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A Deeper Meaning to the Mundane

By Josh Feller May 19, 2011

I still find it hard to think that my time at Georgetown is ending. For the past four years, this place has been home. As I inch closer and closer to my graduation, I've realized that I'm not quite ready...

Fr. Boroughs in Talks to Be President of Holy Cross

By Upasana Kaku May 4, 2011

Vice President for Mission and Ministry Fr. Philip Boroughs, S.J., is being considered for the presidency of the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. Boroughs, who has served at Georgetown since...

Rep. Van Hollen Reflects on bin Laden Death, Budget Crisis

By Danny Funt May 3, 2011

Leslie Whittington was serving as associate dean of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute in 2001 when she, her husband and their two young daughters were killed in the attack on the Pentagon. "Last...

More than Friends in a News Feed

By Sarah Gardiner April 11, 2011

The Facebook status of a community organizer living in post-election Ivory Coast reads: "Bread that used to be 20 cents is now one dollar in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire." I spent two months living and working...

Anticipation: A Waitlist-er’s Perspective

By Maggie Cleary April 11, 2011

The letters all start the same. They say something about how the school had more qualified applicants than ever before, how the admissions board deliberated over who to take for months on end. And finally,...

Paragamian: In a Tumultuous Market, Google Remains a Good Investment

By Matt Paragamian March 21, 2011

What to do in today's stock market? A month ago, prospects in the U.S. looked bright: The market was rising steadily as impressive corporate earnings and signs of an improving domestic economy brightened...

Mullikin: Simplifying Diplomacy Yields Little Benefit

By Andrew Mullikin February 18, 2011

Last week, protests in Egypt filled the headlines of mainstream newspapers and provided political pundits with more talking points than they could ever have hoped for. Over and over again, so-called experts...

Gilbert: Vindicating Video Games

By Caitlin Gilbert February 8, 2011

"Playing games is a waste of time." We have heard, been told and believed this line ever since the Ancient Greeks tossed around sheep knucklebones in a game called astragaloi over 3,000 years ago. From...

MEN’S TENNIS |Hoyas Swept Away in Pennsylvania

By Celee Belmonte February 8, 2011

The Georgetown men's tennis team traveled to Pennsylvania this weekend hoping to pick up its first win of the season. But three matches later, the Hoyas were still winless after coming out on the wrong...

Paragamian: An Apple a Day Keeps Financial Woes Away

By Matt Paragamian February 8, 2011

In my first column, I proposed asking ourselves one simple question as a starting point towards identifying profitable stock market investments: How do I spend my time and money? To illustrate my point,...

WOMEN’S TENNIS | Lady Hoyas Dominate, Grab First Win

By Steven Keithley February 8, 2011

With an impressive 7-0 sweep of Lehigh this weekend, the Georgetown women's tennis team put itself back on the map in Big East play. After a heartbreaking loss against Virginia Commonwealth University...

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