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Eisenberg: Refusing to Be Too Politically Correct

By Albert Eisenberg February 11, 2011

Last Thursday I landed in Minnesota, eager to attend Creating Change, the Gay and Lesbian Task Force's annual queer leadership conference. Crowded into Minneapolis' Hilton were 2,600 LGBTQ activists from...

Vague Noise Law Spells Doom For Students’ Rights

By James Pickens February 11, 2011

On Feb. 2, Georgetown students received an email from Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson about a change to D.C. law. The Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010, quoted in the email, reads:...

Dulik: Reagan Was a President to Remember

By Sam Dulik February 11, 2011

Last Sunday, America celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Reagan. From General Electric commercials excitedly gushing about their original spokesman, to Sarah Palin tweeting...

New Candidates Must Build on Past GUSA Successes

By Adam Talbot February 11, 2011

In just under two weeks, Georgetown students have a remarkable opportunity to completely remake student life at Georgetown. After this year's passage of Student Activities Fee and Endowment reform and...

Fischer: Goat Hide, Nudity and a Search for the Real Valentine’s Day

By Michael Fischer February 8, 2011

You may call me a hopeless romantic, but Feb. 14, is one of my favorite holidays of the year. My annual activities for the day are pretty conservative and traditional. I undress, then grab a couple of...

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...

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,...

New Campuses, Same Old Tuition

By The Editorial Board February 8, 2011

The Office of International Programs often touts the consistency in tuition across its study abroad programs. No matter where in the world you go with a Georgetown program, you can be sure that your tuition...

Little Time in Cairo Yields Big Lessons

By Richard Rinaldi February 8, 2011

My understanding of the situation in Egypt is limited. Here's what I know: President Hosni Mubarak has been in power since 1981, and his government is beset by corruption; the country has stabilized but...

DC Council’s Six-Figure Salaries Indicate Budget Mismanagement

By The Editorial Board February 8, 2011

The D.C. Council may be slashing budgets for everything from transportation to education, but when it comes to councilmembers' compensation, it has stuck to its guns. In 2006, members of the D.C. Council...

Little Time in Cairo Yields Big Lessons

By Richard Rinaldi February 8, 2011

My understanding of the situation in Egypt is limited. Here's what I know: President Hosni Mubarak has been in power since 1981, and his government is beset by corruption; the country has stabilized but...

O’Brien: The Pursuit of Imperfection

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. February 8, 2011

In these cold days of winter, I pleasantly remind myself that spring training is only a month away. I grew up in South Florida, the son of a former minor league baseball player, so March always meant seeing...

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