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DPS grants SafeRides extension

In response to a request by the Georgetown University Student Association, Department of Public Safety officers will provide escorts for students from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. once the SafeRides... Read more

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New University Librarian outlines goals

Artemis G. Kirk, the new University librarian, spoke to the Georgetown University Student Association Tuesday on her plans for improving campus libraries. Kirk joins the Georgetown community after almost 30... Read more

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Metro for Georgetown?

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission has proposed that a Georgetown station be included in the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s proposed “blue line,” an additional subway line to run from north... Read more

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What safety?

Is it wrong to assume that the Department of Public Safety should have University students’ and faculty members’ best interests in mind at all times? It seems like this would... Read more

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Change to free speech policy proposed

Members of a committee on free speech at Georgetown proposed a possible addition to the current Speech and Expression Policy in front of the Georgetown University Student Association Tuesday night.... Read more

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Campus responds to national anthrax scare

In response to the national anthrax scare, Georgetown is providing testing for campus postal workers and suggesting all students take precautions when opening mail. In a e-mail sent on Oct.... Read more

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Events on the death penalty educate students

Approximately 150 students and faculty listened firsthand to the stories of two death row inmates via a speakerphone from a Chicago prison yesterday evening. This “Live from Death Row” event... Read more

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SafeRides extension requested

An effort by members of the Georgetown University Student Association to extend the hours of SafeRides may be put in effect this weekend. GUSA has proposed to extend SafeRides for... Read more

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GOCard reaches main campus

Beginning Oct. 30, main campus students will be eligible to pick up their personal Georgetown One Card, a single card to be used for identification, purchasing goods and services both... Read more

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Eighth graders to see sports at GU

Georgetown University Athletic Department and District of Columbia Public Schools will begin a program which will allow local middle school students to spend a day at Georgetown observing intercollegiate athletics.... Read more

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Tensions to guide presidency

John J. DeGioia declared in his inaugural address Saturday that the Georgetown community cannot shy away from debating the “set of tensions” that are an essential part of the University.... Read more

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Anthrax scares reach campus

Two cases of anthrax scares have been reported at the University in the past week. Both instances involved individuals who were suspicious of materials they had received through the mail.... Read more

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Student robbed in Burleith

A Georgetown University student was robbed at gunpoint at 3 a.m. last Friday morning at the intersection of 37th and T streets, N.W. According to William Tucker, director of the... Read more

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Frank says Congress won’t pass gay rights legislation

Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said that gay rights legislation will not pass in the Congress until the Democratic Party regains a majority in the House of Representatives. Frank, the first... Read more

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Speakers promote service involvement

Georgetown invited community leaders and social justice experts to speak in eight dialogues last Thursday and Friday on how members of a university community should be involved in service and... Read more

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Mixed Messages

Washington, D.C. has had a hard time recovering economically from last month’s events. Expenditures are down, and the parts of the city that rely heavily on tourist traffic have been... Read more

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48th Georgetown President inaugurated

The University formally inaugurated John J. DeGioia as Georgetown’s 48th President Saturday in front of an audience of students, faculty, staff, and Georgetown community members at D.A.R. Constitution Hall. In... Read more

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Students urged to e-mail Mayor

Georgetown students have launched an e-mail campaign to contact the D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams about violations of students’ rights in the District. Campaign Georgetown, the watchdog group for off-campus affairs,... Read more

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High turnout for first-year election

The first-year class elected four representatives to the Georgetown University Student Association in an online election last Thursday. Philip Beer (SFS ‘05), Sean Fern (SFS ‘05), Nazareth Haysbert (CAS ‘05)... Read more

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Where’s the respect?

When the Advisory Neighborhood Council approved the Student Bill of Rights last week, the first reaction of most Georgetown students was one of relief. The ANC proposal stated that Georgetown... Read more