Georgetown’s Student Health Center must provide contraceptive and gender-affirming care

By the Editorial Board

Located on campus and accepting the school-mandated Premier Plan insurance, Georgetown’s Student Health Center is the most accessible provider for many students. But it doesn’t offer contraception and gender-affirming care, causing students who need this care to seek it off-campus at higher costs. To fulfill its basic responsibility of caring for its students, the university should offer these services to protect students' autonomy, healthcare access, and rights from external restrictions.

Phil me in: Behind Georgetown’s debate societies

By Chi-Rong Kuo

Largely known from their flyers throughout campus advertising the latest debate topic, the Philodemic and Philonomosian debate societies play a critical role in the promotion of free speech on Georgetown’s campus, according to its members.

“Absence of access”: How D.C.’s most marginalized communities are fighting back against food apartheid

By Samantha Monteiro

Food insecurity is a problem throughout D.C., where, depending on which ward a person lives in, a grocery store might be miles away. Underinvestment in communities of color and low-income neighborhoods compounds this insecurity. But local advocates are fighting back against these disparities, mobilizing community resources to bring healthy foods where they are needed most.

The Gender+ Justice Initiative promotes diverse research projects, fosters community

By Mahika Sharma

Georgetown’s Gender+ Justice Initiative (G+JI) “aims to address the pressing problem of gender inequality, discrimination, and injustice across intersecting identities.” The initiative was created in response to faculty discussions on supporting gender justice research during the 2015-16 academic year, according to G+JI. This year, the program is hosting 20 fellows, providing them with a $1,500 stipend to conduct a research project culminating in a report on their findings.

Georgetown alum RaMell Ross on his Oscar-nominated film, Nickel Boys

By Hailey Wharram

Georgetown alumnus RaMell Ross (COL ’05) earned an Oscar nomination for Nickel Boys, adapting Colson Whitehead's novel. The film blends fiction and archival footage to depict two Black teens’ struggles at a Jim Crow-era reform school. Ross, known for Hale County This Morning, This Evening, credits Georgetown for shaping his storytelling.

The Voice Predicts the 2025 Grammys

By Rhea Banerjee, Ajani Jones, Kristy Li, Lucy Montalti, Karcin Hagi, Elizabeth Adler, and Alex Lalli

Follow the Georgetown Voice's Halftime Leisure staff as they offer their predictions for the 2025 Grammy Awards!

Passing midway point, Georgetown women’s basketball still looking to find footing

By Ben Jakabcsin

At the midpoint of the 2024–25 season, Georgetown's women's basketball team holds a 10-11 overall record and a 3-7 mark in Big East play. Under head coach Darnell Haney, the Hoyas have faced challenges, including the early-season loss of graduate forward Chetanna Nweke to injury. Graduate guard Kelsey Ransom leads the Big East with 19.8 points per game, while junior guard Victoria Rivera and senior center Ariel Jenkins have significantly contributed to the team's performance. Despite mixed results, the Hoyas aim to build on last season's success as they navigate the remainder of their schedule.

After decades of mediocrity, Washington’s football team finally commands attention

By Anna Cordova and Bradshaw Cate

For the first time since 1992, the Washington Commanders made the NFC Championship, one win away from the Super Bowl. Division rival Philadelphia Eagles ended D.C.’s Cinderella run on Jan. 26. Yet, as fans of a team that went 4-13 last year, Washingtonians can finally have hope after a dark quarter-century. To understand the gravity of this moment, the Voice decided to write a real retrospective for students. 

Unrivaled: A slam dunk for women’s sports?

By Eileen Weisner

 A fresh look has arrived on the scene of women’s basketball. Unrivaled Basketball League, a 3v3 professional women’s league, evokes the authentic, youthful, and joyful experience of playing pickup on a blacktop court. Based in Miami, Fla., Unrivaled features six teams competing in round-robin style matchups over eight weeks, culminating in a week of playoffs. The league’s inaugural season, which launched Jan. 17, looks to combat inequalities in women’s basketball—and its unparalleled existence already does just that.

Is this seat taken? Rethinking life in third places

By Phoebe Nash

“Third places” are shared spaces outside our homes (first place) and work or school (second place) where people  can connect with others. Ideally, these locations are casual, social, and relationship-inducing. However, the requirement to buy a drink, often on the wrong side of five dollars, turns this sociology-backed need for community into another frustrating expense. Alarmingly, third places are becoming increasingly hard to come by, are often economically prohibitive, and generally seem to disincentivize interaction.

How the sausage gets made: Why going meat-free isn’t so green

By Elyza Bruce

Plant-based diets are not as “environmentally-friendly” as is widely believed. Although plant-based meat substitutes on average have a 50% lower environmental impact than meat, the majority of plant-based products consumed by Americans are still produced through industrial farming techniques characterized by monocultures and harmful chemical fertilizers that contribute to the depletion of soil health, deforestation, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and threats to biodiversity.

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