Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

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Childish Gambino’s promotional scheme misses the mark

The versatile performer, who got his start as a writer on 30 Rock, has pretty much been everywhere and doing everything. But lately, we’ve seen a lot less of him... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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Got 99 problems and one percent feminism is all of them

On April 12, Georgetown University’s Women in Leadership hosted their inaugural Own It Summit. Tickets for the event sold out within 24 hours, hundreds of students and community members attended... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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Carrying On: Don’t stop believin’

Religion is everywhere. It’s a highly relevant topic in world history and in our lives, irrespective of our relationship with it. I learned this truth at a young age: Easter... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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H*ya Saxa: A senior’s reflection on ‘success’ past the Hilltop

Something I’ve noticed during my four years at Georgetown: students here will check and recheck their decisions to make sure they’re doing the right thing at the right time. I’d... Read more

By April 24, 2014

Editorials

GUSA resolution aims to assist deaf community

In a resolution passed on April 6 concerning student accessibility on campus, the GUSA Senate asked the University to set up a funding system to bring sign language interpreters to... Read more

By the April 10, 2014

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From digits to dehumanization: Minor League Baseball

Before the summer of 2012, I couldn’t have told you jack-crap about the sport of baseball. I had played in rec leagues back in middle school, but never really caught... Read more

By April 10, 2014

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Carrying On: The walls are closing in

Imagine a massive intergalactic trash compactor, Star Wars Episode IV-style. You and me, and the rest of the world’s population, are caught inside. The wealthiest of the bunch have managed... Read more

By April 10, 2014

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Empowering student tenants through support and advocacy

On October 17, 2004, nearly 100 firefighters were called to the 3300 block of Prospect Street after an anonymous 911 call alerted authorities of a blaze burning through the townhouse... Read more

By and April 10, 2014

Editorials

GSP vital for first-generation college students

Twelve percent of admitted students to the Georgetown Class of 2018 are first-generation students, a similar rate to last year’s accepted class and that of most Ivy League schools. Though... Read more

By the April 10, 2014

Editorials

Shooting shows veteran mental health neglected

The rhetoric is tired—and so are we at the Voice. Gun control has dropped off the map of firebrand issues in political dialogue. When it is discussed, it is separated... Read more

By the April 10, 2014

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Structural violence in Panama: Native tribes’ legacy of starvation

¿Hay más pantalones? For the indigenous people of Latin America, resources are sparse.  Four years ago, I started the first of several travels to Santiago, an inland Panamanian town, to... Read more

By April 10, 2014

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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