Now that the health care bill has been signed, it is time to move on to the next issue of debate: immigration reform. On Dec. 15, 2009, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity...
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which both Israel and the United States have signed, says that the "occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into territories...
Shortly before the House of Representatives passed a drastic overhaul of our health care system, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats walked arm-in-arm through an angry mob of protesters that converged...
President Obama's administration is stuck between a rock and a hard place. It has to juggle rejuvenating economic growth and keeping a watchful eye on the growing current account deficit. Striking a balance...
While most of us were in the midst of cramming for exams and drinking countless cups of coffee to stay awake last December, the House of Representatives passed the Jobs for Main Street Act. According to...
In the days when I was a registered Independent, I used to say that the Christian right scared me away from the Republicans, and the Democrats' powerful union allies made me queasy. As I'm now fully aware,...
First, I want to thank Provost James O'Donnell for his efforts during what surely must be a stressful week. He and his staff are to be commended for their continued efforts to make our Georgetown learning...
I will never forget my first Georgetown University Student Association Senate meeting as a newly elected senator in my junior year. We went to an ornate room in Healy Hall and congratulated each other...
Snow days are magical.
As a kid growing up in Chicago, I cherished snow days because they were so elusive. There was not lack of snow, but the city was well bolstered against most types of weather attacks....
While Georgetown students are told that they can specialize in almost any imaginable combination of subjects, there is one course of study that they cannot avoid: competition. Students and faculty alike...
Georgetown has been at the forefront of an historic campaign for worker justice, worker rights and the legal accountability of corporations in Latin America. One year ago, Georgetown students and Honduran...
"In a perfect world, we wouldn't have to go through those two weeks again." Those were the words of incumbent Georgetown University Student Association Vice President Jason Kluger, who spoke of the campaign...
