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A new kind of protest

It’s a spring weekend in the District. The peak of the cherry blossoms has passed; the days are getting warmer and longer; the tourists are making their presence known. And now that mid-April has arrived again, it’s the perfect time to protest.

But this season’s protests have shown a marked difference from past ones.

By the April 25, 2002

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UD administrator to join GU staff

Dr. Todd Olson of the University of Denver will become the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs on July 1. Olson was chosen by Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez based on his experience and understanding of student issues, said Assistant Vice President for Communications Julie Green Bataille.

By the April 25, 2002

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CAPS prepares for increase in on-campus student population

Counseling and Psychiatric Services is preparing for an increase in on-campus student population next semester. CAPS will begin a review of its counseling center’s activities and staffing this summer in order to meet this need.

The current staff may not be sufficient for an increase in campus need, CAPS Director Charles Tartaglia said.

By the April 25, 2002

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Athletes concerned about morning safety

Student athletes showed concern this week over the lack of security on and around campus in the early morning hours, in response to the assault and robbery of Jason Bonitsky (CAS ‘02) Saturday morning. Both Metropolitan Police Department and Department of Public Safety officers took more than half an hour to respond to the incident.

By the April 18, 2002

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Flag display fuels abortion debate

The controversial issue of abortion resurfaced this Monday as students passed thousands of pink and blue flags which filled Copley Lawn on Monday.

The 3,643 flags, put up by GU Right to Life, symbolized the number of abortions performed daily in the United States, according to statistics from the Alan Guttmacher Institute.

By the April 18, 2002

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Community scholars receive grant

The Community Scholars program will use a $105,000 grant given to the University’s Center for Minority Educational Affairs to expand its curriculum and program length.

The Community Scholars Program consists of a group of approximately 50 minority students who attend a three-week program before the beginning of each school year to acquaint them with the academic and social atmosphere of campus.

By the April 18, 2002

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Students, faculty protest speaker

On Friday afternoon, papier-m?ch? Israeli tanks and jets with the slogan “Brought to you by the American Taxpayer”circled the statue of John Carroll in front of the Healy building, while others, posing as Israeli soldiers, attacked other protest participants simulating Palestinian civilians.

By the April 18, 2002

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1, 2, 3, 4 … Protest!

Two years ago, National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston came to campus and called our generation one of the most apathetic in American history.

He was wrong then. The day Heston came to campus, students protested?against him personally and against his stance on gun control.

By the April 18, 2002

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GU students assaulted by MPD officers

Approximately seven Georgetown students were harassed and assaulted by Metropolitan Police Department officers early Sunday morning for “disorderly conduct.” The two students that were arrested and five that were harrassed are drafting a petiton protesting their treatment and calling for an investigation into the incident.

By the April 18, 2002

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Committee responds to college alcohol report

An estimated 1,400 college students die each year in drinking-related accidents, according to a report released last week by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

In response to this, and to a recent Harvard report detailing trends in risky alcohol use among college students, a committee of Georgetown students, faculty and administrators have produced strategies to improve alcohol-related problems on campus.

By the April 18, 2002

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Honor council revises sanctions guidelines

The Georgetown University Honor Council approved and published a revised version of the Honor System Sanctioning Guidelines on Wednesday.

The revised guidelines were rewritten to clarify the definitions of common cases of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, cheating and impermissible collaboration.

By the April 18, 2002

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DPS threatens student chalkings

Department of Public Safety officers threatened to call the Metropolitan Police Department on students who were guarding their chalkings welcoming potential first-year students in Red Square last Friday.

Members of GU Pride and the Georgetown Solidarity Committee chalked Red Square for the second Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program weekend, when potential students visit the University campus.

By the April 11, 2002

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Esposito calls for Muslim unity

Calling for Muslims across the world to mobilize their communities, co-founder of the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Professor of Islamic Studies Dr. John Esposito spoke to the Georgetown community on the future of Islam and religious extremism Tuesday.

By the April 11, 2002

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ANC debates parking policy

ANC Commissioner Justin Kopa (CAS ‘03) presented possible solutions to the problem of visitor parking permits at a Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting on Tuesday night. Council members ultimately decided to keep the existing parking system in place.

By the April 11, 2002

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Cloisters defer vote on occupancy policy

The Cloisters West Homeowners Association referred to committee an amendment which could eventually prevent students from living in the Cloisters, a private residential community on Reservoir Road.

According to the association’s president, Jim Kinsella, the association decided Wednesday to defer voting on the amendment, which would prevent more than three unrelated persons from living together in a Cloister townhouse.

By the April 11, 2002

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YALA demonstrators show support for Palestine

Shouts of “Free, free Palestine!”, and waving red, white, green and black Palestinian flags filled Red Square yesterday at noon. Simultaneously, a group of approximately 40 black-clad Arab-American students and supporters joined hands, creating an outward facing circle to show their unity in ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

By the April 11, 2002

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University honors long-serving faculty

The Georgetown academic community gathered in Gaston Hall on Tuesday night to celebrate the contributions of long-time University faculty and staff in the Annual Faculty Convocation.

Provost Dorothy Brown opened the ceremony with introductions for the invocation by Imam Yahya Hendi and a benediction by Rev.

By the April 11, 2002

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Forgotten

My guess is that in the four years I’ve been here, at least 900 people in the District have been murdered. In the first three months of this year, there have been over 50 homicides, up 13 percent from the same time last year. Among the recent victims:

Saturday, March 23: Corey Harvell, 24, died from a gunshot wound to the head in Southeast.

By the April 11, 2002

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Progressive Career Fair rescheduled

The Progressive Career Fair has been rescheduled for April 11, after being postponed by Vice President for Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez in February.

The Progressive Career Fair, originally sponsored by GU Pride and H*yas for Choice, was to feature employers such as Amnesty International, Catholics for Free Choice and the American Civil Liberties Union.

By the April 4, 2002

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Panelists discuss U.S. image abroad

“Our overwhelming strength may be a cause for resentment, but it may also be a reason for other countries to want to be with us rather than against us,” said Marjorie Ransom, moderator and project director of the panel series entitled “Talking with the Islamic World: Is the Message Getting Through?” On Tuesday, panelists discussed U.

By the April 4, 2002