Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Voices

Pigeonholing ‘typical’ Hoyas should not unify student body

We all know the image of the typical Georgetown student. He comes from a northeastern prep school. He wears flip-flops when it’s warm and boat shoes at all other times.... Read more

By October 8, 2014

Voices

Excessive, aimless workloads displacing creativity on the Hilltop

          I was passively scrolling through Tumblr with five reading assignments open in adjacent tabs when my roommates asked me when I was going to bake... Read more

By October 8, 2014

Editorials

District police body cameras offer promising solution to misconduct

D.C. police began wearing body cameras yesterday as part of a six-month pilot program that spreads dozens of camera-equipped officers across the city’s seven police districts. This is a common-sense, pragmatic,... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

Editorials

SafeRides program’s inefficiencies do disservice to GU students

SafeRides is a valuable program run by the Georgetown University Police Department that gives students, staff, and faculty the option to avoid walking alone at night. Although the Georgetown neighborhood... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

Editorials

New D.C. paid family leave program provides a model for the nation

Yesterday, District government employees received a much-needed and long-overdue boon to their occupational benefits—the ability to apply for up to eight weeks of paid family leave. Announced Tuesday by D.C. Mayor Vincent... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Friendships fluctuating during college

  I stared at the couple across from me on the metro. They laughed and held hands as I guessed at the details of their relationship—how did they meet? What... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Voices

We have our reasons for seeming like excellent sheeple

  In his article “Don’t Send Your Kids to the Ivy League” and his new book Excellent Sheep, William Deresiewicz insists that students at Ivy League and elite universities, while... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Voices

Unplugged: A good cup of coffee is hard to find on campus

  By Parents’ Weekend of freshman year, I had already spent 66 of my 75 Flex Dollars, $2 at a time, on 33 small black coffees at Uncommon Grounds. That... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Voices

Sexual harassment in the workplace leaves lasting scars

  ”Play with me!”—these three innocent words, distorted by the seductively twisted smile and a slight nod of the head to the back door of the restaurant were enough to... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Voices

Combining campus centers limits freedom of identity

  I recently heard that Georgetown was planning on combining three campus centers: the Women’s Center, the LGBTQ center, and the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access.  I have many... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Editorials

Removal of H*yas for Choice evinces limits of free speech on campus

A Georgetown University Police Department officer temporarily removed H*yas for Choice from a public sidewalk just outside the front gates on Monday while the student group silently protested the University’s... Read more

By the September 25, 2014

Editorials

Israeli boycott restricts dialogue, but GU fosters academic approach

Georgetown recently became the American college with the highest number of academics to boycott Israeli academic institutions in response to Israeli Defense Forces operations against Hamas in Gaza, with 13... Read more

By the September 25, 2014

Editorials

“Daily Show” Redskins showdown displays monopoly of PC

The debate between Native American activists and National Football League officials over the Washington Redskins’ team name has antagonized participants on both sides of the issue. This past week, reporters... Read more

By the September 25, 2014

Voices

You are what you commit to, so stick to what you love

  Commitment is one quality that heavily defines who we are as human beings. It is a reflection of not only our values and beliefs, but also of how strongly... Read more

By September 25, 2014

Voices

Females and the family feud: Why we deserve to have it all

  Every conversation I have with my mother nowadays seems to end up in the same place: my future.  In my mother’s mind, women of my generation are supposed to... Read more

By September 25, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Navigating a commitment-phobic culture

  Sex has changed drastically in recent years. Well, not the act of sex itself, but American cultural norms surrounding it have certainly changed substantially. Most of us consider it... Read more

By September 25, 2014

Voices

We aren’t kitten around: Stop catcalling and inappropriate behavior

  I was running like I had never run before. The wind was blowing through my hair,  adding wings that made me feel extra aerodynamic. I had taken my earbuds... Read more

By September 25, 2014

Editorials

Reliance on U.S. News college rankings misleads prospective students

U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of American universities last week, ranking Georgetown University No. 21 in the nation—a step down from No. 20 last year. While the... Read more

By the September 18, 2014

Editorials

Rapid rehousing program does disservice to D.C. homeless

Housing now costs more in D.C. than anywhere else in the United States, according to a report released this month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Beating out the usual leaders,... Read more

By the September 18, 2014

Editorials

U.S. Senate hearing on D.C. statehood leaves the District disappointed

When a resident of Wyoming—America’s smallest state by population—feels dissatisfied with his or her political representation in the U.S. Congress, she can vote, run for national office, or plead with... Read more

By the September 18, 2014