New Writers Issue

Stories by the Voice’s 2024–2025 new staff writers.

New Writers Issue

Eden Center: Why we should protect this Vietnamese strip mall and its legacy

The word “Eden” makes me think of a heavenly paradise. When I visited Eden Center, a Vietnamese strip mall in Falls Church, Virginia, for the first time, it did not... Read more

By March 4, 2025

New Writers Issue

Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance: A revolution televised

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance stands as the most-watched one on record, garnering over 133 million viewers. Beyond sensational moments such as his downright devious digs at Drake or... Read more

By March 2, 2025

New Writers Issue

Fashion faux-pas for female fans

Media and business conglomerates have overlooked the profitability of women’s sports for ages. Companies have bundled women’s sports media coverage into other deals on streaming platforms, and organizations have failed... Read more

By February 27, 2025

New Writers Issue

Georgetown faculty and researchers face uncertainty amidst NIH funding cuts

In the wake of Trump’s announcement of budget cuts for the National Institute of Health (NIH), which provides millions of dollars in medical research grants, Georgetown faculty have faced uncertainty... Read more

By February 26, 2025

New Writers Issue

ABT tries their hand in novel ballet, Crime and Punishment, but is this new style stretching them too thin?

Though this ballet was stagnant in dynamics and score, the innovative choreography and composition, diverging from classical ballet, left me intrigued to see more from Pickett.

By February 26, 2025

New Writers Issue

“Feast Week” builds community over meals at Leo’s

Around 6 p.m. on Feb. 15, downstairs Leo’s dining hall went silent as a group of 40 people, occupying four tables, cheered and hollered as they finished their meal. Students... Read more

By February 25, 2025

New Writers Issue

D.C. chefs step up to support survivors of the Southern California wildfires

In light of the wildfires in and around Los Angeles last month, at least five D.C. restaurants took action in recent weeks to support affected victims, stepping up through organized... Read more

By February 22, 2025