Editorials

Opinions from the Voice’s official editorial board.

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Relay for Life races against cancer

It’s Georgetown’s first year participating in Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society’s annual fundraiser, but students here have made a splash.

By the April 19, 2007

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Patriot Act shuts up dissent

In a country where people are denied the right to travel without even being accused of a crime and government agents can secretly monitor your reading habits, it’s not surprising that an Islamic scholar like Tariq Ramadan was denied entry to the U.S.

By the April 12, 2007

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Girls just wanna have amendments

Sometimes, it’s just plain hard to be a woman.

By the April 12, 2007

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Get off at the last stop: Howard

Not many Georgetown students hop on the G2 Metro bus to get to Howard University’s campus.

By the April 12, 2007

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Thanks to you, we are Georgetown

There are 679 members in the facebook.com group “2007: The Year of the Hoyas,” 439 in the group “If you don’t like Georgetown, you must also hate Christmas morning,” and 541 in the group “Where do you go to school? That sucks, I go to GEORGETOWN.”

By the March 29, 2007

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If you’re rich, you’re HOT

Rich and friendless drivers who enviously watch vehicles in the carpool lane blaze by during their rush hour crawl on I-495 will soon get their turn to hop into the fast lane.

By the March 29, 2007

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The Funny Third: Jaywalking, an American right

Metro is at it again. No longer content to oppress the masses of D.C. through the enforcement of open container laws, underage curfews, and that pesky handgun ban, this month D.C.’s police will be cracking down on a new segment of our population that includes teachers, firemen, heroes and even you and me—jaywalkers.

By the March 29, 2007

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Mo’ Money, less problems

On Tuesday in Red Square, Georgetown Solidarity Committee students banged bongos, shook tambourines, stood on milk crates and shouted slogans.

By the March 22, 2007

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College journalists can fix NCAA polls

As Georgetown goes to the Sweet 16 this weekend, everyone from CEOs to train conductors are sweating over their NCAA Tournament brackets in the hope of winning their pool.

By the March 22, 2007

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Bong hits for freedom of speech

In 2002, as the Olympic torch made its way through Juneau, Alaska, a local high school was outside cheering on the runner.

By the March 22, 2007

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Unstrand spring breakers

Returning to the Hilltop from spring break, students get off the Rosslyn Metro stop and gather at the GUTS bus station a block away.

By the March 15, 2007

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Don’t shoot down District’s gun ban

In 1976, the District of Columbia passed one of the nation’s strictest gun laws, prohibiting handguns and severely restricting rifles and shotguns.

By the March 15, 2007

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Adios, Mr. Gonzalez

In early December, seven United States Attorneys were dismissed from their jobs.

By the March 15, 2007

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Step 1: Give students a box

Though we’re well into the “future,” it still feels like campus mail is stuck in the days of the Pony Express.

By the March 1, 2007

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Don’t make Hoyas’ home nicer

Looking to fund $50 million in renovations to the Verizon Center without opening up his checkbook, Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin did what any sensible man would do: he turned to the D.C. Council.

By the March 1, 2007

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The Funny Third: JWall for President

Fellow Hoyas, the time has come to ask not what you can do for your basketball team, but to ask what your basketball team can do for you, and that is to overthrow the Student Association.

By the March 1, 2007

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Homeless get no snow days

Roughly one percent of all residents in the District of Columbia are homeless, the highest per capita rate in the country.

By the February 22, 2007

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Unfreeze District’s blood supply

Last Wednesday’s whiteout had more serious effects than keeping a few professors from getting to work. The D.C.-Baltimore area may be wet with winter weather but its blood supply is significantly dried out.

By the February 22, 2007

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Three inches too much for D.C.

We learned this week that there is no better solution to icy roads than warm weather. It’s a shame we had to wait for it.

By the February 22, 2007

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Planting a new SEED

Imagine being in a lecture class of 100 people, in which five or six come down with a disease. Normally they would be rushed off to treatment, and steps would be taken to ensure the safety of the rest of the students, right?

By the February 15, 2007