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Jewish-Catholic relations

In a Marc Chagall painting discussed during Professor Jeremy Cohen’s lecture, “Contemplating the Cross: Jews React to the Crucifixion, from the Gospels to Gibson,” burning Jewish villages and Jews fleeing persecution surround the image of Jesus Christ hanging on a white cross.

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College awards faculty

Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences presented awards to three professors at the annual Georgetown College Faculty Convocation held in McNeir Auditorium on Tuesday.

Dean Jane McAuliffe gave the Award for Excellence in Teaching to History Professor Carol Ann Benedict, Chemistry Professor Angel C.

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Legacy of a Dream award honors Powells

Dr. King’s ideals remembered in Kennedy Center ceremony

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Students and University disagree on security changes

Faulty GoCard-readers provoke questions over effectiveness

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Getting ready for Bush’s second term

District and students prepare for the presidential inauguration

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Atlantic writers discuss “Real State of the Union”

With President George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address still two weeks away on Feb. 2, Georgetown students had the opportunity to voice their concerns about the condition of our nation at Georgetown’s second annual “Real State of the Union,” hosted by the Atlantic Monthly Group.

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By the people?

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

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Mitchell scholar

Benjamin Cote was named one of 12 students out of 220 applicants nationally to be awarded the George J. Mitchell Scholarship. The scholarship, named for former Senator Mitchell (D-ME) (LAW ‘61), will fund a year of study at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland next year, where Cote will pursue a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies.

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Copley desecration

Copley Hall’s new chaplain-in-residence, Santi Gorospe, woke up to an unpleasant reception Monday morning. The door to the room he shares with his wife, Virginia, was defaced early in the morning with offensive, anti-religious writing.

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I Survived the Tsunami

On the Record with Brintha Vasagar, Georgetown student and aid worker

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University responds to South Asia tsunami disaster

Relief effort unites community

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Georgetown Olympian named Rhodes scholar

Jennifer Howitt (SFS ‘05) still very clearly remembers the first time she rolled onto a basketball court in a wheelchair.

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Georgetown boathouse proposal sparks controversy

After receiving approval from the D.C. Zoning Commission in Dec. 2003, the fate of Georgetown’s new boathouse hangs in the balance once again.

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Tidwell appointed

Georgetown University’s Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies appointed author, teacher and expert in conflict resolution Dr. Alan Tidwell as its new director, beginning January 2005.

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Seniors to tutor

The Senior Class Committee will start off the new year by renewing the PALS tutoring program, in which seniors will tutor sixth-graders at Walker Jones Elementary School in Northwest D.C. every other Friday.

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Saxa Politica: Back too late

The Tombs was packed on Monday night, probably one of the few times during the year that any Monday saw so many revelers. Students living in off-campus residences were reuniting and relaxing with friends after the winter break.

The opportunity to return to Washington a few days prior to the start of the new semester is not shared, however, by the 4,000 students who live on campus.

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Georgetown Ukrainians contemplate election

Over 4,800 miles away from a homeland mired in political crisis, Ukrainian students at Georgetown are awaiting the outcome of a struggle over their country’s leadership that may leave them without a unified nation to go home to.

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Georgetown AIDS Coalition commemorates World AIDS Day

There are 40 million people worldwide who suffer from HIV/AIDS, and the numbers are on the rise, with five million new infections each year.

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Angel Tree project promotes local literacy

This year the Christmases of children living in low income areas of D.C. might be a little brighter thanks to Georgetown’s Angel Tree book drive.