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Resources to Live Safer

By The Editorial Board March 19, 2015

Earlier this week, Vice President for Institutional Equality and Diversity Rosemary Kilkenny announced the addition of a sexual assault resources tab on the university’s LiveSafe app. The resources,...

An Open Door on Halloween

By The Editorial Board October 31, 2014

For many Georgetown students, tonight’s holiday is an opportunity for shenanigans and drinking. We dress up and dress down; we drink up and throw down. However, it wasn’t always that way. As children,...

New Publication Highlights Local Entrepreneurship

New Publication Highlights Local Entrepreneurship

By Laura Owsiany and Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2014

Venture Capitol, a new online journal dedicated to entrepreneurship, launched this semester through the efforts of two students whose converging reflections on Georgetown University’s stock career...

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Bringing Our Attention Back to 9/11

By Kit Clemente September 12, 2014

For students and faculty members alike, every day of September seems to get harder as school gains momentum and the first real assignments are doled out. But for me, no day is harder than Sept. 11. Having...

Lessons of Tolerance From Another World

By Hannah Kaufman July 28, 2014

If I were asked to describe in words the entirety of Georgetown’s campus life, I doubt that I’d ever be able to stop writing. The university is home to a hodgepodge of cultures that are continually...

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They may be called friends, but the Facebook community is one of the most damaging groups to be a part of for our self esteem.

Measuring Self Worth Through Facebook

By Daria Etezadi July 21, 2014

Did you know that happy couples on Facebook are the least liked? That may seem twisted, and yet I’m not the least bit surprised. I remember when I first got a Facebook account. I wanted to...

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Kickback's website displays a countdown clock to the July 8 official announcement.

With Kickback, The Corp Aims to Establish New Tradition

By Mallika Sen July 1, 2014

Georgetown Day marks the end of the academic year, but its commencement has long been bereft of a singular tradition. Students of Georgetown Inc. aims to change that with Kickback, a daylong celebration...

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The example set by the characters in "Community" may set unrealistic expectations about forming relationships.

The Question of Community

By Justin Kotwicki June 18, 2014

“Community” is not only a great show title, but also perfectly sums up the TV show’s Greendale Community College’s Spanish class study group. The show follows a group of students who hail...

A Degree in Mini-Medicine

By Kit Clemente October 29, 2013

At the Georgetown University Medical Center, a group of students study medicine and health without the goal of becoming doctors. The Mini-Medical School was born out of an effort to relieve student-neighbor...

DEARING & WEISS: Seeking Out Service in All Student Life

By Benjamin Weiss and Philip Dearing October 25, 2013

Georgetown is defined by its student life. More than 90 percent of undergraduates belong to at least one student organization, and outside of the classroom, clubs are the heart and soul of the Georgetown...

Floor Funds Come Up Short

By The Editorial Board September 13, 2013

Every campus residence requests $25 or so from students in floor funds at the beginning of the year. Support for the method of retrieving that contribution, however, is not nearly so uniform. Problems...

Garden Grows Community

By Alexandra Douglas April 16, 2013

After two years in disarray, the Georgetown University Garden Initiative has been brought back to life. Founded in 2008 with a ReImagine Georgetown grant, GUGI’s community garden, located behind Kehoe Field...

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