The Editorial Board calls on Georgetown to implement a Metro Pass program for the benefit of its student body, and, in particular, low income students.
In this week’s edition of “Combatting Conspiracies,” Lea Marchl (SFS ’22) discusses the need for media literacy training in the modern world and encourages Georgetown to teach its students how to effectively recognize misinformation.
John O’Connor (COL ’23) underscores the importance of beginning the fall semester as a fully vaccinated community and urges Georgetown to establish a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for faculty and staff.
In this week’s edition of Sustaining the Discussion Erin Hood (SFS ’24) examines Georgetown’s ties to communities deeply affected by environmental racism.
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I finally took notice of Discord, an instant messaging platform built around communities called servers, after the Reddit community r/WallStreetBets made use of the platform…
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Georgetown University desperately needs a coherent and comprehensive sustainability plan. To ensure its success, we need students to be involved every step of the way.…
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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…
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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. …
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