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Extra officers will patrol Georgetown

Although Georgetown residents have hired private security guards with cellphones and flashlights from Securitas Security Services for years, the neighborhood’s anti-crime presence is now stronger than ever before.

By January 18, 2007

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Off-track train prompts Metro investigation

A federal investigation evaluating the Metro’s safety began after a Green Line train derailed near the Mount Vernon Square station on Jan. 7, injuring 20 people.

By January 18, 2007

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Voice from Guantanamo

In a live telecast to a packed auditorium at the Georgetown Law Center, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee recalled the dehumanizing atmosphere of the military detention center there and criticized the U.S. government’s war on terror.

By January 18, 2007

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Dangerous D.C.

From terrorist attacks to hurricanes, America has time and again witnessed devastation of horrifying proportion. Even after these disasters, we have chosen to ignore the obvious implications: we in D.C. are woefully underprepared to respond to the consequences of catastrophe.

By January 18, 2007

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Kegs will stay on campus

After a semester’s worth of deliberation, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson decided not to ban kegs, although he will limit events to one keg each starting next fall.

By January 11, 2007

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DeGioia stands up for Early Action

President John J. DeGioia defended Georgetown’s decision to continue its non-binding Early Action policy in an interview yesterday, saying that only applicants who would be admitted during the regular decision process are admitted early.

By January 11, 2007

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Metro fare may rise

Trips off campus could become more expensive next year under a proposal by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

By January 11, 2007

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Corp coffee shops clean up

The Corp coffee shops that Georgetown students know well are making numerous, large-scale changes to their service and products throughout the month of January to become better, more efficient Corp coffee shops.

By January 11, 2007

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Wormley for sale

Encore Development will offer buyers the opportunity to purchase condominums in the historic Wormley School on Prospect St. at the end of this month.

By January 11, 2007

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Tix in Gaston

For the majority of last semester, the Lecture Fund’s list of speakers included big names like former President Bill Clinton, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, and Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan. Students could brag to their friends at other schools that a president or NGO leader spoke at Georgetown every week.

By January 11, 2007

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Fenty’s school takeover

Mayor Adrian Fenty advanced a proposal last Wednesday to reorganize the District’s public school system and to place authority for all school decisions in the mayor’s office, according to his web site.

By January 11, 2007

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Goodbye, Tony

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

By December 7, 2006

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Cafeteria worker pleads guilty to manslaughter

Judge rules against former Marriott employee in mother’s death

By December 7, 2006

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Neighbors pass resolution opposing keg ban

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday night stating its opposition to the proposed on-campus keg ban.

By December 7, 2006

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Will 9:30 Club sing the blues?

The National Capital Revitalization Corporation is in the midst of negotiations with the owners of HOB Entertainment, Inc. to build a House of Blues Club in D.C.

By December 7, 2006

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Apostles for Peace and Unity back down

Highly publicized townhouse will downsize to six permanent residents

By December 7, 2006

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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