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A Dialogue Drowned by Demogoguery

By Joshua Donovan March 16, 2012

When President Obama announced his mandate requiring religiously affiliated institutions to cover contraception, I was admittedly disappointed. I felt that he should have made a good-faith effort to...

Calling Rush Limbaugh’s Bluff

By Katie Frederick March 15, 2012

By now we are all familiar with the story of Rush Limbaugh and his comments about Sandra Fluke that sparked a national controversy. Like many women, I was outraged by his words and struggled to understand...

Family Roles Revisited

By Andrew Owiti March 2, 2012

Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you," belted Annie Oakley to Frank Butler in the smash-hit Broadway Musical "Annie Get Your Gun." This confident assertion of feminine...

Race: One Dimension of Diversity

By Laura Engshuber March 1, 2012

There is no denying that diversity of students is a must for higher education, but affirmative action is not the best way to go about ensuring this. The case of Fischer vs. The University of Texas may...

A Deeper Diversity

By Opinion Editor February 27, 2012

For most of its history, the majority of American higher education has been segregated by law or custom on the basis of gender, religion, national origin or race and ethnicity.  The reason is simple:...

Trending Now: Satirical Self-Portrait

By Opinion Editor February 22, 2012

In the age of Facebook and Twitter, we are all small-scale celebrities. Such portals convert us into our own personal PR managers, constantly thinking about our images and how others perceive us. But...

RA Life: Ponies and Police

By Haley Cottrell February 14, 2012

Take what you know about dormitory life. Now, imagine having to tell people on your floor that you can hear them having an in-depth conversation about masturbating from down the hall. Or waking up to find...

Modern Women Demand Accessible Contraception

By Kate Riestenberg February 14, 2012

Catholic institutions such as Georgetown University should be satisfied with the Obama administration's compromise on the issue of providing no-cost birth control for employees, and they should work with...

A Look Back and Ahead

By Lawson Ferguson February 10, 2012

Being a second-semester senior is strange. There's no way around it. For those like me who aren't going to graduate school, there are only a few months left before the real world comes crashing into our...

Getting Schooled in Education

By Dan Healy February 9, 2012

Georgetown has an extensive core curriculum, and being exposed to a broad range of topics serves students well. Students have the freedom to choose their majors, while general education requirements force...

Reaching Out with a Rival

By Aamir Hussain February 7, 2012

Tomorrow, Georgetown students will once again be unified in their passion to "juice 'Cuse." But Georgetown and Syracuse are not just rivals on the court: Both are candidates for White House recognition...

SFS: Foreign to Service

By Kevin Sullivan February 3, 2012

We see the legacy of Georgetown's Jesuits everywhere: all over the historic buildings, on the inscriptions, in the mottos and banners that hang across our campus and in the people we meet everyday. Jesuit...

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