Iraq, Darfur are top political priorities for US youth

The war in Iraq and the crisis in Darfur dominate the minds of 18 to 24 year olds across the country, according to a new Harvard University survey.

By John Lawless April 19, 2007

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Keeping quiet for gay rights

Campus was a little quieter than usual yesterday when over 100 students chose to remain silent throughout the day in observance of the national Day of Silence, an LGBTQ awareness day.

By Dylan Richmond April 19, 2007

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SFS receives $1 million donation from Yahoo!

In response to concerns about its own human rights record, Yahoo! announced a $1 million donation last Thursday to the SFS’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, establishing an eight-year fellowship on the intersection of Internet technology and human rights.

By Michael Bruns April 19, 2007

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Saxa Politica: Keep JTIII in the $500,000-a-year poorhouse

While students across campus are chagrined over Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green’s decision to enter the NBA draft and put the prospect of another year at Georgetown in question, one Hoya basketball player is already long gone. Marc Egerson, who left Georgetown in January, failed 12 classes in high school, according to a New York Times article. His academic record, and the University’s eagerness to admit despite it, embarrassed Georgetown near the end of March Madness.

By Will Sommer April 19, 2007

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City on a Hill: a biweekly column on D.C. news and politics

Brian Trivers has lived in the District of Columbia for all of his 59 years. His family has been on the same street in Southeast D.C. since 1869. Trivers loves the city and is about as Washington as they come. But as the Washington Nationals open their third Major League season, will Trivers be supporting them?

By John Lawless April 12, 2007

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The Governator gets green in Gaston

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger compared the challenges faced by the environmental movement to the struggles of bodybuilders when he spoke to a packed house of amused students in Gaston Hall yesterday, declaring that the environmental movement is now at a “tipping point.”

By Kate Mays April 12, 2007

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Basketball graduation rate criticized

A recent Washington Post editorial criticized Georgetown for the low graduation rates of its men’s basketball team, stirring discussion about how the Univeristy educates its most famous athletes.

By Keenan Steiner April 12, 2007

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Scholar shunned by State Dept. speaks by satellite

A controversial Muslim scholar, barred from entering the United States for three years, spoke by satellite connection to Georgetown audiences this week.

By Will Sommer April 12, 2007

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The wrong side of the law

One Georgetown law student is accusing the Law Center of practicing cafeteria Catholicism – picking and choosing which Church dogma to uphold.

By Michael Bruns April 12, 2007

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Fenty tries to save gun ban

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) and Attorney General Linda Singer filed a petition on Monday for a full review of last month’s decision that struck down the District’s gun ban.

By Lynn Kirshbaum April 12, 2007

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DPS prepares for Final Four weekend

Despite college basketball’s history of violent student riots, Georgetown students managed to celebrate the Hoya’s NCAA Tournament wins this past weekend peacefully and responsibly.

By Lynn Kirshbaum March 29, 2007

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New York Times morality guru speaks in Reiss

Randy Cohen, author of the New York Times Magazine’s ethics column, feels like he frequently gets left out at parties.

“I’ve become a kind of professional wet blanket,” he said. “I feel like there are all kinds of fun and depraved things going on until I arrive.”

By John Lawless March 29, 2007

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News Hit

Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) presented the first budget proposal of his mayoral tenure to the District Council on Monday, where it was greeted with both praise and concern. Though councilmembers said they had not had time to look at the budget in depth, many voiced uncertainty. Fenty requested $5.7 billion in local spending, but added no new taxes. The District’s Chief Financial Officer, Natwar Gandhi, said in a letter attached to the budget that this was an 8.8 percent spending increase over the budget for 2007.

By John Lawless March 29, 2007

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Minding the GAAP: seducing prospective frosh

Deciding what college to attend can depend on any number of tiny details: 70-degree weather, a hot tour guide, pot stickers at the cafeteria. This weekend, the Georgetown Admissions Ambassadors Program (GAAP) will host the first of three weekends designed to show accepted students everything the University has to offer. With the basketball team in the Final Four and students sunbathing on Copley Lawn, the timing couldn’t be better.

By Kate Mays March 29, 2007

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Soccer, step dance, and spicy curry at iWeek

A touch of World Cup excitement came to Georgetown last week when the iCup soccer tournament kicked off the 14th annual iWeek.

By Jessica Bachman March 29, 2007

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Saxa Politica: Second-class profs

When Prof. Carol Lancaster wrote a column for The Hoya explaining Georgetown’s tenure track, she probably didn’t plan to instigate controversy with her criticism of a crucial part of the University’s faculty: adjunct professors.

By Will Sommer March 29, 2007

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On the Record: David Morrell

Outgoing Vice President for Safety and Security Dave Morrell’s last day is this Friday; he’s leaving the University to pursue an undisclosed job. Before he left, Morrell sat down with the Voice to talk about security and chaos in the streets.

By Tim Fernholz March 29, 2007

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

New faces in government have a way of fading quickly into old faces. Two months into Adrian Fenty’s (D) term as mayor, everyone has their fingers crossed that this time, things might be different.

By John Lawless March 22, 2007

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Future presidents on YouTube

James Kotecki (SFS ‘07) bought his first webcam in late January, so that he and his longtime girlfriend, Emily Freifeld (American ’08) could make their online chats a little more visual.

By Kate Mays March 22, 2007

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Salaries and bullet-proof vests: no laughing matter

While Saturday’s antiwar march at the Pentagon brought thousands to D.C., Georgetown Solidarity Committee’s rally at Red Square to support the Department of Public Safety in their contract renegotiation on Tuesday drew only 20.

By Lynn Kirshbaum March 22, 2007