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If We Could Do GUSA Again

By Joseph Luther and Connor Rohan March 22, 2016

As our term comes to a close, a number of students have approached us asking, “If you could go back in time and ‘do GUSA’ all over again, would you?” The immediate response tends to run along...

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Student activists, including author Zoe Dobkin (SFS 16), back left, carry a mattress during Octobers Carry the Weight event, a day of sexual assault awareness at college campuses across the country.

I Stand With Willa, I Stand With Survivors

By Zoe Dobkin and Willa Murphy July 21, 2015

In the spring of 2013, Willa Murphy was violently raped by a fellow Georgetown student. It was such a traumatic experience that it took over a year after her rape before she was able to tell anyone,...

Engaging the Wrong Community

Engaging the Wrong Community

By Joe Luther and Connor Rohan July 20, 2015

The number of complaints we’ve heard about Counseling and Psychiatric Services is unacceptable. With mental health at the forefront of national dialogue, it is no wonder that students have penned op-ed after op-ed after op-ed decrying...

For SAO, Less Is More

By The Editorial Board April 21, 2015

The Student Advocacy Office is an invaluable resource for students who face charges of Student Code of Conduct violations. Offering focused help for those trying to understand the Student Code of Conduct...

CARR: The Latent Cost of Government Red Tape

By Mallory Carr April 9, 2015

Last week, the Trentelmans, a family in Ogden, Utah, assembled a fort in their yard made of cardboard boxes. It had everything a child could possibly want — tunnels, a trap door, towers and even a slide....

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5 Steps to Fight Ableism at Georgetown

By Lydia Brown November 18, 2014

In mid-September, both Copley elevators broke down, stranding every physically disabled student living on campus. After the Healey Family Student Center opened this semester, it took over a month for...

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: Freeing RAs From Their Fetters

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: Freeing RAs From Their Fetters

By Thomas Christiansen and Tucker Cholvin November 18, 2014

The publication of an op-ed by Thomas Lloyd (SFS ’15) in this paper last week has had profound effects on campus since it went to press. His account of how systemic mismanagement and stonewalling by...

Predicting Preregistration

By The Editorial Board November 7, 2014

Preregistration at any stage can be a very daunting process. Students often spend the entire preregistration period agonizing over which classes to take, which order to take them and how to formulate their...

The Housing Injustice of 2017

By Melina Delkic June 11, 2014

On those colorful Georgetown University brochures and pamphlets that started coming in the mail my junior year of high school, I remember seeing fun phrases like, “Join us on the Hilltop!” or “Hoya...

The Stress of Preparing to Travel Abroad

By Allison Hillsbery June 9, 2014

Visto. Consulado. Estrangeiro. Visa. Consulate. Foreigner. These are words that have unfortunately become very familiar for me over the past few weeks. It all started when I returned home to California...

Standardizing Theses

By The Editorial Board February 27, 2012

At some universities, senior theses are a rite of passage. After months of painstaking research and countless cups of coffee, seniors have a lengthy treatise that they can point to as a substantial, publishable...

Facilities Needs to Be Cleaned Up

By Ziad Jawadi January 31, 2012

To the Editor: We all know that to get something done at Georgetown University, you need to deftly and skillfully navigate immense bureaucracy. From fixing a leaky sink to trying to getting your academic...

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