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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Carrying On: Pondering mortality over sweet potatoes

The food grew cold as my family stared quietly at one another around the dinner table.

By the December 2, 2004

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A traditional Swedish-Japanese Thanksgiving

Being a Japanese-Swedish combo family means American traditions such as Thanksgiving should be meaningless.

By the December 2, 2004

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Everything’s better in Japanese

I can’t read that sentence because I do not read, speak or understand Japanese.

By the December 2, 2004

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Congratulations, You’re an Asshole

“He’s an asshole… You’re so much better than him.” Almost every woman has heard it once.

By the November 18, 2004

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Bow wow… letters from the dog park

Yesterday the biggest dog in the neighborhood, a six-year-old Great Dane named Salisbury, tried to mount my friend’s Jack Russell pup.

By the November 18, 2004

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What is a Liberal?

What exactly is a “liberal”?

By the November 18, 2004

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Thanksgiving debunked

Like many Americans, you’re probably looking forward to the government-sanctioned gluttony fest known as Thanksgiving.

By the November 18, 2004

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Does anyone else feel a draft in here?

I’m not worried about being drafted. I’m confident that if there is a draft and my number is called, I will be laughed out of the boardroom once they see the results of my physical examination.

By the November 11, 2004

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The six stages of Bush-based blues

Nauseous, short of breath and a little dizzy, I jumped out of bed and e-mailed a Canadian I’d met while traveling in Europe this past summer.

By the November 11, 2004

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Tales from a Kerry supporter in France

I have had the unique pleasure of being a French major during George W. Bush’s reign.

By the November 11, 2004

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Letters from Iraq

A few weeks ago I received two postcards from Iraq.

By the November 4, 2004

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Cab-fear

Like most mothers, mine hugs me extra-tight before I leave for school in the fall.

By the November 4, 2004

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Another day, another penis

One of the biggest differences between Havana and Washington D.C. is the number of penises that can be seen in public on an average day.

By the October 28, 2004

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The lady’s man always wins

As the presidential race comes down to the wire, both candidates seem to have recognized just how important it is to win the female vote.

By the October 28, 2004

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Voice Fiction: We hate eskimos

This week in Behind the Music: “What Went Wrong?” We take a look at one of rock’s most notorious duos of the latter half of this year.

By the October 28, 2004

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A Mother’s Agony, Her Daughter’s Pain

The mother of an unidentified Georgetown sexual assault victim relays her daughter’s story and explains how Kate Dieringer affected their lives.

By the October 21, 2004

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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing

This summer, everyone from home told me how lucky I was to be going to Georgetown during an election year.

By the October 21, 2004

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Fear and Barnacles

With my eyebrows furrowed, eyes narrowed and lips pouting, I portrayed the typically difficult child all too well.

By the October 21, 2004

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Me vs. the “What ifs”

How can we really be sure that Georgetown is where we are meant to be?

By the October 21, 2004

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How to save lives while lying down

Despite the curious spectacle of bulky men in spandex lifting heavy barbells while yelling in Greek or Chinese, I remained fixated on the steady stream of thick, red-black liquid oozing out of my right arm.

By the October 14, 2004