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D.C. Council to vote on licensing of undocumented workers

The D.C. Council postponed voting on a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for local driver’s licenses on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Mayor Vincent Gray (D) first proposed the... Read more

By October 17, 2013

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The Corp launches Kill the Cup campaign

The Corp launched a social media campaign called Kill the Cup to reduce the waste created by disposable cups on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Kill the Cup is a project developed... Read more

By October 17, 2013

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Saxa Politica: Free speech applies to all

When William Blatty (COL ’50) accused Georgetown of acceding to “intolerant orthodoxies,” I, like most of my peers, shrugged it off. Recently, though, I was forced to reconsider. In the... Read more

By October 17, 2013

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LGBTQ panel discusses social issues

Outober’s “Beyond Gay Marriage” event brought six panelists to campus to discuss social issues surrounding underrepresented members of the LGBTQ community on Wednesday evening. “We need to reach out to... Read more

By October 17, 2013

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Georgetown Management System fails to pay student workers

Georgetown Management System has systematically failed to pay weeks’ worth of overdue wages for some of its student workers. The late wages for Student Housing and Activity Facilities workers was... Read more

By October 10, 2013

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University hosts Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica

After national monuments closed due to the government shutdown, the Georgetown University Student Veterans Association and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation arranged with the University to bring The Wall That... Read more

By October 10, 2013

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CULP creates new tenure-line faculty position

The School of Foreign Service’s Field Chair of Culture and Politics, Shiloh Krupar, announced in an email to all CULP majors on Tuesday the creation of a new tenure-line faculty... Read more

By October 10, 2013

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Leo’s workers discuss labor issues at Georgetown

A group of workers at Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall sat down with students to hold a discussion  about labor conditions at Georgetown on Tuesday evening. The event, organized in... Read more

By October 10, 2013

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City on a Hill: The white man’s football

Usually, I stay away from writing about sports. It’s not a personal aversion. I’m as much of a fan as the next guy. I just like to leave it to... Read more

By October 10, 2013

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Government shutdown affects students and campus services

The government shutdown on Monday closed many federal services across the country, and affected multiple areas of Georgetown, including research, student activities, and career services. In general, the effects of... Read more

By October 3, 2013

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Fr. Christopher Steck will not be caretaker of new mascot

For the first time in over ten years, Fr. Christopher Steck will not be the human at the end of Jack the Bulldog’s leash. The selection of the new Jack,... Read more

By October 3, 2013

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Old Jesuit residence considered for housing

The Office of Communications announced Tuesday that the University has filed a request with the D.C. Zoning Commission seeking permission to eventually use the vacant former Jesuit residence, composed by... Read more

By October 3, 2013

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News Hit: Georgetown commemorates Vaclav Havel

In collaboration with the Czech Embassy, Georgetown University unveiled the new “Václav Havel’s Place” memorial in Alumni Square Wednesday afternoon. The dedication included a conversation between Georgetown professor and former... Read more

By October 3, 2013

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Saxa Politica: Breaking promises, slowly

If it seemed to casual observers that the GUSA leaders were violating the trust of administrators when they chose to publicly reveal what they had learned in private discussions, it... Read more

By October 3, 2013

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Mold outbreaks sicken students

Over this past summer and beginning of the school year, students have reported multiple cases of mold in Kennedy Hall, Village C, LXR Hall, Henle Village, Village A, and Alumni... Read more

By September 26, 2013

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News Hit: GU launches first MOOC

Over 20,000 students from 150 countries have registered for Georgetown’s first Massive Open Online Course, “Globalization’s Winners and Losers: Challenges for Developed and Developing Countries.” The course, taught by SFS... Read more

By September 26, 2013

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University to increase student tuition and faculty salaries

Over the next five years, the University’s Financial Plan intends to increase total University spending by $127,893,000. In order to cover these additional expenditures, the University expects greater growth in... Read more

By September 26, 2013

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University, GUSA to survey student body on satellite housing

In response to Thursday’s referendum launched by the One Georgetown One Campus campaign, administrators announced the University will conduct its own survey gauging student interest in living at a satellite... Read more

By September 26, 2013

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City on a Hill : Keep the District open

With the D.C. Council’s failure to override Mayor Vincent Gray’s (D) veto on the Large Retailer Accountability Act, it’s easy for progressive Washingtonians to forget that we’re blessed with a... Read more

By September 26, 2013

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Georgetown University to create new Public Policy School

Wednesday morning, Georgetown University President John DeGioia announced the creation of the McCourt Public Policy School, a project funded by the largest donation received in the school’s history. Frank McCourt... Read more

By September 19, 2013