Sabrina is the Voice's executive manager for staff. She loves documentaries, film photography, and The Avalanches.
Georgetown University students celebrated the Jewish autumn harvest festival Sukkot, meaning “the Feast of Booths,” in their very own sukkah on Copley Lawn from Oct. 15-23. The sukkah is a... Read more
By Sophia Frank and Sabrina Shaffer October 29, 2024
Welcome back to Post Pitch. This week, podcasts producer Romy Abu-Fadel interviews our Features writer Sabrina Shaffer about her piece in this week’s issue of The Voice. Tune in to... Read more
By Romy Abu-Fadel and Sabrina Shaffer January 19, 2024
Content warning: This article includes mentions of racism, Islamophobia, and an anti-Palestinian hate crime. Donia, an international Palestinian graduate student who spoke to the Voice on the condition that she... Read more
By Sabrina Shaffer, Katherine Hawes and Romy Abu-Fadel January 19, 2024
On Tuesday Dec. 5, Jewish university students organized a rally and press conference in protest of a Congressional hearing on antisemitism.
By Katherine Hawes, Andrea Ho and Sabrina Shaffer December 10, 2023
Content warning: This article discusses anti-Black hate speech and systemic violence. When LaHannah Giles (CAS ’23) experienced a racist hate crime on Georgetown’s campus in April 2022, they felt like... Read more
By Sabrina Shaffer November 16, 2023
This article does not include names for the personal safety of Georgetown students and faculty. A walkout for Gaza organized by Georgetown Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) drew several... Read more
By Katherine Hawes and Sabrina Shaffer November 9, 2023
On Saturday Nov. 4, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Freedom Plaza in D.C. for one of the largest pro-Palestine demonstrations in U.S. history.
By Sabrina Shaffer November 5, 2023
Four activists made Georgetown history on Sept. 26, becoming the first panel entirely of transgender and nonbinary individuals to speak in Gaston Hall. The event, titled “Trans Rights in America,”... Read more
By Aashna Nadarajah, Meredith Foster and Sabrina Shaffer October 6, 2023
On March 8, statehood activists and elected officials gathered to speak out against their lack of independence at the “Hands Off DC” rally outside Union Station. U.S. Capitol Police arrested at least 17 protesters during the subsequent march on Capitol Hill, including U.S. Shadow Representative of the District Dr. Oye Owolewa.
By Alex Deramo and Sabrina Shaffer March 24, 2023