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In Korea, Beauty Evolves on Its Own Terms

By Sarah Kim November 4, 2014

“Are you half? You have big eyes, for an Asian.” “You have bigger eyes than some of my white friends!” “Have you gotten double-eyelid surgery? Your eyes are pretty.” “You have...

Janet Zhu

Remember to Yak Responsibly

By Brian Piatigorski October 24, 2014

At this point, the majority of campus has used, encountered or dismissed the relatively new social media platform, Yik Yak. Especially through peak midterm season, much of the student population has...

Sports Fandom Worthy of High Culture

Sports Fandom Worthy of High Culture

By Taylor Coles October 7, 2014

This is an exciting time of the year to be a sports fan. October baseball has already been incredible and football season has come into full stride just as basketball training camps are starting up. However,...

For Women Leaders, Mentorship Abounds

By Eng Gin Moe September 19, 2014

This summer, I was in a room with over 1,000 collegiate women, energetic and passionate about creating more female student leaders. I was at the 2014 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders...

Ebola Outbreak Shows Disparity in Resources

By Ali Carter September 5, 2014

How many handshakes do you think happen in Washington, D.C., every day? Used in business deals, among friends and between politicians, a handshake is a nearly universal sign of greeting in the Western...

Campus Gun Violence Debate Stuck on Safety

By Jade Walsh September 5, 2014

Entering my first class of the school year, I claimed the desk closest to the door in anticipation of my mad dash to the next class. Notebook out, polite conversation conducted, my eyes wandered to the...

Janet Zhu

Finding Success, Keeping My Sanity

By Katie DuBois August 29, 2014

  I remember the first time I visited Georgetown. It was the summer before my senior year of high school, and the campus was flooded with the incoming Class of 2014. There was so much life...

For DeGioia’s Legacy, Faith Above Politics

By Louis Cona August 29, 2014

The purpose of a Catholic and Jesuit education is perhaps best summarized by the words etched upon the entrance of Lauinger Library: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John...

Better Management For OPIM Majors

By Brian Carden April 1, 2014

Like most students in the McDonough School of Business, my first encounter with operations and information management came from the one-credit class we are required to take our freshman fall in which we...

Where Is the Outrage Over Venezuela?

By Alberto Alfonzo March 7, 2014

Over the past month, thousands of students from universities all over Venezuela have staged massive protests against President Nicolas Maduro. The streets of Venezuelan cities have been flooded with people...

Striving to Untether Ourselves

By Celeste Chisholm March 7, 2014

"You’re not from around here, are you?" For a girl whose identity thrives on evanescence, this question is music to my ears. For me, it’s a lifestyle, sewn into my roots by capricious parents whose...

Why We Won’t Endorse a Candidate for GUSA

By Nate Tisa and Adam Ramadan February 14, 2014

Last Wednesday night, election banners were unfurled, videos were released and — like clockwork — the GUSA campaign season was underway once again. Though we don’t miss the late nights and sore knuckles...

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