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Cautious Optimism After Iran’s Elections

By Matt Gregory March 18, 2016

Voters in the Islamic Republic of Iran turned out en masse Feb. 26 to elect representatives for parliament and the 88-member Assembly of Experts tasked with appointing the country’s next supreme leader....

Voting Rights Regress

By Katharine Viles February 26, 2016

This year, to vote in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I have to print an absentee ballot application form from the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website and mail the form about two to three weeks...

Voting: An Ethical Dilemma for Servicemen

Voting: An Ethical Dilemma for Servicemen

By Noah Taylor February 19, 2016

As a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet, my personal growth in college has not only focused on development of my intellectual capabilities, but also on my conceptions of duty and professionalism....

Politics Are Nasty, But This Is Too Far

By Mattie Haag February 19, 2016

A few weeks ago, the Institute of Politics and Public Service hosted a mock Iowa caucus event where students could go and learn how caucusing works while advocating for their favorite presidential candidates....

Never Too Late to Run

By The Editorial Board February 19, 2016

After last year’s chaotic elections, many students celebrated this season’s single-ticket ballot. Although the consolidation of talented, battle-tested students into one ticket reflected the ticket’s...

Heard on the Hilltop

By Heard on the Hilltop February 19, 2016

“Well, it seems like Enushe and Chris are a lot like Hillary Clinton — they’re probably the best for the job, but no one really feels very inspired by them. They seem to have every single issue as...

Board Supports Khan and Fisk

By The Editorial Board February 17, 2016

Until this weekend, Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) and Chris Fisk (COL ’17) were the de facto Georgetown University Student Association executives-to-be. They were experienced, charismatic and had amassed enough...

Vote to Be Heard

By The Editorial Board February 2, 2016

There is no shortage of political discourse on Georgetown’s campus. The popularity of the government major and minor is a testament to the political culture on campus. The university has consistently...

Turn Up For Turn Out

By The Editorial Board October 6, 2015

The 2015 Georgetown University Student Association Senate elections were decided early Friday, with voter turnout plummeting to an abysmal 19 percent, six percentage points lower than last year’s 25...

New Students, All Hands on Deck

New Students, All Hands on Deck

By Reed Howard September 29, 2015

As Georgetown enters a new year, it faces a broad set of complicated challenges and opportunities. I believe as students, we have the desire and potential to affect great change on this campus. I want...

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy April 12.

As 2016 Campaigning Begins, Students Support Candidates

By Sarah Fisher April 21, 2015

Along with the recent announcements of several 2016 presidential campaigns, Georgetown students with experience working with both Democratic and Republican candidates have expressed optimism about...

Vote Luther - Rohan for GUSA Executive 2015

Vote Luther – Rohan for GUSA Executive 2015

By The Editorial Board February 13, 2015

As this year’s Georgetown University Student Association executive campaign descended on the Hilltop, the candidacy of Joe Luther (COL ’16) and Connor Rohan (COL ’16) struck many students as a stunt,...

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