GW student denounces “don’t ask don’t tell”

Todd Belok, the George Washington University freshman who has been at the center of a campaign against the U.S. Military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy” after he was kicked out of the Reserve Officer Training Corps, spoke at Georgetown on Wednesday.

By Eric Pilch March 5, 2009

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DeGioia discusses GU’s financial strategy

At a town-hall meeting on Monday in the ICC auditorium, University President John DeGioia discussed how Georgetown is coping with the recession: moderate tuition increases, increased commitment to financial aid, and delayed staff and faculty salary increases and construction projects.

By John Lawless March 5, 2009

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ANC rebukes Philly P

Although the owners of Philadelphia Pizza Co. came to Monday’s meeting of the Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Committee hoping to get approval for a new fan designed to propel food odors away from their neighbors, they came away with a unanimous resolution of condemnation.

By Eric Pilch March 5, 2009

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On the record: Crime Prevention Coordinator Joseph Smith

This September, Joseph Smith became Georgetown’s first Crime Prevention Coordinator. Before DPS Director Jeffrey Van Slyke hired him to bring his community policing experience to the University, Smith played a major role in rebuilding Kosovo and Macedonia’s national police forces. The Voice talked to him about his experiences and his plans for Georgetown’s security.

By Molly Redden March 5, 2009

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City on a Hill: Clean power: a Capitol idea!

Benning Road and Chalk Point are two power plants that provide large sections of the District with power. Predictably, they are some of the most polluting structures in the city. The Capitol Power plant, however, which joins those two plants as one of D.C.’s top pollution producers, doesn’t produce any electricity at all—it’s just your congressperson’s air conditioner.

By Molly Redden March 5, 2009

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GUSA to hold new election

Eight hours before the GUSA presidential election began early Tuesday morning, the Election Commission disqualified two tickets from the race. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, that decision was overturned by the Constitutional Council, a three-person board hastily appointed by the GUSA Senate to deal with the controversy. The Council ruled that there should be a new election including the disqualified candidates—Peter Dagher (MSB ’10) and Jeff Lamb (MSB ’10)—on the ballot.

By Lillian Kaiser February 26, 2009

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Hot and bothered by Sex Positive Week

On Tuesday night, 21 students gathered in a classroom in Reiss for “Torn about Porn,” a discussion about pornography’s effects on society that was one of several events that comprised Sex Positive Week. The students barely glanced at the front of the room as one of the discussion moderators changed the slide and an image of one woman fisting another was projected onto a screen—they were too engaged in their discussion to notice the actual porn.

By Molly Redden February 26, 2009

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Virgin Mary statue defaced

As maintenance crews work to restore the statue of the Virgin Mary on Copley Lawn that was vandalized last Thursday, Georgetown’s Catholic community is working to come to grips with the defacement of a holy object on campus.

By Juliana Brint February 26, 2009

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Suspects arrested in O St. robbery

The Metropolitan Police Department announced on Sunday that they have arrested two subjects whom they believe are responsible for last week’s string of violent robberies, most of which occurred in the Second District, an area that includes Georgetown. According to MPD Second District Commander Matthew Klein, the two men are to blame for at least six robberies, including one incident that involved two Georgetown graduate students.

By Juliana Brint February 26, 2009

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Progress for voting rights

The District of Columbia’s ongoing struggle to obtain voting rights in Congress made significant progress when the motion for cloture on the D.C. Voting Rights Act passed in the Senate by a 62-34 vote on Saturday. Although this is just the first in a series of steps the bill will need to take before becoming law, it is the first time it has managed to overcome this preliminary hurdle.

By Katie Boran February 26, 2009

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Survey says SafeRides is a safe bet

After conducting the first ever in-depth survey about the SafeRides program, the Student Safety Advisory Board was pleased to find that students are generally content with the service.

By Juliana Brint February 26, 2009

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Saxa Politica: Let SCUnity Go

The Georgetown University Student Association is supposed to be a forum for public discussion and informed action, but their relationship with the Student Commission for Unity—arguably one of the most important projects GUSA has undertaken in recent years—has been marked by impatience and apathy. Given GUSA’s dereliction of their oversight duties, SCUnity is justified in its decision to split from GUSA.

By John Lawless February 26, 2009

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GUSA Senators M.I.A.

After weeks of struggling to maintain quorum at its meetings, the Georgetown University Student Association Senate will have to replace eight of its chronically absent members and fill one seat that no one ran for in the fall.

By Lillian Kaiser February 19, 2009

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SCUnity splits from GUSA

The Student Commission for Unity announced in a press release on Sunday that it was cutting its ties with the Georgetown University Student Association. Brian Kesten (COL `10), SCUnity’s chair, cited problems collaborating with GUSA while advocating for the eight recommendations that the SCUnity board formulated based on their research.

By Molly Redden February 19, 2009

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Magis causes row with neighbors

“I live on 35th St. ... and I’m a chronic complainer,” Eugenia Kemble, a resident of West Georgetown, announced. The other 20-or-so people in the Off-Campus Life Resource Center at the corner of 36th and N streets chuckled, and the introductions continued.

By Kate Mays February 19, 2009

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Wireless coverage unsatisfactory

More than 80 percent of students feel “unsatisfied” or “very unsatisfied” with on-campus wireless access, according to a survey conducted by Interhall last semester. Approximately 1,696 students responded to the online survey.

By Juliana Brint February 19, 2009

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SFS-Q getting new headquarters by 2010

The Georgetown School of Foreign Service in Qatar is in the process of constructing a new building that will include academic office space, classrooms, a library, and other facilities to accommodate up to 450 students. The building will allow the University to gradually increase enrollment at SFS-Q, which now stands at approximately 150 students.

By Eric Pilch February 19, 2009

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5¢ bag fee for D.C.?

Paper and plastic bags will soon cost District consumers five cents, if legislation proposed by D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) on Tuesday passes. Most of the revenue from the fee will go the Anacostia River Clean-up Fund.

By Juliana Brint February 19, 2009

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D.C. United moving

Officials representing D.C. United announced their plans to construct a new soccer stadium in Prince George’s County, Maryland at a press conference on Monday.

By Katie Boran February 19, 2009

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City on a Hill: Power to the peons

If your internship has you feeling like you’re not a person, that’s because legally in the District of Columbia, you aren’t. As one New Jersey college student discovered in December when she tried to bring a sexual harassment suit against her employer, unpaid interns in D.C. currently have no right to sue their boss for harassment or discrimination.

By Molly Redden February 19, 2009