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

Blood, terrorism and justice

The U.S. government’s handling of the “War on Terrorism” reeks of hypocrisy and contradiction. America claims to be defending the lofty ideals of freedom, justice and human rights, yet at... Read more

By the November 1, 2001

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The politics of dancing

Some people don’t like to dance. I’m not one of these people; I happen to love to dance. My father, however, is one of the anti-happy feet people. In 21... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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A trash revolution

There’s a revolution going on and it’s happening in your very own trash. Instead of loitering at the mall, kids are spending their evenings kicking happily into Staples’ dumpsters and... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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Lacoste playas across the hall

In Kenya, like in most other countries around the world, a lot of people tend to think of Americans as rather loud and dim-witted. Most importantly though, Americans have the... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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Postmodernism in everyday life

I could, perhaps, find some other way to say what I’m about to say. But that would just be an attempt to evade the resounding truth, not just of the... Read more

By the October 25, 2001

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Tsk, tsk, tsk Visitation

Every Saturday morning I am startled awake at the crack of noon by athletic girls from Visitation Preparatory School obnoxiously exercising their supposed right to hoot and holler in adrenaline-induced... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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Village C no evil

Before arriving at Georgetown I had dreams of lengthy conversations into the night with an erudite community of committed students. What I got instead was a kinky sexcapade. I wasn’t... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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This time around, can’t let him get away

This coming Sunday may be the biggest day of my life. What I have waited for since age three is finally happening: I am going to see Michael Jackson live.... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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A cautionary tale

I felt like an alcoholic. Like people in AA that can never have a drink again because they just don’t trust themselves not to start up again. Mine was not... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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Letters to the Editor

As an alumnus, former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and former long-term resident of Georgetown, I’m glad to see efforts towards greater dialogue between non-student residents and student residents. Certainly, students need... Read more

By the October 18, 2001

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The autumn of our discontent

“The autumn wind is a pirate Blustering in from sea With a rollicking song he sweeps along Swaggering boisterously His face is weather beaten He wears a hooded sash With... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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Sons of thunder

I should be over there fighting Sammy bin Laden and the Taliban. I know how to be violent. I can kick some ass. This deadly talent comes as a result... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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Would grandma have kissed a girl?

Today is National Coming Out Day. I see today as kind of an Independence Day for queer people, only without the fireworks, parades and free candy (those all happen on... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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Black and white and gray all over

I am an Italian-American student here at Georgetown. Yet according to the Georgetown application form I filled out, I am caucasian. Wait a second though?Italy is nowhere near the Caucus... Read more

By the October 11, 2001

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Touching Turkey

I always wondered why I never had very many close male friends. I think I found the answer in Turkey. Culture is a funny thing. Sometimes you never notice an... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

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Happy Thanksgiving, eh?

This Monday, when students and faculty all over campus awake and honor Columbus, who sailed across the ocean blue to discover the New World and infest it with smallpox, their... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

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A Kenyan in the district

I was born, brought up and still live in Kenya. Kenya, if you don’t know, is a country just below the Horn of East Africa, as opposed to a small... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

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A life. Requiem.

On Wednesday, Sept. 26, Ohio State University first-year soccer player Connor Senn collapsed during a game. He never got back up. Connor was my cousin. Connor is my cousin. Connor... Read more

By the October 4, 2001

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Breaking down the Bush

Last Thursday evening you no doubt listened to President George W. Bush espouse what is now dubbed “The Bush Doctrine.” His words certainly served well to rally the American people... Read more

By the September 27, 2001

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War is not the answer

There was a teach-in on Sept. 20 here at Georgetown titled “Islam, the United States and Terrorism.” I asked the panel why Muslims all over the world are being oppressed... Read more

By the September 27, 2001