Opinion

Thoughts from the Georgetown community.

Editorials

Obama’s ISIL address targets terrorism and raises questions

Syria. Ukraine. Gaza. Iraq. Recent international crises have presented the United States with nothing but bad choices in terms of foreign policy, and given President Barack Obama a splitting political... Read more

By the September 11, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Thinking outside of the lines in Russia

  It was my second day shopping for school supplies in St. Petersburg. I thumbed the thin, flimsy pages and then turned the notebook over on its spine, and inspected... Read more

By September 10, 2014

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Freshmen: Fight pressure to mold to school surroundings

When I see this year’s freshman class wandering around campus, I’m filled with nostalgia for my own first year. I remember the excitement of leaving home and meeting new people.... Read more

By September 10, 2014

Voices

Natural tendency toward drinking on campus being taken lightly

In the fall of 2011, I arrived at Georgetown. I was full of excitement for the grand adventure I was going to embark on at this lauded institution. I had... Read more

By September 10, 2014

Editorials

Freshmen first-offense amnesty is improvement to code of conduct

The Office of Student Conduct announced last week that first-time violations of the Student Code of Conduct that occur during freshman year will no longer be accessible by prospective employers or... Read more

By the September 4, 2014

Editorials

Denial of visas to Syrian refugee actresses disappoints GU, D.C.

In an abrupt turn of events, 12 Syrian women slated to star in an adaption of a Euripides tragedy produced by journalist Charlotte Eagar, filmmaker William Stirling, and Syrian director Omar... Read more

By the September 4, 2014

Editorials

MD whooping cough cases prove danger of not vaccinating

Doctors diagnosed whooping cough in three children enrolled in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland last week, though the true number of cases may be as high as nine according to... Read more

By the September 4, 2014

Voices

Leaving Domestic Spheres of Thought

  “Personally, I think the Cuban revolution did a lot of good. I really like Castro,” my host mom says in Spanish on one of my first nights studying abroad... Read more

By September 4, 2014

Voices

‘You Are Beautiful’ Campaigns Setting Ugly Standards

“If you can squeeze it, we can freeze it!” If driving through beauty-obsessed Los Angeles alone didn’t make me feel bad enough about myself, seeing this ad for liposuction plastered... Read more

By September 4, 2014

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‘I Can’t Allow My Grief to Stop Me From Living My Life’

  My dad and I had been at the hospital for a few hours when it started to rain. The doctors had just turned off all the machines and the... Read more

By September 4, 2014

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

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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

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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