The Advisory Neighborhood Council passed a bill designed to protect student rights this Tuesday. The bill sets a standard for how the community should handle student issues. A vote on... Read more
In an unprecedented turn out, 62 percent of the first-year class voted in Tuesday’s primary election for Georgetown University Student Association first-year representatives. The field was narrowed from 17 candidates... Read more
Former President Bill Clinton (SFS ’68) and former presidential candidate Bob Dole announced they would chair a scholarship fund attempting to raise $100 million for the families of victims of... Read more
On Monday Oct. 8, Campaign Georgetown will begin a campaign asking students to contact Mayor Anthony Williams concerning violations of students’ rights. Campaign Georgetown, aided by the Georgetown University Student... Read more
National Airport reopened Thursday with limited service. Baggage scanners now sit behind the check-in desks; they may well become a common sight in all airports as the rest of the... Read more
G. John Ikenberry discussed the importance of engaging other nations in U.S. foreign policy and building an international community for his inaugural address as the Peter F. Krogh Chair of... Read more
Beginning next year, University Information Services plans to revise all of Georgetown technology services. UIS will focus its improvements on the refurbishment of Saint Mary’s Hall, the improvement of telephone... Read more
We always think we have the answers. Everyone has an opinion, and inherent in that opinion is the idea that we know best. If only everybody else just understood matters... Read more
If you were looking for that sort of on-screen performance that steals your idealism for a couple hours but gives it back to you at the end after the bad... Read more
I was recently informed that this humble column’s format has expanded, and it is now my purview to ensure not only that you are appraised of upcoming musical experiences, but... Read more
It is striking that nothing is able to approximate the truth and depth of human feeling more than those pursuits we take up during our moments of leisure. Movies, books,... Read more
Last Thursday evening you no doubt listened to President George W. Bush espouse what is now dubbed “The Bush Doctrine.” His words certainly served well to rally the American people... Read more
There was a teach-in on Sept. 20 here at Georgetown titled “Islam, the United States and Terrorism.” I asked the panel why Muslims all over the world are being oppressed... Read more
This semester I enrolled in a class called “Anthropology and Film.” While it is still a bit early to tell what the class is going to be about, so far... Read more
I have absolutely no problem telling you, potentially psychopathic and murderous reader, exactly where I live. Well, no, not exactly. I’ll keep the exact house number to myself, because if... Read more
The United States was attacked on Sept. 11 by a group of evil, vengeful and arrogant terrorists. American officials have determined that the responsibility for these attacks lies with Osama... Read more
American have turned out in droves to support the American Red Cross’ call for blood donors following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Thanks to an outpouring of support, those injured... Read more
This is not a column about sports. It is about NASCAR and Goldeneye. And no, NASCAR is not a sport. Call it a phenomenon, a game, a hobby, perhaps the... Read more
A long time ago, in a magical land far, far away, there existed a giant man. He was a man of strength and poise, and he wielded his kindling wood... Read more
Having just suffered through one of the most appalling movie summers in memory, you are no doubt looking with longing and excitement toward the cooler months. It is often the... Read more
You know what bugs the hell out of me? These “punk kids” who talk through their noses at other would-be “punks,” passing judgment based on the “punkness” of their musical... Read more
Dear Sermon, won’t MJ returning to the league ruin his legacy forever? Hells naw! Michael Wilbon put it best: Do you remember the Muhammed Ali who got whooped by Trevor... Read more
At the end of every semester, Theology Professor Thomas King, S.J., asks the students in his “Problem of God” class to write a paper on what God means to them.... Read more
“Ya gotta believe.” It’s been a rallying call for the New York Mets since reliever Tug McGraw facetiously shouted it during an owner’s pep talk with the last-place Mets in... Read more
Remember when you were in high school? Errr. Yea. Neither do we. It seems, though, that Homecoming was a lot cooler in high school. You got to see all your... Read more
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