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VIEWPOINT: Modernize Campus Cannabis Policy

VIEWPOINT: Modernize Campus Cannabis Policy

By Cameran Lane October 10, 2025

There is no doubt that the cultural and political conversation surrounding cannabis use and possession has evolved over the last few decades. The smell of cannabis, once an indicator of criminal activity...

VIEWPOINT: Seek Out Your Strengths

VIEWPOINT: Seek Out Your Strengths

By Sven Stumbauer October 10, 2025

Speech and debate. Model United Nations. Journalism. If you’re a Georgetown University student, you probably did or know someone who did at least one of those activities in high school. As someone who...

VIEWPOINT: Talk to Someone You Disagree With

VIEWPOINT: Talk to Someone You Disagree With

By Wyatt Nako October 3, 2025

A little over a week ago, flyers appeared on campus violently referencing Charlie Kirk’s assassination, followed days later by others referring to the Ku Klux Klan. These flyers reflect our current political...

VIEWPOINT: Divest from Israel, Honor GU's Mission, Values

VIEWPOINT: Divest from Israel, Honor GU’s Mission, Values

By Jackson Schnabel September 26, 2025

Georgetown University must stand up for its students and the values it represents. On April 29, 2025, the Georgetown University Student Association released the results of its democratic divestment referendum,...

VIEWPOINT: Create Space for Meaningful Impact

VIEWPOINT: Create Space for Meaningful Impact

By Brian Floyd September 26, 2025

When we think of public health infrastructure, hospitals and community health clinics often come to mind. But what about community spaces that create a sense of belonging, allow an ease and comfort of...

VIEWPOINT: Expand Flex Access to Improve Student Life

VIEWPOINT: Expand Flex Access to Improve Student Life

By Saahil Rao and Ben Manens September 18, 2025

For more than 22 years, the Georgetown University Grilling Society (GUGS) has fired up grills in Red Square every Friday, serving its signature half-pound burgers to the Georgetown community. What began...

VIEWPOINT: Restore Student Leadership in the MSB

VIEWPOINT: Restore Student Leadership in the MSB

By Vincent Barahona September 18, 2025

In Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (MSB), undergraduate clubs are beacons of student life, intended to foster student leadership, professional development and personal growth. Unfortunately,...

VIEWPOINT: Make Room for Intellectual Discovery

VIEWPOINT: Make Room for Intellectual Discovery

By David Edelstein September 18, 2025

What defines a liberal arts education, and what is distinctive about a Georgetown liberal arts education? As I settle into my first semester as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, I find myself...

VIEWPOINT: Don't Rely on the Safe Route

VIEWPOINT: Don’t Rely on the Safe Route

By Scott Stirrett September 18, 2025

At Georgetown University, there is a premium on knowing: the right answer in class, the right internship for summer, the right job after graduation. Those who play this game well often pull ahead. But...

VIEWPOINT: Find Friendship in Darnall’s Flaws

VIEWPOINT: Find Friendship in Darnall’s Flaws

By Lucy Jung September 11, 2025

Desolate. Dismal. Disappointment. Darnall. Perhaps placing equal signs between the four D-words would’ve made the alliteration sharper. But I’ll do any pro-Darnall Hall advocates out there a favor...

VIEWPOINT: Don't Betray the Tombs Boycott

VIEWPOINT: Don’t Betray the Tombs Boycott

By Catherine Alaimo, Lauren Doherty, and Jack Willis September 10, 2025

These days, cultural discourse often laments the lack of a so-called third space — an informal social environment that is neither home nor work. Perhaps that helps explain the outcry against the recent...

VIEWPOINT: Redefine Masculinity for GU Students

VIEWPOINT: Redefine Masculinity for GU Students

By Rohan Jois September 4, 2025

Masculinity in society is undergoing a systemic change today. In the past, social norms tied masculinity to working enough to support men’s wives and children. As women gained more autonomy, the need...

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