Opinion

Gaudium et spes: Give Yourself Up for Lent

“We must, therefore, gain possession of ourselves, by asceticism, in order that we may be able to give ourselves to God.” –Thomas Merton You may have seen people walking around... Read more

By Michael DeFelice February 19, 2018

Starbucks Refuge

I’m sitting in a Starbucks thumbing through a World Bank report on education. My cold, numb hands clasp a coffee cup for warmth. “64 million primary and 72 million lower... Read more

By Allison Pfotzer February 18, 2018

Solidarity Shouts: The Trouble With The Democrats

In October of 2016, I walked into my room in Kennedy Hall and threw my backpack on the ground as I made my way to the desk. My absentee ballot... Read more

By Obed Ventura February 17, 2018

Fin/App Must Not Repeat Funding Mistakes

This is the most important month of the year for most campus organizations. For two hectic weeks, tickets for GUSA executive compete in a campaign full of profile picture advertisements,... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 16, 2018

Georgetown Should Pay Reparations to the Descendants of the GU272

Maryland Jesuits sold 272 slaves to plantations in Louisiana In 1838, to keep Georgetown financially afloat. In recent years, the university administration has attempted to make amends with the descendants... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 16, 2018

Carrying On

Carrying On: God’s Work, My Hands

“Let us mourn black and brown men and women, those killed extrajudicially every 28 hours. Let us lament the loss of a teenager, dead at the hands of a police... Read more

By Beth Cunniff February 16, 2018

When Terrorism Hits Close to Home

I remember when the news broke about the shooter at the Bataclan concert venue and the explosions at the Stade de France. I didn’t handle it well. I’m French, and... Read more

By Inès de Miranda February 16, 2018

What’s in a Diss?

Dissing yourself is a form of humor familiar to most. Moments of vulnerability and confidence alike often oblige us to defer to joking about everyone’s easiest target—themselves. But in what... Read more

By Ava Rosato February 16, 2018

Roses and Chocolate on the Brain

Valentine’s Day festivities remind me of the (fairly accurate) cliché of the typical Georgetown club—desirable and enticing but exclusive, cliquey, and restricted to a select few lucky individuals. The look... Read more

By Elizabeth Pankova February 11, 2018

Open Access: Veganism and Science

For the first two years I was vegan, I didn’t get a flu shot. I also believed that eating too much protein would lower the pH of my blood and... Read more

By Rebecca Zaritsky February 10, 2018

Georgetown Must Make Tuition Affordable

Last month, the office of the provost emailed the Georgetown community to announce that tuition rates for the 2018-2019 academic year would be raised by 3.5 percent. Georgetown is just... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 9, 2018

Time to Quit Qatar

2018 marks the 13th anniversary of the opening of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). Georgetown’s satellite campus in Doha is a joint partnership between the university and the Qatar Foundation.... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 9, 2018

Friendship Send Failure

There’s something raw about being a freshman in college. I liken my first week at Georgetown to the feeling of getting lost in a supermarket as a child, running down... Read more

By Mica Bernhard February 9, 2018

Carrying On

Carrying On: Thai Sauté Bananas

I scooped up the honey-glazed bananas soaked in melted ice cream, dripping onto the strawberries left in the bowl. I took a bite, expecting the ice cream to be coconut... Read more

By Abhichana Naiyapatana February 9, 2018

What in Tar-nation?: Why Tar Sands Really Suck

Why have the First Nations people of Canada disproportionately developed cancer? Tobacco use? Nuclear waste? While both are good guesses, the answer is actually a nasty form of oil called... Read more

By Samantha Panchevre and Celia Buckman February 9, 2018

Beyond the Screen: The Brightest Witch of Her Age

“Hermione was that perfect example of turning on its head this initial prejudice that she gets… Hermione is the one with the plan. She’s in control.” -Emma Watson The Harry... Read more

By Dajour Evans February 3, 2018

Joy and Hope in Gaudium et spes

October 1962 was a busy month. On the 6th, the Sino-Indian War broke out, which would claim over 10,000 casualties in the span of a month. On the 9th, Uganda... Read more

By Jack Segelstein and Max Wolfgang Rosner February 2, 2018

Solidarity Shouts: Immigrant Solidarity

My name is Anahi Figueroa-Flores, and I came to the United States at the age of two. I came to Commerce City, Colorado with my mother and older sister because... Read more

By Arisaid Gonzalez Porras and Anahi Figueroa-Flores February 2, 2018