Editorials

Opinions from the Voice’s official editorial board.

Editorials

District police body cameras offer promising solution to misconduct

D.C. police began wearing body cameras yesterday as part of a six-month pilot program that spreads dozens of camera-equipped officers across the city’s seven police districts. This is a common-sense, pragmatic,... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

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SafeRides program’s inefficiencies do disservice to GU students

SafeRides is a valuable program run by the Georgetown University Police Department that gives students, staff, and faculty the option to avoid walking alone at night. Although the Georgetown neighborhood... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

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New D.C. paid family leave program provides a model for the nation

Yesterday, District government employees received a much-needed and long-overdue boon to their occupational benefits—the ability to apply for up to eight weeks of paid family leave. Announced Tuesday by D.C. Mayor Vincent... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

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Removal of H*yas for Choice evinces limits of free speech on campus

A Georgetown University Police Department officer temporarily removed H*yas for Choice from a public sidewalk just outside the front gates on Monday while the student group silently protested the University’s... Read more

By the September 25, 2014

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Israeli boycott restricts dialogue, but GU fosters academic approach

Georgetown recently became the American college with the highest number of academics to boycott Israeli academic institutions in response to Israeli Defense Forces operations against Hamas in Gaza, with 13... Read more

By the September 25, 2014

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“Daily Show” Redskins showdown displays monopoly of PC

The debate between Native American activists and National Football League officials over the Washington Redskins’ team name has antagonized participants on both sides of the issue. This past week, reporters... Read more

By the September 25, 2014

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Reliance on U.S. News college rankings misleads prospective students

U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of American universities last week, ranking Georgetown University No. 21 in the nation—a step down from No. 20 last year. While the... Read more

By the September 18, 2014

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Rapid rehousing program does disservice to D.C. homeless

Housing now costs more in D.C. than anywhere else in the United States, according to a report released this month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Beating out the usual leaders,... Read more

By the September 18, 2014

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U.S. Senate hearing on D.C. statehood leaves the District disappointed

When a resident of Wyoming—America’s smallest state by population—feels dissatisfied with his or her political representation in the U.S. Congress, she can vote, run for national office, or plead with... Read more

By the September 18, 2014

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Voice survey data on student safety awareness reveals disconnect

As one of the safest parts of D.C., Georgetown is not an area in which emergency protocols are often deemed necessary. Nevertheless, a distinct lack of awareness regarding emergency systems... Read more

By the September 11, 2014

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Ill-advised D.C. streetcar program wasteful, redundant

Georgetown students making the trek down to H Street NE in the past few weeks likely witnessed D.C.’s latest transit project in action—one that looks straight out of the 19th... Read more

By the September 11, 2014

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Obama’s ISIL address targets terrorism and raises questions

Syria. Ukraine. Gaza. Iraq. Recent international crises have presented the United States with nothing but bad choices in terms of foreign policy, and given President Barack Obama a splitting political... Read more

By the September 11, 2014

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Freshmen first-offense amnesty is improvement to code of conduct

The Office of Student Conduct announced last week that first-time violations of the Student Code of Conduct that occur during freshman year will no longer be accessible by prospective employers or... Read more

By the September 4, 2014

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Denial of visas to Syrian refugee actresses disappoints GU, D.C.

In an abrupt turn of events, 12 Syrian women slated to star in an adaption of a Euripides tragedy produced by journalist Charlotte Eagar, filmmaker William Stirling, and Syrian director Omar... Read more

By the September 4, 2014

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MD whooping cough cases prove danger of not vaccinating

Doctors diagnosed whooping cough in three children enrolled in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland last week, though the true number of cases may be as high as nine according to... Read more

By the September 4, 2014

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In Ferguson, entrenched social ills in need of dialogue

The cover of this week’s issue of the New Yorker is awash in red and yellow, the silhouettes of protesters with raised arms backlit by the spotlights of a police armored... Read more

By the August 28, 2014

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Georgetown should lead on divestment from fossil fuels

The student group GU Fossil Free released the final draft of a proposal titled “Divesting Georgetown’s Endowment from Fossil Fuels” on August 19. The 35-page document is the culmination of a two-year... Read more

By the August 28, 2014

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GU and VA Gov. McAuliffe take campus sexual assault to task

As part of a statewide campaign to improve how university officials adjudicate reports of on-campus sexual assaults, Virginia Democrat Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced the creation of a task force... Read more

By the August 28, 2014

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Housing measures leave GU with few options

On Monday, University Planning and Facilities Management announced its intent to convert Ryan and Mulledy Halls, the vacant former Jesuit residences, into undergraduate residence halls to house at least 385... Read more

By the April 24, 2014

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D.C. mayoral primary displays voter apathy

On April 1, the citizens of Washington, D.C. elected Muriel Bowser as the Democratic primary candidate for this fall’s mayoral race. Bowser, D.C. Council representative of Ward 4, defeated a... Read more

By the April 24, 2014