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Too Many Town Halls Render Input Ineffective

By The Editorial Board January 19, 2012

Trying to use a town hall meeting to talk to students about an open provost position is like trying to drive a nail with a screwdriver — no single tool is fit for every job. Many topics under discussion...

Demanding More From DPS

By The Editorial Board December 5, 2011

It's alarming to receive a public safety alert announcing the presence of strangers in fellow students' residences. But what's more alarming is to receive that PSA nine hours after the fact. That's...

Constructive Criticism

By The Editorial Board December 5, 2011

Though less festive than The Corp's holiday gala or Midnight Breakfast at O'Donovan Hall, end-of-semester course evaluations are a long-standing December tradition at Georgetown. Though evaluations...

Stay Behind the Barricade

By The Editorial Board December 1, 2011

Georgetown has long produced students keen on both activism and international affairs. But in light ofDerrik Sweeney's (COL '13) recent experiences in Cairo, it's time to remind ourselves of the responsibility...

Season’s Givings

By The Editorial Board December 1, 2011

The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting colder and Lau is full of stressed-out students: It is the holiday season again. This is a time to call to mind what we are grateful for and how...

The Editorial Board Says ‘Thanks’

By The Editorial Board November 21, 2011

University staff: Even as visions of turkey and mashed potatoes dance in our heads, we're thankful for O'Donovan Dining Hall — or more specifically, the employees who prepare and serve us meals. Working...

Clarifying Classes

By The Editorial Board November 17, 2011

During the preregistration craze, it's tempting to look ahead to next term rather than focus on the end of this one. While the university has made strides toward decoding course listings on MyAccess...

A Double-Sided Dilemma

By The Editorial Board October 31, 2011

Lauinger Library has failed to embrace the environmentally friendly practices of the 21st century. The system of libraries across campus does not adequately advertise or subsidize any form of double-sided...

Prudence Needed in Gaddhafi Coverage

By The Editorial Board October 25, 2011

Riding waves of celebration upon the death of former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi Thursday, many international news outlets violated basic norms of sensibility by prominently posting graphic...

No Laughing Matter

By The Editorial Board October 25, 2011

When students received an email on Oct. 17 from the Department of Public Safety about a ‘forcible fondling' in Burleith, many were unsure whether or not to laugh; judging by the Facebook activity, nervous...

Risky Rents: University Lacks Off-Campus Housing Help

By The Editorial Board September 30, 2011

There's a rite of passage that takes place before the junior or senior year of almost every Georgetown student — and it's not the long-awaited 21st birthday. Rather, the time-honored tradition of...

Hostile Outside the Hilltop

By The Editorial Board September 23, 2011

There's no doubt that for many incoming students, the premier location of Washington, D.C., is a definite draw. Yet the District is swiftly becoming more of a deterrent than anything else. As D.C. commissioners...

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