Racist GUMC Vandalism Investigated
The defacement of a bathroom wall with racially charged messages — including the letters “KKK” and a swastika — in a Georgetown University Medical Center building is being investigated as a hate and...
View ArticleLow-Income and First-Generation Advisory Board Established
The Advisory Board for Affordability and Access, established this fall to evaluate resources for low-income and first-generation students, will meet for the first time today. A joint effort between the...
View ArticleShaun King Calls for Activism Over Anger
Following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in last Tuesday’s election, white Americans should be conscious of their role in improving race relations and standing in solidarity with racial and...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Fighting a Campus Class Culture
In light of the recent article in The Hoya highlighting the fact that legacy students are twice as likely to be admitted to Georgetown, it is clear that the university must continue working to ensure a...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Our Failure To Achieve Intersectionality
As we sat listening to activist Shaun King and Georgetown sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson speak to an auditorium full of social justice advocates just days after the 2016 presidential election,...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: ‘The Wire’ Revisited
The entertainment industry is arguably the most important conduit to understanding unfamiliar points of view. Yet through media depictions of minority groups, we must also acknowledge that these...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Breaking the Black-White Binary at Georgetown
As Georgetown works to reconcile its legacy of slavery, race has again come to the forefront of conversation about our institution. While the nuances of this dialogue are complex, we must seriously...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: An Ode to the Underappreciated at Georgetown
While writing this, our final column of the summer, we recognized that in describing our experiences as students of color, we have been forced to reflect upon the highs and lows of our freshman year at...
View ArticleVIEWPOINT: For Justice, Hoyas Should Kneel
Music blaring, a collective euphoria swamps the air. Expectations about the upcoming basketball season are irrelevant; today, Georgetown’s prodigal son has returned home. After years of apathy-inducing...
View ArticleSINGH: The Badge of Inferiority
As a first-generation college student from a low-income family, I felt inferior when navigating the chasms and paradoxes of Georgetown’s campus. This feeling did not stem from any comparison I...
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Racist GUMC Vandalism Investigated
The defacement of a bathroom wall with racially charged messages — including the letters “KKK” and a swastika — in a Georgetown University Medical Center building is being investigated as a hate and...
View ArticleLow-Income and First-Generation Advisory Board Established
The Advisory Board for Affordability and Access, established this fall to evaluate resources for low-income and first-generation students, will meet for the first time today. A joint effort between the...
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Shaun King Calls for Activism Over Anger
JESUS RODRIGUEZ/THE HOYA James Peterson (left) and activist Shaun King (right) called on students to participate in resistance movements leading up to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in a...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Fighting a Campus Class Culture
In light of the recent article in The Hoya highlighting the fact that legacy students are twice as likely to be admitted to Georgetown, it is clear that the university must continue working to ensure a...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Our Failure to Achieve Intersectionality
As we sat listening to activist Shaun King and Georgetown sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson speak to an auditorium full of social justice advocates just days after the 2016 presidential election,...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: ‘The Wire’ Revisited
The entertainment industry is arguably the most important conduit to understanding unfamiliar points of view. Yet through media depictions of minority groups, we must also acknowledge that these...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: Breaking the Black-White Binary at Georgetown
As Georgetown works to reconcile its legacy of slavery, race has again come to the forefront of conversation about our institution. While the nuances of this dialogue are complex, we must seriously...
View ArticleSINGH & BEAUSOLEIL: An Ode to the Underappreciated at Georgetown
While writing this, our final column of the summer, we recognized that in describing our experiences as students of color, we have been forced to reflect upon the highs and lows of our freshman year at...
View ArticleVIEWPOINT: For Justice, Hoyas Should Kneel
Music blaring, a collective euphoria swamps the air. Expectations about the upcoming basketball season are irrelevant; today, Georgetown’s prodigal son has returned home. After years of apathy-inducing...
View ArticleSINGH: The Badge of Inferiority
As a first-generation college student from a low-income family, I felt inferior when navigating the chasms and paradoxes of Georgetown’s campus. This feeling did not stem from any comparison I...
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