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We're Mad as Hell, and We're Not Going to Take It Anymore
Rarely do things occur at Georgetown that truly warrant outrage. But after incidents like the one that transpired this past weekend, the only emotion that can be felt is anger and fear. It is the student body’s duty to take this anger and put it to constructive uses.
Feith Got Caps-Locked out of Georgetown
Poor Doug Feith. All he ever wanted was to do was spread the good news of the neoconservative utopia he tried to build in the Middle East to the up-and-coming staffers in some future catastrophic Republican administration.
Liability Lies With DPS, Not Students
First, a preface. All of the details pertaining to Saturday’s armed sexual assault in LXR were made publicly available in a public safety alert issued 11 hours after the incident; hence, nothing discussed here would be censorable under the logic that it could compromise or color an “ongoing investigation.”
Create a Safe Environment for Inner-City Students
Inner-city children and the inner-city schools they attend are catching the attention of many across the country. It is clear that there is a problem. Dropout rates of inner-city kids remain high. There are still many schools where graduation rates are lower than 50 percent. It is an alarming truth. More than one million students drop out every year.
Observatory Is for Plants, Not Just Stars
After reading “A Relic Worth Bringing Back” (THE HOYA, April 22, 2008, A2), I felt I should write to you.
What Makes the Hilltop Special Is Its Traditions
We are Georgetown. I, along with thousands of my peers, swell with pride at basketball games as we offer a single reason for our dominance: We are Georgetown. In this simple phrase, we Hoyas reveal a belief that our university is special, that something sets us apart.
E-Waste Is No Virtual Problem for Georgetown
Before Earth Week falls too far from our minds, the issue of electronic waste deserves a second look. That’s right, electronic waste: the left-over cell phones (whose drawer doesn’t contain one or two retired phones?), broken laptops (so easily shoved to the side), old TVs and over-played iPods.
Small GU Failures Show Overarching Problem
Excluding dedicated members of Georgetown’s faculty, student-run organizations like GERMS and the Food Court’s Subway employees, Georgetown personnel provide students with the slowest responses to requests for aide seemingly possible by a top-tier university. This is the story of one Harbin resident:
Fellowships Provide Equal Opportunities
In her column (“Students Must Ensure the Future of Feminism at GU,” THE HOYA, April 18, 2004, A3), Emily Liner writes: “a few female students have told me that they have felt uncomfortable in the competition for fellowship nominations on campus, but I could never get them to talk to me because they were afraid that the Office of Fellowships would reprimand them.” Lest this unsupported innu
