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EDITORIAL: Amend Attitudes Toward Clubs

By Editorial Board December 1, 2017

As club selectivity continues to concern students and plague clubs across campus, it is time to recognize that the ultra-exclusivity of many of Georgetown University’s clubs is rooted in the fact that...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Addressing Academic Diversity

By Molly O'Connell October 19, 2017

To the Editor: Given the pervasive divisiveness that defines our current political environment, let me start with some common ground. The author of a recent column, entitled “Closing the Academic...

VIEWPOINT: Creating a More Inclusive GULC

By Jane Aiken September 19, 2017

At a time when the law is more important than ever, the Georgetown University Law Center is now accepting the GRE graduate school entry exam — in addition to the law school aptitude test as a part of...

SINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Fighting a Campus Class Culture

SINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Fighting a Campus Class Culture

By Hashwinder Singh and Khendrick Beausoleil June 11, 2017

In light of the recent article in The Hoya highlighting the fact that legacy students are twice as likely to be admitted to Georgetown, it is clear that the university must continue working to ensure a...

VIEWPOINT: Curating a Diet of Diversity

VIEWPOINT: Curating a Diet of Diversity

By Brittany Arnett April 7, 2017

In second grade, my teacher announced our class would be hosting a “cultural day,” during which all students were invited to bring in a favorite dish representing their culture. I had no problem choosing...

EDITORIAL: Diversify Club Outreach

By Editorial Board March 28, 2017

For students applying to Georgetown’s host of exclusive student groups, surmounting the extensive applications and multiple rounds of interviews is hard enough. For students of color, this proves even...

VIEWPOINT: Correcting GUASFCUs Closed Culture

VIEWPOINT: Correcting GUASFCU’s Closed Culture

By Cole Brown March 24, 2017

This semester, Students of Georgetown, Inc. welcomed a new group of baristas, cashiers and accountants that I imagine must be among the most wonderfully diverse assemblies of individuals to ever be embraced...

OSIBAJO & BAH: More Than a Seat at the Table

OSIBAJO & BAH: More Than a Seat at the Table

By Anu Osibajo and Isatou Bah March 21, 2017

The most effective conversations on diversity and inclusion are the ones focused on solutions that take into account the nation’s history of discrimination. For this reason, conversations that have surrounded...

OSIBAJO & BAH: The Myth of the American Dream

OSIBAJO & BAH: The Myth of the American Dream

By Anu Osibajo and Isatou Bah February 28, 2017

It the turn of the 20th century, the notion of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” infiltrated American ideology. Because of men like Horatio Alger, who wrote novels on achieving this great social...

BILLINGSLEA: Embracing Engagement Spurs Growth

BILLINGSLEA: Embracing Engagement Spurs Growth

By Kendra Billingslea February 17, 2017

“Hey, did you watch ‘House of Cards’ last night?” or “What did you think about the class discussion on gender inequality?” Just like that, you engaged someone else. It does not matter the topic...

OSIBAJO & BAH: Resist Self-Segregation

By Isatou Bah and Anu Osibajo January 24, 2017

Last semester, as I looked around my dinner table at O’Donovan Hall, I found myself with a group of women who resembled me completely. For the first time, it dawned on me that there was a greater reason...

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MANDAL: Dynamic Interests Push Science

By Ayan Mandal November 8, 2016

In 19th-century Spain, a young boy who wished only to become an artistwas met by disapproval from his parents, who urged him to pursue a more practical career in medicine. Ultimately, he attended medical...

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