Opinion
OP-ED: Allow Me to Serenade You with the Soft Sounds of Prerecorded Love Songs
Marie, I want this to be a night you remember forever. I know Valentine’s Day is a week away, but honestly, I can’t wait any longer. You mean the world to me. So tonight, I’ve prepared a veritable symphony of the softest, sweetest prerecorded love songs that a heavily discounted “Now, That’s What I... »
OP-ED: I Can’t Wait to Pass Out in Historic, Culturally Significant Gutters While I’m Abroad
As my semester abroad nears, I find myself eagerly anticipating the new friends, classes, and experiences that await me. I have always dreamed of immersing myself in a culture other than my own, to learn simply by living amongst the people I have spent so much time learning about. It is truly the opportunity... »
OP-ED: Georgetown Students Are Such Rich, Elitist Snobs
UGHHHH, I can’t take it anymore. Those Georgetown students are such a bunch of out-of-touch trust-fund babies. They’re so wrapped up in their own little world that they can’t even realize how fucking empty their preppy little lives are. Oh, by the way, do you think I should go with the Dolce and Gabanna... »
ADVICE: Ask a Freshman Losing His Virginity
Dear Freshman Losing His Virginity, I told one of my best friends that I had a crush on him when we were drunk on Saturday and now I really regret it! He’s been super awkward around me and when I text him to see if he wants to grab dinner at Leo’s he always has... »
OP-ED: It’s Not a Hate Crime If You Love Doing It
There’s been a lot of talk around campus lately about the recent string of so-called hate crimes. Students and faculty alike have been up in arms claiming that Georgetown isn’t a place for hate. And I agree. There’s no place at an academic institution for hate or hateful speech. But I do hope there... »
OP-ED: Having a Supportive Administration Takes All the Fun Out of Being Gay
It has now been nearly two years since President DeGioia created working groups to improve the environment on campus for LGBTQ students. Since then we have won a full-time LGBTQ Center and the string of campus hate crimes has come to an end. However, as I look back, I feel like we’ve failed. We’ve... »
OP-ED: Locking Your Door is a Rejection of Faith in Your Fellow Man
Every night I stroll along the streets of Georgetown. People say I always notice the little things in life. I guess that’s true, because when I’m walking I’ll notice an out-of-place trash can, a tree branch that has fallen, a drunken coed sleeping on a living room couch next to an open... »
OP-ED: Capitol Hill Better Brace Itself for Michael Grunwalt
Oh man, I can’t believe this is finally happening, I’m a fucking Capitol Hill Intern. I mean, this is it, Washington DC, the seat of power, the nucleus of the American government. I’m going to be right in the center of it all. Aww yeah, the Beltway is finally get its first taste of... »
Hoya Football is Exactly Like “Friday Night Lights”! Race.
View this issue’s print version Every Friday I tune in to my favorite program, “Friday Night Lights” on NBC at 9:00 PM. Why? Because each day I grow more convinced that it is based entirely on my own life. Just like Coach Taylor I am also a football coach, and just like the Dillon Panthers... »
OP-ED: New Ice Cream Cup Policy is Genocide
Here we go again. First they were trying to limit our use of alcohol, now they’re trying to take away our ice cream. That’s right, Leo’s has gotten rid of Styrofoam cups. “ow, the cafeteria only benefits the cone lovers,” as Paige Morency-Brassard (COL ’11) told The Hoya last week, in the most eloquent statement... »
