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Meet Your New Mr. Georgetown, Kevin Ogeka

After months of preparation, four hours of fierce competition, and one Mario-Kart race, Mr. Georgetown 2023 was crowned on Friday, Sept. 29. This year’s champion? Mr. Pep Band, Kevin Ogeka... Read more

By Sydney Carroll October 7, 2023

Syrian refugee Little Amal brings message of hope to D.C. during global tour

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, towered above a rustling layer of shining silver safety blankets. Behind the puppet, artists held children’s shoes over the crowd,... Read more

By Elizabeth Short October 7, 2023

Mike Pence speaks on foreign policy in Gaston Hall

Former Vice President and GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence spoke to Georgetown students, faculty, and livestream attendees in Gaston Hall on Oct. 3. During the hour-long event, Pence fielded questions... Read more

By Aashna Nadarajah, Eddy Binford-Ross and Meredith Foster October 7, 2023

Trans rights panel embodies community-centered activism at Georgetown

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

Wingo’s to return to O Street after 2018 fire forced them to flee the coop

It’s a 10,000-year-old tradition, one that brings its devotees comfort and satiety. It appears everywhere in popular culture, from iconic lines in film (“The sky is falling!”) to schoolyard insults.... Read more

By Margaret Hartigan October 6, 2023

Georgetown Explained: How Georgetown prepares for emergencies

Georgetown’s location is a confluence of potential emergencies—with the typical cyber and physical safety concerns of college campuses, the mid-Atlantic’s weather hazards, and the unique security issues of the Washington,... Read more

By Eddy Binford-Ross October 5, 2023

Meet the candidates: GUSA Executive

It is the time of year for Hoyas to exercise their voting rights as another cycle of GUSA elections approaches. This year, three candidates have entered the bid for GUSA’s... Read more

By Ajani Jones October 4, 2023

Georgetown Students join NYC March to End Fossil Fuels

Georgetown students joined tens of thousands of protesters chanting, waving signs, and singing in New York City streets at the Sept. 17 March to End Fossil Fuels. Marchers called on... Read more

By Eddy Binford-Ross October 2, 2023

University leaders celebrate groundbreaking for Henle Village renovation

University staff, construction workers, engineers, and students gathered on Tondorf Road on Sept. 5 to celebrate the groundbreaking for Henle Village’s renovation. After project leaders gave a series of speeches,... Read more

By Yihan Deng September 25, 2023

American artist Kara Walker’s new exhibitions highlight GU272 in a modern art conversation

Content warning: this article discusses systemic racial injustice and references the history of slavery in America. The Georgetown Art Galleries unveiled two new exhibitions by internationally renowned American contemporary artist... Read more

By Lucy Mason September 25, 2023

“Voice for peace” Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska fights for education, announces book donation in Gaston Hall

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska addressed over 700 students, faculty, and Ukrainian visitors in Gaston Hall during an event hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GIWPS)... Read more

By Alex Deramo September 23, 2023

Student petition calls for end of legacy admission at Georgetown

More than three years ago, several students began circulating a petition calling for the end of legacy admissions. The authors cited several sources confirming the role of legacy admissions in... Read more

By Ninabella Arlis and Claire Pham September 23, 2023

GAGE wins increased wages, improved benefits in new contract

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE), which represents the over 1,000 graduate workers at Georgetown, ratified their second successful contract campaign on Aug. 18 with 98.7 percent approval from... Read more

By Sebastian Cardena September 16, 2023

DeGioia talks class-conscious admissions, GUPD, and more

Every semester, the editor-in-chief of the Voice has sat down with President John DeGioia to talk through pressing issues facing the Georgetown community. While the tradition went on hiatus during... Read more

By Nora Scully September 14, 2023

GU Politics Fellows talk hope and resilience in a divided political sphere

Darius Wagner (CAS ’27), frequently watched CNN Senior Political Analyst Nia-Malika Henderson on TV alongside his family. He was able to pose a question directly to her and the five... Read more

By Angelena Bougiamas September 14, 2023

Dr. Robert P. Jones, panelists speak about new book on white Christian nationalism in Riggs

President of the Public Religion Research Institute Robert P. Jones and other panelists spoke about Jones’s newest book, “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared... Read more

By Margaret Hartigan September 13, 2023

60th anniversary of March on Washington is a testament to activist determination

Sixty years after Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his renowned “I Have a Dream” speech, almost 75,000 people gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to rally for... Read more

By Andrea Ho September 8, 2023

Beloved mascot Jack the Bulldog passes after four years at Georgetown

This semester, Georgetown students, faculty, and staff, returned to a campus without a Jack. Georgetown’s canine mascot IROC Casagrande John F. Carroll, better known as Jack the Bulldog, suddenly passed... Read more

By Belinda Li September 7, 2023

Georgetown forced to rethink admissions as affirmative action is struck down

Georgetown will be one of many institutions of higher education forced to reconsider its admissions practices this fall following a Supreme Court decision on June 29 that ruled affirmative action... Read more

By Angelena Bougiamas August 30, 2023

One killed, five injured in collision at MedStar Georgetown Hospital

One person was killed and another five were injured when a driver hit pedestrians with a truck in the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital parking garage on July 20. Jewel Regina... Read more

By Jo Stephens July 23, 2023

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