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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Picking a Path After Graduation: Take a Gap to Fill Another

By The Editorial Board April 7, 2011

For most undergraduates, spring is a time for the return of shorts and flip-flops, acceptance letters and the musical renderings of Healy Beach. But for graduating seniors, it's also a time for tough life...

‘More Likely Than Not’ an Unjust Burden on Students

By The Editorial Board April 7, 2011

For a university located near some of the nation's most hallowed halls of justice, the "more likely than not" clause that guides the Student Code of Conduct offers a lesson in injustice. Students of...

Energy Proposal Catches Wave of the Future

By Layout Editor April 7, 2011

To the Editor:   "And you also happen to go to a school [in a town] that for a long time has suffered from a chronic unwillingness to come together and make tough choices." President Obama's...

Fischer: Getting to the Heart of Georgetown

By Michael Fischer April 6, 2011

Many adjectives have been used to describe Georgetown: Elite, intellectual, service-oriented, diverse, spirited, Catholic and Jesuit, just to name a few. There is, however, an adjective not often vocally...

Silenced but Still Hopeful

By Khadijah Qamar April 5, 2011

Today's young adults find themselves in a unique position. With the Internet, media and new communications technology, the world doesn't just connect faster, it also moves faster. We are not only the catalysts...

Taking Back Campus

By Alex Henderson April 5, 2011

In the past, students congregated in Healy Hall and White-Gravenor Hall to socialize. Modern-day students, however, only get the mess of gray concrete and cinderblocks that is Lauinger Library, the sterile...

Bolan Smart Report Blows Holes In Campus Plan Opposition

By The Editorial Board April 5, 2011

In the latest chapter of the 2010 Campus Plan saga, the university submitted a host of new concessions in its proposal to the D.C. Zoning Commission last week. According to the campus plan website, the...

Paragamian: A Package of Investment Incentives

By Matt Paragamian April 4, 2011

The U.S. economy continues to show signs of regaining strength and resistance to persistent threats: The effects of the Japanese earthquake, the European sovereign debt crisis, the U.S. national debt,...

The Question of Cohabitation

By Chris Mooney April 1, 2011

Last Friday's dating column in The Guide had an article, "Why We're Making Out, Not Going Out," that ended with this line: "It is not a question of whether you will participate in the hookup culture, but...

Amendolia: Technology’s Volatility Casts Doubt on Its Prominent Role

By Marissa Amendolia April 1, 2011

I am far from being financially savvy, but if there are two things I've learned from my Fundamentals of Finance class, they are 1) always think about what can go wrong and 2) always listen to Warren Buffett. So...

Butler: The Underdogs Take on DC

By James Butler April 1, 2011

From weak student courts to overbearing sanctions to counterproductive alcohol policies, it often appears that students are under attack from all sides. Yet despite these lingering problems, there is hope...

Few Minors for Global Thinkers

By The Editorial Board April 1, 2011

The School of Foreign Service is celebrated as a unique undergraduate school that offers students a chance to specialize in an internationally focused education — but at what point do structure and course...

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