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VIEWPOINT: Uplift Female Artists

VIEWPOINT: Uplift Female Artists

By Amanda Jones November 9, 2024

In the Lucille M. & Richard F. X. Spagnuolo Art Gallery, nine three-foot aluminum embroidery hoops are affixed to pink, papered walls. In her exhibition, “Alex McQuilkin: That Hand-Touch Sensibility,”...

PETERS: Consider Music in Politics

PETERS: Consider Music in Politics

By Mansi Peters November 9, 2024

Last Tuesday, Georgetown University students took public transportation to watch Vice President Kamala Harris deliver her closing campaign speech just north of the National Mall at the Ellipse. Looking...

VIEWPOINT: Critique Lau Meaningfully

VIEWPOINT: Critique Lau Meaningfully

By Thomas Hampton November 9, 2024

During my campus tour on the third day of New Student Orientation, I was curious why the Orientation Advisors were so quick to impart the idea that Lauinger Library (Lau) is ugly onto new first-years....

EDITORIAL: Vote Henshaw, Wagner Nov. 5, Demand Better from GUSA

EDITORIAL: Vote Henshaw, Wagner Nov. 5, Demand Better from GUSA

By The Editorial Board November 1, 2024

To Georgetown University’s student body, exhausted by or indifferent to the prospect of yet another Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) executive election that seems to prioritize ideological...

EDITORIAL: Guarantee GUSA-Free Funding for Campus Media

EDITORIAL: Guarantee GUSA-Free Funding for Campus Media

By The Editorial Board November 1, 2024

As candidates for Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) post flyers and share Instagram stories to attract students’ votes, the details of their platforms and plans often get lost. Indeed,...

VIEWPOINT: Re-evaluate Purpose in Georgetown's Outreach

VIEWPOINT: Re-evaluate Purpose in Georgetown’s Outreach

By Charlotte Hibbert November 1, 2024

On Oct. 18, Georgetown University’s Instagram account posted a “day in the life” style video, showcasing a snippet of the “average” academic life of a first-year undergraduate student. At first...

VIEWPOINT: Take a Look at Attendance Policies

VIEWPOINT: Take a Look at Attendance Policies

By Ella O’Connor November 1, 2024

As a first-year, I was initially stunned by the selectivity of the club application process, but soon became thrilled by the challenge. Coming from a hometown where sports were championed over academic...

GORAL: Support Mens' Mental Health

GORAL: Support Mens’ Mental Health

By Dylan Goral November 1, 2024

Like many of my friends and classmates, I spend far more time scrolling on TikTok or Instagram between classes or before starting homework assignments than I would care to admit. Along with the lighthearted...

PHAN: Find Comfort in Your Own Company

PHAN: Find Comfort in Your Own Company

By Nhan Phan November 1, 2024

As the night settles in and the aviation lights atop Healy Hall begin to glow, the campus falls into a hush. I ease into my beanbag by the Copley Hall windowsill, switch on my airplane-window neon sign...

BAGARIA: Put Jesuit Values Into Action

BAGARIA: Put Jesuit Values Into Action

By Aashi Bagaria October 26, 2024

“Cura Personalis. People for Others. Community in Diversity.”  You cannot avoid these terms as you walk across campus, with banners and posters constantly inundating you with Georgetown University’s...

RAO: Release New OSC Guidelines

RAO: Release New OSC Guidelines

By Saahil Rao October 26, 2024

This year, “restorative justice,” a philosophy that seeks to repair the harmful impact of a crime rather than solely punishing the offender, has supposedly reshaped Georgetown University’s student...

VIEWPOINT: Watch Your Words

VIEWPOINT: Watch Your Words

By Lauren Chin October 26, 2024

Though our constitutional right to free speech may lead us to overlook the occasional mistruths of politicians, we in the United States must acknowledge the dangerous role of words in shaping reality....

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