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Corp abandons Davis Center plans

After years of delays, the Corp no longer intends to pursue the construction of a café in the Davis Performing Arts Center that was first planned in the summer of 2009, according to outgoing Corp CEO Brad Glasser (COL ‘11).

By February 17, 2011

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RJC plans reforms, including student elections

On Wednesday in McShain Lounge, the Residential Judicial Council resturcturing committee announced a proposal to hold elections for new councilmembers in the coming month.

By February 17, 2011

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Saxa Politica: A GUSA-shaped activism hole

Student government at Georgetown was once a forum for social change; now the extent of its activism is to reorganize how it doles out money to clubs. Although the Georgetown... Read more

By February 17, 2011

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Students to decide fate of GUSA’s $3.4 million fund

On Sunday, the Georgetown University Student Association announced plans to create an Endowment Commission that will propose how to spend the $3.4 million left over from the Student Activities Fund Endowment.

By February 10, 2011

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Still a ways to go for GU’s Diversity Initiative plans

Despite outlining a plan of action to promote “community in diversity” in September, only some of the suggestions made by last year’s Diversity and Inclusiveness Initiative Workng Group have been adopted by University officials, with others seeing little recent progress.

By February 10, 2011

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Job prospects on the rise for future grads

Even though the job market is recovering slowly, the Georgetown University Career Education Center will be busy this month. Director Mike Schaub is confident that this year will be successful for job and internship applicants, pointing out positive trends in data culled from the class of 2010.

By February 10, 2011

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News Hit: DMT suspects to plead guilty Fri.

John Perrone and Charles Smith are expected to plead guilty in D.C. District Court this Friday to charges related to the DMT lab found in Smith’s Harbin doorm room last semester, according to filed court documents.

By February 10, 2011

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City on a Hill: Is the noise law anti-student?

“Unfair and unconstitutional.” “We live in America, not the mid-20th century U.S.S.R.” “I believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and this law infringes on all of my inalienable rights.”

By February 10, 2011

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Amidst revolution, students witness history

Earlier this week, 15 Georgetown students studying at the American University in Cairo were evacuated from Egypt. Three of the students, who were set to begin a semester abroad at the American University in Cairo in the midst of an uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that began on Jan. 25., will return to campus on Thursday to finish their spring semester.

By February 3, 2011

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Students face fines, arrest under amended D.C. law

Noise violators can now incur up to 90 days in jail or $500 in fines under a newly amended disorderly conduct law. Under the amendment, which unanimously passed last November by the D.C. Council, took effect on Tuesday, outlawing any “unreasonabl[y] loud noise between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. that is likely to disturb one or more persons in their residences.”

By the February 3, 2011

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Gov’t may reduce federal aid, warns GU officials

On Wednesday, Dean of Student Financial Services Patricia McWade and Associate Vice President of Federal Relations Scott Fleming hosted a meeting to discuss potential cuts in federal aid for the coming academic year and discuss ways for students to get involved in the debate as the White House and Congress prepare to begin the process of creating a budget for fiscal year 2012.

By the February 3, 2011

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Saxa Politica: A bright future for GUSA?

Too often, student government can devolve into self-promotion with little substantive achievement. But having voted in Student Activities Fee Endowment reform and launched a new, usable website last semester, the Georgetown University Student Association looks poised for a strong semester. If last Sunday’s meeting is any indication of the sessions to come, the Senate appears to be maintaining its momentum with a set of initiatives that will make important contributions to student life.

By February 3, 2011

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Power outage forces students into snow

In the midst of the largest snow storm of the school year, hundreds of students in East Campus have been displaced as a result of a power outage.

By January 27, 2011

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To some residents, GU’s plan is a friend, not a foe

At the January 20 ANC2E meeting, D.C. Student Speak, a District-wide student blog, questioned whether Jennifer Altemus (COL ’88), the president of the Citizens Association of Georgetown, represents the citizens of Georgetown in opposing the plan.

By the January 27, 2011

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Porterfield in last lecture to seniors: “Stay out of jail”

Seniors packed into the Faculty Club on Tuesday evening to hear Senior Vice President for Strategic Development Dan Porterfield (COL ‘83), who will become the president of Franklin & Marshall College on Mar. 1, deliver his last lecture.

By January 27, 2011

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Provost funds vets’ part-time grad advisor

On Tuesday, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson announced that the Provost’s Office will fund a part-time position for a graduate student to work with veterans on campus.

By the January 27, 2011

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City on a Hill: Meet the Zoning Commission!

After 18 months of debate over the 2010 Campus Plan, shit’s about to get real. Come Apr. 14, the University will discuss the plan with a group other than pissed-off neighbors: the D.C. Zoning Commission.

By January 27, 2011

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On the Record: ANC Commissioner Jake Sticka

During winter break, Georgetown University filed the final draft of its 2010 Campus Plan with the Zoning Commission. The Voice sat down with Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Jake Sticka (COL ‘13) to discuss the plan. Interview transcribed and conducted by Geoffrey Bible.

By the January 20, 2011

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Athletes’ priority limits gender studies course options

The University’s policy of priority registration for athletes places strain on the Women and Gender Studies program, according to professors and students in the department whose classes are often filled by student-athletes during preregistration.

By January 20, 2011

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DeGioia responds to “nutty” NY Times story

Last week, University President John DeGioia responded to a New York Times article that accused Georgetown Law Center of using deceptive tactics to improve its U.S. News and World Report rankings, calling the accusation “nutty.”

By the January 20, 2011