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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Perpetuating a Cultural Standard

Perpetuating a Cultural Standard

By Kate Riga November 26, 2014

The recent Rolling Stone article about sexual assault at the University of Virginia has sent the Internet into a raging tailspin. Again. Everyone is disgusted by the brutality, shocked at the nonchalance...

The Democratic Downfall

By Kate Riga November 13, 2014

Tuesday night brought a sound shellacking for Democrat candidates on all levels. Dismayed Democrats looked on as state after state turned deep red. Races that pundits predicted would be neck and neck...

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The Ballad of Alison Lundergan Grimes

By Kate Riga October 13, 2014

The 2014 United States Senate campaign season is drawing to a close. Doors have been knocked, homes have been called, debates have been scored and the polls are all over the place. The same candidate...

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A Recurring Theme of Objectification

By Kate Riga September 29, 2014

"If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women wouldn’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled. Both men and women...

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Finite Incantatem: An Appeal to J.K. Rowling

By Kate Riga August 19, 2014

“When Mr. and Mrs. Dursley woke up on the dull, gray Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening...

The Bill Clinton Effect

The Bill Clinton Effect

By Kate Riga August 12, 2014

Sometimes, it feels like Bill Clinton never left office. His Arkansan accent and folksy charm seem like omnipresent fixtures in the political world. And from campaign stops to charity dinners, the...

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Wendy Davis’ Disappearing Act

By Kate Riga August 4, 2014

Eleven hours was all it took to propel Wendy Davis (D) to political fame. Her legendary June 2013 filibuster in the Texas state Senate set off a flurry of #standwithWendy tweets, support from women’s...

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Lucy Flores and the American Dream

By Kate Riga July 14, 2014

The story of the scrappy underdog who overcomes obstacles and rises to the top is one that is distinctively familiar to the American psyche. It’s a story we hold dear, the embodiment of the hopes...

Title IX: Man’s Best Friend?

By Kate Riga June 9, 2014

College campuses are hotbeds of sexual assault. As more and more frightening statistics pour in (such as the ever-unsettling one in every five women will be sexually assaulted by the end of her college...

Vague on Vogue

Vague on Vogue

By Kate Riga June 2, 2014

For most people, Vogue magazine conjures up images of glossy, glamorous models in outlandish outfits slapped with tags like “couture” and “chic.” It does not typically bring up thoughts of...

A Full Dress

A Full Dress

By Kate Riga May 26, 2014

“I am not an empty dress, I am not a rubber stamp and I am not a cheerleader. I am a strong Kentucky woman.” The rest of Alison Lundergan Grimes’ statement is drowned out by a swell of roaring...

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