Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.



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.

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.

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

Theyre tryin to wash us away

Remembering the intact culture of a city in ruin

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.

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

Nothing’s the matter with Kansas

Defending the people of the Midwest from undeserved insults

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

Baby got ballroom

Ballroom dancing’s increasing popularity highlights original worth

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Taking it slow

“Did you come?”

Voices

My summer in photos

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior

Editorials

MPD putters along

Instead of preventing car theft, the Metropolitan Police Department has allowed a potentially successful program to stall because of technical problems and a fear of lawsuits.

Voices

Dance in decline

Younger generation misses out on a treasured pasttime

Editorials

An effective form of protest

Cindy Sheehan has been working to bring the troops back from Iraq since her son was killed in April 2004. But nearly 20 days ago, she took a stand that attracted the attention of the world.

Voices

The young man and the sea

“So, how exactly do we get back?” I stared at the slowly diminishing strip of beach trees where our friends had shrunk to sand-grain size and tried not to think about Sarah’s question.

Editorials

A new look for the Corp in ’05

Vital Vittles, Movie Mayhem and Uncommon Grounds have made major changes over the summer, both in their facilities and their practices.

Voices

The lonesome crowded west

Chama, N.M. and Silverton, Colo. are train towns. Their entire economies depend on attracting riders to their historic narrow gauge railroads, which climb high through the San Juan Mountains.

Voices

NSO: Non-Sequitur Orientation

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

Editorials

The Music Department hits a low note

Almost 18 months ago a Voice cover story trumpeted the rise of a program in digital music making led by Adjunct Professor Robert Fair.

Voices

Terms of endearment

The challenges of a new identity