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A Major Pay-Off

By The Editorial Board April 9, 2013

For the first time ever, the McDonough School of Business was Georgetown’s most selective undergraduate school, accepting only 15.9 percent of its applicants for the Class of 2017, down from 16.8 percent...

1,000 Followers, Zero Stars

By The Editorial Board April 9, 2013

Although thousands of students have spent thousands of dollars on meal plans for Leo O’Donovan Hall, the Georgetown dining service has taken to charging patrons of the beleaguered dining hall a new...

Discriminatory Discretion

By The Editorial Board April 9, 2013

It goes without saying that students are entitled to their individual beliefs, religious or otherwise. But when student activities funds come from a common pool and are billed as a lump sum on each student’s...

Digital Decisions

By The Editorial Board April 5, 2013

As Georgetown continues its push to become more tech savvy, the university should consider developing an online application to match. Although Georgetown abstains from the Common Application in order...

Rural Students Out of Reach

By The Editorial Board April 5, 2013

Most Georgetown students hail from a handful of regions: northern New Jersey, central California, southern Maryland — the list goes on. Yet although students are drawn from all over the country, rural...

Faceless Contempt

By The Editorial Board April 5, 2013

There is a difference between confession and cowardice. At times, anonymity promotes honesty and openness. But in the case of the Facebook page Georgetown Confessions and similar forums at other colleges,...

Coming Out Progressive

By The Editorial Board March 26, 2013

Called the civil rights issue of our time, the question of marriage rights for same-sex couples has been at the center of many heated public debates. And though staunch disagreement, especially along partisan...

Problems You’re Too Busy to Talk About

By The Guide Staff March 15, 2013

At the guide, our staff is known for having strong opinions about pretty much everything. We’re taking stands on the pop culture issues that really matter, from tween stars to the movies that make...

A Curve That Works

By The Editorial Board March 1, 2013

It is difficult to evaluate the merit of a grading curve in undergraduate institutions. While certainly a useful way of preventing grade inflation, it brings up larger issues of the nature of grading and...

Demand for Disclosure

By The Editorial Board March 1, 2013

GUSA senators are tuned in to the student experience in part through their participation in organizations on campus, an exemplar of representative government. But while giving voice to different groups...

Tracing Lab Fee Funds

By The Editorial Board March 1, 2013

Tracing to which program and in whose pocket the small fortunes each undergraduate pays to attend Georgetown end up is nearly impossible. And with the cost of attendance for the 2012-2013 academic year...

More Common Ground

By The Editorial Board February 26, 2013

Professors are often an untapped resource on campus. While listening to their lectures or participating in their classroom discussions are certainly enriching in their own right, there is an added benefit...

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