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News Hit: Tuition to rise 4.3 percent

Tuition is facing a 4.34 percent increase in the 2014-2015 academic year according to the University’s financial plan for fiscal years 2015 to 2018 released on March 19. Once this... Read more

By March 27, 2014

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City on a Hill: D.C. needs more public housing

When D.C.’s homeless shelters were overwhelmed this winter, the Gray administration’s first response was to blame the victims. D.C. General—the defunct hospital used as a homeless shelter since 2007—quickly filled... Read more

By March 27, 2014

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FBI investigating ricin incident at McCarthy Hall

A white powdery substance found in a student’s dorm room on the sixth floor of McCarthy residence hall tested positive for ricin, according to an email from Georgetown Police Chief... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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GUSA promotes conservation in water week event series

The GUSA Freshmen Sustainability Council and Office of Sustainability organized the first Georgetown Water Week to highlight issues of water conservation and sustainability at Georgetown. The environmental initiative began Monday... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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Healy Pub vendor to be chosen by April

University officials said this week that they will decide on a vendor by April for the Healy Family Student Center Pub, which is slated to open in August along with... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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SFS junior, Mark Adamsson, dies over spring break

Mark Adamsson (SFS ’15) passed away during spring break while traveling with classmates in the Dominican Republic. His death was caused by lung and heart failure, according to Georgetown Director... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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Hoyas play at McDonough for first time since 2009

The Georgetown men’s basketball team played at McDonough Gymnasium Tuesday because of a scheduling conflict with the Verizon Center. The basketball game was the first at McDonough since December 2009.... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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FinApp budget eliminates Collegiate Readership program

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate’s Finance and Appropriations committee, in a draft student activities budget for fiscal year 2015 released March 6, ended funding for the Collegiate Readership Program,... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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News Hit: Arizona State U joins GU in partnership

Georgetown and Arizona State University announced a new partnership at a discussion held on Tuesday at Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies’ downtown campus. The partnership, which will focus on building... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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News Hit: NATO SG Rasmussen accepts GIWPS award

Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Anders Fogh Rasmussen received a 2014 Hillary Clinton Award from the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security in a ceremony on... Read more

By March 20, 2014

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Administrators hesitant on Capitol Hill GUTS route

Although top University administrators have examined adding bus stops at the National Mall and Capitol Hill to the Law Center route of the Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle, they cautioned it... Read more

By March 6, 2014

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Tisa, administration near agreement on free speech

The Georgetown Speech and Expression Committee is establishing the final details of a memorandum of understanding on free speech policies that was submitted to the committee by outgoing GUSA President... Read more

By March 6, 2014

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On the Record with President DeGioia

The Voice sat down with University President John DeGioia on Tuesday to discuss the accessibility of a Georgetown education. What follows is an abridged transcript of the interview. Paragraph breaks... Read more

By March 6, 2014

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GU launches video service to showcase student life

The University launched Georgetown Everywhere, a new video service featuring Georgetown content for web browsers, smartphones, and Roku TV, on Friday. The service will host student programming, which currently only... Read more

By March 6, 2014

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GU holds first student forum on Ryan-Mulledy renovations

Discourse on the potential for Ryan and Mulledy Halls to foster religious dialogue dominated the discourse at the inaugural student forum held by the Office of Residential Living, the Georgetown... Read more

By March 6, 2014

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Union Jack: A steep cost to presidential debates

In 2011, Hofstra University in New York had around 19,000 applicants. In 2013, these numbers grew to almost 27,000 applicants. A 50 percent jump in almost two years is phenomenal,... Read more

By March 6, 2014

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News Hit: Official GU sexual assault resource website launches

President John DeGioia announced a new University policy on sexual misconduct and the launch of a website detailing Georgetown’s resources for survivors of sexual assault in a community-wide email on... Read more

By February 27, 2014

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Clinton recognizes men for service to women and peace

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented the second 2014 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security in Gaston Hall on Tuesday. This year, the honor... Read more

By February 27, 2014

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Corp partners with TerraCycle to ‘upcycle’

Following its establishment three weeks ago, the new Georgetown division of the TerraCycle non-recyclable waste collection program will send its first shipment of materials to the company facility in March.... Read more

By February 27, 2014

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College to offer JUPS major starting fall 2014

Georgetown’s Program on Justice and Peace announced on its website Tuesday that it will offer a JUPS major beginning fall 2014. The new major is intended to complement the program’s... Read more

By February 27, 2014