Two mutually reinforcing truths about America get lost in the verbal insults and legal battles of the DREAM Act. First, America's failed immigration system is the flip side of a failed foreign policy....

Ever wondered why you have to walk around the seal? Or why it's an absolute must to sit on John Carroll's lap and jump in the fountain at least once before graduation? Ever been told, "It's tradition?" From...

Trauma has an astounding effect on the memory. I can recount pretty much most of my memories from September 11th, 2001. I was 11 years old, sitting in sixth grade English class when the planes struck the...

I was born a Bible-wielding southerner in Lawrenceville, Ga. and groomed by a family so Protestant that even my Catholic friends were foreigners. Most of my classmates had last names like "Jones" or "Smith." Everyone...

Any kind of conference that attempts to preach or inform on moral issues tends to provoke a degree of cynicism from students. As the freshman class recovered from Hurricane Irene and grew exhausted with...

My friends and I have long talked about the days when we would while away our last semester at college over drinks at The Tombs — joining the ranks of those before us who counted themselves amongst the...

Any kind of conference that attempts to preach or inform on moral issues tends to provoke a degree of cynicism from students. As the freshman class recovered from Hurricane Irene and grew exhausted with NSO's enthusiastic...

Everybody needs a hero. We need someone who inspires and brings the very best out of us. Unfortunately, our generation continues to misunderstand the concept of heroism. We seem to equate media exposure...

The time has come. Georgetown has entered the Digital Age. Since 2006, the lack of campus-wide Wi-Fi has been a frustrating reminder of the university's technological deficiencies. Now, the newly...

Almost all Georgetown students will be able to tell you where they were that sunny September morning 10 years ago. Most of us were still in elementary school, yet undeniably Sept. 11, 2001 was a political...

The "Whiffenpoofs" are assembled "with their glasses raised on high," as the nostalgic Yale College hymn goes. The University of Maine fight-song resounds: "Lift the steins to dear old Maine…" That...

The Georgetown men's basketball team's trip to China gained international attention as video of the unfortunate fight between the Hoyas and the Bayi Rockets went viral around the world. There have since...