Category: Opinion
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How do the Idaho murders shed light on campus violence?
By Tessa Barbeau As violence continues to weave itself in and out of United States society and media outlets, there is one event that has continued to cause disturbance across college campuses: the stabbing of four college students in Moscow, Idaho. This chilling tale has yet to be solved, but has engrossed audiences across the…
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Good Reads to Prioritize in 2023
By Claire Leibowitz, EIC The internet lies. Not every Barnes & Noble-list-topping, BookTok-viral, Goodreads-raved book will be incredible. Everyone has different tastes and preferences to take into consideration. No read should be considered the best or top of the year. I have compiled a list of my personal must-reads that I worked my way through…
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How to Handle Holiday Conversations
By Carson Chaplin After I landed in my hometown for Thanksgiving, the second person I talked to brought up politics. I had just walked into our local grocery store and was immediately handed a pamphlet with the person’s political and religious beliefs. I was expecting to wait until we reached the Thanksgiving table to have…
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Liberal Women are living 7 years longer than Conservative Women: TikTok Trends Fueling Negative Partisanship
By Rhyan Chastanet According to University of Arizona political scientist Chris Weber, mutual resentment between Democrats and Republicans has greatly increased. Several studies have been conducted to uncover what is charging this growing hatred. One issue often discussed is limitations of information communities. There are a vast number of journalists and citizens creating content that…
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Stop Separating Kanye West’s Antisemitism from his Music
Trigger Warning: Antisemitism, Racism, Discussion of Kanye West’s antisemitic and racist statements By Claire Leibowitz, Lifestyle EIC “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” Kanye West tweeted, following the statement with the claim that he can’t be antisemitic because “black people are actually Jew…
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Study Dates: An Exercise in Misery
By Jonathan Kay How does one define a successful date early on in a relationship/situationship? Obviously there is no score you can objectively give when going on a date, and considering the wide variety of date types, you can’t really generalize how successful a date is other than one thing: chemistry. You go on a…
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The PURRfect Page for Campus Cats
By Lucy Gardner Tabbies, maine coons, and black cats galore! You can find these cute kittens and more on @gwucats, one of the newest GW community Instagram pages. While we all know that GW is an environment where school spirit is lacking and peer bonding is a work in progress, some have managed to create…
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Cancel Culture: How to Call-In Rather Than Call-Out
By Evelynn Schoenthal Public shaming is nothing new. In the medieval times it took the form of public restraints, in colonial America it could be seen through tarring and feathering; all of these methods were meant to punish an individual for committing a crime. However, as society modernized, these practices developed beyond their physical forms,…
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The Glamorization of the Grind
By Kendal Furman, EIC of Academics In today’s day and age, finding a student that doesn’t identify with being overworked, overwhelmed, and underslept appears to be a near-impossible task. Students experience a constant stream of deadlines, a seemingly never-ending list of commitments, pressure to excel both academically and professionally, as well as an oftentimes complicated…
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A Review of Thurston Dining Hall
By Carson Chaplin Last Wednesday, GW opened the long-awaited Thurston Dining Hall. Ranking as one of the most controversial GW decisions this year, I was very excited to see if it would live up to all of the high praise I had heard from GW officials. So, here I provide you with my honest opinion…