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Military Policy Recalls Rights Struggles of Past

By Alex Newton October 29, 2010

TO THE EDITOR: While "`Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Protects Personal Privacy in Military" (THE HOYA, Oct. 22, 2010, A3) proposes a decent argument on the sacrifice of certain inalienable rights upon enlisting...

Communication Failure Will Cost Dems Next Week

By Peter Fulham October 29, 2010

If the latest polls are any indication, Republicans stand a good chance of recapturing Congress next week, not to mention a majority of governorships and state legislatures across the country. Republican...

Shutting Out Minority Voices Harms All

By Kevin Flannery October 29, 2010

TO THE EDITOR, "`Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Protects Personal Privacy in Military" (THE HOYA, Oct. 22, 2010, A3) relies on two offensive premises to defend the military's unwise and discriminatory policy. First,...

The Price is Not Right

By The Editorial Board October 29, 2010

Outside the front gates, students may have noticed a new addition to the neighborhood: a Capital Bikeshare station. Unfortunately, the convenient benefits offered by Bikeshare comes at a price - one unreasonably...

Lines Drawn by Williams Firing

By Sam Dulik October 26, 2010

For 40 years, National Public Radio has been a national treasure. In an age in which the airwaves are inundated with bombast and spin by two-bit shock jocks, our national publicly funded radio station...

Bonding in a Time of Anxiety

By Masha Goncharova October 26, 2010

Every graduating class finds something to bond its members-a memory that dominates conversation at senior retreats and class reunions. Usually it happens toward junior or senior year, once everybody has...

Long-Term Forecast for Afghanistan Looks Grim

By Andrew Mullikin October 25, 2010

"Obama's War" has increasingly come under fire in the media and the American public. Like Iraq, Afghanistan has become the war that cannot be won. While American political focus fixated on Iraq, Afghanistan...

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Is Unjustifiable

By Paul Courtney October 25, 2010

Alan Ardelean's viewpoint "`Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Protects Personal Privacy in Military" (THE HOYA, Oct. 22, 2010, A3) is a prime example of the kind of thinking that has heretofore hindered the repeal...

Flexible Flex Dollars

By The Editorial Board October 25, 2010

Flex Dollars are the highlight of most students' meal plans. The designated money gives them the ability to eat a lunch at Cosi or grab a sandwich from Vital Vittles to break up the daily Leo's grind....

Social Studies: What America Can’t Afford to Leave Behind

By Kevin Bunkley October 25, 2010

For many years, in the United States students have been plagued by average or low achievement levels in math and science proficiency (me included). Understandably, President Obama is attempting to reverse...

Muslim Dress Used as Expression of Freedom

By Elise Garofalo October 22, 2010

At Georgetown, we're all accustomed to the diversity of foreign students we see throughout the campus community. Whenever I attend a class in the Intercultural Center, I always enjoy listening to the conversations...

Focus on Resident’s Life

By The Editorial Board October 22, 2010

For many on-campus residents, it often feels as though Big Brother is watching. As reported in The Hoya today, a number of residents are voicing complaints regarding overzealous resident assistants...

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