Voices

Voices is the Op-Ed and personal essay section of The Georgetown Voice. It features the real narratives of diverse students from nearly every corner on campus, seeking to tell some of the incredibly important and yet oft-unheard stories that affect life in and out of Georgetown.

Voices

The Georgetown grind: Sleep when you’re dead, but at what cost?

Ever feel like Georgetown is a never-ending game of “how much can I possibly do before I break”? Don’t worry, you’re not alone.  Georgetown University, with its rigorous academics, vibrant... Read more

By April 14, 2025

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Collegiate competitive dance: The best sport you’ve never watched

It is no secret that sports are a beloved global pastime. 70% of Americans watch live sports. Soccer alone has 3.5 billion fans worldwide. After major games, school hallways, streets,... Read more

By April 14, 2025

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Speaking up: The classroom culture shock for international students at Georgetown

I thought I was ready for my first Atlantic World class my freshman fall. I had done all the readings, taken notes, and carefully mapped out the major arguments. But... Read more

By April 11, 2025

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“Truth is trouble”: Why supporting the humanities is more important than ever

To celebrate completing her Ph.D at the University of Cambridge, Amelia Louks posted a picture on X, formerly known as Twitter, proudly displaying a physical copy of her thesis entitled... Read more

By April 5, 2025

April Fools' 2025

The ideal Georgetown cover letter

For the past three years, I’ve worked at the Cawley Career Center, training with industry professionals to help students perfect their job application materials. As application season comes to a... Read more

By April 1, 2025

April Fools' 2025

An Announcement from the editors of the Voices section

  We, the editors of the Voices section, shared this note with The Georgetown Voice team this morning and have decided to publish it for transparency: We are writing to... Read more

By April 1, 2025

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Burning truths: The human cost of cigarettes

Cigarettes are back, and they are sexier than ever. They emit a mysterious aura, serving as a chic accessory for parties or study breaks outside Lau. By smoking a cigarette,... Read more

By March 31, 2025

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Despite professionalism and racialized stigma, I will never regret getting my first tattoo

I got my first tattoo at the lowest point of my freshman fall.  After a hard adjustment period and spending my first major holiday in the States alone, I needed... Read more

By March 29, 2025

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Who’s afraid of coming-of-age novels in school libraries?

My Australian high school library was one of the places I felt most secure. It was tucked away underneath the stairwell, almost like it was hidden from the rest of... Read more

By March 28, 2025

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Is writing in library books such a bad thing?

I love to read, but I can’t say I love the two hundred-odd pages of reading I am assigned each week for class. Last January, with a sense of foreboding,... Read more

By March 17, 2025

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Two sisters, two different college experiences, one ward apart

Growing up, my sister and I were two peas in a pod. We did everything together and were almost inseparable. As Black people in a predominantly white town, she was... Read more

By March 16, 2025

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The real danger of A.I. in The Brutalist

With the outroars regarding this year’s Oscars, from the tone deaf tone of Emilia Pérez’s soundtrack to actress Mikey Madison forgoing an intimacy coordinator in the intimate movie Anora, one... Read more

By March 10, 2025

New Writers Issue

Eden Center: Why we should protect this Vietnamese strip mall and its legacy

The word “Eden” makes me think of a heavenly paradise. When I visited Eden Center, a Vietnamese strip mall in Falls Church, Virginia, for the first time, it did not... Read more

By March 4, 2025

New Writers Issue

Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance: A revolution televised

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance stands as the most-watched one on record, garnering over 133 million viewers. Beyond sensational moments such as his downright devious digs at Drake or... Read more

By March 2, 2025

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Despite impressive progress, why paving the road to health equity in D.C. still matters

What if I told you that your zip code determines your life expectancy more than your genetic code? In Washington, D.C., this isn’t just a hypothetical question—it’s a stark reality... Read more

By and February 28, 2025

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Beyond our bubble: Unpacking D.C.’s disparities

The “Georgetown bubble” is very real—we say it all the time. We often admit that our university operates as its own little isolated community within a neighborhood that’s already secluded... Read more

By February 20, 2025

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What if it was the journey and the destination? Giving D.C. public transit a second chance

Beads of sweat run down my face and soak my shirt. Onlookers would probably assume I just ran a marathon across the city or am returning from one of D.C.’s... Read more

By February 17, 2025

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Ask Voices – Valentine’s Day Edition

This Valentine’s Day, the opinion section decided to do what we do best: give unfounded love advice and, of course, lots of opinions to some totally real hopeless romantics from... Read more

By , , , and February 14, 2025

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Fairytales, feminism, and the love we cannot abandon

“I just mean it’s no longer 1937…we wrote a Snow White that’s not going to be saved by the prince, and she’s not going to be dreaming of true love;... Read more

By February 14, 2025

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Is this seat taken? Rethinking life in third places

Five days into what seemed like an endless finals period, frustrated by the lack of open seats in the HFSC and developing one too many Lau-induced headaches, my friends and... Read more

By February 2, 2025