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Saxa Politica: Young and sober

bi-weekly column on campus news and politics

By Anna Bank September 14, 2006

Facebook founder defends News Feed

ONLINE ONLY—In an online chat with nationwide university publications on Thursday, Facebook.com’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and co-founder Chris Hughes defended the News-feed and mini-feed features originally launched on Sept. 5, despite well-publicized criticism from users.

By Keenan Steiner September 14, 2006

Campus workers unionize, get raises

In the early morning hours of Sept. 6, the campus custodial employees of P&R Enterprises voted to accept their first union contract, improving their wages and benefits and bringing to an end a five-plus year campaign for union recognition and a living wage.

By Matt Murtagh September 7, 2006

Hermaphrodite fish provoke concern about pollution

For those of you who enjoy water from the tap, you may want to consider switching to Dasani.

The United States Geological Survey announced that a large number of intersex fish have been found in the Potomac River.

By Kent Elliott September 7, 2006

Wandering red cups lead to more MPD arrests

An increase in patrols by the Metropolitan Police Department has seen many Georgetown students hauled downtown for open container violations and disorderly conduct.

By Michael Bruns September 7, 2006

SafeRides a success, Morrell says

The University SafeRides system has expanded its routes and times for the start of the new school year.

By Keenan Steiner September 7, 2006

A candle for peace

More than fifty students gathered in Red Square on Tuesday night for a candlelight vigil commemorating the lives lost in the Lebanese war this summer.

By Sam Sweeney September 7, 2006

City on a Hill: The City and you

Primary Day for the District of Columbia is only a few days away, and all over campus you can just feel the excitement and anticipation on campus. Banners and signs dot every open space, and students are holding rallies in Red Square to support their candidate of choice.

Of course, none of that is actually true.

By Marco Cerna September 7, 2006

Hundreds rally for immigration reform on Mall

ONLINE ONLY—Azanaw Mengista (COL ‘09) stood by himself in the late afternoon shadows on the National Mall Thursday, but he was not alone.

By Kathleen Sheehan September 7, 2006

Chertoff assesses U.S.’s defenses against terror in Gaston

Secretary Michael Chertoff of the Department of Homeland Security discussed the legacy of September 11 on its fifth anniversary in a speech in Gaston Hall Friday.

By Molly Gelsey September 7, 2006

Fed. commission issues report

The nature of higher education as we know it is about to be changed forever, according to the members of the federal Commission on the Future of Higher Education, authors of a new report recommending reforms to the Department of Education.

By Michael Bruns August 31, 2006

Reflections on the summer’s war

Or Skolnik (COL ‘09) doesn’t live in Israel anymore, but the outbreak of violence in the Middle East this summer threatened his family in a very real way.

By John Lawless August 31, 2006

NEWS HITS: GMU dumps SAT; Names for 9/11; Robbers at large

GMU dumps SAT and Names for 9/11 and Robbers at large

By the Voice Staff August 31, 2006

New Wisey’s: kid-approved

Low carb meals, wicker chairs and smoothies may not sound like Wisemiller’s Deli, but a second branch of the local favorite has been open for almost two weeks at 1440 Wisconsin Ave.

By Austin Richardson August 31, 2006

Saxa Politica: Read this, Frosh

Summer reading isn’t just for sixth graders. Shortly after enrolling, the class of 2010 discovered that they had to read Margaret Atwood’s “The Blind Assassin” and write a short paper about the book before seeing Atwood speak in Gaston Hall on Sept. 9th.

By Anna Bank August 31, 2006

Where are those 30,000 ATMs?

Last year the Georgetown University Alumni & Student Federal Credit Union joined the AllPoint ATM network in response to the results of a customer survey. None of the estimated 30,000 ATMs however, are closer than four blocks from campus. The new ATMs are in various convenience stores and businesses around the country. Any service charge is reimbursed electronically by the network. The nearest to campus are located in Tara Salon & Spa at the bottom of M Street and in Georgetown Auto on Wisconsin Avenue. “It’s kind of the outside perimeter,” Chief Information Officer Cyril Vergis said of the new ATMs. He hopes to eventually have closer machines, such as on M St. and Wisconsin. “We’re trying to work our way into that grid,” he said. GUASFCU charges $.75 for the use of non-member ATMs.

By Michael Bruns August 31, 2006

Thieves raid Wisconsin jeweler

A Georgetown jewelry store was robbed Sunday afternoon in a violent heist that left one of the shop’s owners critically wounded and launched a district-wide search for the trio of suspects..

By Anna Ziajka August 24, 2006

Georgetown in the eyes of the law

The Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission has requested that 13 security cameras be placed at various locations in and around the West Georgetown and Burleith neighborhoods.

By Michael Bruns August 24, 2006

D.C. youths versus mayor

More than 70 Washington, D.C. youths gathered downtown yesterday morning to protest emergency laws that they say unfairly penalize them for the city’s recent rise in crime.

By Anna Ziajka August 24, 2006

A hospital for S.E.?

City on a Hill: bi-weekly column on D. C. news and politics

By Chris Stanton August 24, 2006

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