Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

Committee-ing to change

This week the University decided to allow a sub-contracted worker to participate on the Advisory Committee for Business Practices.

By the October 28, 2004

Editorials

The Funny Third: The Voice endorses- Jon Stewart for President

After much smoke-filled, back room deliberation and deal making, the Voice encourages its readers to vote Jon Stewart for President of the United States of America Tuesday, Nov. 2.

By the October 28, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

50,996,116 Number of popular votes Democratic candidate Al Gore received in the 2000 Presidential election.

By the October 28, 2004

Voices

Fear and Barnacles

With my eyebrows furrowed, eyes narrowed and lips pouting, I portrayed the typically difficult child all too well.

By the October 21, 2004

Voices

Me vs. the “What ifs”

How can we really be sure that Georgetown is where we are meant to be?

By the October 21, 2004

Editorials

Community must pull together to ensure safety

The accidental death of Daniel Rigby (MSB ‘05) has affected the entire Georgetown community.

By the October 21, 2004

Editorials

Washington Post misses the facts

The most pressing question was how a second accidental death of a student had occurred in 10 days. Unfortunately, the Washington Post’s story on the incident answered this question with lazy reporting and stereotype.

By the October 21, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers

1,000 Number of Georgetown students that live off-campus. 94 Number of houses the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs inspectorys attempted to inspect on Tuesday. 30 Number of houses actually inspected. 6 Number of households evicted due to “life safety” violations, like missing smoke detectors or improper wiring.

By the October 21, 2004

Voices

A Mother’s Agony, Her Daughter’s Pain

The mother of an unidentified Georgetown sexual assault victim relays her daughter’s story and explains how Kate Dieringer affected their lives.

By the October 21, 2004

Voices

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing

This summer, everyone from home told me how lucky I was to be going to Georgetown during an election year.

By the October 21, 2004

Editorials

Medical Center mishaps

The Georgetown University Medical Center lost $20 million in the last fiscal year.

By the October 14, 2004

Editorials

Lights, camera, inaction

Although most recent robberies in Georgetown have had students as victims, crime is a community problem.

By the October 14, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

6 Number of people beatified by Pope John Paul II last week.

By the October 14, 2004

Voices

How to save lives while lying down

Despite the curious spectacle of bulky men in spandex lifting heavy barbells while yelling in Greek or Chinese, I remained fixated on the steady stream of thick, red-black liquid oozing out of my right arm.

By the October 14, 2004

Voices

A prince finds some answers

I finally made rice and beans.

By the October 14, 2004

Voices

“i am”

Who am I? We’ve all heard the question. But is it something we are all constantly questioning and redefining? For me, proclaiming who I am became a process of understanding my space and place in a social context, and finally giving myself the agency to choose how I identify as a white, lesbian woman.

By the October 14, 2004

Editorials

Don’t call us, we’ll call you

No longer will families on the Federal “Do-Not-Call” list be confused as to whether the oven is buzzing or the phone is ringing.

By the October 7, 2004

Editorials

Space camp: even better than band camp

Last week, mankind made a giant leap forward-again.

By the October 7, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

6 Number of Vice Presidents alive in 2004 98 Age of oldest Vice President when he died 14 Number of Vice Presidents who have been elected President 33 Percentage of... Read more

By the October 7, 2004

Voices

No whites allowed (but segregationists welcome)?

I wanted the sign as soon as I saw it. My wife and I were attending a black memorabilia fair at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland last spring, and on my way to the Negro Baseball League gear, I encountered a display of framed “Colored Only” signs that once infamously adorned restrooms, water fountains and other public facilities.

By the October 7, 2004