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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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EDITORIAL: Resist DC Federal Occupation, Speak Up for GU Community Members

EDITORIAL: Resist DC Federal Occupation, Speak Up for GU Community Members

By The Editorial Board September 4, 2025

As new and returning students made their way to Georgetown University’s campus, a welcome-back barbecue and the promise of new classes awaited. Yet this year, students were also greeted with the threatening...

EDITORIAL: Cautiously Support GUSA at Halfway

EDITORIAL: Cautiously Support GUSA at Halfway

By The Editorial Board April 26, 2025

After campaigning on an expansive platform spanning reforms to meal plans, installing swings and faithful communication between GUSA and the student body, Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA)...

EDITORIAL: GU Students, Vote on the Referendum

EDITORIAL: GU Students, Vote on the Referendum

By The Editorial Board April 11, 2025

Georgetown University students will soon face an important election. Along with voting in student government elections April 14-16, students will decide whether to support a resolution calling on the university...

EDITORIAL: Protect Free Speech, Support Khan Suri

EDITORIAL: Protect Free Speech, Support Khan Suri

By The Editorial Board March 20, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) March 17 detainment of Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri is nothing short of an attack on free speech.   Khan Suri, a researcher at Georgetown’s...

EDITORIAL: Simplify Housing After Study Abroad

EDITORIAL: Simplify Housing After Study Abroad

By The Editorial Board March 14, 2025

For many Georgetown University students, studying abroad is a rite of passage, an opportunity to see new places, learn new languages and immerse themselves into new cultures. While this process naturally...

EDITORIAL: Take Student Voices Seriously in the Presidential Search and Beyond

EDITORIAL: Take Student Voices Seriously in the Presidential Search and Beyond

By The Editorial Board February 21, 2025

Georgetown University’s continued refusal to take student voices seriously in its search process for a new university president is concerning and reflective of the disconnect between the university administration...

EDITORIAL: Prioritize Hilltop Campus Concerns

EDITORIAL: Prioritize Hilltop Campus Concerns

By The Editorial Board January 31, 2025

With the opening of its new branch location in Jakarta, Indonesia this month, Georgetown University has expanded its footprint to its third country.  In Jakarta, Georgetown School of Foreign Service...

EDITORIAL: Include Students in Presidential Search

EDITORIAL: Include Students in Presidential Search

By The Editorial Board January 17, 2025

President Emeritus John J. DeGioia’s (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) successor as Georgetown University president will take over a growing $3.2 billion endowment, a $337 million research budget, a newly built...

EDITORIAL: Reaffirm DeGioia’s Progress

EDITORIAL: Reaffirm DeGioia’s Progress

By The Editorial Board December 6, 2024

On Nov. 21, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) formally announced that he would step down as president. During DeGioia’s 23-year presidency, the university strengthened...

EDITORIAL: Demand University Transparency for GUSA Resolutions

EDITORIAL: Demand University Transparency for GUSA Resolutions

By The Editorial Board November 22, 2024

Every year, a plethora of first-year students run for the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate on a platform of free laundry and printing. And every year, despite the senate’s consistent...

EDITORIAL: Vote Henshaw, Wagner Nov. 5, Demand Better from GUSA

EDITORIAL: Vote Henshaw, Wagner Nov. 5, Demand Better from GUSA

By The Editorial Board November 1, 2024

To Georgetown University’s student body, exhausted by or indifferent to the prospect of yet another Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) executive election that seems to prioritize ideological...

EDITORIAL: Guarantee GUSA-Free Funding for Campus Media

EDITORIAL: Guarantee GUSA-Free Funding for Campus Media

By The Editorial Board November 1, 2024

As candidates for Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) post flyers and share Instagram stories to attract students’ votes, the details of their platforms and plans often get lost. Indeed,...

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