Though his death in 1616 places him approximately 350 years before the modern GUSA era, it is a pity that William Shakespeare never had the chance to witness the annual, gleefully nauseating ritual that...
Each year Georgetown welcomes a diverse and accomplished group of transfer students who inject new ideas and energy into campus life.
The transfer population at Georgetown is a valuable community, providing...
While most Georgetown students were likely enjoying the comfort and home-cooked meals that accompany winter break, Washington, D.C., welcomed a new mayor with cautious optimism.
D.C. Councilmember Muriel...
One disturbing phenomenon should give Georgetown students pause regardless of political affiliation this election season: Turnout among voters between the ages of 18 and 29 was significantly low, giving...
One of my mother’s favorite aphorisms is that one should never fight against things one doesn’t like; she only fights for things in which she believes. Growing up, I struggled with this because...
To the Editor:
We in D.C.’s Ward 2 have a shameful record about turnout at midterm elections. In the Nov. 4 election, only 30.5 percent of our registered voters showed up at the polls, lower than...
Yesterday Muriel Bowser was elected mayor of Washington, D.C., defeating independents David Catania (SFS ’90, LAW ’94) and Carol Schwartz. Let us introduce her to you.
Bowser is currently a D.C....
D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) won the race for D.C. mayor Tuesday, defeating opponents David Catania (SFS ’90, LAW ’94) and Carol Schwartz, both running as independents.
Bowser...
Recreational marijuana use was legalized in D.C. on Tuesday.
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, 95,531 D.C. voters — 69.4 percent of the vote — voted in favor of Initiative 71, permitting...
If the words of pollsters and analysts are to be believed, the current election cycle will end with the Republican Party controlling both chambers of Congress for the first time during Barack Obama’s...
As The Hoya arrives on newsstands today, Americans across the country will go to the polls to decide the leadership of their states and, ultimately, the composition of the 114th Congress.
Of course,...
As I sat and listened to the live broadcast during last Sunday’s Brazilian election results, one common theme seemed to make sense of what I and millions of Brazilian voters were thinking: Today, Brazil...
