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,...

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,...

When the bulk allocation process was implemented last fall, it was done with the goal of giving clubs more flexibility and control over their budgets and programming. Instead of having to present in front...

Calen Angert and I, Jason Kluger, both wholeheartedly endorse Mike Meaney (SFS '12) and Greg Laverriere (COL '12) for the positions of Georgetown University Student Association president and vice...

It's Georgetown University Student Association election season again and the Hilltop looks about the same as it always does — banners duct-taped in Red Square, neon fliers everywhere, and, as usual,...

As members of both campus groups that receive money from funding boards and the national tea party, we've felt let down by the fiscal irresponsibility of our student government. We have carefully followed...

In 1999, the Georgetown Report on Student Life bemoaned the unwieldy process that students had to submit themselves to in order to gain approval for student activities from the administration. The authors...

With the recent implementation of the Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010 in Washington, D.C., the ongoing squabble between Georgetown residents and students has seemingly reached a boiling point....

My introduction to thank-you notes as a kid was rather formal, primly fenced in by the parameters of good manners and etiquette. I grew up hand-writing thank-you notes to friends after birthday parties,...

On Feb. 2, Georgetown students received an email from Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson about a change to D.C. law. The Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010, quoted in the email, reads:...

In just under two weeks, Georgetown students have a remarkable opportunity to completely remake student life at Georgetown. After this year's passage of Student Activities Fee and Endowment reform and...