Editorials

Opinions from the Voice’s official editorial board.

Editorials

GSC Sanctions Miss the Mark

On Dec. 8, 2016, members of Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) participated in a sit-in to protest Georgetown’s licensing contract with Nike. Eight of these students have since been found in... Read more

By the February 17, 2017

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Trump Administration Requires Active Resistance

Last weekend, demonstrators filled airports across the U.S. to protest President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order banning refugees, immigrants, and non-citizens from select Middle Eastern countries from entering the... Read more

By the February 3, 2017

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University Must Address Inequality

On Jan. 18, 2017, The New York Times reported on a study by The Equality of Opportunity Project which ranked colleges by how many of their students come from families... Read more

By the February 3, 2017

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Bowser’s Plan Provides Needed Aid

On Jan. 9, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the city’s intention to allocate taxpayer money to form the Immigrant Justice Legal Services Grant Program, a fund designed to... Read more

By the January 23, 2017

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Academic Freedom Exists Past the Classroom

Georgetown’s policy on academic freedom states that, “Faculty enjoy academic freedom in the classroom, the laboratory, the studio, the library, and all the domains of their academic activity. Academic freedom... Read more

By the January 23, 2017

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Georgetown Must Support Undocumented Students

For those residing in the United States without documentation, including approximately 65,000 students, an uncertain future awaits. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to eliminate the pathway to legal residency for... Read more

By the December 2, 2016

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GUSA’s Smoking Referendum Falls Short

On Thursday, the Georgetown student body had the opportunity to vote on a GUSA referendum regarding a complete ban on tobacco consumption on the university’s main campus. The referendum is... Read more

By the December 2, 2016

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Organize. Agitate. Unite.

We had gathered in the Voice office on Tuesday night to watch the election results come in, and as we left we found the above words scrawled across a brick... Read more

By the November 18, 2016

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Clinton Must Address the Root Causes of Trump

Soon this circus will be over. And, barring catastrophic polling error, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton will have likely won the presidency. She would do well to view Republican nominee Donald... Read more

By the October 29, 2016

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Vote Hillary Clinton/Timothy Kaine on Nov. 8

Now, more than ever, this country needs a competent and experienced leader to help guide American democracy away from the precipice it has neared during this election cycle. This editorial... Read more

By the October 28, 2016

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Georgetown Should Be Prepared to Cut Ties with Nike

A year has passed since student athletes protested Nike’s labor practices by taping over the Nike swoosh on their sneakers. Still, Nike remains the only licensee whose contract does not... Read more

By the October 14, 2016

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Do not ignore “Caeser’s Photos”

On Thursday, Sep. 22, the Intercultural Center unveiled the exhibit “Caesar’s Photos,” focusing on the ongoing civil war in Syria. The conflict, now in its fifth year, has led to... Read more

By the October 6, 2016

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Kneel with GU Football Players and Cheerleaders

Last Saturday, in the middle of Homecoming weekend, the Georgetown University football and cheerleading teams lined up on the sideline of Cooper Field for the national anthem, played before the... Read more

By the September 30, 2016

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Stand with GU Facilities and Maintenance Workers

Some of the most essential members of this campus community are some of its least visible. Each morning, long before students and professors begin to walk the halls of Georgetown’s... Read more

By the September 30, 2016

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GUSA Should Reconsider Position on Greek life

Last week, Georgetown students received two emails regarding Greek life on campus. On September 14, the administration sent out a message reminding students of their unchanged policy on social fraternities... Read more

By the September 22, 2016

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Georgetown’s Reconciliation Attempt Falls Slightly Short

Last Thursday, Georgetown University announced the findings of its working group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation. The group’s recommendations include renaming Freedom Hall and Remembrance Hall, offering an apology, engaging... Read more

By the September 21, 2016

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Pay Attention to the Task Force

The Association of American Universities found that of 27 universities, an average of 23 percent of female undergraduates reported experiencing non-consensual sexual contact. This spring’s Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate... Read more

By the September 1, 2016

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Senseless Summer Yates Fees

The many Georgetown students who spend their summers in D.C. can look forward to the benefits of a less crowded campus, fireworks on July 4, and access to Yates Field... Read more

By the September 1, 2016

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Dear Incoming Students…

Welcome to Georgetown. You have more time left here than any of us on the Voice. That makes us all a little jealous, but we’re trying to channel that feeling... Read more

By the August 31, 2016

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Ed Board Slack Chat: Should Jeh Johnson be disinvited?

Welcome to our first ever Editorial Board Slack Chat. Today we’ll be talking about the University’s decision to invite Jeh Johnson, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),... Read more

By the May 16, 2016