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Debate as Travelling
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose...
GU-Q Debate Union
3 days ago2 min read


October 9, 2025. Day 733
266 days ago, I sat in this exact headspace . It was day 467 of the genocide. The number felt crazy at the time. Today, it is day 733 of...
Sama Al-Issa
6 days ago2 min read


October 7: From Siege to Genocide
I write this on October 6, 2025, and I can only think: what if the clock were to turn back two years, to October 6, 2023? A day before...
Sama Al-Issa
Oct 73 min read


on hope(lesness)
I. the pain of the world has left scars on us all, which grow deeper and more painful each day. its welts have turned black and...
Daphne Soriano
Oct 52 min read


Hear Ye
Hear ye, hear ye, Bring silence to fall on your tongues! Your Highness commands it! Though still, pale-legged, The Great Crown of Your...
Omar Mousa
Sep 291 min read


The Philippines: Floods of Corruption
History repeats itself. Exactly 51 years ago, corruption and tyranny plagued the Philippines as former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr....
Lovie Francia
Sep 212 min read


Sudan: What You Need to Know and Remember
Massacres, sexual violence as a weapon of war, poisoning, mass graves, slave markets, settler colonialism. A genocide and a war that has...
Leslie Nzavi
Sep 173 min read


Georgetown Spoke About Us, It Didn't Speak for Us
On July 15, Georgetown’s interim president, Robert Groves, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce in a...
Sama Al-Issa
Jul 164 min read


Safwan Masri, Unscripted and Unfinished
He wasn’t looking to leave Columbia. But when the call came to continue building Georgetown University in Qatar, Dr. Safwan Masri saw...
Sama Al-Issa
May 179 min read


Georgetown University Chooses Investment Portfolio Over Human Lives
Let history bear witness that when confronted with genocide, Georgetown chose investment portfolios over human lives. In the early hours...
Salma Darwiche
Apr 304 min read


The Gulf Is Right Here, Why Aren’t We Talking About It?
When I was on the main campus in the Fall Semester of 2023, the Qatari ambassador to the U.S. addressed my class on Iran and the Gulf...
Raed Asad
Apr 224 min read


The Next SGA: A Full Transcript of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate
In the height of GU-Q’s election season, an initiative by the current SGA president, Nagla Abdelhady called for a debate between those in...
Alex Bonjoc and Gwyneth Estomo
Apr 1536 min read


Don't Move On, Gaza is Still Bleeding
The Georgetown community seems to have moved on. The outrage and care that once surrounded the Palestinian cause on this campus has...
Z.F
Apr 92 min read


On Things We Can Control
I was driving a car today. A whole metallic body was moving according to my personal desire. I pressed on the pedals carefully to speed...
Jannah Elgamal
Apr 83 min read


Initiative in Times of Crises: The First Model NATO in GU-Q
“Initiative is to success, what a lighted match is to a candle.” - OA Battista During a time in which actions are hardest to hide, due to...
Ashton Desiongco
Mar 297 min read


ASEAN Matters. So Why Doesn’t GU-Q Teach It?
I was hosting a game for prospective Georgetown students, all of whom ranged from grades 10 to 12. Divided into groups, they were tasked...
Justin Pacer
Mar 274 min read


Editorial Board Investigation: Beyond the SGA Constitutional Amendments
THE AMENDMENT The March 18 Student Government Association (SGA) constitutional amendments have sparked intense debate across campus,...
The Editorial Board
Mar 239 min read


On the SGA Amendment
The Student Government Association (SGA) is perhaps confused by the negative reaction towards its latest amendment. Let’s make things...
Kim Chen
Mar 202 min read


Gaza: Day -1 to Day 467
467. That number still feels unreal. I still don’t believe it. It felt dystopic to sit on my couch and watch the press briefing led by...
Sama Al-Issa
Jan 163 min read


Meet Dean Ken: GU-Q’s International Superstar in Student Affairs
This interview was conducted on November 24, 2024, prior to the release of the article “ Student Life or Student Strife .” On Nov. 3rd,...
Sama Al-Issa
Dec 15, 20249 min read
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