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To remain relevant, Occupiers must do more than show up

Saturday, Feb. 4, was a long day when it came to public transportation. Between going to the basketball game at the Verizon center and traveling to the Folger William Shakespeare Library in the afternoon, I spent a solid few hours sitting on buses and metro trains.

By February 9, 2012

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GU student noise violations decrease

In recent weeks, the Off-Campus Student Life Office informed the University community that students from a neighboring university were arrested for violating the District of Columbia noise ordinance. However, both University police and the Metropolitan Police Department have reported fewer student noise violations in the Georgetown area.

By November 17, 2011

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Aramark is “union strong,” negotiations underway

On Tuesday night, the Kalmonovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor hosted “We Are One Georgetown,” a victory event celebrating campus food service provider Aramark’s employees’ successful unionization efforts. The first stage of negotiations between the union, called Unite Here, and Aramark, one of the largest food service providers in the United States, began over the summer and will continue into the fall, with union workers hoping to come away with a new contract that emphasizes fair wages and affordable health care.

By September 15, 2011