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VIEWPOINT: Strive for Truth, Never Yield

VIEWPOINT: Strive for Truth, Never Yield

By Evie Steele April 11, 2025

I was in high school when I first read Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s 1833 poem “Ulysses,” which chronicles the title character’s reflection on his years of travel, as recorded in Homer’s “Odyssey.”...

VIEWPOINT: Reject Weaponization of Jewish Identity, Stand with Khan Suri

VIEWPOINT: Reject Weaponization of Jewish Identity, Stand with Khan Suri

This statement was co-authored by an ad hoc group of Jewish students, faculty and staff of Georgetown University, including Jason Goodman (GRD ’26), Sarah Minion (LAW ’26), Emma Pinto (LAW ’27),...

VIEWPOINT: Vote Against the GUSA Divestment Referendum

VIEWPOINT: Vote Against the GUSA Divestment Referendum

By Jacob Callahan April 11, 2025

On April 14, Georgetown University students will vote on a measure titled “An ACT OF REFERENDUM to Establish Transparency Regarding Investments Made by the University AND Demand Georgetown Uphold Its...

EDITORIAL: GU Students, Vote on the Referendum

EDITORIAL: GU Students, Vote on the Referendum

By The Editorial Board April 11, 2025

Georgetown University students will soon face an important election. Along with voting in student government elections April 14-16, students will decide whether to support a resolution calling on the university...

RAO: Expand Georgetown Responsibly

RAO: Expand Georgetown Responsibly

By Saahil Rao April 4, 2025

The Capitol Campus is, at its core, a $90 million folly. Indeed, it violated the most basic commandment of any accountant: Do not burn money.  But to castigate the university endlessly would be pointless....

BROWN: Handling Distance, Detachment and Disappointments

BROWN: Handling Distance, Detachment and Disappointments

By Caroline Brown April 4, 2025

Welcome back, advice lovers. This week, you all had a lot on your mind: drifting apart from old friends, ending stagnant relationships and working through group projects where nobody seems to care. Take...

VIEWPOINT: Keeping Our Current and Future Hoyas in Mind

VIEWPOINT: Keeping Our Current and Future Hoyas in Mind

By Lisa Belokur and Ayana Thomas April 4, 2025

In the future, when you reflect on your time at Georgetown, you may remember walking to class with friends through Red Square, throwing a frisbee in the sun on Copley Lawn or moving into a residence hall...

VIEWPOINT: Combat Period Poverty on Campus

VIEWPOINT: Combat Period Poverty on Campus

By Ameara Smith April 4, 2025

Four hundred and fifty-one. That is the average number of periods a woman will have in her lifetime. Periods are not just a bodily function — they also bring pain, mood changes and, for many, financial...

VIEWPOINT: Reject Silence, Defend Academic Freedom at GU

VIEWPOINT: Reject Silence, Defend Academic Freedom at GU

By Minahil Mahmud March 28, 2025

On March 17, masked immigration agents arrested Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow and teacher Badar Khan Suri outside his home in Northern Virginia. Khan Suri is being held without charges in a...

VIEWPOINT: Follow Your Moral Compass

VIEWPOINT: Follow Your Moral Compass

By Rabbi Rachel Gartner March 28, 2025

In response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s chilling detainment of the recent Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil without due process accompanied by the threat to...

GORAL: Understand Seasonal Affective Disorder

GORAL: Understand Seasonal Affective Disorder

By Dylan Goral March 28, 2025

CW: This article discusses suicide. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  I hate the term “seasonal depression.” Every spring, as the days grow longer and the...

NGUYEN: Recognize Intersectional Identities

NGUYEN: Recognize Intersectional Identities

By Julia Nguyen March 28, 2025

As the D.C. weather warms and students lounge on the lawn, the college admissions season draws to a close. With the commencement of Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program (GAAP) Weekend, Blue and Gray...

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