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DESAI: Choose Creativity; Security Can Wait

By Rahul Desai February 23, 2016

A common facet of the Georgetown experience is pervasive preprofessionalism. All of us have come across that girl who has known she wants to work at the U.S. Department of State since her 13th birthday...

GREGORY: Preparing For Syrian  Peace Talks

GREGORY: Preparing For Syrian Peace Talks

By Matt Gregory February 12, 2016

When negotiations between Syrian government and opposition representatives designed to establish a rudimentary framework for ending the country’s ongoing civil war began on Feb. 2, hopes were dim that...

Stress Culture: A Georgetown Tradition

Stress Culture: A Georgetown Tradition

By Joosje Lupa February 9, 2016

Two weeks ago, I had an existential crisis. It started at about 2 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon and lasted about a week. I am a naturally existential person, so crises come easily to me, but this crisis had...

FLEMING-KLINK: The Real Dangers Of Toxic Masculinity

By Isaiah Fleming-Klink February 9, 2016

On our way back from New York City over Christmas break, my family and I waited in line for gas at a major stop in Delaware. At one of the pumps was a pickup truck with six people — all Caucasian —...

Why We’re Ending Our GUSA Campaign

By Tony Pezzullo February 9, 2016

Since The Hoya announced our candidacy last week, my trusty steed A.J. Serlemitsos and I have been inundated with questions about our campaign staff, platform and plan to build a wall around The George...

MANDAL: How Healthy Is Privacy?

By Ayan Mandal February 9, 2016

The Google Life Sciences Division is up to something powerful and concerning. A newly independent sector of the transformed Alphabet, a multinational conglomerate and Google’s parent company, Google...

Hacking a Liberal Arts Education

Hacking a Liberal Arts Education

By Taylor Wan February 5, 2016

“And that’s what this last chapter is all about. It could be interesting to dive deeper, but because we are not an engineering school, we can wrap up this class here. Any questions?” Just one....

STONE: Cultures Are Not Our Toys

STONE: Cultures Are Not Our Toys

By Renleigh Stone February 5, 2016

I was asked, “How do I explain to white people that it’s wrong to treat East-Asian religions as fads?” They explained that there are people who want to “become” Taoist, Buddhist, Sikh or Hindu...

SHAH & LOWE: Moving Forward, Finding Curiosity

SHAH & LOWE: Moving Forward, Finding Curiosity

By Charlie Lowe and Parth Shah February 5, 2016

You would think, after watching enough pathetic Cubs seasons — the incredulity of our recent success never wanes — I would have fully adapted to my new country. But at Georgetown, I’ve discovered...

A Bold Beat Forward

A Bold Beat Forward

By Femi Sobowale February 2, 2016

On Jan. 6, 2016, Nicki Minaj won Favorite Hip-Hop Artist at the People’s Choice Awards. On Jan. 7, while double-tapping the picture she posted on Instagram to announce that win, I saw a poorly-worded...

Bring the Security of Iraq to the Forefront

Bring the Security of Iraq to the Forefront

By Matthew Gregory February 2, 2016

One of the most common criticisms of the current United States strategy in Iraq is that President Obama does not have any strategy. This is false. Though by no means sufficient, some measures — military...

Foreign Service Values Transcend Diplomacy

Foreign Service Values Transcend Diplomacy

By Matthew Quallen January 29, 2016

Is the School of Foreign Service losing its soul? Some seem to think so. While career statistics reveal that shockingly few of the school’s graduates move immediately into the United States Foreign Service...

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