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Out of left field: The Voice‘s 2013 politics survey

Georgetown University was ranked as the second-most politically active college. Whether it’s the proximity of the Hilltop to the Hill, or the many political figures on campus, Georgetown has a reputation for a strong political culture. The Voice conducted an online reader survey to see if this reputation holds true.

By February 7, 2013

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Georgetown dance en pointe

In a not-so-well traveled corner of Georgetown’s campus, tucked in the maze that are the Village A residences, dance groups find time in between classes to practice. Nearly every night of the week, you can find one group or another rehearsing, perhaps for an upcoming show, or to perform at halftime at a basketball game.

By January 31, 2013

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Creative Expression at Georgetown Still Fiction

In preparation for its imminent arrival at Georgetown, last year’s incoming freshman class was required to read the novel How to Read the Air for the Marino Family International Writer’s Workshop. Grounded in the author’s Ethiopian heritage, the book is linguistically elegant and uses a melancholy, poetic lyricism to tell the tale of a young man struggling to overcome his family’s troubled past.

By January 24, 2013

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Best of 2012

The Voice Staff selects its favorite movies and albums of 2012.

By the December 6, 2012

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Artificial attention: The consequences of study drugs

It’s the end of the semester, crunch time for every class, and you’ve fallen behind on your schoolwork. The Georgetown culture, in which classes, social life, and extracurriculars fight for every minute of your schedule, is starting to take its toll, and you find yourself scraping to find enough time and energy for every aspect of your busy student life. It takes a special kind of person to pull of such a balancing act with ease. But 36 milligrams of Concerta later, that balancing act becomes a lot easier.

By November 29, 2012

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Casting a major: The success of Georgetown’s theater department

“When I came here, we had four co-curricular theater groups, [which] were doing anywhere from eight to 10 shows a year—that is an extraordinary amount of activity for a university of our size,” said Ted Parker, a retired theater professor who came to Georgetown in 1999. “A friend of my father’s was a theater professor at [a small college]. They had about 10 people in their faculty. They did four shows a year, and they thought that was about all they could handle.”

By November 15, 2012

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2012 Basketball Preview

The Hoyas enter the second-straight season unranked in all national polls, failing to garner even one vote in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Just like last season, they don’t seem to care all too much.

By November 8, 2012

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Hilltop or bottom? The Voice‘s 2012 sex survey

Although the sex lives of Georgetown students have received more national attention than anyone would have liked, the Voice wanted to know more. From Rush Limbaugh calling one of our own a “slut” on national radio to Playboy ranking Georgetown high in sexual satisfaction, onlookers react to Georgetown’s sex culture in highly disparate ways.

By November 1, 2012

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Georgetown’s dark knights: GERMS’s 30 years of keeping the community safe

“It’s [an] amazing thing to look back on your college career and realize something you were part of in the early days is really still something that is still important to the community today.” Not many people can say that, but Chris Callsen (COL ‘85), a founding member of Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service, can.

By October 25, 2012

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A labor of love: Kalmanovitz and the fight for labor rights

Several groups of men stand scattered around the Home Depot parking lot on a chilly October morning in Brentwood. They are not the usual customers looking to redecorate their homes or buy gardening supplies, but rather day laborers testing their luck trying get a job for the day.

By October 18, 2012

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Funny business: D.C.’s second-tier comedy scene

Walking into Penn Social, an E Street bar, on a Sunday night provides a glimpse into your average D.C. watering hole. Helmeted football players sprint across several flat-screens while young urban professionals mingle and cheer on their favorite teams with beer in hand. Nothing seems to be amiss here, and yet it’s a sore sight for any local comedy fan’s eyes.

By October 4, 2012

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Toxic relationship: Ecological injustice on the Anacostia

“See that fish there. Back in the early ‘60s or ‘70s, you didn’t see catfish like that.” John Swan pulls his hook out of the mouth of what he estimates to be a 20-pound catfish. For now, it flops around on the grass. “A few years ago you could come down here and stay all day—catfish will bite anything—but you couldn’t hardly catch anything.”

By September 27, 2012

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Investing in transparency: The ethics of Georgetown’s portfolio

“Something that should have happened, had to happen, has happened. Georgetown will divest,” read the opening line of the cover editorial in the Sept. 23, 1986 issue of the Voice. That week, the University announced its plans to pull its money out of American companies that profited from business in apartheid-era South Africa. The decision came as the much-awaited result of a three-year long student struggle for divestment. Georgetown’s holdings, then valued at $28.6 million, represented 16 percent of the endowment of the time, according to the 1986 “Honor Roll of Donors” issue of Georgetown Magazine.

By September 20, 2012

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Start me up: The struggles of Georgetown’s tech entrepreneurs

“Our community is not that creative,” Carlos Cheung (MSB ‘13) said of Georgetown’s student body. “if you think about it, how many art majors do you meet here? Let’s be real. We’re kind of like a mill. We build a lot of good people who go into middle-management positions at law firms and banks and consulting. That’s the three major things that a lot of kids end up doing, right?” Cheung became an anomaly among this group, when he left the business track to work for three D.C.-based tech startup companies.

By September 13, 2012

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Army strong: The lives of Georgetown’s female cadets

“Sometimes I feel like it is a love-hate relationship,” said Chloé Nalbantian (COL ‘15), a cadet in Georgetown’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program. To her, even though the camaraderie and team spirit of the squad is rewarding, the ROTC program is a huge physical and psychological commitment. Cadets need to wake up early in the morning for physical training three times a week while still fulfilling the rigorous academic requirements of both the ROTC program and Georgetown University.

By September 6, 2012

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Repairing the irreparable: John Wojnowski’s 14 year protest against abuse

He stands at the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and 34th St. NW, his seven-foot banner reading “NO SHAME OR SENSE: PEDOPHILIA.” The reverse reads “CATHOLICS: COWARDS.” The man stoops slightly while he paces. He periodically flips his sign as cars rush by. John Wojnowski has maintained a one-man protest outside of the Vatican Apostolic Nunciature to the United States for the last 14 years. He clocks at least two hours at the corner each day—5 to 7 p.m., during weekday rush hour traffic—and spends at least two more hours in transit.

By August 30, 2012

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What it’s like to be ____ at Georgetown

Hip-Hop Dancer Although few freshmen expect Georgetown to foster a hip-hop culture when they first arrive, Groove Theory has always been a crowd-pleaser among students. The student-run dance team embraces... Read more

By the August 24, 2012

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Voice Photo Contest 2012

Check out the winners to our annual photo contest!

By April 26, 2012

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The Capital Swings: Jazz in the District

"Wait. I hate to do this, but we gotta start over.” Allen Jones is playing his first gig as the leader of his own group. Seconds after dropping his drumstick from the ride cymbal, he and his fellow musicians launch head-on into “Diamond,” one of the 18-year-old’s original compositions. Despite the false start, the crowd at The Dunes receives him warmly.

By April 18, 2012

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Under the Bridge: Graffiti at the C&O Canal

“Georgetown was kind of like our showroom.” “George,” who spoke on the condition of anonymity for legal reasons, was an active graffiti artist in the area until he left for college in 2008. “It was prime real estate. If you could hold a good rooftop for a week, two weeks, it was pretty admirable.” Georgetown is home to an amateur graffiti crowd, and their primary territory is the area at the intersection of the C&O Canal, Whitehurst Freeway, Key Bridge, and a remaining abutment of the Aqueduct Bridge. It attracts runners, walkers, and cyclists every day of the week.

By April 12, 2012