Buddhist monk Ricard explores links between altruism and sustainable development

On Oct. 26, Buddhist monk and author Matthieu Ricard headlined a dialogue in Gaston Hall on altruism as a path to fulfillment and its implications on our responsibilities as a... Read more

By Benjamin Barrett October 27, 2015

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Saxa Politica: Back to Basics about Food

Georgetown Dining’s contract is due for renewal in just over a year, and a holistic conversation about making deep changes to the institutions of on-campus dining is long overdue. I’ve... Read more

By Kenneth Lee October 26, 2015

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Symposium remembering Hurricane Katrina explores relationship between media and history

On Oct. 22 and 23, the Film and Media Studies Program hosted the Katrina@10 symposium, a collection of events reflecting on the role of Hurricane Katrina in history and media... Read more

By Brendan Saunders October 25, 2015

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Panel discusses issues facing Catholic church’s female leaders and Pope Francis

On Oct. 22, the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life hosted Women Taking the Lead: Acting on Pope Francis’ Message, a panel discussion featuring female leaders of Catholic... Read more

By Amelia Irvine October 25, 2015

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Black Alumni Summit allows graduates to reconnect on the Hilltop

On Oct. 23 several hundred black undergraduate alumni gathered on Georgetown’s campus to take part in the first biennial Black Alumni Summit. The three-day event, the theme of which is... Read more

By Annie Wang October 24, 2015

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TEDx seeks to engage Georgetown community on risk taking through new format

On Oct. 24, the fifth annual installment of TEDxGeorgetown will be held in Gaston Hall, consisting of talks by Georgetown students, faculty, and experts in a variety of fields about... Read more

By Benjamin Barrett October 24, 2015

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Moniz speaks on clean energy innovation as part of larger State Department Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum

United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz spoke at Georgetown’s campus on Oct. 21 as part of a larger two-day event co-hosted by Georgetown University, Google, and the U.S. Department... Read more

By Isabel Echarte October 23, 2015

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Yale Professor Nakamura discusses Japanese transgender identity and disability

On Oct. 21, the LGBTQ Resource Center held a discussion on how transgender people in contemporary Japan are framing their gender identity as a disability, as part of this year’s... Read more

By Rachel Eshelman October 23, 2015

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Jesters On The Throne: How A Joke Ticket Took The Georgetown University Student Association By Storm

It started with the campaign video. Two young men in suits smile for the camera over patriotic music. “My name is Joe Luther,” one begins. “And my name is Connor... Read more

By Lilah Burke October 22, 2015

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Liebegott and Chatelain talk gender and LGBTQ identity in the media

On Oct. 20, the LGBTQ Resource Center hosted the event “The Tipping Point in Transgender Popular Culture,” a conversation about the challenges of representation for female and genderqueer writers in... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen October 21, 2015

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Higher Edge: Challenging Without Triggering

“I don’t believe in trigger warnings,” my professor tells the class, proud of her refusal to succumb to the excessive coddling of college students. The problem with the discussion around... Read more

By Lara Fishbane October 20, 2015

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Panel on women and climate change discusses women’s agency, looks forward to Paris climate conference

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GIWPS) hosted a panel Oct. 16 that discussed the role women play in combating climate change and the importance of women’s agency in... Read more

By Ryan Miller October 19, 2015

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New course cluster explores interdisciplinary field of disability studies

Faculty from Georgetown’s English Department and Disability Studies Working Group have joined forces to pilot the university’s first Disability Studies Course Cluster. English Professors Libbie Rifkin and Jennifer Natalya Fink... Read more

By Emily Masiel October 18, 2015

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Medstar Georgetown seeks approval for $567 million renovation plan

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) has applied for the approval of $567 million renovation and construction plan, which would include building a new surgical pavilion on part of what is... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz and Thomas Stubna October 17, 2015

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Writing Center and SEED D.C. partner for tutoring program

This Wednesday began a new partnership between Georgetown and the SEED School of Washington D.C. as eight students of the tuition-free college preparatory boarding school started tutoring sessions at the... Read more

By Thomas Stubna October 16, 2015

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Politics Institute hosts second debate watch party for Democrats

Over 300 Georgetown students packed the Healey Family Student Center Great Room on Oct. 13 to watch Democratic presidential candidates meet on the debate stage for the first time of the 2016... Read more

By Justin Plumb October 14, 2015

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Are You Ready program examines role of bystander intervention and support

The 13th annual Are You Ready program, which is aimed at addressing the issues survivors of sexual assault and their allies encounter, took place on Oct. 7 in Copley Formal... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen October 9, 2015

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LGBTQ Resource Center and Athletics Department sponsor discussion group for LGBTQ student-athletes

The first session of a new bi-weekly discussion group for LGBTQ varsity student-athletes took place on Oct.7 with Women’s Golf Team member Lauren Gros (SFS ’18) hosting the discussion that... Read more

By Justin Plumb October 9, 2015

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Remembering the Past: Georgetown charges working group on university’s history with slavery, considers African American Studies major

A Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation has recently been charged by President DeGioia to confront Georgetown’s history involving slavery. According to two university-wide emails sent by President DeGioia,... Read more

By Laura Isaza October 9, 2015

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The Balancing Act: Reflecting on the relationship between LGTBQ and Catholic communities at Georgetown

“I spent many nights lying awake in bed, knowing that my sexual orientation conflicted with official church teaching, and crying out of fear and sadness. I taught Sunday school, and... Read more

By Elizabeth Baker October 8, 2015