by Stewart Salwin in News
by Stewart Salwin
“How many of you would feel safe if there was a semi-automatic pistol in this room?” This was one of the rhetorical questions posed to an attentive audience of Georgetown students at a gun control panel held on Wednesday, March 26, which was sponsored jointly by the College Republicans, the College Democrats and the Campus Greens.
by Max Rosenthal in News
by Max Rosenthal
Red Square was unusually peaceful as two opposing groups came out to support their positions on a heated issue. Rather than shouting slogans and holding rallies, the College Republicans and GU Peace Action took a lower-key approach the night of Monday, March 24, filling the square with flyers and a silent candlelight vigil.
Student reaction is mixed, doubful
by Nicholas Wheeler in News
by Nicholas Wheeler
“You cannot hold a straight face, put your hand on your child’s shoulder, and say: ‘Son, here is your World War II-era breathing unit.’”
But this is, in a somewhat abridged form, precisely what happened to a current Georgetown freshman last fall.
by Josh Justice in News
The American war against Iraq has prompted furious discussion both at home and abroad. The critical ethical question is whether current U.S. action is justified or not. On Monday, March 31, this question was explored in the context of Christian and Islamic doctrine.
by Jon Martin in News
Elie Wiesel, survivor of the Holocaust and award-winning writer and humanitarian, spoke at the naming ceremony of the newly-endowed chair named for him. The ceremony was held on Monday afternoon in Gaston Hall. to establish the Elie and Marion Wiesel Chair in Jewish Civilization in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
2008 Woodie Awards