Articles tagged: Georgetown


Halftime Leisure

The best places to cry on campus

Midterms got you down? Situationship not texting back? Clubs rejecting you right and left? College life can get overwhelming and sometimes, you just need to find a secluded place to... Read more

Features

Skybound: Rangila 31 gears up to take the stage

On Nov. 21 and 22, over 400 dancers in intricately designed costumes will take to the brightly lit stage in Gaston Hall. Across the span of one matinee and two... Read more

News Commentary

What are you gonna do with a philosophy degree?

I’m a philosophy major, so some may be surprised to hear that being a blue-haired barista at a café after graduation isn’t part of my five-year plan. Explaining to friends... Read more

Features

Lack of haircare for Black women in Georgetown leaves them on the fringe

When Fathia Fasasi (SOH ’27), the resident director of Black House—a residential space and cultural hub for Black students—came to Georgetown, she was surprised at the lack of spaces on... Read more

Features

Metro myths: Why local opposition may not be the only reason for Georgetown’s lack of Metro

From its famed former residents like John F. Kennedy, Madeleine Albright, and Francis Scott Key, to its historical significance as a key trading port and commercial district, it’s impossible to... Read more

News

M Street Starbucks employees impacted by store’s closing

The Starbucks on M Street and 34th abruptly closed on Sept. 27. Employees and managers were given two days’ notice that they would no longer work at the location. Some... Read more

Editorials

The limits of activism in the digital space

One of the greatest threats to meaningful activism today is the illusion that posting on social media is a substitute for taking action in the world. Online activism, in its... Read more

Podcasts

Post Pitch: Discussing “Dear Hoyas” with the Editorial Board

Welcome back to Post Pitch! This week, the Voice’s podcast producer Romy Abu-Fadel interviews our Editorial Board Chair, Seth Edwards, about the board’s traditional “Dear Hoyas” piece, reflecting on the... Read more

Editorials

Dear Hoyas

The institutional memory of a university is short. Every four years, the undergraduate population turns over entirely, and with it, parts of its past are forgotten. For students arriving on... Read more

Halftime Leisure

From the stage to the syllabus, Georgetown must take South Asian studies seriously

Now, we believe Georgetown University as an institution must supplement this existing programming with more cohesive South Asian scholarship.

Leisure

A look into Georgetown’s fashion over the years

Over the many years of Georgetown’s history, student culture has transformed from that of an all-male Catholic institution to the wider breadth of identities, cultures, and perspectives that we share on campus today. Part of this evolution has included fashion, and the ways students have chosen to express themselves. 

News

Budget roundtable discusses divestment, transparency, and federal funding freezes

Interim Provost Soyica Colbert and University Chief Finance Officer Hari Sastry hosted a roundtable on April 29 to discuss Georgetown’s budget. University officials shared their concerns about the impacts of... Read more

Voices

The Georgetown grind: Sleep when you’re dead, but at what cost?

Ever feel like Georgetown is a never-ending game of “how much can I possibly do before I break”? Don’t worry, you’re not alone.  Georgetown University, with its rigorous academics, vibrant... Read more

Voices

Speaking up: The classroom culture shock for international students at Georgetown

I thought I was ready for my first Atlantic World class my freshman fall. I had done all the readings, taken notes, and carefully mapped out the major arguments. But... Read more

Sports

Peavy pandemonium takes Capital One as Hoyas pull past Providence

Georgetown men’s basketball (16-10, 7-8 BIG EAST) bullied the Providence Friars (12-15, 6-10 BIG EAST) to a 93-72 win on Feb. 19 at Capital One Arena. Despite the absence of... Read more

Photography

Photo essay: Snowy scenes at Georgetown

More than eight inches of snow fell in the Georgetown neighborhood beginning early Monday. Campus remains quiet tonight, with a few passersby walking dogs and students returning for the start... Read more

News

Students are losing their money and identities in GroupMe scams

Through fraudulent ticket sales over the past several months, Georgetown students have been scammed out of thousands of dollars—and even their identities—by users on GroupMe, a messaging app used across... Read more

Voices

Jesus was a radical and Georgetown should follow his lead

As my undergraduate life commenced, with Olson having only left the university several months prior, I feared that exploring my nonbinary identity and self-expression would not be celebrated or welcomed. And I continued to internalize the narrative that my queerness contradicts Catholicism—that my queerness contradicts Jesus’s message, the central pillar of the Catholic faith.

Editorials

Dear Hoyas,

Every August, the Voice’s editorial board offers advice to incoming students on how to adjust to life at Georgetown. Enrolling as a new student means not only finding a home... Read more

Podcasts

Post Pitch: Georgetown’s LinkedIn Culture

Welcome back to Post Pitch!  This week, podcasts producer Romy Abu-Fadel interviews our writer, Kate Satterfield, about her Voices piece in this week’s issue of The Voice. Tune in to... Read more