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.

Opinion

Vote Yes on Initiative 77 and Give D.C. Workers a Raise

When D.C. voters go to the ballot boxes on June 19, they will have the opportunity to give the city’s tipped workers a raise. If enacted, Initiative 77 would incrementally... Read more

By June 18, 2018

Opinion

A Student Server’s Perspective on Initiative 77

On June 19, District of Columbia residents will vote on Initiative 77, which aims to get rid of the tipping system and instead implement one minimum wage for all workers.... Read more

By June 16, 2018

Opinion

A Letter To the Georgetown Community

In between Women’s History Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the women of the Voice gathered to discuss feminist issues on campus with the intention of writing a letter to... Read more

By April 29, 2018

Opinion

Hard Truths or Soft People?

I remember being very confused as a child listening to Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust.” My underdeveloped brain could not fathom why anyone would find dust appetizing. I contemplated... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Opinion

Dieuson Octave and Me

Dieuson Octave is Kodak Black, a 20-year-old Broward County rapper, two years older than I am. He’s been in and out of jail and the court system since I was... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Digital Issue

It’s not you! It’s me! in a pie chart

Egan Barnitt is a freshman in the NHS. She is one of three spoken word poets highlighted in this week’s arts-themed digital issue. She performs this poem in a video... Read more

By March 23, 2018

Digital Issue

Fractions

Summer Durant is a senior in the College. She is one of three spoken word poets highlighted in this week’s arts-themed digital issue. She performs this poem in a video... Read more

By March 23, 2018

Digital Issue

Chipotle Guacamole

  Timmy Sutton is a sophomore in the College. He is one of three spoken word poets highlighted in this week’s arts-themed digital issue. He performs this poem in a... Read more

By March 23, 2018

Editorials

Letter to the Editor: Stay Engaged in Qatar

On the Feb. 9, the Editorial Board of The Georgetown Voice published an article, titled “Time to Quit Qatar,” calling on the university’s leadership to close its Qatar campus. However,... Read more

By March 19, 2018

Opinion

Black, American, and Catholic

The Catholic Church defines itself as a welcoming home for all believers. In fact, the word “catholic” comes from the Greek adjective katholikós, which literally translates to “universal.” As a... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Opinion

What This American, From Eastern Ghouta, Knows about Syria

For the past seven years, Syria has been filled with carnage beyond the imagination’s reach. The headlines—about sarin gas, refugees fleeing in hoards never before seen, and children, covered in... Read more

By March 1, 2018

Opinion

What Does it Mean to Be a Survivor in Post-Weinstein America?

In January, former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sentencing played out in a new Twitter moment almost every day. Everyone in the world could watch and join the conversation as... Read more

By February 26, 2018

Opinion

A Viewpoint on D.C. Statehood

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, democracy is “a government by the people; rule of the majority.” A government in which, ideally, every citizen is represented and the majority rules. Why... Read more

By February 23, 2018

Opinion

Starbucks Refuge

I’m sitting in a Starbucks thumbing through a World Bank report on education. My cold, numb hands clasp a coffee cup for warmth. “64 million primary and 72 million lower... Read more

By February 18, 2018

Opinion

When Terrorism Hits Close to Home

I remember when the news broke about the shooter at the Bataclan concert venue and the explosions at the Stade de France. I didn’t handle it well. I’m French, and... Read more

By February 16, 2018

Opinion

What’s in a Diss?

Dissing yourself is a form of humor familiar to most. Moments of vulnerability and confidence alike often oblige us to defer to joking about everyone’s easiest target—themselves. But in what... Read more

By February 16, 2018

Opinion

Friendship Send Failure

There’s something raw about being a freshman in college. I liken my first week at Georgetown to the feeling of getting lost in a supermarket as a child, running down... Read more

By February 9, 2018

Opinion

What in Tar-nation?: Why Tar Sands Really Suck

Why have the First Nations people of Canada disproportionately developed cancer? Tobacco use? Nuclear waste? While both are good guesses, the answer is actually a nasty form of oil called... Read more

By and February 9, 2018

Opinion

Beyond the Beats: Reckon with Homophobia in Hip-Hop

For the Voice’s 2017’s end of year list, I wrote about why Migos’ Culture was one of the best albums of the year. Migos, one of the most popular rap... Read more

By February 1, 2018

Opinion

Those Three Words

I remember the first time I said “I love you.” My best friend Scarlet and I were driving home from the beach. When going to the beach in Los Angeles,... Read more

By January 26, 2018