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VIEWPOINT: Oppose Punitive Texas Abortion Bill

VIEWPOINT: Oppose Punitive Texas Abortion Bill

By Thalia Zuniga-Davila September 23, 2021

CW: This article references sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Texas Senate Bill 8, which prohibits all abortions after six weeks, even for survivors...

Alternatives to Ted Cruzs Escape Plan to Cancún

Alternatives to Ted Cruz’s Escape Plan to Cancún

By Eri Hayakawa and Eri Hayakawa March 5, 2021

When the massive snowstorm hit Texas, the state had to deal with many catastrophes, such as power outages and food shortages. While Texans were struggling to stay warm and safe, what was Sen. Ted Cruz...

Georgetown Students Face Gaps in Virtual Learning From Texas Storm

Georgetown Students Face Gaps in Virtual Learning From Texas Storm

By River Harper February 26, 2021

When Jean-Paul Nguyen (COL ’24) first heard that a winter storm was coming to his hometown of Houston, Texas, he expected it to be nothing more than an opportunity to play in the snow.  What...

KAPASI: Struggling with San Jacinto

KAPASI: Struggling with San Jacinto

By Nabil Kapasi April 24, 2018

A 567-foot-tall obelisk stands 20 minutes outside Houston. The structure commemorates the Battle of San Jacinto, which won Texas’ independence from Mexico on April 21, 1836. Retreating Texan forces,...

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Hoya Alumnus Honors Roots With Republic Kolache

By Emily Greffenius October 31, 2017

Family traditions shape lives. The most recent business venture of Texan native Chris Svetlik (SFS ’09) is a testament to the enduring influence of tradition and heritage. Republic Kolache, co-founded...

VIEWPOINT: Flawed Logic in Arming Students

By Marshall Webb September 27, 2016

This July, I spent 17 days working at a speech and debate camp at the University of Texas at Austin. The night before the campers arrived, the director explained the emergency plans to the staff, should...

Finding Stars to Brighten a New Home

Finding Stars to Brighten a New Home

By Jessica Portales October 6, 2015

The stars. Any time my family asks, that’s the answer. The question isn’t anything special. I’m certain that plenty of others have been asked it as well — have been interrogated about it by parents,...

The City of Hate

The City of Hate

By Caitlin Karna July 25, 2015

The audio guide was describing the motorcade route. “The president and Mrs. Kennedy were sitting in the back of the limousine, behind Governor Connally of Texas and his wife Nellie. They turned right...

Tinder Versus Reality

Tinder Versus Reality

By Caitlin Karna July 12, 2015

I downloaded Tinder for 24 hours and two things happened. First, thanks to the beauty of iCloud and notifications across iPhones, my mom staged an intervention — “Really, Caitlin? You’re that...

Mommy-ing 101

Mommy-ing 101

By Caitlin Karna June 14, 2015

Well, it’s not an internship on the Hill, but at least it pays. During the spring of freshman year, I felt the atmosphere rise in pressure. Left and right, I was peppered with questions: What are...

Gonzalez Awarded for Service

By Emma Rizk January 16, 2015

Four years ago, Adan Gonzalez (COL ‘15) rolled his bag to the airport on his way to start his freshman year at Georgetown University. Even though he had not yet arrived on campus, he already felt...

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Two ASB trips collaborated on an ad-hoc border wall to raise awareness of immigration issues Friday in Red Square.

ASB Wall Breaks Borders

By Ashley Miller April 1, 2014

The Alternative Spring Break border awareness program aimed to generate discussion on immigration issues after two ASB groups returned from the 1,951-mile Mexican border over spring break by constructing...

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