Service to others is one of the ideals upon which Georgetown was founded. Students now have an incredible opportunity to put this principle into practice in an unprecedented way. The Georgetown University...

In recent weeks, heads of states across Europe have unleashed a new line of rhetoric aimed at tackling terrorism. Well, somewhat new. From David Cameron to Angela Merkel to the always-beloved Nikolas Sarkozy,...

Georgetown neighbors, rejoice! Come back from your bay houses on the Chesapeake, your cabins in West Virginia and your bungalows in Rehoboth. Stay the weekend in the city.   Thanks to the District's...

This week, a new Facebook group has drawn 168 students: "Save [the Certificate in International Development] and Professor Wagner from the SFS Deans." This July, Raj Desai will replace the certificate...

It is said that Mark Twain wrote, "When I was 14, my father was so ignorant that I could hardly stand to have the man around. But when I got to 21, I was astonished as to how much the man had learned in...

Nowadays, the state of Wisconsin alone evokes images of civil strife. If you watch MSNBC, you'll immediately picture a tyrannical right-wing nutcase bullying innocent workers. Yet the situation on the...

Texas has long been a breeding ground for gun rights debates — and its college campuses have become the latest focus of the conversation. More than half the members of the Texas House of Representatives...

Endless quantities of books and countless numbers of websites are devoted to teaching us to become successful leaders. They tantalize us, and understandably so. Every day, calls go out from our parents,...

In Wisconsin, under the backdrop of the broader national movement to cut government spending, controversial austerity measures have come to deeply divide the state, and the country, as a whole. Republican...

The year 2011 was supposed to be when Republicans got serious about deficit reduction. This past fall, House Speaker-in-Waiting John Boehner (R-Ohio) promised Americans that the GOP would balance the budget,...

I think I take for granted how much technology defines my college experience. The most glaring example of this is Facebook. Honestly, how did anything get done before Facebook? Broadcasting events,...

For many students, the GUSA executive candidates' sparring over club funding may have served as the first introduction to the problems of the current Student Activities Commission's funding system, but...