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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The Aussie Animosity

“Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!” The chanting sounded like the din of a sporting event. With Australian flags draped over them, the crowd could have been on its way to a rugby match. But, the shouts continued, “Lebs go home!” they roared.

By August 31, 2006

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Carrying On: 23 is the loneliest number

For me, The Moment came in Leo’s. A few weeks after starting at Georgetown, a handful of hallmates and I were at lunch, still getting to know each other. The conversation turned to high schools. The stories of my suburban public school were uninteresting at best, but one guy, the product of an elite northern prep school, said something that stuck with me.

By August 24, 2006

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After hours: some things should stay at the office

My office at the Democratic Party of Georgia is smaller than a Village A bedroom and I share it with three other researchers. I drew the short straw and was stuck with the desk that blocked the doorway into the room. Everyday coworkers have to decide whether to give me the crotch or the ass as they brush the back of my head on their way in and out of the room.

By August 24, 2006

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Yo’ momma (and yo’ daddy too)

After dropping my oldest brother off at college, my mother proceeded to cry the entire ride home, silently sniffling as she navigated her way through Ohio cornfields in her red Suburban. Ten years later, after emptying the same, slightly beleaguered car, I stood facing my parents on Healy Lawn.

By August 24, 2006

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Peace in the Middle East?

Israel’s recent war with Hezbollah left the Middle East and the world less safe and derailed a Middle East peace process that had been, for once, looking more hopeful than not.

By August 24, 2006

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Yes, it’s duty-free

My accidental dip into sex tourism

By April 27, 2006

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Chuting the breeze

A man, a plane, a very bad idea

By April 27, 2006

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Living on Zapatista time

Sitting in the Che Guevara Cooperative Store with my language-school teacher I ask him how long he plans to stay at the school and what he hopes to do afterward.

By April 27, 2006

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Building the case against tact

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

By April 27, 2006

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Crossing the line

Should secularism be silent anywhere?

By April 20, 2006

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No direction home

An immigrant seeks identity at La Marcha

By April 20, 2006

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Sleeping around campus

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

By April 20, 2006

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Breaking a mental sweat

My iPod broke right before spring break. Even though I’m a big fan of putting a soundtrack to my life, I don’t usually feel the loss acutely. I’ve mostly learned to live without it.

By April 6, 2006

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Skipping a stop at procreation station

Trudging to Walsh in the whistling wind and biting cold, I fantasized about the wonders spring would bring: blooming trees, afternoons studying on Copley Lawn and my parents’ incessant nagging to find a man and have a baby, already.

By April 6, 2006

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La Manifestation Destiny

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

By April 6, 2006

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18 square feet of lasagna and love

My parents always meant to get a bigger dining room table. Ours is far too cramped for all of us to sit around, and when we do, elbows bump, chairs clatter together and fights sometimes ensue. The table itself has seen better days.

By March 30, 2006

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His eyes of the world

My father discovered the Grateful Dead in their early years. Swept into the psychedelic scene with the rest of the baby boomer rebels, he found his home among the deadheads.

By March 30, 2006

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The Mono-tonous Life

Before you judge me, I am under doctor’s orders to sleep. That’s right—eat and sleep. I have mono, bronchitis and a sinus infection.

By March 30, 2006

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A thin line between passion and panic

Carrying On – a rotating column by voice senior staffers

By March 30, 2006

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Back to the drawing board

The writers of the GUSA Constitution weigh in

By March 23, 2006