Category: Viewpoint

Women’s Right to Care

By Dave Hammerman | Nov 20 2009

Limiting a woman’s access to life-saving detection tests would be no different than rationing health care — which Obama has promised not to do.

Call to Expand GU Pride Focus

By Marion Cory | Nov 20 2009

Leaders in the LGBTQ community at Georgetown have become adept at delivering shout-outs to other marginalized communities, but consistently fail to follow up on these pledged alliances.

Reagan Capitalized On Broken System

By David Coghlan | Nov 17 2009

Reagan resolved not to accept the Soviet monolith as a permanent fixture in the international system, but, instead, to challenge it.

Foster Access to Opportunity

By Margaret King and Steve ... | Nov 17 2009

Let’s break the class taboo. Instead of the outrage, we should work harder to lower the socioeconomic barriers to attendance at top colleges and universities.

Abolishing Stereotypes Key to Hilltop Tolerance

By Josh Mogil | Nov 12 2009

The stereotype of Joe and Jane Hoya is an ideal that no longer reflects the reality at Georgetown. Sorry, Joe and Jane. It is time to rest in peace.

Learning to Fly

By Kevin Barber | Nov 12 2009

In the recent past, this university and The Hoya have come a long way; to catch up with the models we seek to emulate, however, there’s more to do.

Opting Out of a Restrictive Health Care Option

By Kevin Meers | Nov 09 2009

The editorial “No Other Option” (The Hoya, Nov. 3, 2009, A2) was perfectly titled, but for all the wrong reasons.

Unjust Policies Harm Workers on the Ground

By Michael Wilson and Virginia ... | Nov 09 2009

Georgetown ought to keep workers’ rights in mind. It can show that it has a real commitment to doing so by taking action.

In the Trenches: Economic Crossfire

By Michael Duggan | Nov 05 2009

Over two centuries, Britain evolved from being one of the leading global economic powers to a nation struggling to remain a second-rate power. Does Russo believe the U.S. should follow this example?

20 Years Later: Debunking Berlin Wall Theory

By Brendan McElroy | Nov 05 2009

If there is one sure lesson of 1989, it’s not that socialism is dead or that capitalism has triumphed; it’s that history is ill-suited to mythologizing.