Editorials

Opinions from the Voice’s official editorial board.

Editorials

Section 5 of Voting Rights Act still necessary

On Friday, Nov. 9 the Supreme Court agreed to review Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a key piece of Civil Rights-era legislation that requires the U.S. Department... Read more

By the November 15, 2012

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A vote for a minor party could make it major

Last week’s elections marked a significant victory for the District’s Libertarian Party. Although he predictably lost the race for D.C.’s House Delegate seat to 11-term incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton, Libertarian... Read more

By the November 15, 2012

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Consider B of A, (Product) Red’s social impact

On Monday, U2 frontman Bono came to campus to speak about the potential for political activism to address poverty and related social ills. The event was co-sponsored by Bank of... Read more

By the November 15, 2012

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Occupy Sandy provides model for disaster aid

Last week, various Caribbean nations and much of the American Eastern Seaboard were ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, reaching 1,000 miles in diameter. The storm... Read more

By the November 8, 2012

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Trust principals to best spend extra money

At the end of the 2011 fiscal year, the District contracted a $240 million surplus, mostly thanks to an estate tax windfall, increased income tax withholding, and automatic traffic ticket... Read more

By the November 8, 2012

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Diversity Chief should support gay marriage

In mid-October, Gallaudet University placed Chief Diversity Officer Angela McCaskill on administrative leave in response to her support of a petition which called for Maryland’s controversial gay marriage law to... Read more

By the November 8, 2012

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DeGioia undeserving of “brave thinker” title

In The Atlantic’s November “Brave Thinkers 2012” issue, Georgetown University President John DeGioia was lauded as one of 21 “brave thinkers” for promoting civilized discourse between Catholic and nontraditional voices... Read more

By the November 1, 2012

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Vote Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala on Nov. 6

Over the past year, near-constant election coverage has whittled the U.S. presidential race down to President Barack Obama’s and Governor Mitt Romney’s stances on specific domestic issues and, in particular,... Read more

By the November 1, 2012

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Schools best poised to help homeless teens

Late last week, Fairfax County Public Schools officials announced they expect the number of homeless students in their school district to top 2,500 this year, a new record for a... Read more

By the October 25, 2012

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Ethics Charter amendments overly vague

Georgetown students head to the polls for Election Day in less than two weeks. And while those who have switched their registration to D.C. do not have a chance to... Read more

By the October 25, 2012

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Code of Conduct should not reach off campus

Last week, Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson raised the standard of evidence for on-campus incidents to “clear and convincing,” maintaining the status quo of “more likely than not”... Read more

By the October 25, 2012

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Female education combats poverty, sexism

Last week, Georgetown Circle of Women launched a campaign to raise awareness and mobilize students to advocate for the advancement of female education around the world. As one component of... Read more

By the October 18, 2012

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Benefits outweigh home HIV test concerns

On Oct. 9, an in-home HIV test called OraQuick went on sale in the District after becoming the first test of its kind to be approved by the Food and... Read more

By the October 18, 2012

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University should sever contract with Adidas

Last week, the Georgetown Licensing and Oversight Committee recommended that the University sever the tennis team’s contract with Adidas. In September, Georgetown Solidarity Committee delivered its second letter to President... Read more

By the October 18, 2012

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Venezuelan election signals future change

Last Sunday night, Venezuela’s electoral council proclaimed Hugo Chávez of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela the winner of the 2012 presidential elections. Support for the incumbent Chávez, who will... Read more

By the October 11, 2012

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Education reforms require public comment

In August, the D.C. Board of Education submitted a proposal draft that changes the District’s high school graduation requirements, which, subject to a public review, will be finalized by the... Read more

By the October 11, 2012

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District must rally against Islamophobic ads

On Monday, the American Freedom Defense Initiative installed a series of allegedly Islamophobic pro-Israel ads in the D.C. metro system. The ads read, “In Any War Between the Civilized Man... Read more

By the October 11, 2012

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College rankings are pointless, not worth it

Last month, Georgetown once again failed to crack the top-20 threshold in U.S. News and World Report’s overall college rankings. (And let’s not even mention Forbes, who placed us at... Read more

By the October 3, 2012

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National debates need third party perspective

Last night, Governor Romney and President Obama faced off in 2012’s first Presidential debate, but absent from the debate were the two main third party candidates: former New Mexico Governor... Read more

By the October 3, 2012

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D.C. makes positive move towards autonomy

This week, all 12 City Council members signaled their support for a referendum that would amend the Home Rule Charter to give the District autonomy over its own budget. Although... Read more

By the October 3, 2012