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Saxa Politica: Planning Georgetown’s Blueprint

It’s hard to not talk about the banging of construction, dust of drywall, and random road closures that will last for the next year. All this is driven by the... Read more

By August 28, 2014

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New tavern license a rarity

“It is the scene of more than a hundred restaurants, jazz and disco dance spots, as well as homosexual bars, pizza parlors, movie houses, fast food joints and ice cream... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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University mandates third-year housing requirement

In an effort to finally address neighborly concerns of off-campus student misconduct, the University announced a new policy mandating students to live in on-campus housing for three years, thus moving... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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GUASFCU to offer student loans

In an online statement made April 14, the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union announced a new addition to its assortment of financial offerings: the option to take... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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Healey pub vendor seeks student input

It’s no surprise that Bon Appétit Management Company, the newly announced vendor for the Healey Family Student Center Pub, had no difficulty in enticing students to visit its pub showcase... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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$5 million energy prize announced

Following its tradition of fostering competition to enact social change, Georgetown University is offering an incentive of $5 million to the community with the best plan to reduce energy consumption.... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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City on a Hill: Things done changed

To paraphrase The Notorious B.I.G., It was all a dream. You used to read my words up in this magazine. After five semesters of writing City on a Hill and... Read more

By April 24, 2014

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GUSA, Corp launch off-campus housing review site

The Corp, in conjunction with the Georgetown University Student Association and Georgetown Student Tenant Association, launched Roomr, the first Georgetown student-run, centralized platform for evaluating landlords and off-campus properties, on... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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GUSA hosts first campus-wide week of arts events

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate Subcommittee on Creative Expression organized the first Georgetown Arts Week this week to generate visibility for different arts groups on campus. “There’s a small... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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ResLife to end $25 floor fund collection next year

Resident assistants will no longer be required to collect the $25 in floor funds from students living in on-campus housing starting next academic year. The Office of Residential Living will... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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News Hit: D.C. Council passes landmark sexual assault survivor rights bill

The D.C. Council unanimously passed the Sexual Assault Victim’s Rights Amendment Act of 2013 on Tuesday in the first of two rounds of voting required for the act to be... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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News Hit: GCP releases complaint data from neighborhood

The Georgetown Community Partnership released data on the Student Neighborhood Assistance Program and Student Conduct outcomes for fall 2013. This is the first public data released by GCP on neighborhood... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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Kennedy Institute to begin new MOOC next Tuesday

Georgetown’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics will launch its first massive open online course on April 15. The course, “Introduction to Bioethics,” is a six week MOOC with more than 25,000... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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GUSA Senate passes bill in support of accessibility

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate unanimously passed a resolution concerning student accessibility that asks the University to provide funding for sign interpreters at student events, which previously had to... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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Saxa Politica: The importance of local journalism

This may be the end. After three years writing for this preeminent newsweekly, my time as a reporter, editor, and columnist is ending soon. Over the course of my time... Read more

By April 9, 2014

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News Hit: UIS will lock out students who do not change their passwords

University Information Services is mandating that students change their Georgetown account login passwords every six months within a two week notification period, a policy first announced February 19. Students who... Read more

By April 3, 2014

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News Hit: Milzman to be detained in jail until trial

Chief Judge Richard W. Roberts, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, on Monday, reversed last week’s ruling that would have released Daniel Milzman (COL ’16) to... Read more

By April 3, 2014

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GU mulls housing requirement for juniors, sophomores limited to dorms by 2016

The completion of the Northeast Triangle Residence Hall in February 2016 will mean that sophomores will, by default, no longer be able to live in on-campus apartments, according to Executive... Read more

By April 3, 2014

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Admissions rate falls to 16.6% for class of 2018

Georgetown’s Admissions Committee accepted 3,232 students for the incoming class of 2018, out of 19,501 total applicants. The overall admission rate was 16.6 percent, which represents a slight decrease from... Read more

By April 3, 2014

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SFS development chair chosen

Because of a $4 million grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation, the School of Foreign Service will establish its first endowed chair for the Master’s of Global Human Development program. Distinguished... Read more

By April 3, 2014