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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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The Georgetown Best Buddies International living community, which provides joint housing for people living with and without intellectual and development disabilities (IDD), is looking to expand its community and its connection with the university Best Buddies chapter, in order to promote the independence and inclusion of people with and without IDD alike.

Best Buddies Offers Unique Living Opportunities

By Nora Toscano November 30, 2023

A non-profit organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) recently expanded its living community opportunities since the opening of its location in the Georgetown neighborhood...

NICOLA STURGEON: TWITTER First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said that Scottish concerns are often disregarded in the parliament of the United Kingdom.

Scottish First Minister Calls for Referendum on Independence

By Max Levine February 6, 2019

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for a second referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom at an event hosted by the School of Foreign Service on Monday. Sturgeon renewed...

CHRONICLES FROM COPENHAGEN: Catalan Independence Through American Eyes

CHRONICLES FROM COPENHAGEN: Catalan Independence Through American Eyes

By Grant Olson October 31, 2017

While on the plane flying into Barcelona, Spain, this past weekend, I was struck by the visuals of the rocky Pyrenees Mountains carving a deep swath across the Iberian Peninsula from 30,000 feet in the...

VIEWPOINT: Allow Self-Determination for Catalonia

By Andrew Boas October 19, 2017

I support Catalan self-determination — self-determination, not independence. The distinction here is negligible in practice but essential in theory. I believe that Catalans, citizens of the autonomous...

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Movie Review: ‘Viceroy’s House’

By Jose Villalobos September 29, 2017

★★★★☆ “Viceroy’s House” — like any film that tries to retell a major historical event — is faced with the daunting challenge of doing justice to people’s stories. The film...

Through Difficult Times, Learning to be Indepedent

By Christina Wing November 7, 2014

As I rewrite this column, things have changed quite dramatically since my first draft. Notably, my Halloween was a lot more trick than treat as my roommate and I discovered a burglary had occurred in our...

Jackson: The Price of Liberty

By Nneka Jackson April 11, 2011

Freedom. From the Tunisian revolution to the more Egyptian upheaval, quests for freedom have been erupting all over the world. More recently, there have been strong revolutionary actions in Bahrain and...

Tripathi: Gay Rights in Uganda at a Crisis Point

By Udayan Tripathi February 15, 2011

Uganda has not enjoyed an easy independence. Following a hurried British exit in 1962, the country suffered under the vicious regime of Idi Amin, whose berserk dictates and rulings terrorized a population...

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