Articles by Aakib Khaled

Bring Back Serious Tone, Content to News Media

By Aakib Khaled | Dec 05 2008

Breaking news: Britney Spears’ father given conservatorship of her assets! Breaking news: President-elect Barack Obama takes his daughters to school ...

Facebook Profiles Only Scratch the Surface

By Aakib Khaled | Nov 21 2008

Me. My. Mine. I. For Generation Y, self-definition has changed from a contemplative personal journey to a sort of game ...

Honest Abe Updated: Obama's Promises Are Worth Believing

By Aakib Khaled | Nov 07 2008

November 4th, 2008 will forever remain a day to remember, whether its recollection elicits tears of sadness or of joy ...

Peer Pressure Can Do More Than Get People to Drink

By Aakib Khaled | Oct 24 2008

“I’m goin’ down to Rhino’s, how ’bout you?” “Oh man! I would totally come, but I lost my ...

'Be the Change You Want to See in the World'

By Aakib Khaled | Oct 10 2008

Gandhi’s words, though usually reduced to the final exhortations of valedictory addresses, are as prescient today as when he ...

Impact, Not Celebrity, Defines the American Dream

By Aakib Khaled | Sep 26 2008

Recently, one of my fellow HOYA columnists, Dean Lieberman (COL ’11), wrote a column outlining the virtues of HBO’s ...

Obama Should Praise His Muslim Connection

By Aakib Khaled | Sep 12 2008

No, don’t worry: As far as any of us know, Barack Obama is not a Muslim. Insinuations of the ...

Cura Personalis Means Living in the Present

By Aakib Khaled | Aug 29 2008

From that momentous occasion of New Student Convocation to students’ last hallowed steps as undergraduates during Senior Commencement, Georgetown has ...

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