center.