Georgetown should rethink how the Capitol Campus will impact students in D.C.

By the Editorial Board

Georgetown’s new Capitol Campusaims to increase the university’s downtown presence and expand opportunities for students to engage with D.C. However, Georgetown’s prioritization of long-term expansion and prestige cannot come at the expense of current students, existing academic programs, and the wider D.C. community. 

Marchers shut down traffic in Georgetown to protest Israeli attacks on Lebanon

By Franziska Wild

Over 60 protesters, among them Georgetown students, marched along M Street disrupting traffic for over an hour, as part of an “All Out For Lebanon” rally on Saturday evening.

Compass Coffee employees attempt to unionize amidst alleged unfair labor practices

By Franziska Wild

Compass workers at seven of their 17 storefronts, including the Georgetown location, voted in a National Labor Relations Board unionization election on July 16. Since then, workers at Compass have alleged that prior to and after the vote, CEO Michael Haft and other managers tried to discourage and prevent unionization through a variety of tactics. 

How to vote from college, explained

By Aubrey Butterfield

For college students, especially those who attend school out of state, voting in the Nov. 5 elections is not as straightforward as going to a polling center or ballot drop box on election day. We’ve enlisted co-presidents of GU Votes to answer some common questions about what Georgetown students need to know in order to vote.

With the end of the Circulator, Georgetown has even fewer public transit options

By Katie Doran and Samantha Monteiro

This fall, the D.C. Circulator is making its final trips, leaving Georgetown students with fewer affordable transit options to get around the city.

“Vote for your beliefs”: Students gear up to vote despite confusing policies and lost ballots

By Katie Doran and Renee Pujara

Getting registered to vote can also be difficult from afar. In 10 states, voters need at least one witness to cast an absentee ballot. In four states, they even need a notary, a designated public official who can serve as an impartial witness, to verify their absentee ballot. For students who are unaware of these requirements, the extra hassle can discourage voting. To avoid issues with their ballots or registration, our student interviewees all advised that students research their state’s policies early on.

MJ Lenderman can’t escape his North Carolina angst on Manning Fireworks

By Jack Kealey

The jaunty, easygoing nature of Manning Fireworks gives a sense of relenting to what Lenderman’s life, though unpleasant, is. But the record’s sly charm and Southern suburban motifs create an inviting welcome to the daily frustrations of a repressed small towner.

“Neva Play” with Megan Thee Stallion—she will rock you

By Ajani Jones

In case you haven’t heard yet, Megan Thee Stallion is back and hotter than ever. The star has made a triumphant return to the music industry this year after a five-month hiatus in 2023 to “focus on healing” and come back in “a better place.” And she most certainly has.

Trailer Takes: A Minecraft Movie needs to return to the crafting table

By Kenny Le

In the world of Minecraft, the only limit is your imagination (and perhaps “Y = 320”). Unfortunately for Warner Bros., they got a little too imaginative.

The football student section is bad. How can we fix it?

By Tiara Haggins

The biggest issue that removes the atmosphere many students need for enjoying football is that people don’t attend our home games. But why don’t students attend? 

Georgetown football gets its revenge against Columbia

By Andrew Swank

Georgetown football defeated Columbia 20-17 on Saturday, Sept. 28 to get their first win over the Lions since 2019. Georgetown football begins conference play on Saturday Oct. 12 in Easton, Pennsylvania against Lafayette.

Is the Guardian Cap really the solution to football’s safety woes?

By Ben Jakabcsin and Bradshaw Cate

There’s a reason we did not play football growing up. Despite our deep love for the sport—the late nights spent watching games, the emptiness we feel from February to July between seasons—we’d never let our kids play. It’s bad for the brain.

Dead or alive: Does Instagram determine our existence?

By Evalyn Lee

As a member of Gen Z, I have heard plenty of the “social media is poison” and “dangers of the screenager” sermons from my elders. Given that we’ve already heard plenty of those tirades, I’m not here to advocate for you to reduce your screen time. Rather, I’m asking you to reimagine a world where your experiences exist solely in the moment instead of being immortalized in a post, where people meet you for the first time in the flesh before they pre-screen your social media profile, and where your real life identity matters more than your online one. 

Dear Dirndl: Unraveling the thread of tradition

By Lou Jacquin

It is Oktoberfest, and all around college campuses, Amazon packages are arriving with beer-maid dresses that students will wear once or twice to an Oktoberfest darty. They will feel sexy in their German dresses with low-cut blouses that they use as excuses to drink excessive amounts of beer. Meanwhile, I cannot help but see them as emblematic of my reckoning with how I connect with my cultural heritage and my identity as a first generation Austrian-American.

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