Sophia Jacome

Sophia is the news editor and a junior in the College. She loves trying new tea flavors, her cavapoos, the Jersey Shore, co-writing articles, and most importantly, Leavey 424.


News

Iran threatens to strike nearby U.S. universities, putting Georgetown’s Qatar campus at risk

Georgetown University’s campus in Qatar is one of several universities that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is threatening to target if the U.S. does not condemn recent U.S.... Read more

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Family sues Georgetown for negligence in 2023 death of a student

Content warning: this article discusses depression, suicide, and self-harm.  A Georgetown family is suing the university for $10 million, alleging negligence in the 2023 death of a student, according to... Read more

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“Georgetown, fix your priorities”: As Georgetown’s facilities workers ratify new contract, workers and organizers express disappointment 

Georgetown’s facilities workers voted to approve a new contract with the university on March 10. The contract includes a 15% pay increase over the course of two years and a... Read more

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Pentagon cancels Georgetown’s Senior Service College fellowships

The Pentagon announced it cancelled Senior Service College (SSC) fellowships at Georgetown and other elite universities effective the 2026-2027 school year, according to a memo signed Feb. 27 by Secretary... Read more

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“If we’re earning less, why are they making us work more and more?”: Georgetown students and staff rally in solidarity with facilities workers

Over 50 students, faculty, and staff gathered in Red Square in solidarity with Georgetown’s  facilities workers on Tuesday Feb. 24, alleging unjust treatment by the university. The rally was hosted... Read more

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D.C. explained: Shadow senators and the fight for statehood

Ankit Jain has been involved in activism for D.C. statehood for years, handing out flyers and attending rallies. But in 2023, Jain witnessed what he saw as a major slight... Read more

Podcasts

Post Pitch: Changing immigration policies force international Hoyas to adapt

Welcome back to Post Pitch! This week, the Voice’s podcast producer Romy Abu-Fadel interviews our News Executive Editor Aubrey Butterfield and Assistant News Editor Sophia Jacome about their piece highlighting... Read more

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Changing immigration policies force international Hoyas to adapt

As members of Georgetown’s class of 2029 eagerly shared their acceptances to social media, one student was setting his accounts to private. For A. (CAS ’29), a Japanese international student... Read more

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“Immigrants are welcome here”: Protesters against ICE mark one year of Target boycott in D.C.

More than a hundred demonstrators picketed outside of a Target in Columbia Heights on Saturday, calling for a boycott of the corporation and condemning what they say is Target’s complicity... Read more

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Immigration raids threaten Georgetown local businesses, cause staff shortages

On a quiet September morning in Georgetown, as families walked the cobblestone streets with coffees and shopping bags in hand, a popular local restaurant was opening for the weekend rush.... Read more