Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

Mandatory housing unfair solution for juniors

Though the 2010 Campus Plan poses serious concerns for student living, the University should not mandate on-campus housing for juniors. Instead, it should increase incentives for upperclassmen to choose on... Read more

By the April 3, 2014

Editorials

Students should support immigrant rights

When he began to advocate for immigration reform in mid-2010, President Barack Obama reminded the American people that “we’ve always defined ourselves as a nation of immigrants.” Four years and... Read more

By the April 3, 2014

Editorials

SCOTUS ruling further jeopardizes fair elections

The Supreme Court struck down limits on individual campaign donations in a 5-4 decision in the case McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. While donors may still only give up to... Read more

By the April 3, 2014

Voices

Implications of poverty reach deeper than students’ wallets

Although middle school lunchroom politics should be far beneath Georgetown students, cafeterias can still feel like bizarre social experiments, with students segregating themselves into groups by clubs, gender, and race.... Read more

By April 2, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Activism across decades

My generation can be divided into two types of people: those who care about making the world a better place and those who just don’t. Of those of us who... Read more

By April 2, 2014

Voices

Cura Technologis: Online classes abandon the ‘whole person’

“Go to class at the beach. Go to class on top of the Eiffel Tower. Go to class during your lunch break,” a March 18 email from Georgetown promised. According... Read more

By April 2, 2014

Voices

Transfer students not feeling the love from Georgetown housing

It’s an open secret at Georgetown and it’s an unhappy reality for a few hundred incoming Hoyas every year. Transfer students are treated like second-class students by the University and... Read more

By April 2, 2014

Voices

America unique in its perpetuation of crime and injustice

The U.S. prison system is like no other prison system in the world. This statement is not meant to praise our system for its uniqueness, rather, it is meant to... Read more

By March 27, 2014

Voices

Obituary: Remembering the life of Mark Adamsson

It has now been almost three weeks since Mark Adamsson (SFS ‘15) passed away over Spring Break in the Dominican Republic. In the weeks that followed, family, friends, and members... Read more

By and March 27, 2014

Voices

Time for a new spokesman for atheism: Enter Neil deGrasse Tyson

Last month, The New Yorker ran a profile by Rebecca Mead of notable astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in light of his new series, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which airs Sunday... Read more

By March 27, 2014

Voices

The ‘reverse racism’ fallacy: I know you’re not all like that

During a recent discussion, a classmate mentioned an opinion piece published last week in the Voice. “Racism: A sinister instrument that cuts both ways” was cited as an example of... Read more

By March 27, 2014

Editorials

Tisa/Ramadan leave legacy of active leadership

Nate Tisa (SFS ‘14) and Adam Ramadan (SFS ‘14) ended their tenure as GUSA executives on Sunday as Trevor Tezel (SFS ‘15) and Omika Jikaria (SFS ‘15) were sworn in.... Read more

By the March 26, 2014

Editorials

Vote Tommy Wells: Integrity, experience for D.C.

For a school that prides itself on taking an active part in local communities through service and activism, Georgetown students show a surprising lack of interest in D.C. politics. Yet,... Read more

By the March 26, 2014

Editorials

Financial plan neglects commitment to aid

David Rubenstein, Vice President of Finance and University Treasurer, presented Georgetown University’s financial plan for fiscal years 2015 to 2018 earlier this week. While it is generally comprehensive and plans... Read more

By the March 26, 2014

Editorials

Room for improvement in emergency response

The University has handled the situation in a timely and efficient manner, keeping residents of McCarthy informed as the investigation unfolded throughout Tuesday and Wednesday. We also commend Georgetown for providing displaced students in the affected eastern wing of the floor with hotel accommodations on Tuesday night.

By the March 20, 2014

Editorials

GUSA readership program preemptively cut

According to members of GUSA FinApp, the decision to remove funding to the program was because of a lack of data concerning student use of the program. These members were concerned that faculty and graduate students were taking advantage of a program that was being funded by undergraduate tuition dollars. Although this concern is legitimate, the decision was made preemptively. This is a program that has been around for six years and has established itself as a mainstay of campus life.

By the March 20, 2014

Editorials

Obama’s Between Two Ferns gamble pays off

Obama’s Between Two Ferns interview is merely the latest installment of the president’s signature mix of dry wit and level-headed pragmatism that has paid political dividends. From his infamous June 2009 fly-swatting CNBC interview to successive White House Correspondents’ Dinners to a Mad Men reference in the 2014 State of the Union, Obama is, far from demeaning the office, no stranger to connecting to voters through humor.

By the March 20, 2014

Voices

Open minds necessary to resolve Russia-Ukraine conflicts

The pictures drew me in. Independence Square, the central square in Kiev, evoked flashes of post-apocalyptic video games with graffiti and fireballs from Molotov cocktails flaming in the background. I... Read more

By March 20, 2014

Voices

Cura personalis is dead: Traditional values in question on hilltop

If you attend a Jesuit institution you are bound to hear the same platitudes over and over again: “Men and Women for Others,” “Ad maiorem Dei gloriam” and, especially, “cura... Read more

By March 20, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Waging war on the poor

“Do you know how fabulous I’d look? I’d be so skinny!” When the co-host of “The Five” on Fox News, Andrea Tantaros, beamed at the camera and bragged about how... Read more

By March 20, 2014