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Safe Spaces or Echo Chambers? Understanding the Discourse Surrounding Georgetown’s Political Climate

On April 16, 2015, at the invitation of the Georgetown University College Republicans (GUCR), Christina Hoff Sommers, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute studying feminism and American culture,... Read more

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Results from the Voice’s 2015 Political Values Survey

In the past month, the Voice reached out online and to a variety of student organizations in an attempt to illustrate (unscientifically) the student body’s attitudes to campus and national issues.... Read more

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Jesters On The Throne: How A Joke Ticket Took The Georgetown University Student Association By Storm

It started with the campaign video. Two young men in suits smile for the camera over patriotic music. “My name is Joe Luther,” one begins. “And my name is Connor... Read more

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Role Call: Feminism in Pop Culture

This summer saw the budding friendship between Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer, much to the joy of every Buzzfeed user and Twitter fanatic. According to Rolling Stone, after spending the... Read more

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Remembering the Past: Georgetown charges working group on university’s history with slavery, considers African American Studies major

A Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation has recently been charged by President DeGioia to confront Georgetown’s history involving slavery. According to two university-wide emails sent by President DeGioia,... Read more

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Break Point: The murky future of tennis on Georgetown’s campus

Casey Distaso (NHS ’14, M ’18) used to stand on the Georgetown tennis complex next to McDonough Arena and look. He looked over at Multi-Sport Field, and then beyond to the surrounding dormitories. He captained the Georgetown varsity men’s tennis team to wins and losses against some incredible teams on those courts. Standing there, he felt like he was in the center of campus, at the heart of Georgetown.Distaso managed to stick around the Hilltop as a student at the Georgetown School of Medicine,

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The Balancing Act: Reflecting on the relationship between LGTBQ and Catholic communities at Georgetown

“I spent many nights lying awake in bed, knowing that my sexual orientation conflicted with official church teaching, and crying out of fear and sadness. I taught Sunday school, and... Read more

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On the Record with John DeGioia on the Pope, Divestment, and the future of Georgetown Athletics

On Sept. 24, Editor-in-Chief Chris Almeida sat down with President John DeGioia for a conversation on a variety of campus issues. Here are some of the highlights of their conversation.... Read more

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Reaching Out: Georgetown Students Redefine Engagement with the Immigrant Community

This semester, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor (KI), which develops strategies and public policy to improve workers’ lives and advance justice, launched a new Immigration and... Read more

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Closing the Gap: Innovative Solutions to Hunger Cropping Up in Food Deserts

Fresh food isn’t exactly hard to find for Georgetown students. Each Wednesday, the Georgetown University Farmers Market sets up in Red Square, offering fresh fruits to students right in the... Read more

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Bucking the Trend: Georgetown Athletics and Hoya Blue’s efforts to increase student attendance at home games

With the fall sports season in full swing and basketball season right around the corner, many students’ Facebook feeds have been flooded with notifications of upcoming athletic events and had... Read more

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What’s The Plan? Negotiating the future of Georgetown’s campus

For students returning to campus or learning to navigate the Hilltop for the first time, one thing is immediately obvious: construction is everywhere. Detours continue to redirect foot traffic and... Read more

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Out of Step: Georgetown’s relationship with the D.C. hardcore punk scene

“It really felt like you were part of the scene and that it was important to be there. And it was exciting to be there. You felt really alive when... Read more

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Unexpected Turns: Georgetown students talk about changing paths

Georgetown students from around the world are returning to the hilltop this week, all with one thing on their mind: the future. As a new school year commences, it opens... Read more

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Spring 2015 Photo Contest

The Voice is pleased to announce the winners of our 2015 Photo Contest: Jenna Chen (COL ’18), Mollie Coyle (COL ’17), and Trishla Jain (SFS ’15). Check out their work below!

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Passing Judgment: The effects of anonymous evaluations

“I WANT YOU,” reads a long-forgotten sign that still remains affixed to the wall of a Car Barn classroom. This sign, and many others like it, are the last remnants... Read more

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Charging in Progress: Georgetown’s campus and global energy impact

In September 1984, Georgetown turned on the photovoltaic array atop the Bunn Intercultural Center. Composed of 4,464 solar panels divided into 10 subarrays spanning almost 36,000 square feet, the ICC... Read more

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The Final Push: An ongoing struggle for an academic diversity requirement

On Feb. 7, 2000, 300 students stood crowded together in Red Square. They gathered together in the cold, listening to the voices of their fellow students echoing through the square.... Read more

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Charting a New Course: The new Big East and Georgetown Athletics

On Dec. 15, 2012, the seven Catholic, non-football affiliated member universities of the Big East Conference decided that enough was enough. The seven schools, Georgetown among them, chose to split... Read more