Georgetown Needs a Buddhist Chaplain

My memories of the Jesuit Values Panel of NSO are strikingly clear. Sitting in McDonough Arena, I heard thoughtful presentations from various spiritual leaders on campus, like Imam Yahya Hendi... Read more

By Clara Chiu September 28, 2018

Opinion

You’re a Hoya, Natalie!

From the moment I entered the magical world of NSO, I knew this wasn’t going to be Hogwarts, no matter what Healy Hall’s appearance suggested. Moving across the country and... Read more

By Natalie Chaudhuri September 28, 2018

Editorials

D.C. Council Must Uphold Initiative 77 Vote

On Sept. 17, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson held an open forum on whether the council should move forward with a proposed bill to overturn Initiative 77. Initiative 77, which... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 28, 2018

Editorials

Preserve Ballot Access and Vote, Dammit!

On Nov. 6, voters will go to the polls for Election Day 2018. While pundits often decry young voters’ poor turnout, being a college student provides extra challenges to voting,... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 28, 2018

Opinion

Solidarity Shouts: Georgetown Resident Assistants Should Unionize

In the spring of 2017, undergraduate resident assistants employed by George Washington University were extended the right to organize into a labor union by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).... Read more

By Gabriel Mielke September 22, 2018

Voices

Spicer on Campus: Little to Offer, Much to Gain

If we lived in a just world, Sean Spicer and the other former members of the Trump Administration would be too ashamed to show their faces in public, spending their... Read more

By Chris Dunn September 16, 2018

Voices

For Fear of Ignorance

Social media has forever changed the nature of social justice activism. Internet activism has taken off, allowing people from across the world to share their opinions in a second or... Read more

By Emilio Joubert September 15, 2018

Opinion

Reflections on a Catholic Crisis

This summer has been quite a difficult one for Catholics in America. From the exposure of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s heinous actions to the Pennsylvania grand jury report that uncovered approximately... Read more

By Michael DeFelice, Hunter Estes and Melvin Thomas September 14, 2018

Opinion

Remove Power Design from D.C. Apprenticeship Program

The D.C. attorney general’s office recently filed a lawsuit against Power Design, a Florida-based electrical contractor. The lawsuit alleges that Power Design, known for its work on D.C. buildings, is... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 14, 2018

Opinion

Carrying On: The Cost of Fitting In

I hear the phrase “I’m broke” a lot at Georgetown. But it’s not “I’m broke and don’t have money to pay my bills.” “I’m broke” is usually used to express... Read more

By Alli Kaufman September 14, 2018

Editorials

A Call for Reckoning over Sexual Assault

Content Warning: Sexual Assault Editor’s Note: Nair wrote in a June 28, 2019 email to the Voice that “No complaint has ever been lodged against me regarding my conduct with either... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 13, 2018

Editorials

Georgetown Must Revoke Honorary Degrees from McCarrick and Wuerl

A recent report issued by the Pennsylvania Attorney General exposed rampant clerical sexual abuse of children in six of the state’s Catholic dioceses. Over 1,000 victims have been confirmed in... Read more

By the Editorial Board September 10, 2018

Editorials

Dear incoming students…

Welcome to Georgetown. Here at the Voice, we have a yearly tradition of writing a letter to incoming students. In the past, we wrote of the need to “be flawed... Read more

By the Editorial Board August 31, 2018

Opinion

Call Me By My Name

When I posted a column online entitled “Confessions of a Serial Orgasm Faker,” my first instinct was to publish it anonymously. I mean, “Serial Orgasm Faker” isn’t exactly what I’d... Read more

By Sienna Brancato August 31, 2018

Opinion

Remember Georgetown’s Immigrant Roots

Georgetown University, like many American institutions of its age, was built by immigrants. In a contemporary political climate defined by xenophobia, it is more important than ever to understand and... Read more

By Ari Goldstein August 31, 2018

Editorials

ICE out of D.C.

Of all of the issues that played out on the national news cycle this summer, perhaps none seemed as urgent as that of American immigration policy. While the border region... Read more

By the Editorial Board August 31, 2018

Opinion

Carrying On: A Little Love in My Mailbox

The whirlwind of the first few weeks at college can be a real trial by fire, and when you have to turn a relationship into a long-distance one, you realize... Read more

By Noah Telerski August 31, 2018

Opinion

Vote Yes on Initiative 77 and Give D.C. Workers a Raise

When D.C. voters go to the ballot boxes on June 19, they will have the opportunity to give the city’s tipped workers a raise. If enacted, Initiative 77 would incrementally... Read more

By Chris Dunn June 18, 2018

Opinion

A Student Server’s Perspective on Initiative 77

On June 19, District of Columbia residents will vote on Initiative 77, which aims to get rid of the tipping system and instead implement one minimum wage for all workers.... Read more

By Claire Goldberg June 16, 2018

Editorials

Support GUAPA’s Petition to Keep GUPD Unarmed

This editorial was originally written in response to GUAPA’s letter to President DeGioia from May 5, 2018. On May 5, 2018 Georgetown United Against Police Aggression (GUAPA) delivered a letter... Read more

By the Editorial Board June 11, 2018