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Prison for student protestor

A Georgetown student faces up to six months in federal prison for trespassing on a military base during a November protest in Georgia.

By the January 19, 2006

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D.C. bans smoking

Georgetown restaurant managers remain unfazed after Mayor Anthony Williams signed the District of Columbia smoking ban earlier this month.

By the January 19, 2006

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Diplomacy for democracy

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice discussed the Bush administration’s transformational diplomacy initiative, the U.S. effort to help countries govern themselves democratically, yesterday in Georgetown’s O’Donovan Hall.

By the January 19, 2006

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Capital access

Union Jack – bi-weekly column on national politics

By the January 19, 2006

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A Middle Eastern Model U.N.

At a Model United Nations conference hosted by the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar last week, students from the Middle East and beyond undertook the challenge of addressing issues ranging from Iraqi reconstruction to U.N. Security Council reform.

By the December 1, 2005

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Prayer for peace – Dalai Lama goes to Ireland

Three Georgetown students accompanied the Dalai Lama to Northern Ireland last week on a visit to promote peaceful dialogue.

By the December 1, 2005

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Lights on

New street lamps near campus received unanimous approval Tuesday from the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in response to a request from the Georgetown University Student Safety Advisory Board.

By the December 1, 2005

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Dorm diversity

Several student groups are actively developing a proposal for a diversity floor in the Southwest Quadrangle next fall.

By the December 1, 2005

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Corruption 101

City on a Hill – bi-weekly column on D.C. news & politics

By the December 1, 2005

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D.C.’s own silent epidemic

On World AIDS Day, a microcosm of a global struggle

By the December 1, 2005

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Case studies in the death penalty

The Campaign to End the Death Penalty along with the Community of Sant’Egidio held rallies on the Hilltop and throughout the District to raise public awareness of the injustice of the death penalty Wednesday.

By the December 1, 2005

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GU student sexually assaulted

A Georgetown student was sexually assaulted last weekend, even as the University began “Take Back the Night Week,” dedicated to ending sexual assault on campus.

By the November 17, 2005

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Anacostia scores soccer venue

The owners of D.C. United made public a proposal to build a stadium, housing, retail space and park land in the area known as Poplar Point.

By the November 17, 2005

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Debate over Whitehurst shifts into gear

A proposition to deconstruct the Whitehurst Freeway has put residents and commuters at odds, and the fate of traffic on M St. and the Georgetown waterfront hangs in the balance.

By the November 17, 2005

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Laundry for peace of mind

Library regular plans Hoya housecleaning service

By the November 17, 2005

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SFS grad to aid Cheney

Vice President Dick Cheney nominated School of Foreign Service graduate David Addington (SFS ‘78) at the beginning of November to replace his indicted Chief of Staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby.

By the November 17, 2005

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Remembering Rabin

Georgetown students held a memorial service commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Monday night.

By the November 17, 2005

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Junioritis strikes

Saxa Politica – bi-weekly analysis of on-campus news

By the November 17, 2005

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Kaine wins Virginia governorship

Democratic candidate claims victory in 2005 election

By the November 10, 2005

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GU officer loses as delegate

Georgetown graduate and former University employee Earnest W. Porta Jr. (SFS ‘86) ran and lost in Virginia’s House of Delegates elections Tuesday.

By the November 10, 2005