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October 2014

Editorials

SafeRides program’s inefficiencies do disservice to GU students

SafeRides is a valuable program run by the Georgetown University Police Department that gives students, staff, and faculty the option to avoid walking alone at night. Although the Georgetown neighborhood... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

Editorials

New D.C. paid family leave program provides a model for the nation

Yesterday, District government employees received a much-needed and long-overdue boon to their occupational benefits—the ability to apply for up to eight weeks of paid family leave. Announced Tuesday by D.C. Mayor Vincent... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

Page 13 Cartoons

Page 13: Should you catcall?

By October 2, 2014

Features

Walk This Way: Female students subjected to sexual harassment by construction workers

As Georgetown breaks ground on the many construction projects planned for the next two years, several female students have raised concerns for their personal safety in response to incidents of... Read more

By October 2, 2014

News

Students, GUPD express concerns about SafeRides system

Both students and the Georgetown University Police Department have recently expressed concerns over the operation of SafeRides, the free service offered to Georgetown students, staff, and faculty as a safe... Read more

By October 2, 2014

News

Vendor bankruptcy leaves store shelves empty at Vital Vittles

A new sign in Vital Vittles this week informed shoppers that its largest vendor, Associated Wholesalers Inc., has gone bankrupt—explaining the temporary shortage of certain items until the Corp reorganizes... Read more

By October 2, 2014

News

GUPD addresses free speech at GUSA roundtable

At a GUSA Hoya Roundtable meeting this Tuesday, Georgetown University Police Department Chief Jay Gruber addressed free speech concerns. He called his department’s actions against H*yas for Choice last Monday... Read more

By October 2, 2014

News

Higher Edge: Colleges shouldn’t get IX lives

The White House’s star-studded “It’s On Us” campaign may have made headlines this month, but it’s far from being the only step in recent times to combat sexual assault on... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Friendships fluctuating during college

  I stared at the couple across from me on the metro. They laughed and held hands as I guessed at the details of their relationship—how did they meet? What... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Leisure

Let them eat cupcakes: Yury Urnov modernizes Marie Antoinette

If you were built to be nothing more than a political toy, what would you do in the face of a life-threatening revolution outside your palace gates? The Woolly Mammoth... Read more

By October 2, 2014