Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

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Beauty shouldn’t be standardized at expense of identity

Last month, talk show host Julie Chen revealed on The Talk that she had undergone plastic surgery on her eyes after being told by both her boss and an agent,... Read more

By October 10, 2013

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Carrying On: Give me some privacy, please

There’s nothing more exciting than when an old institution learns new tricks. Georgetown has recently made a number of strides in integrating modern technology into University life—GUTS and SafeRides now... Read more

By October 10, 2013

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It’s time for industrialized nations to reject neocolonialism

We trekked through the Amazon Rainforest, kicking up the mud with our boots, wielding our machetes, and avoiding the danger in our path. Don Gregario, an Ecuadorean farmer and my... Read more

By October 10, 2013

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U.S. education gets low marks: City Year provides better model

It’s only 8 a.m., but my calves are already on fire. Sun lights the apartments lining the streets of Mattapan, Mass., a suburb of Boston. My backpack jostles on my... Read more

By October 10, 2013

Editorials

Online courses break new academic ground

Following the precedent of Harvard and MIT, Georgetown is now offering its first online class this semester through the edX platform. The class is titled “Globalization’s Winners and Losers” and... Read more

By the October 10, 2013

Editorials

Student workers jipped by GMS inefficiency

The Georgetown Management System, which is responsible for paying all campus employees, will roll out a new operating system on Oct. 14. Even though the new system will be a... Read more

By the October 10, 2013

Editorials

Canon law petition threatens Georgetown identity

Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl recently approved the canon law petition against Georgetown University requesting that the Church revoke the school’s right to call itself Catholic if it doesn’t... Read more

By the October 10, 2013

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Focus less on educators: It’s the tests that are failing DCPS

On Monday, D.C. Public Schools released the results of its first year of principal evaluations, and they weren’t pretty. More than half of the District’s 120 school leaders were rated... Read more

By October 3, 2013

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Carrying On: Pop culture can’t be tamed

I grew up watching her live a double life on Hannah Montana, and now Miley Cyrus is living a double standard in Hollywood. Some of my friends think she’s a... Read more

By October 3, 2013

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Soundoff: Obamacare ruinous, will help elect GOP

Obamacare went into full effect on Tuesday. Nothing short of a miracle has the power to reverse it—not a “filibuster,” not the House of Representatives, and not even a government... Read more

By October 3, 2013

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Soundoff: ACA first step toward progressive healthcare

Republicans are holding the economy hostage as a bargaining chip to delay or defund Obamacare, despite it being a monumental step forwad in healthcare reform. They oppose the reform because... Read more

By October 3, 2013

Editorials

Government shutdown shows need for reform

Throughout the past two weeks, House Republicans repeatedly passed legislation pairing the extension of governmental funding with delayed implementation of the Affordable Care Act. After the Senate rejected each of... Read more

By the October 3, 2013

Editorials

Undocumented immigrants seek licensing rights

On Oct. 1, the District City Council postponed voting on a bill to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for D.C. drivers licenses. According to Councilwoman Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3),... Read more

By the October 3, 2013

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Enemies of SNAP misunderstand program completely

Recently, a partisan passage of a bill merited a veto threat from the White House. I’m not talking about the House Republicans’ valiant 41st attempt to repeal Obamacare. I’m talking... Read more

By September 26, 2013

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Carrying On: Teach regulation, not robbery

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley have become modern-day robber barons. This term originated in the late 19th century to describe businessmen who accumulated wealth through exploitative practices. They... Read more

By September 26, 2013

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Terror rhetoric a toxic trend in American civilization

Looking out upon a sea of anxious faces, Nina Davuluri, standing hand-in-hand with her opponent, learned that she would become the first Indian-American woman to ever win the Miss America... Read more

By September 26, 2013

Editorials

Mold a danger to students in residence halls

A disturbing growth has been detected around Georgetown, and for once it’s not the neighbors. The contamination has worsened in several of the University’s older, run-down buildings. Mold poses serious... Read more

By the September 26, 2013

Editorials

Navy Yard shows negligence in veteran care

Navy contractor Aaron Alexis shot and killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard in Southwest D.C. before being killed in a gun-battle with police last Monday. Although facts concerning... Read more

By the September 26, 2013

Editorials

SNAP budget cuts deprive low-income Americans

On Thursday Sept. 19, 2013, the House passed the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, also known as H.R. 3102. The act would cut nearly  $40 billion from... Read more

By the September 26, 2013

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The case against a satellite campus

A friend recently referred me to a column published in the Voice on Sept. 19, entitled “The case for a satellite campus.” While the author may have merely been playing... Read more

By September 25, 2013