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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Grab ‘n’ Go: Testing the Effects of Convenience

By Julia Schwartz February 3, 2011

Grab 'n' Go was created for the sake of convenience. It is meant to help out the over-achieving, overly busy and overly exhausted college students that Georgetown seems to cultivate — a goal for which...

Curb Lines, Not Enthusiasm

By The Editorial Board February 3, 2011

Each year, we're lucky enough to have access to a buzz-worthy lineup of speakers. Last week, we welcomed back one of our most esteemed alumni: President Bill Clinton (SFS '68). For students interested...

Mullikin: Lifting Ivory Coast Out of Political Limbo

By Andrew Mullikin February 2, 2011

As protests rock northern Africa in Egypt and Tunisia, it is important that we not forget the ongoing problems in the rest of the continent. While Sudan seems to be relatively stable following groundbreaking...

Tripathi: Looking at International Politics from a Chapel in Cambridge

By Udayan Tripathi February 1, 2011

Cambridge is like a monastery. The sheer silence in Pembroke College's chapel, accompanied only by the whir of cars outside and the tapping of my fingers on this keyboard is a testament to what it means...

Situation in Egypt Brings U.S. Foreign Diplomacy to a Crossroads

By The Editorial Board February 1, 2011

With the world's eyes trained on Egypt, the United States has found itself at an unexpected crossroads. The Obama administration has, thus far, maintained its support for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak,...

Jackson: The Gap in U.S. News Coverage

By Nneka Jackson February 1, 2011

It's not hard to remember to chilling tale of the shooting that took place earlier this year in Tucson, Ariz. On Jan. 8, a gunman opened fire at a small gathering Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.)...

Evacuated from Cairo, A Year Abroad Cut Short

By Michelle Saks February 1, 2011

Once semester down and one to go, I arrived in Egypt last Friday eager to begin another term abroad in Cairo and see my friends. Finding tanks in the street, road blocks in place, shops closed, a curfew...

Abuses and Illusion of Safety Not Worth the Price of DPS

By John Woolley February 1, 2011

Many Georgetown students are worried about their safety when travelling back and forth from the relative safety of campus at night, whether it be to and from M Street bars or a friend's house in Burleith....

A Job Well Done: Cairo Students Safely Evacuated to SFS-Qatar

By The Editorial Board February 1, 2011

As we watched the volatile political situation unfold in Egypt this week and started thinking about the implications of the recent demonstrations, many of us also wondered about our classmates who had...

More to Indulge in Than Cupcakes at Baked & Wired

By Kevin Hardy January 28, 2011

Most of you, or I hope most of you, have heard of Baked & Wired — the friendly, quirky alternative to Georgetown Cupcake. The rivalry for reputation of "best cupcake" in the Georgetown area's cupcake...

District’s Traffic Worst Nationwide

By Jacqueline Wangel January 28, 2011

Living in Washington, D.C., has its perks — but its world-renowned museums and close access to famous government officials comes at the price of the worst traffic in the country. The District shares...

Editorial: Reviewing Obama’s Bipartisan Address

By The Editorial Board January 28, 2011

Neither side was entirely happy with President Obama's State of the Union address this week. But then again, that wasn't the point. After all the pageantry usually reserved for the red carpet of the...

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