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Pray for Japan, but Don’t Jump the Ship on Nuclear Energy

By The Editorial Board March 18, 2011

The devastating earthquake that hit Japan last Thursday has produced horrifying images of utter destruction. But despite the humanitarian crisis that has left scores of dead and thousands struggling for...

Butler: Moving Toward Student Justice

By James Butler March 18, 2011

I'm sure all of Georgetown's pious Irish Catholics spent yesterday in solemn contemplation during the holy feast day of St. Patrick. But on the off chance that you spent the day being a little less Catholic...

Graduate Student Organization Fails to Serve Students

By Rebecca Davis Gibbons March 18, 2011

One thing that all candidates running in the recent Georgetown University Student Association elections shared was a belief that whoever won would represent all Georgetown students. That is the way it...

Amendolia: What Lies Ahead for Digital Literature?

By Marissa Amendolia March 18, 2011

"I changed the music industry for better and for always," Aaron Sorkin's Sean Parker says in "The Social Network." I remember when Napster came out. I had just gotten my first CD for my 10th birthday,...

Some Things Better Left Unprinted

By The Editorial Board March 18, 2011

For the first time in 10 months, the stacks outside the Intercultural Center, in Lauinger Library and in the Leavey Center are filled each morning with daily copies of The New York Times, The Washington...

Jackson: University Asks for a Little Too Much

By Nneka Jackson March 11, 2011

Walking from class last week, I couldn't help but notice the new additions to Red Square and the front lawns. "Today, your tuition runs out," "Did you know that 70 percent of alumni donations are under...

A New Fund for a Better Future

By Nick Troiano and Clara Gustafson March 8, 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...

David Cameron’s Flawed Approach to Multiculturalism

By Jeff Morshed March 4, 2011

In recent weeks, heads of states across Europe have unleashed a new line of rhetoric aimed at tackling terrorism. Well, somewhat new. From David Cameron to Angela Merkel to the always-beloved Nikolas Sarkozy,...

Eisenberg: Neighborhood Celebration as Students Fall Silent

By Albert Eisenberg March 3, 2011

Georgetown neighbors, rejoice! Come back from your bay houses on the Chesapeake, your cabins in West Virginia and your bungalows in Rehoboth. Stay the weekend in the city.   Thanks to the District's...

SFS Needs to Keep Students in the Loop

By The Editorial Board March 3, 2011

This week, a new Facebook group has drawn 168 students: "Save [the Certificate in International Development] and Professor Wagner from the SFS Deans." This July, Raj Desai will replace the certificate...

What One Author Should Learn From His Jesuit Education

By Jeffrey R. Blanche March 3, 2011

It is said that Mark Twain wrote, "When I was 14, my father was so ignorant that I could hardly stand to have the man around. But when I got to 21, I was astonished as to how much the man had learned in...

Dulik: Oversimplifications Paint Walker in Bad Light

By Sam Dulik March 3, 2011

Nowadays, the state of Wisconsin alone evokes images of civil strife. If you watch MSNBC, you'll immediately picture a tyrannical right-wing nutcase bullying innocent workers. Yet the situation on the...

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