Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Voices

The Importance of Being Earnest: Modern Authenticity

  As the world becomes increasingly populated, it simultaneously becomes increasingly competitive. The college admissions process is a kind of funnel for this competitiveness, a checkpoint through which only a... Read more

By September 4, 2014

Editorials

In Ferguson, entrenched social ills in need of dialogue

The cover of this week’s issue of the New Yorker is awash in red and yellow, the silhouettes of protesters with raised arms backlit by the spotlights of a police armored... Read more

By the August 28, 2014

Editorials

Georgetown should lead on divestment from fossil fuels

The student group GU Fossil Free released the final draft of a proposal titled “Divesting Georgetown’s Endowment from Fossil Fuels” on August 19. The 35-page document is the culmination of a two-year... Read more

By the August 28, 2014

Editorials

GU and VA Gov. McAuliffe take campus sexual assault to task

As part of a statewide campaign to improve how university officials adjudicate reports of on-campus sexual assaults, Virginia Democrat Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced the creation of a task force... Read more

By the August 28, 2014

Voices

The road to peace in the Middle East lies with the secular left

  The Middle East is often portrayed by mainstream Western media as a culturally backwards region: overtly religious, rife sectarian conflict, and a hotbed for terrorism. If we take a... Read more

By August 28, 2014

Voices

Thin shaming is just as harmful as other forms of harassment

  Toward the end of my final year of high school, I was accosted by a friend in such an unexpected way that it has stuck with me to this... Read more

By August 28, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Chipotle changing the face of fast food

  As Hoyas migrate back to the Hilltop for fall classes, how we occupied ourselves for the past three months is sure to be a choice topic of conversation. What... Read more

By August 28, 2014

Voices

Economic privilege alone is not a reason to be ashamed

  “Where do you come from?” has been a difficult question for me to answer for as long as I can remember, because my birthplace, where I last lived, and... Read more

By August 28, 2014

Editorials

Housing measures leave GU with few options

On Monday, University Planning and Facilities Management announced its intent to convert Ryan and Mulledy Halls, the vacant former Jesuit residences, into undergraduate residence halls to house at least 385... Read more

By the April 24, 2014

Editorials

D.C. mayoral primary displays voter apathy

On April 1, the citizens of Washington, D.C. elected Muriel Bowser as the Democratic primary candidate for this fall’s mayoral race. Bowser, D.C. Council representative of Ward 4, defeated a... Read more

By the April 24, 2014

Editorials

Adams Morgan liquor moratorium should expire

The moratorium on issuing liquor licenses to bars and restaurants in the neighborhood of Adams Morgan expires this month and faces possible renewal. The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board first... Read more

By the April 24, 2014

Voices

Childish Gambino’s promotional scheme misses the mark

The versatile performer, who got his start as a writer on 30 Rock, has pretty much been everywhere and doing everything. But lately, we’ve seen a lot less of him... Read more

By April 24, 2014

Voices

Got 99 problems and one percent feminism is all of them

On April 12, Georgetown University’s Women in Leadership hosted their inaugural Own It Summit. Tickets for the event sold out within 24 hours, hundreds of students and community members attended... Read more

By April 24, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Don’t stop believin’

Religion is everywhere. It’s a highly relevant topic in world history and in our lives, irrespective of our relationship with it. I learned this truth at a young age: Easter... Read more

By April 24, 2014

Voices

H*ya Saxa: A senior’s reflection on ‘success’ past the Hilltop

Something I’ve noticed during my four years at Georgetown: students here will check and recheck their decisions to make sure they’re doing the right thing at the right time. I’d... Read more

By April 24, 2014

Editorials

GUSA resolution aims to assist deaf community

In a resolution passed on April 6 concerning student accessibility on campus, the GUSA Senate asked the University to set up a funding system to bring sign language interpreters to... Read more

By the April 10, 2014

Voices

From digits to dehumanization: Minor League Baseball

Before the summer of 2012, I couldn’t have told you jack-crap about the sport of baseball. I had played in rec leagues back in middle school, but never really caught... Read more

By April 10, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: The walls are closing in

Imagine a massive intergalactic trash compactor, Star Wars Episode IV-style. You and me, and the rest of the world’s population, are caught inside. The wealthiest of the bunch have managed... Read more

By April 10, 2014

Voices

Empowering student tenants through support and advocacy

On October 17, 2004, nearly 100 firefighters were called to the 3300 block of Prospect Street after an anonymous 911 call alerted authorities of a blaze burning through the townhouse... Read more

By and April 10, 2014

Editorials

GSP vital for first-generation college students

Twelve percent of admitted students to the Georgetown Class of 2018 are first-generation students, a similar rate to last year’s accepted class and that of most Ivy League schools. Though... Read more

By the April 10, 2014