My Dearest SAISers,
Apologies for the ghastly tardiness. It has truly been a while since my collection of gossip has graced your eyes. Fear not, I’ll have you know, that lateness means extra details to add to the plot.
Lately, rumors have been circulating the halls, mostly about the end of a long-run rivalry: SAIS vs. Georgetown. Now, of course, as your harbinger of everything noteworthy, I am your eyes and ears, and also your documenter of public opinion. After talking with current students, faculty, and anyone with an opinion, here are some notable mentions:
- “SAIS beats Georgetown any day. Georgetown is great and all, but kinda outdated at this point.”
- “Look at their building, and look at ours. That’s all you need to know.”
- “The academic course load is much more rigorous than Georgetown’s and the professors hold you to a higher standard.”
- “It’ll be cool and chill for one second, and then, next thing you know you have 5 assignments due in one week. Hectic.”
- “When is Spring Break again?”
From these comments, it is clear that the consensus stands that old things have passed away, and all things have become new. The old being Georgetown and the new being SAIS. However there exists more evidence to support this claim.
At the start of the social season, SAIS has proved itself to be at the height of the “le bon ton.” Please excuse my French, I am referring to the recent sweeping win that occurred at the Democracy and Governance Student Research Symposium on Georgetown University grounds last month.
On February 12, 2025, graduate students from Georgetown, SAIS, and other universities in the DMV area who are focused on democracy and governance, gathered to present their thesis and independent research. Unbeknownst to the student presenters is that this symposium was also a competition to see which research ranked as the most relevant, well thought-out, detailed, and innovative.
Amidst Georgetown’s gloomy architecture and creaky library, there arose 3 winners. All of whom were SAIS students, and first years at that!
Unfortunately, I don’t report on the same thing twice, so you can read more about the individual students and their work here: https://sais.jhu.edu/news-press/beyond-the-classroom/sais-students-win-big-democracy-symposium
Now, if you ask me, which you certainly did not, several of the judges for the symposium were highly impressed with the rigor that the SAIS students displayed.
One anonymous judge noted: “Creative. Well-detailed. Easily readable presentation.”
In my opinion readers, this just goes to show the incredible prowess, and academic strength that SAIS’ students exude. My deepest gratitude goes to all the students who presented their research, and to all the intelligent students at Georgetown.
However, it is clear that SAIS’ exceeding accomplishments have ended this decade-long rivalry.
Anyways, of course, this is written with a hint of bias, but, oh well.
Your nosey neighbor,
Lady Blueser