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.

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Me write pretty one day

It is unfortunate that the Writing Center has developed such a pejorative reputation and we admit that a majority of the misconceptions about the Writing Center are attributable to our failure to explain who we are and what we’re all about.

By November 9, 2006

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Running on nothing but fumes

For the last eight days of September and the first 29 days of October I smoked like a fiend. A chimney, if you will. I probably went through three packs a week, perhaps more. If I became frustrated with myself and threw my cigarettes away, I would only discover 18 hours later that I was desperately in need of a dry, rolled-up leaf, laced with toxins, producing a rich and foul-smelling smoke whose calm effluvience so artfully destroyed my lungs.

By November 9, 2006

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Crossing Over: adventures at the Syrian border

Carrying On: A rotating column by Voice senior staffers

By November 9, 2006

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Time doesn’t heal all wounds

After visiting India and Senegal this past year, the question I got most often was, “What was it like? Was it hard seeing such abject poverty?”

By November 2, 2006

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Biting the hand that feeds us

Carrying On: A rotating column by Voice senior staffers

By November 2, 2006

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Single and ready to mingle

“Where do you live?” It’s a question that I am met with daily.

By November 2, 2006

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What are you doing about Iraq?

Examining the role of students in protests against the war.

By October 26, 2006

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Fall into food: we’re bringing comfort back

There is no greater or more constant pleasure than in an apple.

By October 26, 2006

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I’m so lonely. Please talk back…please

Carrying On: a rotating column by Voice senior staffers.

By October 26, 2006

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Examining the ills of North Korea

Usually, I wouldn’t be excited to watch the TV screens while tearing away at one of the cardio machines in Yates at seven in the morning.

By October 26, 2006

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The importance of being Ernest

At my parents’ house last week, I mostly slept on the couch and watched television, flipping through movie channels and pausing on each one.

By October 19, 2006

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The long black veil: Britain’s culture clash

How dangerous is a piece of fabric over a women’s face to the cohesiveness of society?

By October 19, 2006

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Letter to the editor: What Hoya crew has to say

When I transferred to Georgetown this year on a U.S. Army scholarship, I was determined to remain a varsity athlete, but to participate in a sport that would be flexible enough to work with my busy ROTC training schedule.

By October 19, 2006

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The shock of it all: study abroad myths dispelled

Carrying On: a rotating column by Voice senior staffers.

By October 19, 2006

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Ask Annabelle, she knows best

Dear Annabelle: Is it wrong to have a sexual fantasy about a Jesuit? Sincerely, Fantasizing in philosophy Dear Fantasizing: Absolutely not. There is nothing more tantalizing than something you can’t... Read more

By October 12, 2006

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Breaking down the barriers

Five beers into the night, I stood bewildered in the corner of the Plaza de Armas.

By October 12, 2006

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Liebermont: the nutmeg state’s quandary

For two entire months last spring, Joe Lieberman was my life.

By October 12, 2006

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New York’s not my home

Carrying On, a rotating column by Voice senior staffers.

By October 12, 2006

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Nov. 7th: The new independence day

My mother has been a candidate in several hotly contested elections, though she has yet to schmooze or kiss a baby to get there (Christmas parties aside).

By October 5, 2006

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STANDing for what’s right

Since Feb. 2003, the genocide sponsored by the Sudanese government and perpetrated by its “Janjaweed” militia allies has claimed at least 400,000 lives

By October 5, 2006