Violent crime in D.C. dropped in 2024. What’s behind the decrease?

In January 2025, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) released data indicating a dramatic drop in violent crime rates in D.C. in 2024. This comes after the city experienced its deadliest... Read more

By Chih-Rong Kuo January 29, 2025

News

In light of Trump’s hiring freeze, would-be interns sit unemployed

In September, Anisa Nanavati (SFS ’26) interviewed for an internship with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) private sector engagement hub. In November, Nanavati received a tentative offer for... Read more

By Sydney Carroll January 29, 2025

News

Georgetown “Bark Tank” judges bite on alumni Andres Brillembourg’s startup, awarding $35,000

Last week, eight startups founded by Georgetown students and alum pitched for $150,000 worth of prizes in a spirited competition, with a grand prize of $30,000 for the top dog.... Read more

By Aubrey Butterfield January 29, 2025

News

GUSA News Brief 1/26: Investment disclosure, syllabus consolidation, and recognizing outstanding community members

Welcome back to another edition of the Voice’s biweekly GUSA News Briefs! The GUSA Senate convened for their second meeting of the semester on Jan. 26 and the meeting was... Read more

By Franziska Wild January 27, 2025

News

Dr. Fauci speaks to students on ethics, science, and telling “the inconvenient truth”

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to the President of the U.S. and a professor at Georgetown’s School of Medicine, engaged in a reflective conversation... Read more

By Renee Pujara January 23, 2025

Photography

Photo Essay: Inauguration Day across D.C.

As America’s 47th—and 45th—President Donald J. Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, his supporters spread across D.C., even as the inauguration ceremony itself was moved inside the Capitol due to... Read more

By Sydney Carroll and Chih-Rong Kuo January 20, 2025

News

How Georgetown students are spending Inauguration Day

Georgetown students gathered at events on campus and across D.C. to observe Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. Freezing temperatures moved the official ceremony indoors to the Capitol Rotunda... Read more

By Katie Doran, Samantha Monteiro, Chih-Rong Kuo and Aubrey Butterfield January 20, 2025

News

Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, thousands march to defend abortion access, immigrant rights, and more

Thousands from all across the country marched and rallied across D.C. on Jan. 18, just days before former—and incoming—President Donald Trump is set to take his oath of office. The... Read more

By Sydney Carroll and Sophie St Amand January 19, 2025

News

RFK stadium is back in the District’s hands. Local leaders are divided over how to use it.

The Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) campus, a 174-acre plot of land along the Anacostia riverbank, hosts green space, a skate park, and a football stadium that hasn’t seen a game... Read more

By Katie Doran and Samantha Monteiro January 17, 2025

News

Groves and Ferrara talk presidential transition, admissions, and community safety under Trump

For the past few years, the Voice has aimed to have a semesterly sit-down interview between the editor-in-chief (EIC) and the current sitting president of the university. As the outgoing... Read more

By Ajani Jones January 17, 2025

News

Georgetown community reflects on President Carter’s legacy at U.S. Capitol viewing

The body of former President Jimmy Carter laid in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building from the evening of Jan. 7 to the morning of Jan. 9.... Read more

By Elizabeth Adler and Aubrey Butterfield January 16, 2025

News

GUSA News Brief 1/12: Exec confirmations, bylaw amendments, and swings!

Welcome back to another semester of the Voice’s biweekly GUSA News Briefs! The GUSA Senate convened for their first meeting of the semester on Sunday, Jan. 12. Here’s everything you... Read more

By Samantha Monteiro, Katie Doran and Sophie St Amand January 12, 2025

News

“Please Admit”: New lawsuit filing alleges Georgetown President creates list of wealthy applicants to receive admission

Plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Georgetown and 16 other universities filed a new motion in federal court on Dec. 16, alleging that former President John J. DeGioia created a... Read more

By Sydney Carroll December 17, 2024

News

Georgetown’s low ranking in free speech report, explained

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released its 2025 College Free Speech Report on Sept. 5, with Georgetown ranked 240 out of the 251 colleges studied. The report’s... Read more

By Izzy Wagener December 9, 2024

News

As Supreme Court hears oral arguments on gender-affirming care, rally-goers worry

Hundreds of transgender activists and allies rallied outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 4 as justices heard arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case challenging Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care... Read more

By Sydney Carroll and Katie Doran December 5, 2024

News

What a second Trump presidency and Republican trifecta means for D.C.

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to “take over” D.C. and “make our capital beautiful again.” That message, and Trump’s focus on D.C., does not inspire confidence for a capital... Read more

By Katie Doran December 5, 2024

News

After the election, a look at how Decision Desk counted results at Georgetown

Brandon Finnigan watched the 2004 election from his college dorm room. He was unhappy that results came in slowly and viewers only had access to one source for election data. ... Read more

By Alex Cohen December 4, 2024

News

John J. DeGioia steps down as Georgetown University President, citing health concerns

John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRAD ’95), Georgetown’s 48th president, announced he would be stepping down effective immediately, in an email sent to the Georgetown University community at 2:02 p.m.... Read more

By Sydney Carroll November 21, 2024

News

Celebration for pandas’ return to D.C. is more than fluff, it’s also about diplomacy

In an era of international political tension, students hope that pandas at the National Zoo will improve discussions on campus about the United States’ relationship to China. On Oct. 15,... Read more

By Sophie St Amand November 18, 2024

News

GU Politics hosts EGOT winner John Legend for discussion about voting, mass incarceration, and Black liberation

The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) hosted musician and activist John Legend for a discussion about the election and his own social justice efforts, on... Read more

By Sydney Carroll November 18, 2024