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Tripathi: Losing the Need for Speed?

By Udayan Tripathi March 29, 2011

Around 40 years ago, nearly every technological development had something to do with speed. The Concorde and the Countach represented pinnacles of engineering partly because of technical prowess, but sheer...

A Day for Georgetown Calls for a Day Off

By The Editorial Board March 29, 2011

With exactly one month until Georgetown Day 2011, many students are already beginning to calculate which of their classes they can afford to skip in order to maximize their time enjoying the day's festivities. That...

Questioning the Role of Humanitarian Enforcer

By Justin Kirschner March 25, 2011

To the Editor: In regard to the editorial, "Getting This One Right" (The Hoya, A2, March 22, 2011), I believe there is a larger question to be raised concerning the humanitarian intervention in Libya. One...

No Feedback, No Improvement

By The Editorial Board March 25, 2011

As the second half of the semester gets into full swing and finals approach, professors need to remember that students will learn more, and hence do better work, if they get graded assignments back before...

Dulik: The Promise of Tim Pawlenty, Introducing the GOP’s Best Bet

By Sam Dulik March 25, 2011

On Monday, the 2012 presidential election got underway when the first top-tier Republican presidential contender announced that he was forming an exploratory committee. Let's be clear, though: Regardless...

Eisenberg: Changing Curriculums, Learning to Relax at GU

By Albert Eisenberg March 25, 2011

Wow, it really is that time of the semester. Every friend I've talked to in the last week has expressed the same sentiment: though we just got back from a break, we're ready for another. Students at...

Fischer: Reading for the Sake of Reading

By Michael Fischer March 24, 2011

There are over 3 million books scattered across the numerous Georgetown University libraries. Lauinger Library itself possesses over 2 million volumes. Yet, for all these books, there is something still...

Big Losses Should Not Be Big Deals

By Nick Fedyk March 22, 2011

You know the saying: life happens. The problem is that life doesn't always happen the way we want it to happen. We get chances to become heroes, but we come up just a little short, or we aim just a...

A Program’s Identity Crisis

By The Editorial Board March 22, 2011

For the fourth year in a row, there was heartbreak on the court as the Hoyas lost to Virginia Commonwealth University in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night. The loss leaves us wondering:...

Gilbert: Grasping the Power of Pain

By Caitlin Gilbert March 22, 2011

Lying on a gurney in the middle of a chaotic emergency room provides one with ample time for self-reflection. Somehow, despite all of my precautionary measures to avoid a fall, I stumbled and sprained...

GUSA Must Stress Service

By Clara Gustafson and Nick Troiano March 22, 2011

Service to others is one of the ideals upon which Georgetown was founded. Students now have an incredible opportunity to put this principle into practice in an unprecedented way. The Georgetown University...

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...

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