SCUnity scrutinized

The Georgetown University Student Association’s Senate voted last night to amend its bylaws so that non-senator Brian Kesten (COL `10) could continue to chair the Student Commission on Unity, but ... Read more

By John Lawless October 30, 2008

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Cough it up

Georgetown has become the fourth most expensive college in the nation, according to a report issued this week by Campus Grotto, a website that covers college news. According to Grotto,... Read more

By Katie Boran October 30, 2008

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Gallaudet begins Presidential search

Two years after Gallaudet University’s administration faced overwhelming protests over its presidential appointment, the Board of Trustees is beginning a new presidential search. This time they are seeking to increase... Read more

By John Lawless October 30, 2008

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Fall concert falls through

Coolio won’t be gracing Georgetown with his presence this fall-and neither will any other band or musician. A combination of organizational shuffling, failed plans, and budget concerns caused the Georgetown... Read more

By Lillian Kaiser October 30, 2008

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2D gets a new top cop

Fewer than seven months after Mark Carter replaced his predecessor as acting commander of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second District, which includes Georgetown, MPD Chief Cathy Lanier replaced Carter with... Read more

By Alisha Crovetto October 30, 2008

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City on a Hill: D.C. needs Rheeality check

As the national media reports it, District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is the most popular woman in Washington. The past few months have seen fawning profiles of... Read more

By Juliana Brint October 30, 2008

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Senators spar over new commissions

The Georgetown University Student Association passed a bill last night that created five new student commissions, each designed to address a particular issue. The newly formed commissions will deal with technology, student dining concerns, code of conduct reform, class registration, and Georgetown identity, and are designed to allow students who are not in GUSA to work on issues that concern them.

By Alisha Crovetto October 23, 2008

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GWU’s Poor Diagnosis

The George Washington University School of Medicine was placed on probation last week by their accreditation organization, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

By Eric Pilch October 23, 2008

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Restaurant Blaze

A two-alarm fire destroyed the upscale Ristorante Piccolo on 31st Street early Monday morning, causing an estimated $1 million worth of damage. The restaurant will probably reopen in January, according to owner Karen Kowkabi.

By Alisha Crovetto October 23, 2008

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GUSET aims to score points with D.C. high schoolers

Georgetown University Students for Education and Tennis, a group that will bring tennis to under privileged high school students in the D.C. area received approval from the Center for Social Justice, according to its founder, Devan Dalcol (COL `11).

By Marie Negrin October 23, 2008

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Saxa Politica: A space to call our own

At the end of last year, the Student Activities Commission notified nine clubs that shared three offices on the Leavey Center’s fourth floor that their space was being taken away.

By Kate Mays October 23, 2008

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Caught Red-Handed

Department of Public Safety Officer Maurice Hunter responded to a student tip and apprehended a suspected bicycle thief near the Darnall Hall bicycle racks on Sunday evening. Two other suspects ran from the scene and remain at large.

By Alisha Crovetto October 16, 2008

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One is the loneliest number

Within 90 days, selling individual containers of beer and liquor that are a half-pint or smaller will no longer be legal in Ward 2—which includes Georgetown—Ward 6 and Ward 1. The act was passed last week by the D.C. City Council.

By Juliana Brint October 16, 2008

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Corp sees record revenue

Students of Georgetown, Inc. has announced that its 2008 fiscal year was a record-breaking one that saw $4,167,967 in revenue, and an increase in overall operating income from fiscal year 2007.

By Eric Pilch October 16, 2008

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Shoplifters target Gtown

The Metropolitan Police Department has recently increased patrols in Georgetown ‘s business district in response to an upswing in shoplifting on M Street and Wisconsin Avenue. According to an email from Second District Commander Mark Carter, the officers who are part of this increase have been reassigned from separate late night patrols.

By John Cooke October 16, 2008

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Magis Row themes revealed

The Office of Student Housing has announced the themes for the houses on Magis Row, a group of fourteen miniature LIving and Learning Communities in University townhouses.

By John Lawless October 16, 2008

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City on a Hill: Michael Brown for D.C. Council

The 1973 Home Rule Act, which outlines the District’s self-governance, screwed the District of Columbia over in a variety of ways. It denies Congressional representation and made any legislation passed by the D.C. Council subject to the whims of Congress. But the setting aside of two of the D.C. Council’s four at-large seats for non-Democrats is one of the most flagrant violations of fair representation.

By Juliana Brint October 16, 2008

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GU to get Google Mail

Two years after Google unveiled Google Apps for Education, Georgetown’s University Information Services has decided to implement the service which will replace the University-run GUMail.

By Will Sommer October 16, 2008

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Med student victim of hate crime

Last Friday at around three a.m., two men shouted homophobic slurs at a Georgetown University medical student, and one struck him across the face with a Grey Goose Vodka bottle.

By Marie Negrin October 9, 2008

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Metro expands its cell service

On October 1, Congress passed a law that will require the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to allow any cell phone service provider to operate within the Metrorail system. Currently, only Verizon Wireless customers receive service in the Metro because Verizon built WMATA’s emergency communications network in 1993.

By Juliana Brint October 9, 2008