EDITORIAL: Welcome Call Your Mother Deli
The editorial board urges local residents and politicians to consider the benefits the Call Your Mother deli will bring to students.
VIEWPOINT: Recognize Impacts of Hong Kong Protests
Valerie Ma (SFS ‘21) calls for an acknowledgement of the personal and emotional implications of the Hong Kong protests on the students who call the area home.
Recent Articles
EDITORIAL: Reopen Residence Halls Earlier After Winter Break
When Georgetown University students return for the spring semester after winter break, they will not be allowed to enter their campus residences until the day…
EDITORIAL: Provide Food Stipend Over Thanksgiving Break
When Georgetown University closes campus dining locations over Thanksgiving, spring and Easter breaks, students remaining on campus have to find their own food options. But…
VIEWPOINT: Recognize Appropriation of Yoga
I have long struggled with sharing certain elements of my culture. Whether it is a bindi at Coachella or the art of mehendi turned into…
TALATI: Find Meaning in Combating Injustice
“What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes…
VIEWPOINT: Finding Hope in Hong Kong
A part of me feels unprepared to read the news every morning for fear of what my city has become. Hong Kong, the place where…
VIEWPOINT: Take Action for AIDS Day
On Dec. 1, we commemorate World AIDS Day. As of 2018, approximately 38 million people around the world are living with HIV. 770,000 people died…
SCHENDEN: Forge Meaningful Legacies
All of us are emboldened in our lives by the desire to do great things. This desire is at the heart of our Ignatian heritage…
EDITORIAL: Welcome Call Your Mother Deli
Though popular bagel deli Call Your Mother was scheduled to open at the intersection of 35th and O streets in late October, the deli has…
EDITORIAL: Increase Holiday Breaks
As Thanksgiving break approaches, Georgetown University’s four-day weekend offers students an important but insufficient opportunity to rest and prevent burnout. Besides weekends, students currently have…
VIEWPOINT: Recognize Impact of Hong Kong Protests
The timing was a little too perfect. The Georgetown University Hong Kong Student Association hosted Robert Delaney, U.S. bureau chief of the Hong Kong-based English…
KANG: Reject Ableist Ideas
Before starting college, I used to think of ableist barriers in visible and measurable terms. At Georgetown University, I saw inaccessible elevators, malfunctioning automatic doors…
GOODMAN: Redefining the Jewish Past
My favorite childhood movie “The Lion King” provides the perfect analogy for my Jewish identity. In the film’s turning point, Rafiki tracks down and confronts…
GANDHI: Georgetown Needs a Watchdog. So Does The Hoya.
I joined The Hoya three weeks into my freshman fall, and I retire just weeks away from graduating. The Hoya has, in every way, defined…
EDITORIAL: Implement Discounts for Scooter Services
Georgetown University’s inaccessibility to the rest of the nation’s capital is no secret: With subpar public transportation, limited schedules of Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle buses…
EDITORIAL: Bolster Off-Campus Learning
Conveniently situated in Washington, D.C., Georgetown University provides students the privilege of accessing the endless resources the city has to offer, from internship opportunities to…
VIEWPOINT: Stop Whitewashing Baseball
After the Washington Nationals’ sensational win in the 2019 World Series, the team’s diversity was hailed as one of the reasons the team was so…
VIEWPOINT: Discourage Bloomberg Presidential Bid
Michael Bloomberg, I implore you: Don’t run for president. Stop this vanity project before it gets off the ground. The last thing the Democratic Party…
TALATI: Reject Restrictive Refugee Policy
Over the course of his first three years in office, President Donald Trump and the members of his administration have drastically reduced the number of…
VIEWPOINT: Valuing Hands-On Creativity
I was worried I wouldn’t fit in at graduate school. After having been in the workforce for four years, I was excited to be entering…
EDITORIAL: Demand Transparency in Facilities
Georgetown University’s facilities and maintenance problems reached a peak last semester with pervasive mold outbreaks throughout campus and structural concerns with the Alumni Square roofs.…
EDITORIAL: Improve GU272 Initiative
Last week, Georgetown University announced an initiative to collaborate with descendant communities to support community-based projects to benefit descendants of the GU272, the 272 enslaved…
VIEWPOINT: Promote GAAP Weekend Accessibility
The first time I saw the entirety of Georgetown University’s campus was move-in day. While it was so exciting and special to see where I…
VIEWPOINT: Engage Graduate Student Voices in GU272 Initiative
Graduate Students Need Seat at the Table for Discussions Around Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation. Prior to applying to Georgetown University in 2018, one of my…
KANG: Redefine Inclusive Housing
On Oct. 31, 2019, Jillian Copeland and David Godoy visited my Ignatius Seminar, “Disability, Culture, and Question of Care.” Copeland is the founder of Main…
VIEWPOINT: Expand Impact of Disability Studies
When I arrived on Georgetown University’s campus as a freshman in 2016, the disability studies minor did not exist, and the primary way I thought…
VIEWPOINT: Recognize Nuances of Chilean Protests
Last week, hundreds of thousands of Chilean protesters joined those in Hong Kong, Bolivia, Lebanon and Spain to demand democratic reforms. Though driven to the…
TALATI: Battle Wealth Inequality
Since the congressional elections of November 2018, a number of young, progressive new legislators have aimed to reshape public discourse surrounding wealth redistribution. Perhaps most…
VIEWPOINT: Address CAPS Service Failures
After winter break last year, I returned to campus and almost immediately knew something was wrong. Within the first few days of the semester, I…
EDITORIAL: GUSA Executives Rebuild Student Trust
When Georgetown University Student Association President Norman Francis Jr. (COL ’20) and Vice President Aleida Olvera (COL ’20) were sworn in last spring, they inherited…
CARNES: Acknowledge Importance of Extensions
Late October and early November signal the start of a special season here at Georgetown. No, I do not mean the start of fall, although…
CHOWDHRY: Practicing Islam Outside the Sectarian Dichotomy
In the confines of my home in the suburbs of the Pacific Northwest, some of my earliest memories included learning the basics of Islam. I…
VIEWPOINT: Illuminate Healy Tower for Athletic Events
As another basketball season begins, it is a fitting time to remember that athletics at Georgetown University can bring students together with a sense of…
EDITORIAL: Establish WGST Department
Two years after students demanded Georgetown University give the women’s and gender studies program departmental status, students’ demands for such a department remain unmet. Georgetown’s…
EDITORIAL: Avoid Racist Halloween Costumes
With Halloween less than a week away, many students are looking for a costume. When choosing Halloween costumes, students must make sure they avoid racist…
VIEWPOINT: Promote Off-Campus Therapy Stipend
This article discusses suicide and self-harm. Please refer to the end of the article for resources on and off campus. Having suffered from anxiety and…
KANG: Stop Sensationalizing Disability
Throughout mainstream media, disabled lives appear to exist in just two dimensions. Either they are maudlin tragedies or, if they have “happy endings,” they are…
LUNA: Accepting UndocuQueer Identities
I carry with me various identities. UndocuQueer, the intersection of being both Undocumented and Queer, is one of them. At various points in my life,…