Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Columns

Open Access: When Doctors Keep Secrets

When my grandfather was diagnosed with stomach cancer, my mother decided not to tell him. Instead, she told him he was having surgery for an ulcer. We went along with... Read more

By April 7, 2017

Editorials

Change is Required for Club Diversity

The Voice has a diversity problem. We are not alone in this—as the recent op-ed in The Hoya about the lack of diversity in GUASFCU made clear. Yet when we... Read more

By the March 31, 2017

Editorials

High Civilian Casualties Draw Concern

In March 1969, the Voice was founded in response to the Vietnam War, a conflict that had inflicted heavy civilian casualties. On April 27, 1971, this editorial board wrote, “We... Read more

By the March 31, 2017

Opinion

Campus Speaker’s Anti-Muslim Language Raises Concern

I am a Muslim, an immigrant, and a woman of color. On the campus of Georgetown University last month, I was silenced in the name of free speech. On Feb.... Read more

By March 31, 2017

Opinion

Stay-At-Home Motherhood, a Choice Worthy of Respect

Would you rather be married or have a successful career? Be honest. Now imagine a typical female college student. She’s average height and has long hair. Her guilty pleasure is... Read more

By March 31, 2017

Carrying On

Carrying On: ‘That Was Racist’ Can’t Be the End of the Conversation

Liberals, myself included, are in a well-documented crisis. Friction between progressives dominates my news feed more than arguments across ideologies. Divides have opened between focus on identity politics and economics,... Read more

By March 31, 2017

Columns

Hidden Hegemony: Housing Accessibility Is Missing From Our Conversations

In an August campaign rally in Ohio, after months of describing his perceptions of despair and dissolution in America’s “inner cities,” candidate Donald Trump urged black and Latino voters to... Read more

By March 24, 2017

Columns

And Now for Something Different: Why Is Everything so Obvious?

As a math major, there’s nothing I hate more than when a professor points to a theorem and says, “The proof is obvious.” More often than not, I then sit... Read more

By March 24, 2017

Columns

Dividing Lines: Who Owns the Culture My Friends Appropriate?

A few weeks ago, I brought a friend to a delightful reception celebrating the Lunar New Year at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A lion dance troupe broke out the... Read more

By March 22, 2017

Carrying On

Carrying On: An Open Letter to Latino Immigrants

Before his joint session speech to Congress on Feb. 28, Donald Trump called for a “compromise” on immigration. This move came in light of increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read more

By March 17, 2017

Editorials

Bowser Funds Draw Questions

In recent weeks, a number of reports have surfaced concerning funds used in District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 2014 mayoral campaign. This editorial board believes that these reports, and... Read more

By the March 17, 2017

Columns

Open Access: Excluding Identities in the Inclusivity Movement

Confession: Sometimes, I watch TED Talks about productivity instead of being productive. Sometimes, that leads me down a TED Talk rabbit hole in which I insist that I’m learning while... Read more

By March 17, 2017

Opinion

Breaking the Pattern: Encouraging Women to Speak Up

“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell silenced Senator Elizabeth Warren on the Senate floor, echoes reverberated to the ears... Read more

By March 17, 2017

Editorials

Change Needed in Basketball Leadership

Georgetown invests in men’s basketball like its program is a national power. In recent years, however, performance has not met this level of investment. This editorial board believes that present... Read more

By the March 16, 2017

Editorials

Library Cuts Set Harmful Precedent

Lau saw its 2016 fiscal year budget cut by six percent or $1 million, resulting in a 17.5 percent decrease in the library’s budget for principal collections of books, as... Read more

By the March 4, 2017

Editorials

Georgetown Must Support Refugees

On June 20, 2016, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced that the number of displaced persons in the world reached a record high at 65.3 million people. Of... Read more

By the March 4, 2017

Editorials

Prioritize Club Sports’ Space

When the university closed the increasingly hazardous Kehoe Field last February, this editorial board approved of the move. It was right to end the use of Kehoe’s unsafe playing surface,... Read more

By the March 4, 2017

Carrying On

Carrying On: Reflecting on Death and My Grandmother’s Disease

Sometimes I run to think through a problem, but this is not one of those days. I’m at Yates, running on the treadmill because my left knee is too messed... Read more

By March 3, 2017

Opinion

Growing up Godless

I’m three or four years old, holding up a popsicle stick cross I made in day care for my mom to see. I had colored it using pink washable marker... Read more

By March 3, 2017

Opinion

Fashioning a New Understanding of Gender Equality

When most of us hear the words “gender equality,” our minds jump to women’s issues. We automatically conjure images of feminist rallies, calls for equal pay, and ownership of reproductive... Read more

By March 3, 2017