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Cash it in

It seems the only agency in the Washington area more inept at record keeping than the federal government is the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. In an audit report released to the public last Friday, Metro admitted that a significant amount of revenue has been lost due to theft.

By the March 4, 2004

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Georgetown launches new minor

NEWS BY DAN JOYCE African-American studies has joined Georgetown’s growing interdisciplinary studies program. The determined efforts of students and faculty came to fruition last week as Georgetown formally launched a new African-American Studies pilot program. Beginning this year, students will be able to minor in African-American Studies in the interdisciplinary studies program.

By the February 26, 2004

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NSA Director seeks safety and privacy

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC “How many of you think that America is at war?”the Director of the National Security Agency asked a nearly full Gaston Hall. Looking out over the raised hands comprising the clear majority of the group, Lt. General Michael Hayden gave his own answer to the question: “I too believe that America is at war.

By the February 26, 2004

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D.C. makes another bid for baseball

In a move out of left field, the D.C. Government is sweetening the deal to attract a professional baseball team to Washington. City officials, against the wishes of several other cities and baseball owners, are working to rein in the price of a stadium from $436 million to well under $400 million and allow a local ownership group to offer more for a team.

By the February 26, 2004

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Students lead quest for child health funds

Georgetown students are hoping to bring attention to what they say is a forgotten issue. The movers and shakers at Georgetown’s chapter of UNICEF and the Student Campaign for Child Survival will be joined by students from across the country Monday to lobby Congress for children’s rights.

By the February 26, 2004

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GU student assaulted at Prospect St. home

A Georgetown student was sexually assaulted in her Prospect Street home early Sunday morning by an unidentified man who remains at large.

While most of the details concerning the incident remain unclear, the Department of Public Safety described the suspect Monday in a public safety alert e-mail as a White or Latino/Hispanic male in his mid-twenties.

By the February 26, 2004

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World Bank President defends development

World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn emphasized the importance of development in creating a stable world. The wry Australian told an almost full Gaston Hall that child and youth issues are the most important facing the world today.

“Poor people are an asset,” he said.

By the February 26, 2004

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Canada bust

Thought you’d go to McGill to get a great education at a bargain price? Think again. Quebec is considering lifting the freeze on university tuition, and students are angry. Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper reported last week that riot police used tear gas to disperse students demonstrating against the possibility of increased tuition fees in Quebec.

By the February 26, 2004

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Council addresses sexual assault response

An estimated 70 percent of sexual assaults on college campuses went unreported last year, according to Sexual Assault Coordinator Shannon Hunnicutt. A new Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Advisory Council wants to change that. Providing training to Resident Assistants and Department of Public Safety officers to deal with sexual assault victims, student representative Mary Nagle (CAS ‘05) said, will ensure that “no one will fall through the cracks.

By the February 19, 2004

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Professors get around at the Hilltop Auction

How much would you pay to spend one night with John DeGioia? $100? $150, perhaps? On Tuesday night, DeGioia was priced to own, at least for one evening, at $370. If that is out of your price range, then console yourself with Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson, whose going rate is $166.

By the February 19, 2004

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GUSA appeal will take weeks

“It’s all about GUSA” read the few remaining flyers from Kelley Hampton (SFS ‘05) and Luis Torres’ (CAS ‘05) shattered campaign. A mere week after their disqualification, Hampton and Torres might now be singing a different tune: “It’s all about the constitutional council.

By the February 19, 2004

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Kerry time

How soon D.C. voters forget. This weekend John Kerry pulled off a decisive win in Valentine’s Day’s “official” D.C. caucus. His win followed the non-binding primary in January, in which former Vermont Governor Howard Dean was comfortably victorious.

On Saturday, Kerry finished first with 47 percent of the vote, Sharpton second with 20 percent and Dean third with 17 percent.

By the February 19, 2004

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Largest tuition hikes in four years

NEWS BY CLAIRE D’EMIC $39,450 is the magic number for the 2004-2005 acadmic year. Last week, members of the University’s Board of Directors approved a seven percent increase in tuition for full-time undergraduates, as well as a five percent inflation of the cost of room and board.

By the February 19, 2004

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Former Burmese prisoner visits GU

With a call to action punctuated by anecdotes of torture and survival in the jungle, a leading advocate for democracy in Burma denounced egregious human rights violations by his country’s government in the ICC on Wednesday.

Ka Hsaw Wa recounted his experiences as a victim of the Burmese military dictatorship.

By the February 19, 2004

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Hampton, Torres to contest election

NEWS BY VIN MCGILL Adam Giblin (CAS ‘06) and Eric Lashner (CAS ‘05) were declared the winners of the Georgetown University Student Association election on Monday after the Election Commission disqualified Kelley Hampton (SFS ‘05) and Luis Torres (CAS ‘05) from the race. Hampton and Torres vowed to contest the fines that led to their disqualification.

By the February 12, 2004

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One less Hurdle for student politicos

Wanted: a mature, cooperative Hoya willing to stay over the summer and who works well with others. One Georgetown student will get an early chance to shape community relations this year when Jason Hurdle, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, resigns from the body later this week.

By the February 12, 2004

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GU alum and top Frist aid resigns

Georgetown alumnus Manuel Miranda (SFS ‘82) resigned Friday from his position as aid to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) after the Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into Miranda’s distribution of confidential Democratic memos. Miranda told The Knoxville News Sentinel that he resigned “so as not to distract the Majority Leader from pursuing the needed legislative agenda for the American people.

By the February 12, 2004

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Amnesty Director calls for a safer world

Drawing frequent applause and chuckles from an audience of well over 100 students and faculty, Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director spoke Monday on the importance of reasserting human rights in a war-torn world.

Dr. William Schulz criticized the Bush Administration’s alleged transgressions against human rights both at home and abroad, and called for a more multi-lateral approach to fighting terrorism.

By the February 12, 2004

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Gallucci praises Tenet speech

In his accommodating, well-lit office Wednesday, Robert Gallucci, Dean of the School of Foreign Service, unpacked CIA Director George Tenet’s (SFS ‘68) Feb. 4 speech. Gallucci praised both the content of the speech and its delivery.

“I think he wanted his audience to understand that there are limits to what you can expect from intelligence,” Gallucci said.

By the February 12, 2004

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What’s missing

The Super Bowl halftime show taught us controversy can refresh even the most predictable things. Recent issues of campus newspapers provide many such examples.

Videotaping: Town-gown conflict has existed as long as there has been a gown. In Medieval times, students at Oxford took to the streets with clubs and pitchforks to repel angry town mobs.

By the February 12, 2004