Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.



Voices

I am so out of tune with you

Past and present music help a relationship grow

Editorials

Fencing in freedom

On Sunday’s anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, the Pentagon sponsored the “America Supports You Freedom Walk.” Superficially a stirring patriotic display, the event became a crass attempt at memorializing that fateful day.

Voices

Go away, I’m only sleeping

Carrying on – a rotating coluumn by voice senior staffers

Editorials

Sweeping the Constituiton under the rug

The continuing detention of Jose Padilla without criminal charges is an indefensible affront to civil liberties and an unreasonable bow to the pressures of terror.

Voices

Letters to the Editor

Pravin Rajan (SFS ‘07); Jay LaMonica (SFS ‘76)

Voices

Bagel Watch

Voice Fiction

Editorials

Poorly timed responses

Georgetown University and its student body seem to be doing all they can to help the victims of what may become the worst natural disaster in U.S. history.

Voices

Theyre tryin to wash us away

Remembering the intact culture of a city in ruin

Editorials

Incompetence during a crisis

Scattered among the wrecked homes and lives in Hurricane Katrina’s wake is an additional casualty: Faith in the administration of the federal government.

Voices

Playing Favorites

Teaching swimming and learning about autism

Editorials

A failure to communicate

Seeing the havoc and pain caused by questionable emergency preparedness and response planning in New Orleans should spur the Georgetown community to examine the efficacy of the university’s own emergency management plan.

Voices

Meditations on a Friday Afternoon

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior

Voices

Nothing’s the matter with Kansas

Defending the people of the Midwest from undeserved insults

Editorials

Force feeding sophomores

Starting this year, both first years and sophomores will be required to purchase a meal plan for at least 10 meals per week at Georgetown’s single dining hall.

Voices

Baby got ballroom

Ballroom dancing’s increasing popularity highlights original worth

Editorials

A truly smart hire

In mid-June, Georgetown University hired Bernard Muir to fill the position of Athletic Director, and though students may have glossed over the news, the hire represents a changing of the guard for Georgetown Athletics.

Voices

Taking it slow

“Did you come?”

Editorials

A healthier immigration debate

In recent months, the national debate on illegal immigration has reached a level of intensity that has lead some pundits to predict the issue will rival gay marriage or abortion in sheer controversy.

Voices

My summer in photos

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior

Voices

Dance in decline

Younger generation misses out on a treasured pasttime