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Lights out for Copley during weekend transformer failure

Many Georgetown students, staff and faculty were left in the dark for much of the weekend when a power outage hit several buildings on campus.

By the November 18, 2004

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Yasir Arafat’s legacy spurs debate among Georgetown students

The debate over the legacy of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, who died last week, has reached Georgetown, where students still hope for peace in spite of conflicts over the controversial figure.

By the November 18, 2004

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Keep the flu from you

The University is hedging its bets on beating this winter’s flu through a pack of tissues, four hand sanitizers and an information card on ways to stay healthy.

By the November 18, 2004

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Altruistic attorneys

Former Congressman, lawyer and political activist Fr. Robert Drinan, S.J. told a crowd of about 70 pre-law hopefuls Wednesday to engage in their communities and wage war on injustice.

By the November 18, 2004

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What can DPS do?

Earlier this week, my roommate noticed several men loitering suspiciously on the corner of T Street in Burleith.

By the November 18, 2004

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Georgetown students STAND for Darfur

As 1.4 million Darfurian refugees have been terrorized and driven from their homes, a group of Georgetown students has made it its purpose to publicize the atrocities in Sudan to the Georgetown community.

By the November 18, 2004

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GUSA bylaw bash looks for election reform

As Georgetown University Student Association representatives filed out of their meeting Tuesday night, having tabled their long-awaited election bylaw reforms for another week, a plate of brownies lay untouched in the corner.

By the November 18, 2004

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GUSA tables changes to troubled bylaws

Tuesday night, the Georgetown University Student Association considered a resolution which would streamline its electoral bylaws in order to prevent a repeat of last year’s election controversy involving campaign fines and disqualifications.

By the November 11, 2004

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Differences persist over worker benefits

Cecilia Villatoro moved to the United States from El Salvador seven years ago. Six of those years she has spent in the Leavey Center of Georgetown University as a P & R Enterprises employee.

By the November 11, 2004

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Baseball proposal forces D.C. government into extra innings

The debate over the plan to bring baseball to D.C. has culminated in a conflict over public financing after a series of sudden counter-proposals within the city council.

By the November 11, 2004

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God and the Constitution: On the record with Michael Newdow

Michael Newdow became famous this summer when he challenged the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

By the November 11, 2004

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GU runs dry

A break in a water main affected every building on the Georgetown campus and severely limited water service to the Georgetown area Monday, according to Georgetown University Director of Media Relations Laura Cavender.

By the November 11, 2004

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Dirty no longer

Georgetown students, faculty and staff gathered outside the newly finished lobby of New South to rededicate the residence hall on Monday.

By the November 11, 2004

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Obsessed no longer

Twenty-two years after he was committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital in Southeast D.C., John Hinckley Jr. wants a little freedom.

By the November 11, 2004

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Sadness and exuberance on Tuesday night

A small band of frustrated Georgetown Democrats in Sellinger Lounge surrounded an inflatable doll of George W. Bush and began to pummel him, kicking him across the room, punching him in the face and knocking him down. Their actions were all in vain.

By the November 4, 2004

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Clements replaces Glick as Georgetown’s ANC representative

Brett Clements (CAS ‘07) was elected to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission on Tuesday, replacing Mike Glick (CAS’ 05), who has represented Georgetown University campus residents to the committee for two years.

By the November 4, 2004

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City on a Hill: Resist defeat

Our news columnist thinks America has made the wrong choice once again.

By the November 4, 2004

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GU groups unite to discuss new hate-crimes web site

The Georgetown University Student Association sponsored a forum Wednesday night to discuss issues of bias and to raise awareness about a new hate-crime-reporting web site.

By the November 4, 2004

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New details uncovered on Georgetown junior’s drowning

Four weeks after the Oct. 8 drowning of Georgetown junior Robert Tremain, details surrounding the case still remain a mystery.

By the November 4, 2004

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Junior awarded fellowship

Last month Nichiren Rashad Jones (SFS ‘06) was named a Pickering Fellow, as part of a prestigious fellowship funded by the U.S. State Department.

By the November 4, 2004