If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
My restless analysis of this question began with a haircut.
Over the summer, I cut off 12 inches of my hair. With...
I’m home. I’m home, and although that doesn’t seem like it should be a big deal, I can assure you, it is. It’s been almost seven months since the last time I landed in Florida. Seven months since...
Own It Summit Speaker Interviews
Catch The Hoya's exclusive interviews with some of the Own It speakers, including Danielle Brooks and Megan Smith.
Own It Summit: Imagination Interview
Actress in...
Nearly three-quarters of the way through my freshman year, I find myself at a personal standstill. It’s almost dreamlike: I can see life moving around me — it’s alarming how quickly it’s all...
I remember my kindergarten production of “The Little Mermaid” very clearly. In the second that I wobbled dangerously from side to side, I saw several things at once. The crowd of small...
"It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the Committee on Admissions has voted to accept your application for transfer admission to Georgetown University.”
Admittedly, this was a sentence...
When I chose to come to Georgetown, I knew full well that I was leaving behind everyone I had known from high school, which was even a swaying factor in my decision. It was going to be a fresh start no...
My last piece in this column, “Why I Won't Ever Change My Last Name” caused a bit of a stir. While I knew the topic might be seen as controversial, I never expected the response that I got. Some felt...
At a very young age, before I had even heard of words like “feminism,” I had already decided that if I were to ever get married, I wouldn’t take my husband’s last name. My family, being the southern...
I’ve never had much of a problem being the minority, having attended predominately white schools for most of my education. Therefore, I expected that my experience at Georgetown would be no different...
Scottish voters head to the polls today to decide the fate of the United Kingdom in a true exercise of democracy. Scotland is one of the four Home Countries that constitute the union, alongside England,...
Many people have looked at the economic issues as the main reason to vote “yes” or “no” in the upcoming referendum. However, I do not see the issue as one of economics or politics, but rather an...
