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Wickeded, For Good

Disclaimer: Although this review is spoiler-free, the film's unique experience is best enjoyed without any preconceptions. Consider watching before reading. I have to start with the truth: I was a theater kid before I was anything else. I grew up with paint under my nails, headset hair, and an unshakeable belief that magic could be built out of buckets of paint and panels of wood. In the wings, time feels different. Friendships feel different. You learn to trust people with y

Sama Al-Issa

11 hours ago3 min read

The People Yearn for Community

From July 16, 2025, to September 17, 2025, the internet collectively tuned in every Wednesday to watch the latest episode of “The Summer I Turned Pretty (TSITP).” It was a perfect routine. Spend 45-60 minutes watching the episode, text your fellow Team Conrad friends to debrief, then spend the next week watching edits and theories on Instagram, X, and TikTok. For many of us, that was perfect. Not because the show was extraordinary—although watching Belly choose Conrad was tru

Sama Al-Issa

7 days ago3 min read

Merz Under Attack for Using Racist Paroles to Legitimize Mass Deportations

Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor (Christian Democratic Union), has once again stirred up a public outcry following his recent speech on large-scale deportations of migrants in Germany. Recently, Merz preached about the necessity of changing the "cityscape" in Germany - a term describing the appearance of a city in order to legitimize his planned mass deportations of immigrants. His statement has caused major reputational backlash within German society and represents once

Marie Thum

7 days ago3 min read

Rebirth: Life-Changing Years of Advocacy at GMUN

On a cold, winter’s evening in 2008, I landed in a country empty and mysterious to me, with nothing but sand dunes as far as the eye could see. I was with my mother, and we were going there to live with my father. Eighteen winters have come and gone since then and, in that time, most of my childhood memories have faded, save for a few captured in grainy, nostalgic videos and photographs. Despite this, I still remember distinctly how my father held me in his arms, having not s

Abdalla Modar Dali

Nov 167 min read

"Two souls do not meet by accident"

Two souls, so beautiful and intricate, cross paths seemingly by pure chance. But is it really a coincidence that brought them together? No, it can't be. There is meaning behind every soul you meet, a purpose, whether for you or them. A fleeting conversation with a stranger or a life long friendship, each with its own value. A knowing look, laughter shared, an awkward moment, and smiles exchanged. Unexpected encounters and anticipated ones. Our lives build up to each of

Maryam Al-Ansari

Nov 162 min read

Where Is Hayek? How Georgetown Forgot the Market

When students walk into an introductory economics class at GU-Q, they expect to study economics, the science of how free individuals make choices in a world of scarcity. Instead, many of us encounter something closer to policy science: equations, fiscal multipliers, and government-centered models that assume intervention as the default. Week after week, we plot aggregate demand, analyze “market failures,” and discuss why the state should tax or spend. But where are the econom

Yousef Abdelhady

Nov 23 min read

Seeing Sudan from a Distance

It is not beyond Georgetown’s capabilities, as a school of foreign service, to get involved in authentic conversations about Sudan. Those conversations, untainted by Western influence and opinions, exist within this very country. They are happening a few streets away from GU-Q in Al Jazeera Mubasher. This means the most authentic conversations on Sudan are happening in Arabic, and though I do not accept the ‘language divide’ excuse, it does create a wedge between Sudanese peo

Noon Elsharif

Nov 27 min read