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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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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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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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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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

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On the Waterfront

Georgetown Waterfront Park opened last week nearly two decades after the initial proposal was put forward, and after several delays and design changes.

By John Cooke October 9, 2008

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Political Profs

Last year, Professor Mike Green of the School of foreign Service arrived in a New York airport on his way to meet with the top advisers to presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani. Both campaigns were seeking his services as a top foreign policy adviser.

By Molly Redden October 9, 2008

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Saxa Politica: GU owes students a free lunch

After Kathrin Verestoun (SFS `11) watched her norovirus-infected roommate vomit all over their room last week, it took her a while to muster the faith to trust Leo O’Donovan Dining Hall again. But on Sunday night, out of Flex dollars and short on cash, Verestoun decided to brave Leo’s once more.

By Kate Mays October 9, 2008

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Virus subsides, source still unknown

As the total number of Georgetown students who sought medical treatment for a norovirus infection climbed to 215 on Wednesday, the Leo J. O’Donovan dining hall resumed normal operations for the first time in a week, and the University’s cleaning and sanitization project for high-traffic areas continued.

By Alisha Crovetto October 9, 2008

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Cafeteria food sickens 96

At least 96 students were treated by the Georgetown University Hospital or the Student Health Center for gastroenteritis from Tuesday night and Wednesday. Speaking to an audience of student and local reporters in the Leavey Center yesterday afternoon, Todd Olson, the Vice President of Student Affairs, said that the “clear common denominator” amongst all the students was that they had dined at the Leo O’Donovan Cafeteria.

By Molly Redden October 2, 2008

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GUTS collision on Canal

A Georgetown University Transportation System bus and a minivan with Pakistani diplomatic plates collided on Canal Road on Tuesday afternoon, sending the van’s three passengers to the emergency room.

By Alisha Crovetto October 2, 2008

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Bovine burglary

A bronze sculpture of a bull’s head worth $25,000 that was stolen from a Georgetown house has been returned, according the Metropolitan Police Department.

By Will Sommer October 2, 2008

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Fenty shutters Franklin Shelter

When Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) closed down the Franklin Homeless Center in Shaw last Friday, former Franklin resident Eric Sheptock told local activists of a “sleep-out” protest in the park across the street on his blog. However, he said, he would not be able to attend, because he had to follow his belongings to a new shelter.

By Marie Negrin October 2, 2008

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Related break-ins on O Street

On Sunday at about 5:30 p.m., an unidentified male broke into the first and second stories of a townhouse apartment on 36th and O Streets.

By Lillian Kaiser October 2, 2008

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City on a Hill: Is D.C. down for the count?

D.C.’s September 9 primary elections should have been simple. Many of the races for the D.C. City Council were uncontested, and less than 14 percent of D.C.’s registered voters cast ballots. But the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics still managed to bungle the job, and the ineptitude they demonstrated raises serious questions about whether they will be able to handle the far greater challenge of overseeing the November 4 general election.

By Juliana Brint October 2, 2008