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Revolution

The complete overhaul of the Georgetown University Student Association is a campaign platform that at least one pair of students runs on every year when they are seeking to become... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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GUSA passes request for activities endowment

The Georgetown University Student Association voted Tuesday to support a proposal to provide greater funding for student activities. The proposal puts forward two approaches to supplement the current operating budget... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Rev. King urges GU students to fight racism

Reverend Bernice A. King, daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told a packed Gaston Hall on Tuesday that “unconditional love” was the necessary ingredient to end racism... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Diversity in curriculum to be implemented

A call for diversity in the current curriculum may be implemented as early as fall of 2001, said David Andrews, professor of Slavic languages, at a meeting held Mon. by... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Garanzini next Loyola President

A Georgetown University administrator will be leaving in June to take the position as president of Loyola University of Chicago. Michael Garanzini, S.J., was selected to replace Loyola’s outgoing president.... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Students protest inauguration

A group of 29 student protesters affiliated with the Georgetown Solidarity Committee marched Saturday at the inauguration of George W. Bush. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist swore in Bush... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Former student becomes Philippine president

Former Georgetown student Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo became the 14th president of the Philippines after a bloodless coup Jan. 20 in which President Joseph Estrada, facing wide corruption charges, was stripped of... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Police plan crackdown on underage drinking

The Metropolitan Police Department plans a fresh crackdown on underage drinking at local bars, according to a report in the George Washington Hatchet. The Hatchet reported that undercover officers will... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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Earthquake traps students in El Salvador

Six Georgetown students on a mission retreat in El Salvador were forced to evacuate the country by bus due to an earthquake which devestated El Salvador and surrouding areas on... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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Academic calendar 2001-2 finalized

University Provost Dorothy M. Brown announced on Dec. 12 the finalization of the 2000-01 academic calendar. The new calendar remains largely similar to the current calendar with the exception of... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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Flood slows internet connections

A water pipe broke Jan. 5 and flooded the Ryan Administration Building damaged networking equipment and resulted in slower network connections. The connections will return to their original speed and... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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Activity funding reform proposed

A Georgetown University Student Association member presented the Student Activities Commission with a draft proposal for the creation of an all-inclusive Finance Board for all student organizations on Dec. 4.... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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Strip Zone

One can imagine the list of priorities that each member of the DC Council drew up after the November elections: improve the public school system, encourage development east of the... Read more

By the January 18, 2001