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EDITORIAL: Develop Ethnic Studies Programs

By Editorial Board March 23, 2018

Georgetown University’s curriculum does not reflect the academic demands of its underrepresented communities. Ethnic studies programs empower students to learn more about their own cultures and the cultures...

4E’s Official 2017 Finals SZN Coffee Drinking Game

4E’s Official 2017 Finals SZN Coffee Drinking Game

By Sam Shapiro and Sam Shapiro December 13, 2017

The rules are simple. Every time you tick off a bingo box, take a shot of espresso. When you have four in a row (diagonals count), you win! We promise you will be adequately stressed out hyped and caffeinated...

Make Audits Public

By The Editorial Board April 15, 2016

A recent external review audit has revealed grave shortcomings within Georgetown’s Academic Resource Center, a tutoring and consultation service available to undergraduate and graduate students. According...

Costly Curves

By The Editorial Board November 3, 2015

As midterm grades roll in and students commence the push toward final examinations, it is not uncommon to see students from the different schools within Georgetown University engage in lively debates about...

For A More Effective Abortion Debate

For A More Effective Abortion Debate

By Ayan Mandal November 5, 2014

I remember a time when one of my friends asked me why Christians are against abortion. She thought that there was some random doctrine (maybe the Bible said something about it) that prohibited abortion,...

Megan Schmidt

Boycott Brings Only Silence

By The Editorial Board September 19, 2014

Over the course of history, boycotts have been powerful instruments in catalyzing social change. Individuals and institutions have wielded such measures to dramatically express their disagreement with...

In Defense of Hip-Hop

By Connor Rohan April 10, 2014

To the Editor: Re: “Hip-Hop Unworthy of Academia” Since when has vulgarity been a valid indicator of cultural insignificance, and at what point did we decide that academia’s scope of study...

Reading Into Academics

By The Editorial Board November 8, 2013

It is a curious phenomenon that at one of the most intellectually rigorous universities in the country, reading doesn’t count for much. Understandably, in the flurry of midterms, papers and extracurricular...

An Education

By Nicole Jarvis November 9, 2012

I t’s Monday morning, and Zach Ashenfarb (COL ’15) is sitting in a too-small chair in a classroom at Beers Elementary School in Anacostia. Across from him sits Robert, a third grader struggling to...

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