Southeast Washington has had a rough time over the past few years. Politicians and residents were up in arms when Mayor Anthony Williams announced the closure of D.C. General Hospital, one of two full-service hospitals in the District’s poorest quadrant in 2001.
In an effort to accurately assess the drinking culture at Georgetown, the Office of Planning and Institutional Research e-mailed a survey to all undergraduates last week. It asks students to answer a series of questions about their own drinking habits and general perceptions of the role that drinking plays for the majority of Georgetown students.
Waiting in line has become cool. People dressed in strange costumes, attempting to resemble characters from the films, gather to wait in line days before tickets go on sale. These fanatics only come out of their mom’s basement once a year, and when they do, they are dressed as Yoda.
Take Back the Night and several other student organizations are sponsoring a series of educational events this week to spark discussion among students and support victims of gender motivated violence. Increased awareness of sexual assault issues over the past year has resulted in a greater student interest in these events, .
NEWSBY MIKE DeBONIS
The competitive prospects for most Georgetown athletic teams changed Tuesday, when five new colleges joined the Big East conference. At a meeting in New York, University President John J. DeGioia and the other presidents of Big East member universities unanimously voted to invite the five schools.
The University’s commitment to social justice will take on global proportions this spring with the addition of community service-based sociology classes at several study abroad locations. The program will help students learn about both social justice and local cultures, according to Department of Sociology Chair Sam Marrullo.
NEWSBY LAUREN TANICK
A Georgetown University Student Association representative defended the controversial remarks made by Cardinal Francis Arinze at the 2003 Georgetown College graduation ceremony at this week’s GUSA meeting.
As a cosignatory of the original petition that prompted the Senate’s resolution rejecting Cardinal Arinze’s Commencement comments, I am saddened by the University administration’s unresponsiveness to the Senate’s concerns, as reported in your article of October 30.
VOICESBY KATHRYN KING
I’m no longer a fan of cat stationery, horse figurines or T-shirts with zoo scenes airbrushed onto them, if I ever was. Animal memorabilia may be juvenile and trashy, but real animals are more appealing. At least I feel more affection for them than some of my friends who wish they were all eradicated.
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