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Inmates speak to students ‘Live from Death Row’

Madison Hobley, exonerated from Illinois’ death row after sixteen years of wrongful imprisonment, spoke to students last Wednesday in Reiss 103 about capital punishment. Hobley, who last year spoke with students via telephone from death row in Illinois, was pardoned by Illinois Gov.

By the March 6, 2003

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GUSA certifies election results

The Georgetown University Student Association voted Tuesday night to certify the results of last week’s executive election. Brian Morgenstern (CAS ‘05) and Steve de Man (CAS ‘04) were sworn in as the assembly’s new president and vice president.

The certification vote was made amid controversy concerning flawed electronic ballots and allegations of improper campaigning by two of the three tickets.

By the March 6, 2003

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Honor code violations may double

The number of cases handled by the University Honor Council has increased dramatically this year, with members of the council estimating that the total will be double the average of past years. The increased caseload is thought to be a result of a campaign to educate faculty members about the honor code rather than an increase in cheating by students.

By the March 6, 2003

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SMEP: First conference a success

Students for Middle East Peace, a campus group formed last year in order to foster dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, hosted a conference this Sunday on campus that focused on conflict mediation and nonviolent solutions to the situation in Israel.

By the March 6, 2003

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Rebels with a cause

The D.C. City Council launched the issue of D.C. home rule into the national debate this week. On Tuesday, the council voted unanimously to move the District’s presidential primary to Jan. 13, 2004, positioning it as the first primary of the election season.

By the March 6, 2003

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Georgetown responds to threat of war

At Georgetown University, as in many communities across the country, people are preparing for war. Students and staff are designing evacuation routes, designating meeting points and buying duct tape in record numbers.

3We have completely sold out of duct tape, and are ordering more,2 said Meg Gardner, the supply buyer for the Georgetown bookstore.

By the February 27, 2003

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Only first-years eligible for dorms

Although the Office of Housing announced earlier this year that all students who want to live on campus would be guaranteed housing, the sign-up for residence hall room selection will be limited to students in the class of 2006.

According to an e-mail sent to students Wednesday by the Office of Housing Services, the desire for on-campus housing exceeds the actual availability of housing.

By the February 27, 2003

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DeGioia supports affirmative action

University President John J. DeGioia strongly stated Georgetown1s commitment to affirmative action in a speech delivered Tuesday evening in Gaston Hall, calling the policy 3critical to achieving our educational mission.2

The Supreme Court of the United States is currently examining affirmative action in public universities.

By the February 27, 2003

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Merkel criticizes anti-war Germany

Dr. Angela Merkel, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Germany1s opposition party, discussed the future of Germany and Europe, and criticized Chancellor Gerhard Schr?der1s anti-war stance in a speech Tuesday afternoon.

Speaking in Copley Formal Lounge, Merkel criticized the German adoption of 3Sonderweg,2 the anti-war approach of Schr?der1s government, which has considerably strained U.

By the February 27, 2003

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Performing Arts decision delayed

The D.C. Zoning Commission decided not to vote on the requested delay in the construction of the Georgetown University Performing Arts Center at its regular meeting Monday night.

The Zoning Commission decided to allow the University to file further information regarding the compliance issues, according to Director of Off-Campus Student Life Jeanne Lord.

By the February 27, 2003

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Three years later

In October, the Office of Housing and Conference Services announced in a broadcast e-mail that the University would be able to provide on-campus housing to all students during the 2003-2004 school year. It thought the completion of the Southwest Quadrangle project in the fall of 2003 would provide the extra space needed to house all students on campus.

By the February 27, 2003

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GUSA candidates disqualified, voting botched

Two GUSA presidential tickets were disqualified Tuesday night for inappropriate campaigning following an election mishap that prevented at least 300 students from voting.

Soon after declaring Brian Morgenstern (CAS OE05) and Steve de Man (CAS OE04) the winners of GUSA1s executive elections, the six executive candidates were ushered into the glass-walled GUSA office for a closed meeting.

By the February 27, 2003

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Three manhole covers explode

Three manholes exploded yesterday afternoon on the 3200 block of M Street. Authorities closed the block to automotive and pedestrian traffic, causing major travel delays and driving detours for rush-hour drivers.

The explosions occurred at approximately 4:30 p.

By the February 20, 2003

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Students protest, counter protest at French embassy

College Republicans from Georgetown University and American University clashed with members of Georgetown Peace Action at a protest in front of the French embassy last Thursday.

The rally, planned by the College Republicans to protest France’s refusal to support war with Iraq, was interrupted by chants of “Listen to France, give peace a chance” and “Drop Bush not Bombs,” as about a dozen members of Georgetown Peace Action held a simultaneous counterprotest in support of France’s decision to oppose military action in Iraq.

By the February 20, 2003

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White snow, dark politics

I arrived at Union Station early Monday morning determined to make it back to Georgetown. I had just traveled on a sold-out Amtrak train packed with homebound Washingtonians hoping to beat the worst of the storm.

The station was packed with hundreds of travelers settling in for the night: a family with a baby had secured a corner to sleep in; a throng of students huddled in the waiting area; an elderly couple dozed off on a wooden bench.

By the February 20, 2003

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Hoya Kids permit upheld by court

On Thursday, Feb. 6, the D.C. Court of Appeals upheld a building permit which allows Georgetown to host a child-care center on campus. The permit was challenged by local residents after being upheld by the Board of Zoning Adjustment in 1997.

Hoya Kids Learning Center, located in Poulton Hall, offers day care and preschool services for up to 58 children of University students, faculty and staff, including hospital staff.

By the February 20, 2003

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First GAAP weekend begins Friday

Two hundred prospective Georgetown students will be on campus this weekend to take part in the Georgetown Admissions Ambassadors Program’s first student-parent activities of the year.

Prospective students who were accepted in the early admissions process were invited to attend either the February early admissions GAAP weekend or one of three GAAP weekends held in April.

By the February 20, 2003

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Popular campus figure arrested

John Sullivan, the panhandler often seen outside of Wisemiller’s Deli, was arrested Saturday, Feb. 1 by undercover policemen.

According to Metropolitan Police Department Lieutenant Brian Bray, Sullivan was arrested on a bench warrant issued by a D.C. judge after he failed to appear in court on a drug posession charge.

By the February 20, 2003

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GUSA executive campaigns kick off

This year’s Georgetown University Student Association executive race began with five tickets bidding for the top GUSA offices, but by Wednesday night’s debate in Sellinger Lounge, only three remained.

The candidates are Steve Palmese (MSB ‘04) and Tim Nunziata (MSB ‘04), Brian Morgenstern (CAS ‘05) and Steve de Man (CAS ‘04) and Rob Hutton (SFS ‘04) and Nazareth Haysbert (CAS ‘05).

By the February 20, 2003

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Proposed free, confidential HIV testing denied

Funding for proposed free and confidential HIV screening in the Student Primary Care Clinic was denied by the University Wednesday afternoon, presenting a major setback to the year and a half long effort.

Doctors at the clinic, in conjunction with organizations such as the Student Health Advisory Board and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Working Group, have been working on the project which, according to Vice President for Student Affairs Dr.

By the February 13, 2003