“Together” I remember when the lifestyle editor of this sparsely read student newspaper asked me to write for their weekly column.  I was sitting on the second floor of Lau, with my medium “red eye” right next to my 13-inch MacBook Pro.  Even though I had a Gmail tab up on my computer, I […]

NEW SOUTH – Calmly packing his few belongings, Georgetown’s new Director of Hindu Life, Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan, took great care to explain the reason for his move to Darnall Hall. “The search for the achievement of the liberated self, or atman, requires an examination of both the world around and oneself,” Sharan said as he […]

As reported yesterday by The Georgetown Voice, the university’s undergraduate tuition for 2016-2017 has increased by four percent, over $1000. In response to a call for transparency regarding the direction of the new tuition money, the Heckler has investigated and uncovered five of the main drivers behind the hike. 1. Matthew Kroenig’s “Man Cave”   The […]

O’DONOVAN – Claiming that it “feels like home,” senior Kevin Bennett (COL ‘17) defended his decision to purchase a meal plan despite the fact that the per meal cost to eat at Leo J. O’Donovan hall exceeds $13. “It’s pretty close to the ICC and like they’ve got that whole meal exchange program now,” said […]

VILLAGE A – As the final day of New Student Orientation came to a close, orientation advisor (OA) and MSB junior Trevor Barnes (MSB ’18) assured his friends that the only thing preventing him from “getting with” one or more “really hot” freshmen under his supervision was the unwritten and entirely self-enforced rule amongst OA’s […]

Do… …bring your own clothes.  Lots of things come included in your tuition, but having a full and personalized wardrobe is up to you.     Don’t… …wear a shirt covered in blood.  It’s unnecessary.  NSO leaders are trained in coming up with ice-breakers, so drawing questions about the source of the blood might be […]

Incoming Hoyas, Or better yet, Ahoy-a! You’ll have to excuse us, we’ve been carried away with the nautical spirit; the editorial board thought it would be fun to kick the year off with a little booze cruise before the start of the semester. “Let’s leave our cell phones at home, and just be here with each […]

HEALY – For President John DeGioia, the summer of 2016 ended just as they all have since he took over Georgetown University’s top job: with a mad dash to update each of the annual speeches he delivers with the appropriate years and names of special guests.   “Some names and dates we get to leave […]

  I love my son, but in the 353 days since his birth, he has not once used the phrase “Radical Islam” nor has he said “Dada.” I never thought I would be a parent raising an anti-American baby, but I suppose that this is reality. My son is so immersed in the politically correct […]

PHILADELPHIA, PA – With only hours left until the 2016 Democratic National Convention kicks off, far-left delegates, activists, and voters remained excited to see their months of campaigning and advocacy coalesce into a few speeches that turn Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric into safe punchlines and easy applause breaks.   The Democratic party’s progressive wing underwent a monumental […]