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Where to draw the line: Cultural groups on campus create an atmosphere of exclusion

On a campus commended for attracting students from all corners of the world, it comes as no surprise that Georgetown sustains an assortment of cultural clubs.  At the beginning of... Read more

By October 9, 2014

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Walk This Way: Female students subjected to sexual harassment by construction workers

As Georgetown breaks ground on the many construction projects planned for the next two years, several female students have raised concerns for their personal safety in response to incidents of... Read more

By October 2, 2014

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GU IMPROV: A light in the darkness

When Joe Luther (COL ‘16) decided to come to Georgetown, he had many predictions about the future. Like many of his classmates, he was focused on making friends, excelling in... Read more

By September 25, 2014

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Start Me Up: The business of student startups

It was a pleasant winter evening in Rwanda, where the temperature rarely dips below 60 degrees no matter the season. Ann Yang (SFS ’15) and Phil Wong (SFS ’15) took... Read more

By September 18, 2014

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Bursting the Georgetown Bubble: The Voice investigates public safety awareness among Georgetown students

Maximiliano Astruc (COL ‘16) was walking home from Lauinger just after midnight on an icy Monday morning in January, after spending hours going over stock pitches and poring over different... Read more

By September 11, 2014

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The Few. The Proud. The NHS.

Within the classrooms of St. Mary’s Hall, there is a community of undergraduates intently studying pathophysiology, microbiology, and numerous other complicated fields that the majority of Georgetown students will never... Read more

By September 4, 2014

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Context Clues: Piecing together the pieces of the Georgetown puzzle

With a campus that’s constantly in motion with its students moving at a hundred miles an hour in seemingly endless directions, it can be difficult to gather perspective on the... Read more

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Photo Contest 2014

By April 24, 2014

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Trailblazing: A new path for collegiate scholarships

For much of its history, Georgetown’s student body could be summed up by four characteristics: white, Catholic, from the Northeast, and wealthy. While the image has shifted and student dialogue... Read more

By April 10, 2014

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Starved for Art: Creative Expression Amid Career Culture

Your decision to come to Georgetown probably had something to do with its location in Washington DC. Whether compelled by the capital’s bustling political culture, its robust academic community, the... Read more

By April 3, 2014

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Spring fashion 2014

By March 27, 2014

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In the shadows: Confronting sexual assault at Georgetown

  During spring break, John* (COL ‘15) was with four friends, all men, at a crowded club. As John and his friends moved toward the bar, two girls walked past,... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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A Republic of Letters: Promoting social change through poetry

WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD is true. I was in his house. His wife carried a tray of coffee and sugar. His daughter filed her nails, his son went out for... Read more

By and March 6, 2014

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A sign of the times: The story of deaf students at Georgetown

“My first two weeks here freshman year were horrible. I cried every night because that was the first time I had to be in the hearing world 24/7.” Heather Artinian... Read more

By February 27, 2014

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Climbing to the summit: The story of five Hoya Olympians

It’s no secret that the Hilltop is teeming with type-A students. Hoyas have ended up at the top of the financial, political, and entertainment worlds. There are a handful of... Read more

By and February 20, 2014

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Following the Money: Why are so many Georgetown graduates taking jobs in banking and consulting?

Right around 4:30 a.m., after another late night of running numbers, Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union CEO Chris Kelly (COL ’14) hits the lights and locks up... Read more

By February 13, 2014

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Laying the foundations: The story of Georgetown’s architecture

In 1894, Rev. J. Harvey Richards sat at his desk and took pen to paper. He was editing a fundraising speech he was set to give to a group of Georgetown alumni. “Professors from other institutions, seeing our immense buildings and grounds, our numerous”—here he scratched out “professors” and put “instructors” above it in spidery handwriting—“and students, do enquire, ‘What is your endowment? It must be very great!

By February 6, 2014

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Students Beyond Borders: The story of undocumented students at Georgetown

Standing in her living room, Anna* (COL ‘15) absorbed every detail of her house, neighborhood, and family for, what she believed to be, the last time. While she was exhilarated... Read more

By January 30, 2014

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Homefield Disadvantage: Why hasn’t Georgetown’s field hockey team had a winning season in over a decade?

Two years ago, Hannah Carey was facing a hard decision. She had an offer from Harvard, where she could have played field hockey for the Crimson. However, she also had an offer from Georgetown. Even though Georgetown’s field hockey team was not as prestigious as Harvard’s, the promise of a team on the rise convinced her to join the Hoyas. A year after playing, she’s dropped the sport completely.

By January 23, 2014

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A for Effort: Hoyas are used to good grades, but do we deserve them?

If you were sitting on Healy lawn at graduation in the Spring of 2013, there’s a 55 percent chance that you were one of the many students graduating with the... Read more

By January 16, 2014