Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Voices

Agony Aunt: Jealous of your partner’s dating history

I’m not my boyfriend’s first girlfriend (he is my first love and first everything though). How do I get over feeling jealous/resentful?  — Green This is a really difficult position... Read more

By November 9, 2025

Voices

On Western assistance to Ukraine, actions speak louder than words

Following the “mysterious” drone sightings that have violated the airspace of Poland, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, France, and more, leaders worldwide have been pressuring Putin into peace talks to stop his... Read more

By November 5, 2025

Voices

Adolescence warns us of the manosphere’s dangerous accessibility

Upon opening up TikTok, I navigate towards the For You page, per usual. Immediately, I see an AI-generated video of President Trump talking about med bed spa conspiracies. Over the... Read more

By November 4, 2025

Voices

The big “bang” theory

There are universal milestones that mark our passage through adolescence and into a more self-aware, exhausted adulthood. These “canon events” include a first heartbreak that feels like the end of... Read more

By November 2, 2025

Voices

Halloween horror: rethinking costume over-consumption

The trees are changing color, there is a slight breeze as you feign sanity weeks into your perpetual midterm season, and you are somehow sweating because you didn’t realize it... Read more

By November 2, 2025

Editorials

Our times demand a strong student voice, vote Wagner-Missaghi for GUSA Executive

Given its weak administrative role, some have argued that Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) should be apolitical, instead focusing its efforts on its limited areas of authority, such as funding... Read more

By the October 21, 2025

Voices

Live from New York, it’s censorship

I have a strict 11:15 p.m. exit at every Voice party. I’d love to say that it’s because I’m going to another club’s party or participating in some clandestine meetup,... Read more

By October 13, 2025

Editorials

The limits of activism in the digital space

One of the greatest threats to meaningful activism today is the illusion that posting on social media is a substitute for taking action in the world. Online activism, in its... Read more

By the October 6, 2025

Voices

There is no such thing as “inside”

It’s the dead of night. You are so very thirsty. You peel yourself out from under your warm covers and tiptoe into the cold, dark hallway. Squinting down the stairs,... Read more

By October 5, 2025

Voices

Going feral

We have become too domesticated. We are trapped by structures we built ourselves and controlled by schedules that leave no room for spontaneity or error, diluting genuine connection. Take our... Read more

By October 3, 2025

Voices

Agony Aunt: The freshman friend group spiral

I’m feeling anxious that I haven’t found “my people” yet. Everyone around me is getting in these super-close friend groups (and honestly some people are being weirdly possessive of “their... Read more

By October 1, 2025

Voices

In defense of the “performative” male

Anyone who frequents social media today is sure to find stark criticism of the Clairo-listening, matcha-drinking, feminist literature-reading, tote bag-slinging “Performative Male.” The archetype refers to men who inauthentically adopt... Read more

By September 30, 2025

Voices

The nonchalant trap: Reclaiming sincerity in art

On today’s college campuses, one of the biggest compliments you can get is that you’re nonchalant. I’ve heard this said about the way someone entered Lau 2, threw a lazy... Read more

By September 15, 2025

Editorials

Dear Hoyas

The institutional memory of a university is short. Every four years, the undergraduate population turns over entirely, and with it, parts of its past are forgotten. For students arriving on... Read more

By the September 13, 2025

Voices

What I’ll miss the most about Georgetown is… Lau?

There was something undeniably sad about walking into Lau in the middle of July. While the perpetually AC-blasted floors provided much-needed relief from the heat, a silent Lau 2 filled... Read more

By September 12, 2025

Voices

I carry my life in my pocket

My life is tied to a single piece of plastic. Every time I leave home, I anxiously check if it’s still on my person. On the days I forget it,... Read more

By April 28, 2025

Voices

In support of schemes

This March, after striking the perfect ratio of Lau time to lawn time (which is to say, a whole lot more of the latter), I proudly proclaimed this spring to... Read more

By April 27, 2025

Voices

Why Georgetown must divest from Israel

Content warning: This article includes mention of genocide. The “Referendum on Divestment and Transparency” presented to the Georgetown student body by GUSA Senators Meriam Ahmed (SFS ’26) and Sienna Lipton... Read more

By April 26, 2025

Voices

Let’s ‘touch base’ with the language of advocacy

“Can we get this in by EOD” … “let’s coffee chat about this” … “just touching base to see if you have the bandwidth” We’ve all heard these types of... Read more

By April 26, 2025

Voices

The Georgetown grind: Sleep when you’re dead, but at what cost?

Ever feel like Georgetown is a never-ending game of “how much can I possibly do before I break”? Don’t worry, you’re not alone.  Georgetown University, with its rigorous academics, vibrant... Read more

By April 14, 2025