The recent, unsettling string of Village A apartment burglaries has prompted a speedy and multi-pronged response from the Department of Public Safety. Unfortunately, DPS' enthusiasm has been somewhat misguided. In...

Very few people could have foreseen video games gracing the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, but it happened last week. The case, Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association, is the state...

Last spring, I came to the conclusion that political activism, in the stereotypical sense, is dead. This realization came after the intense backlash to the Plan A protesters. Sure, they chained themselves...

Spelling matters. If you don't believe me, just ask the Poles. This week, they created a minor international incident over a spelling conflict. In Lithuania, there is an ethnic minority of around 200,000...

Thanks to outgoing commissioner Aaron Golds (COL '11), Georgetown's Jesuit and Residential Life communities, and our university's support, I was elected Georgetown's student representative to Advisory...

On Tuesday, millions of Americans - hundreds of Georgetown students among them - cast their ballot in the midterm elections. Showing their dissatisfaction with the state of the country, they voted out...

It may have a cute nickname - Addy - and a loyal following, but there's nothing cute about abusive use of Adderall. Abuse of Adderall is not just dangerous; just like steroids in sports, when illegally...

Thanks to a kind article by Lauren Weber ("Recovering From Jaw Cancer, Schall Will Miss Fall Semester," THE HOYA, Aug. 31, 2010, A1), many know that I am out for the fall semester due to a combination...

This Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, a man whose death we still pay for, and whose legacy must never be forgotten. On Nov. 4, 1995, Rabin...

Packing the National Mall with almost a quarter-million people in hopes of restoring sanity might sound perfectly sane, but the crowd assembled for Saturday's rally led by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert...

Since the publication of my last article for THE HOYA, ("Long-Term Forecast for Afghanistan Looks Grim," Oct. 26, 2010, www.thehoya.com), I've been asked several times how the United States could win in...

I was shocked and disgusted after reading "Scandalous Halloween Costumes Put the `Ho' in Hoya" (THE GUIDE, Oct. 22, 2010, G14). Although I am generally an avid reader of your weekly and usually excellent...