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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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No Feedback, No Improvement

By The Editorial Board March 25, 2011

As the second half of the semester gets into full swing and finals approach, professors need to remember that students will learn more, and hence do better work, if they get graded assignments back before...

A Program’s Identity Crisis

By The Editorial Board March 22, 2011

For the fourth year in a row, there was heartbreak on the court as the Hoyas lost to Virginia Commonwealth University in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night. The loss leaves us wondering:...

DC Council’s Six-Figure Salaries Indicate Budget Mismanagement

By The Editorial Board February 8, 2011

The D.C. Council may be slashing budgets for everything from transportation to education, but when it comes to councilmembers' compensation, it has stuck to its guns. In 2006, members of the D.C. Council...

Editorial: Can Too Many Internships Be a Bad Thing?

By The Editorial Board January 28, 2011

Georgetown students take on a lot. Perhaps they take on too much at times. But between running to internships and running to class, they may be missing out on some of the quintessential college experiences...

OCAF Brings Stress and Expense to Space Reservation Process

By The Editorial Board January 25, 2011

The Office of Campus Activities Facilities' stated intent is to support student organizations, yet it seems to do anything but that. This branch of Georgetown bureaucracy is meant to facilitate event planning...

Miscommunications Persist in Campus Plan Debate

By The Editorial Board January 25, 2011

As Georgetown closes in on the approval process for the 2010 Campus Plan, the chasm between the university and its neighbors is getting bigger — and the administration is partly to blame for its failed...

Prying Open A Shut Door Policy

By The Editorial Board November 11, 2010

Transparency. It is a word that is emptily thrown around by university administrators and has been for years. Though we continually claim to be making strides toward openness at Georgetown, the results...

New Party, Same Issues

By The Editorial Board November 5, 2010

On Tuesday, millions of Americans - hundreds of Georgetown students among them - cast their ballot in the midterm elections. Showing their dissatisfaction with the state of the country, they voted out...

Artificial Intelligence

By The Editorial Board November 5, 2010

It may have a cute nickname - Addy - and a loyal following, but there's nothing cute about abusive use of Adderall. Abuse of Adderall is not just dangerous; just like steroids in sports, when illegally...

Stifling the Student Vote

By The Editorial Board November 2, 2010

Most students who run for office while on the Hilltop dream of becoming a Georgetown University Student Association senator or, for the more ambitious, GUSA president. Jake Sticka (COL '13) has his sights...

Back to Basics

By The Editorial Board November 2, 2010

Writing college-level papers is one of the greatest challenges freshmen must learn to overcome. Students who received top marks in high school are often disheartened by initial professorial critiques and...

Scheduling Conflict

By The Editorial Board November 2, 2010

Imagine you are applying to be a resident assistant. While your upperclassman peers pair up and enter housing selection in late October, you diligently work on your RA application for the mid-November...

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