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 Accidental Hoya: A Joke Gone Too Far

My Georgetown application was intended as a joke. After wrangling with the Common App for weeks and submitting more essays, SAT scores, and portfolios than I can count, I grew... Read more

By February 25, 2016

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Drowning in Success: Seeking a New Kind of Excellence

Students at Georgetown so often hear their teachers and faculty expounding the merits of cura personalis or being a man or woman for others, but it is often hard to... Read more

By February 7, 2016

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Where Are You From? Looking Beyond the Boxes of Cultural Identity

“Where are you from?” This question precedes all small talk at orientation, parties, or other  inevitable social events (it’s usually quickly followed by “what’s your major?”). This simple question begs... Read more

By February 7, 2016

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A Beginning and An End: Nineteen years of Jesuit Formation

Nineteen years. Forty percent of my life here on Planet Earth. That’s how long I’ve been a Jesuit. Nineteen years. It’s not uncommon at significant moments in one’s life to... Read more

By February 6, 2016

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An Inspiration Remembered: The Passing of Another Musical Genius

This week the music world lost two great icons — David Bowie and Glenn Frey. Perhaps to most readers, the name David Bowie is more recognizable. However, the latter is... Read more

By January 28, 2016

Voices

Diversity Beyond the Statistics: Self-segregation among Student Groups

Whether you are thousands of miles away from home, or a D.C. native, university life is terrifying at times. Dropped into the unknown, we often search for the familiar to... Read more

By January 28, 2016

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Shutting Down: Access to Health Care on Weekends

As I woke up on a Monday morning, the lower half of my face swollen to an unnatural size, my immediate reaction was panic. At first, I was panicking because... Read more

By January 28, 2016

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Jumpman: The Art of Your Airness

Shoes. Socks. Backpacks. Underwear. Hats. Coats. Watches. Basketball. Football. Baseball. Men. Women. Kids. Toddlers. Infants. Jordan Brand, a subsidiary brand under Nike Inc., is a company created by Michael Jordan... Read more

By December 21, 2015

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Good Cause, Bad Timing: A response to GU Fossil Free’s criticism

There is no doubt that climate change is one of the pivotal issues of our generation. But along with twelve of my colleagues in the GUSA Senate, I voted against... Read more

By December 4, 2015

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The Sound of Silence: Asking more from GUSA and Georgetown

In mid-November, the GUSA Senate voted against having a referendum on divestment appear on the spring executive ballot. As a non-binding poll of collective opinion, this referendum would have allowed... Read more

By December 4, 2015

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The Time of My Life: Managing Expectations of University Life

I learned the value of holding the high ground during battle very early in my life. On any given snow day, my front lawn would become a war zone. Trees... Read more

By December 4, 2015

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An Itch You Can’t Scratch: Sweatshop Labor and Fast Fashion

When I was a child, my mother had special scissors to cut the tags out of the collars of my shirts and dresses. The stiff, itchy labels of every garment... Read more

By November 24, 2015

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Seizing the Initiative: An Analysis Of Recent Racial Protests

In the past three weeks, multiple college campuses have faced racial tensions on their campuses. Two of those schools in particular, the University of Missouri and Yale University, have been... Read more

By November 19, 2015

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Out of the Campus Comfort Zone: A Flight from Classical Liberal Thought

Do our feelings really matter? Certainly they matter to each of us. Emotions, in all their varieties and magnitudes, are an inextricable element of humanity. They can also matter to... Read more

By November 19, 2015

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Viva La Vita: H*yas for Choice and All Its Misconceptions

As a former president and current member of Georgetown Right to Life, also known as RTL or Vita Saxa, I’d like to weigh in on an opinion piece published in... Read more

By November 19, 2015

Carrying On

Carrying On: Learning to Define Oneself in a Label-Obsessed World

I have always tried to find a simple way to define my personality. Quite often, I become curious about why I feel the way I feel or why I like... Read more

By November 11, 2015

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The Right to a Choice: Understanding the Positions of the Pro-Choice Movement

This past week, The Georgetown Academy, an online forum posted a piece entitled “How Dumb is H*yas for Abortion?” In an attempt to clear the air around this sensitive subject,... Read more

By November 9, 2015

Carrying On

Carrying On: Forcing Hate Out Of Our Lives

I can be a bit of a hater. I always have been, and perhaps I always will be. In middle school, I called myself a “nonconformist” (my sole act of... Read more

By October 22, 2015

Opinion

SNAP, Crackle, DOPS: Serial Confusion for Off-Campus Residents

For a Friday night, it was a pretty mild party. For one thing, the only music was coming from my iPhone; for another, all the guests were seated around my... Read more

By October 22, 2015

Opinion

All Stressed Up: Raising the Curtain on a Hoya’s Life

They say that hindsight is 20/20. As my time on the Hilltop began, I wanted to get as involved in campus life as possible. Unfortunately, when I reflect on my... Read more

By October 22, 2015