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SMITH: Dancing With Pride and Myself

SMITH: Dancing With Pride and Myself

By Grace Smith October 27, 2015

I’ve always hated dancing. There is something ironically constricting in that kind of freedom of movement for me, something about the arbitrary motion that does not mesh well with the planned-out, meticulously...

SHETTY & TRIVEDI: Behind the False Buzz of Buzzwords

SHETTY & TRIVEDI: Behind the False Buzz of Buzzwords

By Rohan Shetty and Naman Trivedi October 27, 2015

What is “social impact”? Why does Georgetown crowd its campus with a consortium of seemingly undifferentiated innovation centers? What’s the difference between the Beeck Center for Social Impact...

QUALLEN: Slavery Inextricably Tied To Georgetown's Growth

QUALLEN: Slavery Inextricably Tied To Georgetown’s Growth

By Matthew Quallen October 23, 2015

The facts of the sale are well known: In 1838, Thomas F. Mulledy and William McSherry, then the president of Georgetown, sold 272 Jesuit-owned slaves south. The sale was vicious and controversial. Mulledy,...

OWSIANY: Chances Versus Finances

OWSIANY: Chances Versus Finances

By Laura Owsiany October 23, 2015

The narrative of Georgetown students who fall into finance and consulting careers after graduation is well-known throughout campus. I have always considered myself to be the type of person who would do...

DESHPANDE: The Limits of Science (and Life)

DESHPANDE: The Limits of Science (and Life)

By Nikita Deshpande October 20, 2015

For a society terrified of death, we should be proud of ourselves: In comparison to our hunter-gatherer ancestors, who were lucky to live past the age of 25, Americans currently hold an average life expectancy...

NAPOLITANO: Defining Professional In Liberal Art Terms

NAPOLITANO: Defining Professional In Liberal Art Terms

By Joe Napolitano October 20, 2015

This is a provocation, pro-vocation. Until recently, there was a rule buried deep within the College section of the Undergraduate Bulletin, a rule obscure enough that you would have been unlikely to...

NGUYEN: Support Women's Decisions

NGUYEN: Support Women’s Decisions

By Lam Nguyen October 16, 2015

I am a man, one who is weighing in on the issue of a woman’s right to her own body. Preposterous? Yes. Invalid? I don’t think so. My lack of understanding as a man is all the more reason why I understand....

BOBROSKE: End Segregation Cycles, One iShack At A Time

BOBROSKE: End Segregation Cycles, One iShack At A Time

By Alexander Bobroske October 16, 2015

Two weeks ago, I stayed with a host family for a weekend in the township of Enkanini, just outside Cape Town. Although the experience was eye-opening, it was also one of the most awkward times in my life. My...

QUALLEN: Catholic Identity Combats Klan Racism

QUALLEN: Catholic Identity Combats Klan Racism

By Matthew Quallen October 9, 2015

Find a copy of 1921’s yearbook. Open it to page 171. Here’s what you’ll see: around a dozen young men in daHoyark suits. Their ties spill out of their vests and coiffed white collars top the ensemble....

OWSIANY: Make Equality A Priority

By Laura Owsiany October 9, 2015

Last year as a news writer for The Hoya, I covered the New York Times’ first annual ranking of socioeconomic diversity on college campuses. This year, Georgetown plummeted in the rankings from 46 to...

SMITH: My Race Does Not Label Me

SMITH: My Race Does Not Label Me

By Grace Smith October 6, 2015

Violin in one hand, a container of white rice in the other and a math club hat slightly askew, I was ready. I walked out into the pouring rain, ready to take on the day. The night before, I remember...

SHETTY & TRIVEDI: Bridging Technology and the Public Sector

SHETTY & TRIVEDI: Bridging Technology and the Public Sector

By Naman Trivedi and Rohan Shetty October 6, 2015

"The artificial barrier that has kept the technology industry and the public sector separated on different evolutionary paths is porous right now, and if enough people cross over, it can be destroyed.”...

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