Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

What we have here is a failure to communicate

Georgetown’s University Information Services is devoted to providing technological expertise; unfortunately, dealing with UIS and trying to understand its policies are frequently frustrating and often futile endeavors.

By the October 5, 2006

Editorials

Stop torturing the American constitution

Last week, the Senate passed a law, commonly known as the “detainee bill,” to give the President broad new capabilities to try “illegal enemy combatants,” including those who are U.S. citizens. In a legal system anchored so strongly in precedent, this sets a dangerous one.

By the October 5, 2006

Voices

Suck it in, zip it up and work it

One pair of jeans in my closet stands out from the rest of my denim collection—my skinny jeans.

By September 28, 2006

Voices

Confronting our creeping racism

America. The great melting pot. Or salad bowl, or whatever metaphor is being tossed around nowadays.

By September 28, 2006

Voices

Props to the Pope, please

Carrying On: A rotating column by Voice senior staffers

By September 28, 2006

Editorials

Keep holidays exam-free

If you were a Jew who had a test scheduled last Friday, what could you do? What if you are a Muslim with a midterm on the first night of Ramadan?

By the September 28, 2006

Voices

An Arthur Avenue evening with my father

My dad called the bartender “maestro” as he led me through the crowd at Dominic’s, a crowded, family-style Italian restaurant in the Bronx.

By September 28, 2006

Editorials

University must let kegs stand

All things considered, it appears the Disciplinary Review Committee may have been drinking heavily when it recommended that the University place a campus-wide ban on kegs.

By the September 28, 2006

Editorials

Trojan breaks (news about sexual health)

Sex happens—even at Georgetown, contrary to what the University’s glaring lack of sexual health services might lead you to to believe.

By the September 28, 2006

Voices

The death of the journalistic dream

A few summers ago, I was asked to write obituaries for living people. Once written, they would sit in a file somewhere, waiting patiently for their subjects’ numbers to come up.

By September 21, 2006

Voices

Life and love with Speedy the crab

I was alone in this world; the little six-legged bundle of love I called Speedy the hermit crab had left for that sandy beach in the sky.

By September 21, 2006

Voices

Always remember the hummingbird

I’d never been to New York City before I made the half-day drive with dozens of Georgetown students to attend the Save Darfur rally on September 17th.

By September 21, 2006

Voices

Digital digestion: all the news that’s fit to forward

Carrying On: A rotating column by Voice senior staffers.

By September 21, 2006

Editorials

Bring democracy to Gaston

It’s a frustrating and all-too-common experience at Georgetown. You check your e-mail to find that a world-famous dignitary will be speaking in Gaston Hall, and you have the opportunity to... Read more

By the September 21, 2006

Editorials

Campus ain’t no place for street fightin’ men

In the wake of the increasing trend of violence occurring in and around campus, there must be a reevaluation of security administration and Department of Public Safety officer protocol. After... Read more

By the September 21, 2006

Editorials

The Funny Third: Hooray for alcohol

Arriving at Georgetown as a freshman is incredibly hectic. That’s why you should drink as much as possible. After all, what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. And if... Read more

By the September 21, 2006

Voices

Freckles and stars: a summer fling with Quito

I spent my summer too close to the sun. At nearly 10,000 ft. above sea level, Quito, the capital of Ecuador and my temporary home abroad, lies in a valley at the feet of the cloud-grazing Andes.

By September 14, 2006

Voices

What happens down in Mexico …

On July 2nd, the people of Mexico voted for a new president for the first time in six years.

By September 14, 2006

Voices

Bedhead: the quest for peace in a restless new world

Carrying On, a rotating column by Voice senior staffers

By September 14, 2006

Editorials

You can’t spell rancor without ANC

It seems that Georgetown residents would rather see their young neighbors dead than with red cups in hand. They have rallied for an increase in the number of Quality of... Read more

By the September 14, 2006