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With their collective bargaining agreement set to expire June 30, graduate student workers and university administrators have been locked in negotiations since October 2022 over …
I’m new to Georgetown University. I’m the vice president for student affairs, which means I’m in charge of the university’s efforts to support students and …
The Georgetown community is grappling with a battle over the neighborhood’s iconic Optimus Prime and Bumblebee statues from the Transformers franchise, as the Old Georgetown …
I throw myself into any leadership or team-oriented position that is remotely available to me. Any email about open positions, opportunities, clubs or research, I …
In February 2021, President Joe Biden’s administration officially rejoined the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, and thus established greenhouse gas emission reduction …
Here’s a familiar scene: you’re walking down the hallway and recognize someone approaching. You, a socially anxious Georgetown University student, go into panic mode. A …
I knew Georgetown University from the start was not established for students like me: a person of color, female and queer. After all, it wasn’t …
I fall into the questioning part of the LGBTQ+ community, which is an under-discussed portion of the queer experience. There is no one right way …
“Wow, being gay at Georgetown … you must be fighting for your life.”
This is a common refrain that I hear from others when they learn …
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has built a platform and rabid following, not by solving any kind of real issue but by targeting “wokeness,” a word …
“Do you have a boyfriend?”
The dental hygienist asked the question in jest as I sat in the chair awaiting my routine teeth cleaning.
I laughed politely …
I hate receiving compliments — I can never find the right words to respond. Maybe it’s because my Vietnamese American family shows affection through every …
I firmly and deeply believe that God is trans. Or queer, or gender-nonconforming in some manner or another. I know and trust this understanding for …
Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) President Camber Vincent (SFS ’24) and Vice President Alyssa Hirai (SFS ’24) took office following a competitive election in November …
As the academic year slowly comes to an end, I’ve found myself repeating “I miss home.” For some, this may be difficult to understand. After all, …
CW: This article discusses antisemitism and violence against Jewish communities. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.
Filling out the …
Lazy, deceitful and freeloading. These words have been used to describe unemployed people in my economics class.
Last semester, when I enrolled in my first economics …
If you show an average group of people the classic “Washington Crossing the Delaware” painting or images of the Colosseum, few would contest the artifacts’ …
CW: This article discusses eating disorders. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.
With the pervasiveness of social media in …
Bed bugs, infections and fear for safety.
These are some of the most frequent complaints about homeless shelters across the country. For this reason, many people …
President Biden’s administration announced last year that it would cancel up to $400 billion of student loans. There have been several U.S. Supreme Court hearings …
One night last semester, after countless weeks of being deprived of my parents’ home-cooked meals and traditional dishes, I stumbled into one of Georgetown University’s …
Rising precipitation rates resulting from climate change have exacerbated a decades-old problem in Washington, D.C.: sewage runoff making its way into the Potomac and Anacostia …
Before moving to India, my parents cleaned, cooked and did household chores together. While riding the bus, I watched women in pantsuits rush to work …
Aramark, the food service and facilities provider contracted by Georgetown University, is guilty of sustaining unpaid prison labor, substandard working conditions and hazardous food quality. …
While many consider Washington, D.C., a liberal stronghold, a starkly different reality could soon emerge. A Republican Congress and presidency after the 2024 elections could …
Students have constantly argued that Georgetown University’s preprofessional culture can be toxic, but it seems that nothing has changed thus far.
If Georgetown is set on …
March 15, 2023 — aside from being a day of Caesarian infamy — marked one year since Georgetown University administration began meetings to strategize new …
Imagine if every undergraduate at Georgetown University had zero access to the internet — then multiply that figure by almost five. In Washington, D.C., 36,460 …
’Twas the season of love at Georgetown University last month, and like clockwork, chivalry became more prevalent in February. Signs of it were everywhere, from …
After my first month at Georgetown University, I realized something was missing.
My name is Sophia Rose Monsalvo, and I am the founder of Georgetown’s art …
Georgetown University’s Armenian Student Association disbanded in 2021 after many of its members graduated. Now, Armenian students like myself on campus are working to reestablish …
Every August, first-year students come from all over the world to join a pool of thousands of intelligent, motivated and competitive students, an experience that …
The Jan. 19 resignation of Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, sparked a global discourse about the notion of burnout. News outlets …
These days, I go to Whisk for more than just tea.
As an avid, perhaps slightly obsessed tea drinker, I quickly became a regular at Whisk, …
CW: This article discusses hate crimes and violence against Asian American communities. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.
On …
On Feb. 24, 2022, I woke up to the sound of explosions in Lozova in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. “The war has begun” were …