Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

India on … $40,000 a year?

The Office of International Programs (OIP) has found a way to squeeze every last penny it can out of Georgetown students.

By the January 20, 2005

Editorials

Asking and Telling in Arabic

At a time when the U.S. direly needs to communicate in the Middle East, it’s time to choose between discrimination and safeguarding that nation.

By the January 20, 2005

Editorials

Taking security seriously (for once)

There’s something surprisingly encouraging about hearing that the Department of Defense has been scoping out possible WMD sites in Iran.

By the January 20, 2005

Editorials

By the numbers

35,000 sq. ft. Projected size of new Georgetown Crew Boathouse 33,500 sq. ft. Size of Princeton Crew Boathouse $15,000,000 Cost of the proposed Georgetown Crew Boathouse $20,000,000 Money lost each... Read more

By the January 20, 2005

Editorials

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Pet Names Edition

By the January 20, 2005

Voices

Waiting in a Winter Wonderland : A Christmas Story

“Snow,” Santa and Shoppers Make a Merry Christmas at Macy’s

By the January 13, 2005

Voices

I’m doing just fine, thank you very much

I can hardly believe that it’s been almost a year now since I coached Georgetown to its final, heartbreaking loss under my tenure.

By the January 13, 2005

Editorials

Off to a good start

Who loves hypocrisy and wasting money more than a newly-elected President?

By the January 13, 2005

Editorials

Morality’s Loophole

The United States fights wars about ideals and freedom, but in the nation’s war on terrorism both sides are in danger of becoming morally indistinguishable.

By the January 13, 2005

Editorials

Shh…it’s the latest Belle & Sebastian

It’s a new year, and that means it’s time for us pretentious indie kids with funny glasses, bad facial hair and slightly odd-looking girlfriends to tell everyone exactly what we thought about “the arts” this past year.

By the January 13, 2005

Editorials

By the numbers

58 – Bullet per Iraqi purchased by the Pentagon in 2004 (and more)

By the January 13, 2005

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Remarks we Regretted Edition

By the January 13, 2005

Voices

An In-flight Guide: Avoiding your fellow traveler

An attack of charisma dooms a student’s flight

By the January 13, 2005

Editorials

No Student Left Alone

The Department of Education has proposed creating a new system to gather more data on students at colleges and universities. Unfortunately, the threat to student privacy makes this otherwise reasonable proposal untenable.

By the December 2, 2004

Editorials

Five dollars too much

The City Museum closed its doors permanently last Monday, but in spite of the museum’s failure to attract attention, its goal was a worthy one in a city that documents the history of our nation but often forgets its own.

By the December 2, 2004

Editorials

Gimme Shelter

What would you rather have in downtown Washington, a homeless shelter or a $6.2 million art museum?

By the December 2, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

$10 Cost of “JFK Reloaded,” the JFK assassination computer game released last week. $32 million Budget of the Warren Commission’s investigation into JFK’s assassination, in today’s dollars. $100,000 Prize offered... Read more

By the December 2, 2004

Voices

Carrying On: Pondering mortality over sweet potatoes

The food grew cold as my family stared quietly at one another around the dinner table.

By the December 2, 2004

Voices

A traditional Swedish-Japanese Thanksgiving

Being a Japanese-Swedish combo family means American traditions such as Thanksgiving should be meaningless.

By the December 2, 2004

Voices

Everything’s better in Japanese

I can’t read that sentence because I do not read, speak or understand Japanese.

By the December 2, 2004