Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

Something rotten in the state of Jersey

New Jersey Democratic governor Jim McGreevey will resign on Monday in the wake of a sex scandal that erupted this summer and exposed his homosexuality to the public.

By the November 11, 2004

Editorials

Agenda bender

President George W. Bush, safely ensconced in office, is preparing to lay out his second term agenda, one most likely to be radically conservative.

By the November 11, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers and Direct Quote

2.38 million Number of Halo 2 X-Box video games sold in the United States and Canada in the first 24 hours it was on the market. $125 million Revenue earned... Read more

By the November 11, 2004

Editorials

Correspondence

Asses in elephant skin In the aftermath of Bush’s reelection, I thought I’d offer a little advice to melancholy D.C. from faraway Texas. Don’t despair!?Too many people in this country need you right now.?They need your progressive commitment to healthcare, workers’ rights and the minimum wage.

By the November 11, 2004

Editorials

Correspondence

Letters to the Editor

By the November 11, 2004

Voices

Does anyone else feel a draft in here?

I’m not worried about being drafted. I’m confident that if there is a draft and my number is called, I will be laughed out of the boardroom once they see the results of my physical examination.

By the November 11, 2004

Voices

The six stages of Bush-based blues

Nauseous, short of breath and a little dizzy, I jumped out of bed and e-mailed a Canadian I’d met while traveling in Europe this past summer.

By the November 11, 2004

Voices

Tales from a Kerry supporter in France

I have had the unique pleasure of being a French major during George W. Bush’s reign.

By the November 11, 2004

Editorials

Direct Quote

The Funniest Quotes of the 2004 Campaign

By the November 4, 2004

Voices

Letters from Iraq

A few weeks ago I received two postcards from Iraq.

By the November 4, 2004

Voices

Cab-fear

Like most mothers, mine hugs me extra-tight before I leave for school in the fall.

By the November 4, 2004

Editorials

Vote or die? We choose death, apparently

Yesterday, 120 million Americans went to the polls.

By the November 4, 2004

Editorials

Back to the future with Marion Barry

Former Mayor Marion Barry made his latest triumphant return to district politics on Tuesday.

By the November 4, 2004

Editorials

Turn on the bright lights

Security on the streets outside the front gates has become a more pressing issue in light of a recent increase in reported crime in the Georgetown neighborhood.

By the November 4, 2004

Editorials

By the Numbers

The Sarcastic Edition

By the November 4, 2004

Voices

Another day, another penis

One of the biggest differences between Havana and Washington D.C. is the number of penises that can be seen in public on an average day.

By the October 28, 2004

Voices

The lady’s man always wins

As the presidential race comes down to the wire, both candidates seem to have recognized just how important it is to win the female vote.

By the October 28, 2004

Voices

Voice Fiction: We hate eskimos

This week in Behind the Music: “What Went Wrong?” We take a look at one of rock’s most notorious duos of the latter half of this year.

By the October 28, 2004

Editorials

Georgetown unites for neighborhood safety

The administration’s response to the recent off-campus housing crisis has been admirable.

By the October 28, 2004

Editorials

Committee-ing to change

This week the University decided to allow a sub-contracted worker to participate on the Advisory Committee for Business Practices.

By the October 28, 2004