Metro officer suspects scam in $10,000 robbery

Last Wednesday, a female Georgetown graduate student was robbed of $10,000 on the 3800 block of Reservoir Road. Metropolitan Police Department investigators believe that the student was involved in a... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 6, 2001

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Issues of Catholic identity, rocky neighborhood relations and lower endowment await DeGioia

The University has not been told it has to encourage or require professors of Catholic theology to seek approval to teach from the local cardinal, University President John J. DeGioia... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 6, 2001

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GU takes BZA to District court

On Wednesday, Georgetown notified the District of Columbia Court of Appeals of its intent to appeal the conditions the Board of Zoning Adjustment placed on the University’s construction plans. The... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 6, 2001

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Bookstore employee held on fraud

A temporary University bookstore employee is being held in connection with her attempt to defraud two students of $300 last Wednesday, according to the Director of Bookstores Jim Kuhlman. Kuhlman... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 6, 2001

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Students upset over call code

A new campus phone policy requiring students to enter a personal code to make local calls prompted a letter of concern from Georgetown University Student Association leaders to a University... Read more

By the Voice Staff September 6, 2001

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Provost Dorothy Brown to retire

At the end of this academic year, University Provost Dorothy Brown will retire. In 1998, Brown assumed the position of Interim Provost until 1999 when she accepted a three-year term... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 30, 2001

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New district lines for local ANC

Last week, a task force of 17 local residents voted on new district lines for the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission, an organization which serves as the neighborhood’s voice in advising... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 30, 2001

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Mass of the Holy Spirit not given by President

The 2001 Mass of the Holy Spirit was not performed by the University President for the first time on Wednesday. John J. DeGioia passed the duty of presiding over the... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 30, 2001

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St. Mary’s undergoes renovation

A complete renovation of the St. Mary’s building will allow for more accessible and technologically up-to-date spaces for the Georgetown community, said Michael Bergin, the Executive Director of the School... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 30, 2001

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Students to run dorm discipline

The Residential Judicial Council, designed by InterHall to create a more student-centered disciplinary system, will be introduced campus-wide following last year’s successful pilot program in the New South dorm. “We... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 30, 2001

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GU Identity Crisis

What does it mean for Georgetown to not have a Jesuit president? The question of how Georgetown’s Catholic identity will change due to the absence of a Jesuit president began... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 30, 2001

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GU Hosts Program for Residents

This fall, Georgetown will offer a non-credit academic program designed for University neighbors and D.C. area residents. The Center for Lifelong Learning, part of the School for Summer and Continuing... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 30, 2001

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Delegations hold interfaith dialogue

Georgetown hosted delegations of Palestinians and Israelis in an interfaith dialogue Wednesday. The discussions, facilitated by members of the Campus Ministry, Pat Conroy S.J., Imam Yahya Hendi and Rabbi Harold... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 30, 2001

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Wormley school will hold only administration

The University has informed the community that the Wormley School be used exclusively for administrative space according to Linda Greenan, Assistant Vice President for External Affairs. Previous plans had called... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 23, 2001

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Protester Chic

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are preparing to hold their fall meetings in downtown Washington, D.C. Heavy protests are expected; loosely-organized demonstrators seem committed to making a show... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 23, 2001

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University allowed to postpone BZA orders

The District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment has granted Georgetown permission to postpone implementing BZA orders the University claims would cause “irreparable harm.” Although University officials say that many... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 23, 2001

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University to increase safety awareness

University administration and the Department of Public Safety are coordinating their efforts to increase safety awareness on campus in response to several burglaries and assaults in the Burleith area. “We... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 23, 2001

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Proposal calls for improved response on GLBT

An ad hoc committee formed by Vice President of Student Affairs Juan Gonzalez met for eight weeks this summer to discuss issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students at... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 23, 2001

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Date of DeGioia’s inauguration set

The official inauguration of John J. DeGioia as the next Georgetown University President will take place Saturday, Oct. 13. DeGioia replaced former University President Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., on July... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 23, 2001

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More student activity space sought

As part of the administration’s efforts to move beyond last year’s tension over alcohol-related issues, officials are submitting a grant proposal aimed at securing funds for non-alcoholic programming. Vice President... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 23, 2001