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Free Speech, With Restrictions: Is Georgetown’s Free Speech Policy Enough?

Georgetown was one of the ten worst schools in the nation for free speech in 2014. That is according to a report released in 2015 by FIRE (the Foundation for... Read more

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Wearing Your Wallet: The Style and Cost of Georgetown Fashion

The idea of college fashion as casual and cheap is practically universal in this country. However, most students on this campus would agree that Georgetown is different. Here, style and... Read more

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Community, Identity, and Faith: Perspectives on Wearing Hijab at Georgetown

Tasneem Shaikh (COL ’17) wants to become a doctor. To that end, she is pre-med, and is planning for the future with a mixture of excitement and uncertainty that most... Read more

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Pajama Pushers: The Fall Fashion Lookbook

This fall fashion season, designers from DKNY to Etro redefined pajama-inspired clothing by featuring styles with plunging necklines, lingerie-esque detailing, and loungy, shapeless pants. This trend blurs the dichotomy of... Read more

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Ace Cosgrove is Making Noise: Rap, Social Justice, and Getting the Hell Out of the Basement

“You know it!?” asked Ace Cosgrove, half-surprised. After a quick nod, he passed his mic over to the fan and stepped back, letting him finish out several lines of his... Read more

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High on the Hill: D.C.’s Uncovered Cannabis Industry

D.C. has a complicated relationship with marijuana policy. The capital of the nation is generally considered America’s gray area when it comes to marijuana legalization. Although previously subjected to stringent... Read more

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Campus Plan, Deciphered

Next year, Georgetown will officially adopt its new campus plan, a rough blueprint for how the University wants to develop its property in the future. This new plan will last... Read more

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Debt and Diplomas: The high cost of graduation

Celebrations can be expensive. Americans spend an average of $830 at Christmas, and the average American wedding costs a whopping $32,641. While not all Hoyas celebrate Christmas, and marriage is... Read more

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A Shared Environment: D.C. and Environmental Justice

“The hoopla of Earth Day is over. The problems remain. Only time will tell if these demonstrations accomplished anything.” 46 years ago, “the most trusted man in America,” NBC news anchor... Read more

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Guiding Forces: Changing Tours on Campus

Before arriving at Georgetown in September 2014, David Patou (COL ‘18) and Alex Mitchell (COL ‘18) noticed something missing from the college touring process. As a result, they created Campus... Read more

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Soul Searching: Navigating Georgetown’s Catholic Identity

“Everyday and every generation of students and faculty here, we carry that inherent tension between being a university in all its fullness, and being Catholic and Jesuit."

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Disengaged District: A History of D.C. Sports

Ed Cole remembers January 30, 1983. He remembers grocery stores in his suburb closing early. He remembers sitting with his in-laws around a television. He remembers excitedly thrusting his fist... Read more

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Uprooted: The Displacement of Georgetown’s Black Community

In 1957, the year Little Rock Central High School was desegregated, Sen. John F. Kennedy bought a house in the Georgetown neighborhood. Attached to the deed was a restrictive covenant:... Read more

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Service Beyond The Hilltop: CSJ Turns 15

The Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, and Service will celebrate its 15th anniversary during the upcoming Social Justice Week, held from February 20 to 26. Established the same weekend... Read more

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Taking Charge: GUWIL Builds A Professional Community On Campus

Alana Snyder (COL ‘16) walked into a high school classroom to find the word “BITCH” written in large letters on the whiteboard. Her initial shock was echoed by every student... Read more

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In Foul Trouble: Unlacing Georgetown’s Relationship with Nike

As knowledge of Nike’s widespread labor abuses has spread, their relationship with the university has come under fire.

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On the Record with John DeGioia on activism, college affordability and science at Georgetown

On Feb. 18, Editor-in-Chief Daniel Varghese sat down with President John DeGioia for a conversation on a variety of campus issues. Here are some of the highlights of their conversation.... Read more

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The Shaw Field Six: The story behind the most improbable team in the history of Georgetown soccer

In college sports, a few months is a lifetime. In that time, someone can transform from a nobody to a contender, a frontrunner to a spectator, or a student to... Read more

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“Oh, Hello” Again: Georgetown Welcomes Back Comedic Duo

At first glance, Bulldog Alley may not seem like much of a performance area. But for comedians John Mulaney (COL ‘04) and Nick Kroll (COL ‘01), this unassuming venue would... Read more

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On the Record: Georgetown’s Title IX Coordinator

On January 11th, Georgetown hired its first full-time Title IX Coordinator, Laura Cutway. Previously, according to the university website, Georgetown employed several deputy coordinators for the main campus, law center,... Read more