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Free speech or bigotry? Panelists discuss cartoons

Although it never reached the point of physical violence, tension ran high in Copley Formal Lounge during a forum yesterday about the cartoons published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten last year.

By December 7, 2006

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School superintendent defends job

With his position threatened by an ambitious mayor-elect, the superintendent of the District of Columbia public school system defended the achievements of his administration in a major speech Tuesday.

By November 30, 2006

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658,000 war dead remembered on Copley

6,580 red flags decorated Copley lawn on Wednesday. Each flag represented one hundred coalition soldiers or Iraqis who have died in the Iraq War.

By November 30, 2006

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DCRA to force out Apostles


Nine Georgetown students who call themselves the Apostles for Peace and Unity have only three days left to comply with a cease and desist order issued by D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

By November 30, 2006

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Senitt killer sentenced

On Nov. 15, a 15-year-old involved in the murder of Alan Senitt was sentenced to juvenile custody until he turns 21, according to a spokesperson for the D.C. attorney general.

By November 30, 2006

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GU wins Mitchell’s

Georgetown alumnus Nate Wright (COL ’06) and senior Art Chan (SFS ’07) have been named 2008 Mitchell Scholars, the University announced on Nov. 20.

By November 30, 2006

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D.C.’s new top cop

Mayor-elect Adrian Fenty named Cathy Lanier as the Metropolitan Police Department’s next chief of police last Monday. Lanier will take the place of Chief Charles H. Ramsey, who led the police department during last summer’s crime emergency.

By November 30, 2006

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Leo’s murder

Frank Byrd, a Marriott Corporation employee who worked in Leo O’Donovan dining hall, was charged with Manslaugher in D.C. Superior Court last Wednesday for fatally shooting his mother Shirley Byrd two weeks ago.

By November 30, 2006

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Flood on 34th

photo by Michael J. Bruns A broken fire hydrant let loose a torrent of water on 34th and Prospect Streets yesterday about 2 p.m., flooding the street. According to Corey... Read more

By November 30, 2006

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Saxa Politica: A final stand

bi-weekly column on campus news and politics

By November 30, 2006

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City on a Hill

bi-weekly column on D.C. politics

By November 16, 2006

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Runaway car kills two, decimates townhouse in Shaw

A large tarp now covers half of a historic townhouse at the corner of Florida Ave. and Sixth St. near Howard University.

By November 16, 2006

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SJP wall divides Red Square


In the early afternoon on Tuesday, students passing through Red Square encountered a towering 20 foot representation of the separation barrier built to separate the West Bank from the rest of the country.

By November 16, 2006

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D.C.’s crime emergency bill a success

Crimes dropped and arrests rose during the District’s crime emergency, which officially ended on Nov. 3, according to data released by the Metropolitan Police Department.

By November 16, 2006

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Professor remembers Gates as Hoya

Another Hoya alumni will be taking a place in the ranks of government when Robert Gates is confirmed by the Senate as the new Secretary of Defense for the Bush Administration.

By November 16, 2006

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Speaker alleges pro-Israel bias


Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict came under attack by a pro-Palestinian speaker at a University event Wednesday.

By November 16, 2006

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NEWS HITS

Dulles Metro; To D.C. on foot

By November 16, 2006

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Students going beyond the ballot box

For most Americans, Election Day meant nothing more than hitting the polls and waiting to see who would triumph. But for a small group of politically active students at Georgetown, Election Day was the climax of months spent phone banking, sign-blitzing and getting out the vote for campaigns from Virginia to Maryland and all the way out to Kentucky.

By November 9, 2006

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Schmitt fails in R.I.

Recent Georgetown graduate Patrick Schmitt (SFS ’06) lost his bid for a seat in Rhode Island’s State Senate Tuesday.

By November 9, 2006

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Study abroad numbers down for spring

There has been a decline in participation in semester abroad programs since the University changed its tuition policy two years ago, according to the Office of International Programs.

By November 9, 2006