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Seniors daunted by Wall St. woes

This year’s senior class will be entering the job market in what many are calling the worst economic climate since the Great Depression. With job opportunities few and far between—especially in the finance industry, a field that has traditionally attracted a large number of Georgetown students—seniors are facing uncertainty and stiff competition in their search for employment.

By February 5, 2009

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Dowd pushes for Hindi program

Georgetown University Student Association President Pat Dowd (SFS `09) has formed a fundraising committee to solicit funds to revive the University’s Hindi language program.

By February 5, 2009

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Professor Chuck Hagel

Former Senator Chuck Hagel (R—Neb.) will be joining the Georgetown faculty next year as a Distinguished Professor in the Practice of National Governance. Hagel will teach classes on U.S. Foreign Policy to both undergraduate and graduate students.

By February 5, 2009

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GPB Spring Concert

Jason Mraz was the first choice for the Spring Kickoff Concert in a survey e-mailed to students by the Georgetown Programming Board. Lupe Fiasco and Third Eye Blind followed closely behind.

By February 5, 2009

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ANC scolds WASA over broken hydrants

Fifty-nine of Georgetown’s 200 fire hydrants need maintenance, according to Louis Jarvis, the Water Services Director for the District of Columbia Water and Sewage Authority, who was called to testify before the Advisory Neighborhood Commission at their meeting on Monday.

By February 5, 2009

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City on a Hill: Mall madness

It sinks, it stinks, and it floods. It’s the National Mall, and it’s a national embarrassment. Last week, the House Rules Committee cut $200 million from President Obama’s stimulus bill that would have been dedicated to its restoration.

By February 5, 2009

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Faculty clash over Gaza

Given Georgetown’s claim to housing the nation’s premier Arab studies program, the rising prominence of the Program for Jewish Civilization, and the highly politicized atmosphere of Washington, D.C., it’s no surprise that the conflict in Gaza has provoked a great deal of interest on campus.

By January 29, 2009

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GUSA election reform

Two years after it was last reformed, the system for electing the Georgetown University Student Association President is once again changing. The new system, devised by GUSA’s Ways and Means Committee, will no longer use the instant-runoff voting (IRV) system, which some blamed for the confusion in last year’s presidential election. Instead, GUSA will hold a primary election between all the candidates and then a run-off between the two candidates that receive the most votes in the primary.

By January 29, 2009

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Reconciling faith, LGBTQ Center

For Georgetown, which became the first Catholic college or university in the nation to have a LGBTQ Resource Center at the beginning of this year, reconciling a strong religious presence on campus with a burgeoning LGBTQ community has been a hot-button issue. Now, as the LGBTQ Resource Center enters its second semester, campus religious groups, with encouragement from University President John DeGioia, have begun to explore the ways they can work with the center.

By January 29, 2009

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Metro proposes service cuts

Facing a $1.3 billion budget shortfall and rising expenses, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has proposed cutting services to avoid raising fares.

By January 29, 2009

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Neighbors want GUTS rerouted

Residents living along the Dupont Circle and Wisconsin Avenue GUTS bus routes are pushing for Georgetown to include a rerouting of buses in the University’s upcoming 10-year plan. Instead of using the Hospital parking lot as the departure point, they want to see the buses go through the Canal Road exit by 2010.

By January 29, 2009

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Saxa Politica: Understaffed information services

Remember John Dewey’s groundbreaking decimal system? When it was introduced in 1876, the card catalogue revolutionized library organization and, by extension, research and education. But if you’ve used it in the past 10 years, odds are good it was the same way you might use an abacus—for laughs. The face of information dissemination and utilization is changing rapidly, and with it the way universities need to do business.

By January 29, 2009

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GERMS aids, warms crowd

In preparation for the huge influx of visitors to the District for Tuesday’s Presidential Inauguration, the D.C. Department of Health called for the assistance of Emergency Medical Technicians from across the city. Many students in the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Services, who are certified EMT-basic, answered the call.

By January 22, 2009

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Libya’s leader speaks

Muammar al-Qaddafi, the de facto leader of Libya, loomed large on a screen before dozens of students and faculty gathered in the ICC Auditorium on Wednesday morning. Appearing via satellite from Libya, al-Qaddafi, who is often referred to as a dictator, shared his views on the Israeli-Palestinian “headache” in the Middle East and answered questions about oil, missing dissidents, and terrorism.

By January 22, 2009

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Pipes burst in Darnall, Harbin; Students warned to keep heat on

Water pipes burst in Harbin and Darnall Halls over the weekend, during what was widely reported to be the coldest weather Washington has seen in five years.

By January 22, 2009

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Kennedy Center awed by Aretha

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin and the Georgetown “Let Freedom Ring” choir celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Kennedy Center on Monday. The next day Franklin sang at President Barack Obama’s Inauguration.

By January 22, 2009

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Corp drops Book Co-op

Plagued by technical difficulties and facing a challenging business climate, the Corp discontinued services of the Book Co-op at the end of last semester.

By January 22, 2009

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All we’re saying is give Peace (Corps) a chance

New statistics released by the Peace Corps about the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities show that the number of Georgetown graduates participating in the program has steadily decreased since 2005.

By January 22, 2009

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UDC opening community college

The University of the District of Columbia, the only public institution of higher education in Washington, plans to open a two-year community college next year.

By January 22, 2009

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City on a Hill: D.C. intact

Despite predictions that D.C. was poised for an “Inaugurapocolypse” or an “Obamatastrophe,” on Wednesday morning, local pundits and worrywarts awoke to find their city in one piece, though not unscathed. Trash had overwhelmed the Mall and its surrounding streets by noon on Tuesday, and an elderly woman fell on the Metro tracks. The last of the trash, however, should be swept away before the week is out and the woman survived. Police officers made no arrests at the Mall and the city suffered minimal damage. The day, it seemed, had thumbed its nose at those who prophesied catastrophe.

By January 22, 2009