Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

The need for civil rights

In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, lawmakers have focused heavily on national security. To bolster the national investigation, President Bush has expanded law enforcement agencies’ powers to detain... Read more

By the November 8, 2001

Voices

South of Eden

Outside of the Voice office on the fourth floor of the Leavey Center, there is a bathroom. Every time I go to the bathroom, there is always toilet paper, soap... Read more

By the November 8, 2001

Voices

GPB, Lecture Fund ticket practices unfair

The system that Georgetown Program Board and Lecture Fund use to hand out tickets for their programs is ridiculous. I know that this opinion is not just mine, and there... Read more

By the November 8, 2001

Voices

Don’t panic; it’s only war

I’m sitting in my living room, flipping through the channels, and it occurs to me: We’re at war. And where are all the news cameras at 6 o’clock? Kabul? Nope.... Read more

By the November 8, 2001

Voices

Abolish the illogical

The death penalty is an issue I have always felt strongly about. It represents much of what people hate about America: a daily reminder of the contradictions in our ideologies... Read more

By the November 8, 2001

Editorials

Taking control

According to the Rape Crisis Center, one out of three women and one out of very four men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. But for one week in... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

Editorials

Safety first

According to the Rape Crisis Center, one out of three women and one out of very four men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. But for one week in... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

Editorials

Cheating your way at the top?

Last week The Washington Post asked public and private school district officials in Maryland, Virginia and the District how they would respond when student leaders cheat on tests. Nearly every... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

Voices

Letters to the Editor

The Voice posed the question recently of whether or not the Department of Public Safety has in mind the best interests of Georgetown students. The answer is an indisputable yes.... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

Voices

Not far enough

Last year, someone asked me if I was capable of writing a column that didn’t mention gay people. The implicit question was, “Why do I always have to talk about... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

Voices

Blood, terrorism and justice

The U.S. government’s handling of the “War on Terrorism” reeks of hypocrisy and contradiction. America claims to be defending the lofty ideals of freedom, justice and human rights, yet at... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

Editorials

Virginia’s easy choice

The Virginia Governor’s race offers an unambiguous choice for state voters. Republican candidate Mark Earley will continue Governor Jim Gilmore’s pattern of irresponsible budgetary policy and preaches intolerant social values.... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

Voices

The politics of dancing

Some people don’t like to dance. I’m not one of these people; I happen to love to dance. My father, however, is one of the anti-happy feet people. In 21... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

Voices

A trash revolution

There’s a revolution going on and it’s happening in your very own trash. Instead of loitering at the mall, kids are spending their evenings kicking happily into Staples’ dumpsters and... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

Voices

Lacoste playas across the hall

In Kenya, like in most other countries around the world, a lot of people tend to think of Americans as rather loud and dim-witted. Most importantly though, Americans have the... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

Voices

Postmodernism in everyday life

I could, perhaps, find some other way to say what I’m about to say. But that would just be an attempt to evade the resounding truth, not just of the... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

Editorials

Speak freely or hold your piece

The announcement last week of the Speech and Expression Committee’s revised policy on anonymous publications on campus has thrown student leaders and campus publications into a relative frenzy, as the... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

Editorials

Hurting for knowledge

In an effort to limit violence in District public schools, the District’s Board of Education is proposing changes to the existing law that would give teachers greater authority to use... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

Voices

A cautionary tale

I felt like an alcoholic. Like people in AA that can never have a drink again because they just don’t trust themselves not to start up again. Mine was not... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

Voices

Letters to the Editor

As an alumnus, former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and former long-term resident of Georgetown, I’m glad to see efforts towards greater dialogue between non-student residents and student residents. Certainly, students need... Read more

By the October 18, 2001