Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

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.

By the August 25, 2005

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Recognizing Israels Arabs

Resisting exclusion in the Middle East and on campus

By the April 28, 2005

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I know what you did last summer

I like to consider my job professional people-watching.

By the April 28, 2005

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City of lost children – Making the most of a Georgetown education

Carrying On – A rotating column by senior Voice staffers

By the April 28, 2005

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Run for Rigby

By the April 28, 2005

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.

By the April 28, 2005

Editorials

Do the right thing

Sometimes the requirement for modern scholars to ‘publish or perish’ pressures authors into unethical short-cuts, plagiarism or ‘ghostwriting,’ ...

By the April 28, 2005

Editorials

An accident waiting to happen

One puncture in a 90-ton railroad tanker full of chlorine gas and 100,000 people could die in downtown Washington D.C.

By the April 28, 2005

Editorials

By the Numbers

2,131,180 U.S. prison population in the middle of 2004 3.5 percent Average annual increase in the U.S. prison population since 1995 33 percent Fall in the rate of violent crimes... Read more

By the April 28, 2005

Editorials

Direct Quote

“Decent Republicans Edition”

By the April 28, 2005

Voices

Terms of endearment

The challenges of a new identity

By the April 28, 2005

Editorials

Shutting down the truth

When you were issued a bad report card in elementary school, you had to bring it back to the teacher with your parents’ signature. That way, you couldn’t hide it from them. But if you’re the President of the United States, hiding your evaluations is apparently just fine.

By the April 21, 2005

Editorials

How to pay for T and A

Is a teaching assistant a worker or a student, and do they have the right to unionize?

By the April 21, 2005

Editorials

The Funny Third: Pro-Environment, Anti-Foolish

Georgetown University has always had a deep and abiding concern for the environment … sort of.

By the April 21, 2005

Editorials

By the Numbers

63 percent Percentage of American Catholics who believe the new pope should give laymen a larger voice in Church policy. 60 percent Percentage of American Catholics who believe the new... Read more

By the April 21, 2005

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“Role Reversal Edition”

By the April 21, 2005

Voices

Drifting away from Jesus: my quest for excommunication

If it’s Jesus you’re interested in, become a Protestant.

By the April 21, 2005

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Unfounded suspicion or intuition?

I wanted to approach her, but wondered whether it was appropriate, as she had not yet confided in me. How was I even to try to comprehend what she was enduring?

By the April 21, 2005

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Unemployment ain’t so bad: take no guff from these swine

As a graduating senior, I can think of nothing worse than discussing my life with elder acquaintances who inevitably bestow the following words of wisdom upon me: “I hope you’ve had fun because the college years will be the best ones of your life.”

By the April 21, 2005

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What we will do in the name of self-image

t the shallowest level, body image obsession can be attributed to boredom and self-centeredness. The worrying is not really about how you look physically, it’s about how you feel about yourself.

By the April 21, 2005