The Editorial Board condemns Georgetown University’s enforcement of Redeploy Georgetown policies and calls on the university to implement new accommodations and greater protections for its employees.
In this week’s edition of Undead Metaphors, Connor Thomas (COL ’22) examines the relationship between fear and calls for unity in U.S. politics and criticizes moderate Democrats’ passive approach to policymaking.
In the first edition of “Sustaining the Discussion,” Katelyn Rickert (COL ’24) scrutinizes climate education in the U.S. and calls for renewed investment in environment awareness education initiatives.
In this week’s edition of “Environmental Echoes,” Annabelle Pukas (COL ’23) offers solutions to reduce the health care industry’s impact on the environment and urges students and policymakers alike to consider the health implications of a worsening environment.
Recent Articles
If the United States had taken decisive actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus when it was first discovered here, such as mandatory mask-wearing and…
Well, it is a whole six weeks into the Biden presidency. Bombed Syria? Check. Stimulus money? Still no check. Bipartisanship? Sailed. Jokes aside, President Joe…
The health care industry is designed to keep people healthy, but in order to prevent irreparable damage to the health of the planet and everyone…
Despite a global pandemic and a severe economic recession, Georgetown University has endangered many of its workers with threats to their wages and health insurance. …
Small, unassuming and dilapidated, the Heyden Observatory sits atop a hill on the western edge of campus, tucked behind Yates Field House. Its appearance fails…
In his poem “Pied Beauty,” the English poet and Jesuit Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., thanks God for what Hopkins describes as “dappled things:” brinded cows,…
Throughout history, autocratic figures have often used conspiracy theories to maintain power and control over their country’s population. In the past, autocrats proliferated these theories…
This piece discusses transphobia, abusive relationships and suicide. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. For many students, especially…
As we approach the one-year mark of Georgetown University’s shift to a virtual learning environment, it is clearer than ever that the leaders of the…
Georgetown University must follow through on its commitment to atone for its history with slavery, and students should direct new energy toward GU272 advocacy at…
George Romero’s 1978 classic zombie flick “Dawn of the Dead” opens on a broadcast newsroom in chaos — in other words, a newsroom. The zombie…
The media often portrays climate change as an inescapable cycle of natural disasters. Intense heat waves and forest fires are followed by hurricanes, heavy rain…
To the delight of political junkies and the many politically inclined university students in Washington, D.C., there is an unprecedented influx of never-ending political news…
Every holiday season, we all hear about the alleged war on Christmas in the United States. On any social media platform, users are bound to…
The average American will throw away approximately 185 pounds of plastic every year, or about half a pound of plastic per day. With multiple states…
Despite heightened hopes for a return to normal life during another difficult virtual semester, Georgetown University students must obey university health restrictions amid a rise…
This piece discusses sexual assault, incarceration, violence, racism and drug abuse. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. “If…
The United States is in the midst of a media and information crisis that has allowed millions of Americans to choose their preferred versions of…
White supremacy infects the social fabric of U.S. life in ways both broad and deep: a result of an enormous number of habitual modes of…
The COVID-19 pandemic has completely upended life as we once knew it, infecting over 104 million people and claiming the lives of over 2.2 million…
No student should face obstacles — physical or institutional — to their education or university resources. The Editorial Board calls on Georgetown University to create…
We have all developed new coping mechanisms during the COVID-19 pandemic, myself included. In my case, on a particularly stressful day in early January, I…
The loud quacking of my phone’s alarm rouses me at 7:45 a.m., then 8:05 a.m., then 8:10 a.m. and then 8:15 a.m. before I finally…
As the pandemic dragged on, I tried hard to avoid downloading TikTok. I honestly thought the app was pointless. As I researched how to make…
At Georgetown University, a school that prides itself on justice and inclusivity, bigoted speakers should never receive backing from official university sources. Georgetown has a…
At Georgetown University, an institution dedicated to the pursuit of truth, it can be easy to dismiss the disinformation and conspiratorial thinking that has taken…
Like many Americans on Jan. 6, I watched our government fall under siege: Members of Congress sheltered in place as rioters scaled the Capitol. Once…
The Trump administration’s oft-criticized pardoning of war criminals and the rise of militias are intimately connected. Both academics and public servants alike lack the knowledge…
For far too long, successful business ventures have come at the expense of sustainability and environmental protection. The main critique of business’s environmental impact arises…
At the beginning of her book, “The Year of Magical Thinking,” Joan Didion, in her reflections on the death of her husband, notes that “life…
On Jan. 6, a violent mob of seditionists attacked the Capitol building as our democratically elected representatives tallied the electoral votes to officially certify our…
Like many people in the United States and around the world, the Editorial Board was disturbed by last week’s violent attempt to overturn the presidential…
The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol felt like something right out of a movie: a surreal depiction of a dystopian America. Unfortunately, such…
Students at Georgetown University hoping to closely read issues of health and medicine under a humanities discipline now have the opportunity to take courses from…
No students — especially those from low-income backgrounds — should lose their hard-won scholarship money simply because their university won’t allow them to utilize it. …
This Letter to the Editor responds to Kate Clark’s (COL ’21) Nov. 12 Viewpoint in the Hoya titled “Expand Inclusivity of Mr. Georgetown.” On behalf…
The atrocious human rights crimes committed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad have recently made headlines across social media platforms. From heinous viral videos of Nigerian…