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Je Suis Charlie, Je Suis The Heckler

By Joe Luther January 13, 2015

A few months ago, within the Georgetown Heckler, we debated the merits of retaining pseudonyms as we updated our website. I mentally conjured the image of a frustrated Todd Olson attempting to find the...

SHAH: A Warmer Welcome For Korean Defectors

SHAH: A Warmer Welcome For Korean Defectors

By Parth Shah October 28, 2014

The news of the demolition of a symbolic Christmas tree along the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea is important to this chronic and pervasively psychological battle between the two nations. Defectors...

COURTESY JAMES MOORE
James Moore presents at an event for the Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative, which he heads.

Public Policy Initiative Launched

By Charlotte Allen and Editor-in-Chief October 24, 2014

The McDonough School of Business announced the launch of its Business, Society, and Public Policy Initiative on Oct. 15. The initiative focuses on how business and public policy intersect in modern...

Klain Appointed Ebola Czar

By Suzanne Monyak October 21, 2014

President Barack Obama appointed Georgetown University adjunct professor Ron Klain (CAS ’83) to head the United States’ response to the Ebola outbreak Friday, affecting his role on campus this semester. "When...

GU Launches Government BA/MA Program

By Gene Choi October 21, 2014

The government department established a new democracy and governance B.A./M.A. program, allowing undergraduate students to graduate in five years with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in a specific...

Panel Talks US and China

By Kshithij Shrinath March 25, 2014

The second annual China-U.S. Forum, co-hosted by the Georgetown University Chinese Students and Scholars Association and the School of Foreign Service Asian Studies Program, involved discussions on...

Fox Dies. Calamity Ensues.

Fox Dies. Calamity Ensues.

By Emma Holland and Emma Holland February 5, 2014

What does the fox say? Nothing. It's dead. I'm sorry about that. That was harsh, though sadly, it's true. According to the DCist, the Capitol Hill fox is dead. Naturally, we at 4E are super sad about...

It Aint Easy Bein Cheesy

It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Cheesy

By KP and KP January 28, 2014

Many Georgetown students were probably attentively listening to President Obama's State of the Union address tonight, but here at 4E, we're counting down the minutes to something that is far more important...

PoliSci for the Average Guy: The NSA

PoliSci for the Average Guy: The NSA

By Harper Weissburg and Harper Weissburg November 7, 2013

We realize that national and international political events play a crucial role in our education and dialogue here at Georgetown. We also realize how terrifying it can be when someone talks about a current...

Five Steps for Coping with the Government Shutdown, As Told By Social Media

Five Steps for Coping with the Government Shutdown, As Told By Social Media

By Max Wheeler and Max Wheeler October 8, 2013

As everyone knows (and if you don't know, you've apparently been under a rock for the last week), the federal government has been shut down due to a failure to agree on a new debt budget.  Social media,...

The 6 Questions About the Government Shutdown That You Were Too Afraid To Ask

The 6 Questions About the Government Shutdown That You Were Too Afraid To Ask

By KP and KP October 1, 2013

Well, Hoyas, midnight happened: Healy bells were chiming ominous tolls, Congress was screaming in a blur of Obamacare and budget failures and then, in a fury of doom, death and drinking, the federal government...

Toward a More Perfect Constitution

By Mark Rom September 17, 2013

We Americans take our Constitution seriously, and we should: Our founding document has helped create a durable foundation for our country. While we celebrate our Constitution today, National Constitution...

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