“Do you have a boyfriend?”
The dental hygienist asked the question in jest as I sat in the chair awaiting my routine teeth cleaning.
I laughed politely and responded, “No,” to which I wanted...
I hate receiving compliments — I can never find the right words to respond. Maybe it’s because my Vietnamese American family shows affection through every medium but words: plates of freshly cut fruit,...
I firmly and deeply believe that God is trans. Or queer, or gender-nonconforming in some manner or another. I know and trust this understanding for a variety of reasons, mainly because the divine —...
Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) President Camber Vincent (SFS ’24) and Vice President Alyssa Hirai (SFS ’24) took office following a competitive election in November 2022.
After...
As the academic year slowly comes to an end, I’ve found myself repeating “I miss home.” For some, this may be difficult to understand. After all, my friends have gone home or met their families...
CW: This article discusses antisemitism and violence against Jewish communities. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.
Filling out the identity questions on every...
Lazy, deceitful and freeloading. These words have been used to describe unemployed people in my economics class.
Last semester, when I enrolled in my first economics course, I anticipated boredom,...
If you show an average group of people the classic “Washington Crossing the Delaware” painting or images of the Colosseum, few would contest the artifacts’ categorization as “art.” But consider...
CW: This article discusses eating disorders. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.
With the pervasiveness of social media in our daily lives and overexposure to fabricated...
Bed bugs, infections and fear for safety.
These are some of the most frequent complaints about homeless shelters across the country. For this reason, many people experiencing homelessness opt...
President Biden’s administration announced last year that it would cancel up to $400 billion of student loans. There have been several U.S. Supreme Court hearings on the subject this month, but conservative...
One night last semester, after countless weeks of being deprived of my parents’ home-cooked meals and traditional dishes, I stumbled into one of Georgetown University’s Asian cuisine offerings: Kintaro,...
