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Olson launches anticipated bias-reporting web site

Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson announced last Thursday the creation of a web site for reporting discriminatory acts on campus.

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Saxa Politica: Empty beds, empty hearts

October brings to mind images of falling leaves, sweaters, football and … the housing lottery?

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Village C East room charred in early morning blaze

A fire engulfed a Village C East room early Tuesday morning, leaving the room blackened and hundreds of evacuated residents standing outside for hours in the night.

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NSO event reborn as student performance

Pluralism in Action touts new students’ diversity, aims for intercultural dialogue

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McCoy steps in as new coordinator of LGBTQ resources

Georgetown’s newest coordinator of LGBTQ resources introduced himself Tuesday to a community which has been missing leadership despite years of struggle against the University administration.

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University deans ask students to disclose cell phone numbers

Late night calls from Jane?

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Clements announces intention to run for ANC seat

Brett Clements (CAS ‘07) is hoping to fill the soon-to-be empty local government position currently held by Mike Glick (CAS ‘05).

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News of the deans

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City on a Hill: The mayor’s sweet tooth

Here to plump you up

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DOE overturns sexual assault policy

The U.S. Department of Education informed the University July 16 that it could not force sexual assault victims to keep the names of their assailants secret.

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Godfrey settles in as new head of Campus Ministry

Fr. Timothy Godfrey, S.J. stepped into the role of Georgetown’s Director of Campus Ministry in July.

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Georgetown Drops In U.S. News Rankings. You should lock your doors. Pakisan honors professor. CAPS Director heading to Princeton.

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Chevy Chase opens branch in Leavey

Members of the University community now have the choice between a new Chevy Chase Bank branch in the Leavey Center and the Georgetown University Alumni Student Federal Credit Union.

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S&P drops Georgetown’s credit rating

Georgetown’s credit rating drops. Woops.

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Saxa Politica: Promoting Pluralism

Fighting racism, et al. with Pluralism

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Two titans of Georgetown to leave

Boxing Priest to Leave for Loyola

Rev. Kevin Wildes S.J. holds a short mass in his New South residence every Tuesday. But no matter how exciting his weekly sermons, Tuesday’s mass never draws a crowd like his occasional boxing lessons on Sunday nights.

“Our joke was always ‘Tuesdays are for mass, but Sunday is boxing day,’” said New South resident Patrick Morissey, (SFS ‘07).

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Two Hoyas on two sides as protesters flood National Mall

Rebecca Danis (SFS ‘06) and Kristina Gupta (CAS ‘05) would not normally find themselves at the same protest. On Sunday, however, they took opposing sides at the March for Women’s Lives.

Several hundred thousand protesters, some of whom came from as far as Washington State and Alaska, marched on the National mall, where a rally featured celebrity speakers such as Whoopi Goldberg, Sen.

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GUSA turmoil over: Hampton and Torres win

Ending a two-month saga, Kelley Hampton (SFS ‘05) and Luis Torres (CAS ‘05) were sworn in as the 2004-2005 GUSA executives Tuesday night. The GUSA Assembly met to hear the findings of the Constitutional Council and to certify the results of the disputed election.

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Protect aliens

This country functions according to the concept of federalism. It’s pure enlightenment theory, straight out of Montesquieu-the separation of powers is essential to democracy. One of the powers our founding fathers gave to the federal government was the creation and enforcement of immigration law.

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Georgetown mourns loss of sophomore

Michal Subczynski (SFS ‘06), a brilliant and ambitious John Carroll Scholar, was found dead early Monday morning in Virginia. The cause of his death remains unknown, but the U.S. Park Police are conducting an investigation.

Subczynski’s body was found on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, a road that passes underneath the Francis Scott Key Bridge.