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VIEWPOINT: Establish Professional Outlets for Creatives

VIEWPOINT: Establish Professional Outlets for Creatives

By Ava Stepan December 3, 2021

An “elevator career,” a term coined by my current screenwriting professor John Glavin, is a career in which success is achieved through a linear progression of promotions. Georgetown University students,...

VIEWPOINT: Assess Roots of Affirmative Action

VIEWPOINT: Assess Roots of Affirmative Action

By Maggie Fan December 3, 2021

Can a system built by oppressors really benefit the oppressed? Affirmative action is a set of policies within any organization that seeks to include underrepresented people and prevents discrimination...

VIEWPOINT: Reckon With Conflicts of Identity

VIEWPOINT: Reckon With Conflicts of Identity

By Jupiter Huang December 3, 2021

The hallmark of my Asian American experience has been one of paradoxes, often subtle, sometimes blatant, that contribute to the crisis of identity that I currently grapple with. I expect that struggle...

VIEWPOINT: Amplify AAPI Voices In Politics

VIEWPOINT: Amplify AAPI Voices In Politics

By Harry Tang and Anthony Duan December 2, 2021

According to the 2020 census, a combined 24 million Americans identify as Asian, either alone or in combination with another race group. As a vibrant minority group, Asian Americans deserve greater political...

VIEWPOINT: Accommodate Virtual Attendance

VIEWPOINT: Accommodate Virtual Attendance

By Maya Valliath November 19, 2021

After over a year of online learning, Georgetown University’s return to campus has been thrilling, hectic and frenzied. This semester, many students transitioned from part-time course loads held on...

VIEWPOINT: Assist Pandemic Relief Efforts

VIEWPOINT: Assist Pandemic Relief Efforts

By Anagha Chakravarti November 18, 2021

I am from Delhi, India, and I spent the past 10 years in Manila, Philippines. Both countries were hit extremely hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Philippines having one of the longest lockdowns,...

GITELMAN: How White Women Reinforce Racism

GITELMAN: How White Women Reinforce Racism

By Yana Gitelman November 18, 2021

In Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial election, Republican Glenn Youngkin beat Democrat and former governor Terry McAuliffe. Youngkin also won more of the white women’s vote in Virginia than former President...

ROGERSON: Imagine Your Byline

ROGERSON: Imagine Your Byline

By Riley Rogerson November 18, 2021

I did the math. I have been thinking about writing this article for 1,079 days.  Back then, I was a bright-eyed Hoya news writer with five stories and an interview with Meek Mill to my name. One...

VIEWPOINT: Beware of BeReal

VIEWPOINT: Beware of BeReal

By Srishti Khemka November 18, 2021

Halloween is over, and the creepiest things on campus are not the rotting pumpkins or leftover fake cobwebs, but the new social media app BeReal. BeReal, the newest social media craze that seems to...

EDITORIAL: Ensure Student Safety

EDITORIAL: Ensure Student Safety

By The Editorial Board November 18, 2021

As the fall 2021 semester comes to a close, the approaching spring semester gives Georgetown University community members an opportunity to reflect on the return to campus. Though being back on campus...

CUNNINGHAM: Clarify Housing Accommodation Process

CUNNINGHAM: Clarify Housing Accommodation Process

By Gabi Cunningham November 11, 2021

Following student complaints and lengthy meetings about the inaccessibility of seeking accommodations in the housing process on the grounds of gender or religion, the Georgetown University Office of Residential...

EDITORIAL: Add Environmental Core Requirement

EDITORIAL: Add Environmental Core Requirement

By The Editorial Board November 11, 2021

This week, Georgetown University students registered for spring 2022 classes. Among the myriad considerations students take when constructing their future schedule is the core curriculum. The core curriculum...

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