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What’s happening on campus and in D.C.

School closure list revised

Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) and Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee revised their list of D.C. public schools that will close by the end of this year last Friday. Six of the 23 schools originally slated for closure were removed from the list, and four new ones were added. Rhee revised the list after numerous protests and boycotts from activists, parents and students.

By Crystal Chung February 7, 2008

Solidarity, NAACP call out hat makers

Goergetown Solidarity Committee, in conjunction with the local head of the NAACP, called on Georgetown University to terminate its contract with New Era Cap, which produces caps for universities across the country, in addition to being the exclusive producer of Major League Baseball caps, on Tuesday. Solidarity’s demand followed the NAACP’s release of a report in which approximately 50 anonymous employees filed allegations of racial and sexual discrimination at New Era’s plant in Mobile, Alabama.

By Molly Redden February 7, 2008

City on a Hill: Make Noise

The City Council may curtail free speech rights by passing the “Noise Control Protection Amendment Act” on February 19th. And while I sympathize with those D.C. residents who can’t sleep past 8 a.m. or enjoy a peaceful evening at home due to neighborhood noise, the act—sponsored by councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6)—assaults the First Amendment and the Council should not pass it.

By Juliana Brint February 7, 2008

Georgetown library plans for renovation

The District of Columbia Public Library will announce the architect chosen to restore and renovate its Georgetown branch this afternoon, according to Archie Williams, an Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist for DCPL. The library building, located at 3260 R Street, was gutted by an accidental fire last spring.

By Ohm Gore February 7, 2008

GUSA race officially begins

“The main reason [I’m running] is [that] the same type of person wins every year,” Tom Karwacki (MSB ‘09) said, adding that he sees most past GUSA presidents as buttoned-down government majors with their sights set on the White House.

By Juliana Brint February 7, 2008

News Hit

This week the British-based Financial Times ranked the McDonough School of Business’ MBA program 19th in the nation and 38th in the world. “I don’t look at any one ranking... Read more

By Crystal Chung January 31, 2008

Crown prince of Iran talks Mideast peace

The best hope for peace in the Middle East would come from creating democracy in Iran, the former crown prince, Cyrus Reza II Pahlavi, told an audience in the ICC Auditorium on Wednesday

By Marco Cerna January 31, 2008

New Corp leaders plan big

After a record-breaking year, the Corp announced at its first-ever shareholders meeting plans to open a coffee shop in the new McDonough School of Business building. Jesse Scharff (COL ’09), Kevin Lynch (COL ’09), and Adah Berkovich (SFS ’09) were also introduced as the new Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively.

By Matt Wallace January 31, 2008

Union Jack: Woes of the poorly endowed

Georgetown was among the 137 colleges to receive a letter last week from Senator Charles Grassley (R – Iowa) asking for more information about their financial aid and endowment spending. Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, wants to use their repsonses to gain support for a bill requiring universities to spend a certain portion of their funds annually

By Alison Crowley January 31, 2008

Stolen hard drive sparks campus concern

A non-encrypted hard drive containing the names and Social Security numbers of over 38,000 students, alumni, faculty and staff was reported stolen from the Student Affairs Office on the fifth floor of the Leavey Center on January 3. The University first notified students of the incident this past Monday, at first sending out an e-mail to potentially affected students, faculty and staff, then following with a campus-wide e-mail.

By Dylan Richmond January 31, 2008

GUSA, Corp support Hoya independence

The GUSA Senate passed a resolution expressing support for the Hoya’s independence movement by a vote of 15 to 9 with 2 abstentions during their Monday meeting, two days before the Hoya leadership had its first meeting with University administrators to discuss the possibility of becoming independent and leasing the name. The University is in the process of filing a trademark application for the paper’s name and masthead, which continues to be the sticking point in the Hoya’s quest for independence

By Juliana Brint January 31, 2008

Hope you have the time of your pro-life

Members of Georgetown’s Right to Life organization joined as many as 200,000 other pro-life activists on a march from the National Mall to the Supreme Court Tuesday as participatants in the March for Life, an annual protest held on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, the 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion as a privacy issue.

By Vivian Chen and Brittany Keates January 24, 2008

Metro slowdown

Major rehabilitation on Metro Center’s platform caused delays on the red, blue and orange Metro lines last weekend, tripping up students who attended Georgetown’s basketball games on Saturday afternoon and Monday evening at the Verizon Center. Trains travelling in both directions from the nearby Gallery Place-Chinatown Station were put on the same track, causing delays of half-an-hour or more.

By Crystal Chung January 24, 2008

City on a Hill: Farewell to cheating cabbies

The past few months have been quite an emotional rollercoaster for the District’s taxi riders—and the Taxicab Industry Group’s latest call for strikes ensures that it won’t end any time soon. With Mayor Adrian Fenty’s decision to switch to metered fares to be instituted April 6, the strike is largely for show. And what it shows is that the first priority for many cab drivers is preserving their ability to rip off their customers.

By Juliana Brint January 24, 2008

LGBTQ: working it out

Based on recommendations by a working group formed in November to assess the efficacy of the University’s bias reporting system, Public Safety Alerts will undergo several changes in the spring semester. The alerts, which previously included only robberies and assaults, will now notify students of incidents of bias and will be available every day of the week

By Alison Crowley January 24, 2008

A dream of D.C. voting rights

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the District of Columbia’s non-voting Representative in Congress, was honored by the University on Martin Luther King Jr. day for her continuous efforts for civil rights, and said that she will keep working until D.C. residents gain full representation in Congress

By Ohm Gore January 24, 2008

News Hits

The Hoya + GUSA Staff members of the Hoya will present their case for the paper’s independence and desire to keep its name at a GUSA Senate meeting this coming... Read more

By Crystal Chung January 24, 2008

Pounding the pavement for politics

Anthony Bonna (MSB ’09) met Mike Huckabee a few years ago, back when the former Arkansas governor was better known for his rapid slim-down than his underdog victory in the Iowa caucuses. Bonna attended the event where Huckabee first announced his candidacy.

By Juliana Brint January 17, 2008

Fenty and Rhee fan controversy

City Council members and community activists will boycott two dozen public hearings being held tonight to address Mayor Adrian Fenty and D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s controversial plans to close 23 public schools by next summer.

By Marco Cerna and Ohm Gore January 17, 2008

Union Jack: Lame-duck diplomacy

With the public’s attention turned inward on the looming South Carolina and Nevada primaries, the Bush administration has trained its eye toward foreign policy. In a six-nation tour covering Kuwait, Israel, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt over the course of the week, President Bush has reached some startling conclusions.

By Alison Crowley January 17, 2008

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