Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Voices

Biting the hand that feeds us

Carrying On: A rotating column by Voice senior staffers

By November 2, 2006

Editorials

The Corp is searching for a hungry heart

For the first week of freshman year, the fro-yo shines like manna from heaven, the omelette station seems gourmet, and the chicken fingers taste like none you’ve ever nibbled on... Read more

By the November 2, 2006

Voices

Single and ready to mingle

“Where do you live?” It’s a question that I am met with daily.

By November 2, 2006

Editorials

‘Cause we don’t want no one minute man

One of the basic tenets of a rational philosophy is that no opinion, no matter how incorrect, should be silenced. An open and rational debate allows the truth to shine... Read more

By the November 2, 2006

Voices

What are you doing about Iraq?

Examining the role of students in protests against the war.

By October 26, 2006

Voices

Fall into food: we’re bringing comfort back

There is no greater or more constant pleasure than in an apple.

By October 26, 2006

Editorials

Recognize Gallaudet’s demands

Dr. Jane K. Fernandes has generated so much heartfelt and intense opposition from both students and faculty that she cannot become the next president without thorough consideration of other options.

By the October 26, 2006

Voices

I’m so lonely. Please talk back…please

Carrying On: a rotating column by Voice senior staffers.

By October 26, 2006

Editorials

Hoyas for intellectual choice

A frightening trend is emerging among Catholic colleges, one that flies in the face of the open dialogue so vital to academic discourse.

By the October 26, 2006

Voices

Examining the ills of North Korea

Usually, I wouldn’t be excited to watch the TV screens while tearing away at one of the cardio machines in Yates at seven in the morning.

By October 26, 2006

Editorials

Generation Y: A giant pat on our own backs

Sick of sanctimonious baby boomers blaming our generation’s political apathy for the sad state of the country’s affairs? Well, now you’ve got a rebuttal to hurl back at the next grey-ponytailed ex-radical who asks where your conscience is: we’re better people than they are. Numbers don’t lie.

By the October 26, 2006

Voices

The importance of being Ernest

At my parents’ house last week, I mostly slept on the couch and watched television, flipping through movie channels and pausing on each one.

By October 19, 2006

Voices

The long black veil: Britain’s culture clash

How dangerous is a piece of fabric over a women’s face to the cohesiveness of society?

By October 19, 2006

Voices

Letter to the editor: What Hoya crew has to say

When I transferred to Georgetown this year on a U.S. Army scholarship, I was determined to remain a varsity athlete, but to participate in a sport that would be flexible enough to work with my busy ROTC training schedule.

By October 19, 2006

Editorials

Support the Gallaudet protestors

Students and faculty at Gallaudet University here in the District, the world’s only deaf liberal arts university, are enraged that even in a place where American Sign Language is the lingua franca, their voices are being ignored.

By the October 19, 2006

Voices

The shock of it all: study abroad myths dispelled

Carrying On: a rotating column by Voice senior staffers.

By October 19, 2006

Editorials

Get rid of bureaucratic writer’s block

The Writing Center could be a far more valuable resource if it undertook bureaucratic reforms that allow more freedom for a symbiotic and fruitful cooperation among professors, tutors and students.

By the October 19, 2006

Editorials

Postage: 39 cents. Democracy: Priceless.

At this pivotal juncture in American politics, it is imperative that Georgetown students register to vote and send in their absentee ballots.

By the October 19, 2006

Voices

Ask Annabelle, she knows best

Dear Annabelle: Is it wrong to have a sexual fantasy about a Jesuit? Sincerely, Fantasizing in philosophy Dear Fantasizing: Absolutely not. There is nothing more tantalizing than something you can’t... Read more

By October 12, 2006

Voices

Breaking down the barriers

Five beers into the night, I stood bewildered in the corner of the Plaza de Armas.

By October 12, 2006