Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Voices

After hours: some things should stay at the office

My office at the Democratic Party of Georgia is smaller than a Village A bedroom and I share it with three other researchers. I drew the short straw and was stuck with the desk that blocked the doorway into the room. Everyday coworkers have to decide whether to give me the crotch or the ass as they brush the back of my head on their way in and out of the room.

By August 24, 2006

Voices

Yo’ momma (and yo’ daddy too)

After dropping my oldest brother off at college, my mother proceeded to cry the entire ride home, silently sniffling as she navigated her way through Ohio cornfields in her red Suburban. Ten years later, after emptying the same, slightly beleaguered car, I stood facing my parents on Healy Lawn.

By August 24, 2006

Voices

Peace in the Middle East?

Israel’s recent war with Hezbollah left the Middle East and the world less safe and derailed a Middle East peace process that had been, for once, looking more hopeful than not.

By August 24, 2006

Editorials

Taking a nibble out of crime

The most recent Georgetown shooting was simply a high-profile example of what the latest statistics bear out: the “crime emergency” measures have been but a flashy Day-Glo band-aid pasted over a gushing wound that requires major surgery.

By the August 24, 2006

Editorials

Chartered flight to nowhere

This month, D.C. School Superintendent Clifford B. Janey called on the City Council to place a moratorium on the creation of new charter schools. This proactive effort is a major change in the most extensive charter market in the country, and one that could save the faltering D.C. public school system.

By the August 24, 2006

Voices

Living on Zapatista time

Sitting in the Che Guevara Cooperative Store with my language-school teacher I ask him how long he plans to stay at the school and what he hopes to do afterward.

By April 27, 2006

Voices

Building the case against tact

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

By April 27, 2006

Editorials

Good men doing nothing

After three years of genocide in Darfur, the United States – once the moral leader of the world – hopes that someone, anyone, will deal with the crisis but us.

By the April 27, 2006

Editorials

No V.I.P. treatment in the club

As a Jesuit university dedicated to the development of the whole person, Georgetown has a duty to encourage athletic excellence at all levels and provide the resources all our teams need.

By the April 27, 2006

Editorials

Weapons of Miniscule Destruction

The Funny Third

By the April 27, 2006

Voices

Yes, it’s duty-free

My accidental dip into sex tourism

By April 27, 2006

Voices

Chuting the breeze

A man, a plane, a very bad idea

By April 27, 2006

Editorials

The definitive immigration solution

The immigration shouting match – er, debate – hit a new low last week when the Republican National Committee ran a series of television ads in Spanish accusing Democrats of supporting a bill to turn illegal immigration – currently a civil offense – into a felony punishable by jail time.

By the April 20, 2006

Editorials

Forget being Nationals, be fair to the locals

Since the Nationals’ arrival last spring, the newly dedicated fans of Washington baseball have found few opportunities to watch their beloved team on television.

By the April 20, 2006

Editorials

In Bush’s own words, he should be fired

In 2004, President George W. Bush confirmed that he would follow through on his pledge to fire anyone in his administration who leaked classified information.

By the April 20, 2006

Voices

Crossing the line

Should secularism be silent anywhere?

By April 20, 2006

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Alexander Guney’s April 6 Voices piece “The fight outside the closet” represents a gross misunderstanding of the nature of stereotypes.

By April 20, 2006

Voices

No direction home

An immigrant seeks identity at La Marcha

By April 20, 2006

Voices

Sleeping around campus

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

By April 20, 2006

Editorials

It is time to take Jack for a walk

After nearly five years as university president, John J. DeGioia has proven himself to be a fairly capable administrator. He is generally well-liked by students and faculty, and he has embraced his role as the school’s fundraiser-in-chief. What he has not done, however, is become a visible and accessible member of the campus community.

By the April 6, 2006