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September 2012

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Union Jack: Who do the police protect?

With the passing of the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street inevitably come pronouncements on the significance and relevance of the movement. Conservatives have forcefully condemned it to what one famous Bolshevik once termed the “dustbin of history,” while sympathetic liberals have celebrated it for reintroducing economic inequality back into American political discourse.

By September 20, 2012

Sports

Sports Sermon: Cricket gaining foothold on Hilltop, U.S.

Cricket, with its origins in 16th-century England, has yet to gain a foothold in America, perhaps because of its similarities to baseball.

By September 20, 2012

Sports

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Schiano makes Giant mistake

It’s easy to see that Schiano made a mistake.

By September 20, 2012

Sports

Princeton looms for Georgetown football

The Hoyas will look to rebound in a very important match-up at Princeton (0-1), a game that will be televised on ESPNU.

By September 20, 2012

Sports

Liberty takes Hoyas down for another loss

Liberty cleaned up in the final set to hand Georgetown its sixth straight loss.

By September 20, 2012

Sports

Field hockey off to rocky start

The Hoyas' losses are a disappointing step, as the team was riding the high from their road win in St. Louis.

By September 20, 2012

Editorials

Chicago teachers win beneficial contract

On Tuesday, the Chicago Teachers’ Union House of Delegates voted to end its two-week strike and accept the contract negotiated between union leaders and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. By reclaiming control... Read more

By the September 20, 2012

Editorials

Transgender awareness a worthy campaign

Last Thursday, Mayor Vincent Gray and the D.C Office of Human Rights announced the launch of a citywide campaign aimed at promoting respect for the transgender community. Advocates of the... Read more

By the September 20, 2012

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“Clear and convincing” deserves support

Next week, GUSA will hold a referendum in support of raising the Student Code of Conduct’s evidentiary standard from “more likely than not” to “clear and convincing.” This reform will... Read more

By the September 20, 2012

Voices

Does an un-American act warrant anti-Americanism?

As a 19-year-old Hindu Indian-American from the Bible Belt of the U.S. studying at a Jesuit university in an Islamic country, I’ve often taken it as my responsibility to answer... Read more

By September 19, 2012