Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

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Carrying On: Vaulting success despite racism

When you Google search “Simone Biles,” the top hits are not about how she left Belgium earlier this month as the most decorated gymnast of the 2013 World Championships. They... Read more

By October 24, 2013

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Nobel Peace Prize obsolete and based on media attention

Early in the morning on Friday, Oct. 11, media outlets lit up with the announcement that the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition... Read more

By October 24, 2013

Editorials

Grab-and-Give cheats students and homeless

The student group G.I.V.E.S., an organization committed to assisting marginalized populations, teamed up with H.O.P.E., a student group that seeks to provide food to D.C.’s homeless population, and Aramark this... Read more

By the October 24, 2013

Editorials

Johnson perilous choice for Homeland Security

Jeh Johnson, formerly the Department of Defense’s top lawyer, accepted President Obama’s nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security last Friday. In an address made at Oxford last November,... Read more

By the October 24, 2013

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Carrying On: Iran, U.S. ready to make nice?

Iran finally seems ready to cut a deal with the West on its nuclear program—it’s just a matter of the West being ready to do the same. The United States... Read more

By October 17, 2013

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Stigmatized maladies: Mentally ill need our support, too

I’ll never forget the day she told me “I wish it was cancer,” because no one could ever wish for cancer. Cancer sucks and everyone knows it. Cancer is probably... Read more

By October 17, 2013

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It’s time to give common workers the microphone and listen

A dollar is a snack from the New South vending machine, a drink from Hoya Snaxa, or one-fourth of a vanilla iced chai latte at Uncommon Grounds. It’s a short... Read more

By October 17, 2013

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Free condoms at parties may encourage sexual assault

Rape is frequently ignored when dealing with the idea of the “party scene” because of the lack of informed discussion surrounding sex crimes. For this reason, there’s a chance that... Read more

By October 17, 2013

Editorials

Condom delivery service makes students safer

Today, H*yas for Choice took a positive step forward by establishing a new condom delivery service on campus. The program will let students request condoms and pamphlets to distribute at... Read more

By the October 16, 2013

Editorials

Rights of workers at risk in new Hoya Court

With the introduction of new restaurants in Hoya Court, concerns regarding the extension of the Just Employment Policy to all campus workers have emerged among unions and student activist groups.... Read more

By the October 16, 2013

Editorials

Shutdown shows need for budget autonomy

Over the last few days, the effects of the government shutdown have wreaked havoc on D.C.’s budget.  As the Voice went to press it seemed that Congress was moving toward... Read more

By the October 16, 2013

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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