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A Necessary Discussion

By The Editorial Board February 10, 2012

High school students are often warned that academic hand-holding ends after graduation. But many college professors continue to coddle students by requiring attendance at discussion sections. While...

Our Evolving Identity

By The Editorial Board February 10, 2012

In light of the departure of an esteemed faculty member and the celebration of Jesuit Heritage Week, the university's adherence to its founding Catholic values has come under scrutiny. Even after extensivedialogue,...

The Pursuit of Happiness: Eliminating Bureaucracy

By The Editorial Board February 5, 2012

An unfinished version of the 2012 Student Life Report released to the press Sunday analyzes the effectiveness of the university's funding boards and the state of campus organizations, focusing on the levels...

Open Door Policy Unlocks Minds

By The Editorial Board February 5, 2012

It's not really office hours if you have to schedule an appointment. We recognize that our professors face growing research and administrative demands. Their schedules, like ours, fill up quickly. For...

Report Crimes, Not Students

By The Editorial Board February 3, 2012

When out on a Saturday night, does the sight of a Department of Public Safety officer reassure you? Or, instead, do you straighten up and try to walk by without being noticed? For too many students,...

If It’s Broken, Please Fix It: Facilities Needs a Work Order

By The Editorial Board February 3, 2012

At Georgetown, the question isn't how many people it takes to screw in a light bulb, but how many days it takes to get a light bulb screwed in. University Facilities and Student Housing is already stretched...

Gains by GUSA: SAFE Reform and Beyond

By The Editorial Board January 30, 2012

Last week, we were thrilled when students took the final step in the year-long process of Student Activities Fee Endowment reform by voting in favor of all three proposals. Georgetown University Student...

Making Gym Fees Work Out

By The Editorial Board January 30, 2012

Students have the freedom to decide how often they dine at O'Donovan Hall, choosing from a variety of tiered weekly and block plans. But if we can control how often we consume our heart's desire of Hershey's...

The Best, but Not Always for All

By The Editorial Board January 27, 2012

At a university like Georgetown, where the ideals of fairness and justice pervade the undergraduate experience, one would think an issue like equal study space for all students would never need to be debated....

Putting Research on the Back Bunsen Burner

By The Editorial Board January 24, 2012

While Georgetown may be able to overcome cuts to federal grant money for the National Institute of Health, other universities — including our neighbors at The George Washington University — may not...

The Risk of Jumping on the Online Bandwagon

By The Editorial Board January 23, 2012

Viral internet trends aren't always a bad thing, but they are when they galvanize a largely uninformed opposition to weighty legislation. On Jan. 18, Wikipedia blocked all its content to protest the...

Reading Between the Lines: The Cost of Textbooks

By The Editorial Board January 19, 2012

Any economics textbook will tell readers that it's not cost effective to buy a $250 book for one semester when the previous version is available at half the price. Textbook requirements place students...

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