SAFE reforms move into implementation phase

After the student body passed the three Student Activities Fee Endowment reform proposals last week, three steering committees prepare to guide the proposals toward their implementation in the coming months.

By Vanya Mehta February 2, 2012

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CSP seeks to connect student groups with Hoyalink

In an effort to centralize processes like group registration, event calendars, websites, and transitions in leadership, the University launched a new communications platform for student organizations called Hoyalink at the beginning of this semester.

By Fatima Taskomur February 2, 2012

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Student-led sustainability projects expanding

Of the three Student Activities and Fee Endowment proposals passed last week, Georgetown Energy received the greatest support from the student body. With 2,269 “yes” votes, its resounding success serves to highlight a campus-wide increase in student-led sustainability projects.

By Morgan Manger February 2, 2012

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City on a Hill: Demand statehood for D.C.!

Last week, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, five D.C. council members, and a delegation from the non-profit group D.C. Vote flew to New Hampshire to support a resolution supporting statehood for the District.

By Gavin Bade February 2, 2012

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Roundtables resume

Yesterday, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson met with students in the Leavey Center’s Sellinger Lounge for the first Hoya Roundtable of the semester.

By Vanya Mehta January 26, 2012

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GUSA enthusiastic as referendum nears end

On Tuesday, elections for GUSA’s Student Activities and Fee Endowment referendum began, as campaigners sent e-mails to students reminding them to vote and representatives went door-to-door informing students about the... Read more

By Morgan Manger January 26, 2012

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Saxa Politica: Leave(y) your worries behind

Last spring, the University administration committed to converting the Leavey Hotel into a dorm to reduce the number of students living off campus. But, as former Voice columnist Kara Brandeisky... Read more

By Ryan Bellmore January 26, 2012

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On the record with future Corp CEO Mike West

Future Corp CEO Mike West sat down with the Voice to discuss his Corp experience and visions for the future. Interviewed and transcribed by Soo Chae.

By Soo Chae January 26, 2012

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Local advocates reflect after homeless man’s death

Steps from the Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall and the Southwest Quad, the woods between Canal Road and the University’s southern driveway are home to a small community of the Georgetown neighborhood’s homeless.

By Jackson Perry January 26, 2012

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Georgetown to move SCS downtown

During his yearly sit-down with campus media outlets, University President John DeGioia announced Georgetown’s plan to provide a new location in downtown Washington for one thousand School of Continuing Studies students by the end of 2013.

By Kevin Diasti January 19, 2012

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City on a Hill: Gray should side with Occupy

Last Thursday, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray released a letter sent to the head of the National Park Service requesting the removal of Occupy protesters at McPherson Square.

By Gavin Bade January 19, 2012

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GUSA campaigns for vote on SAFE reform projects

Last week, Georgetown University Student Association Senior Counselor Sam Ungar (COL ’12) sent an email to GUSA senators and campus media announcing the creation of Students for a Better Georgetown, an independent advocacy group of GUSA members involved in Working Groups for Georgetown Energy, the Social Innovation and Public Service fund, and the New South Student Center. Ungar said the group intends to mount an “aggressive” pro-referendum campaign, encouraging students to vote for the fund allocations.

By Ambika Tripathi January 19, 2012

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Obamas join Georgetown to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy

On Monday, Georgetown held its tenth annual “Let Freedom Ring” Concert at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall in celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Morgan Manger January 19, 2012

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University releases final Campus Plan

After almost a year of hearings, Georgetown submitted its final defense of its 2010 Campus Plan to the D.C. Office of Planning on Friday.

By Amy Liu January 19, 2012

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Sweeney’s arrest jeopardizes future of AUC programs

On Nov. 23, Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney (COL ’13) was arrested in Cairo, Egypt, on allegations of throwing Molotov cocktails at police during a protest in Tahrir Square. He and three other American students were detained and released from jail on Nov. 25. Sweeney returned to his home in Missouri a day later.

By Morgan Manger December 1, 2011

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Independent retailers struggle on Wisconsin

On Nov. 29, the Citizens Association of Georgetown met with neighborhood residents to address the longstanding issue of fostering Wisconsin Avenue independent businesses, which have struggled to establish themselves in the area.

By Soo Chae and Matt Weinmann December 1, 2011

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Students, faculty discuss Occupy’s future at two panels

On Tuesday evening, two different speaker panels organized by Georgetown Occupy and McDonough School of Business Dean David Thomas, respectively, provided contrasting viewpoints on the two-month-old Occupy D.C. protest in... Read more

By Patricia Cipollitti December 1, 2011

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Saxa Politica: Budget summit breakdown

In Nov. 2008, Nick Troiano (COL ‘12), then a GUSA senator, staged a sit-in in a Student Activities Commission constitutional meeting to protest SAC’s closed voting policy. In response, SAC chair Sophia Behnia (COL ‘09) shouted, “You can all stay in here for this vote, I don’t give a damn!”

By Ryan Bellmore December 1, 2011

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SFS Dean Kasper set to resign

At the end of this semester, School of Foreign Service Dean Bryan Kasper will leave Georgetown for a job at the State Department. Kasper has worked for Georgetown since 1998.

By Rachel Calvert December 1, 2011

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University, neighbors discuss town-gown tensions

Tonight, the D.C. Zoning Commission will begin its final review of Georgetown’s 2010 Campus Plan, the blueprint for the University’s development and growth in the next decade. As neighborhood groups like the Citizens Association of Georgetown and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E have loudly criticized the plan, the University has stepped up its efforts to assuage residents’ concerns. At the beginning of this school year, the University began several quality of life initiatives such as twice-daily trash collection, a new shuttle to M Street, and an increased partnership with the Metropolitan Police Department.

By Vanya Mehta and Matt Weinmann November 17, 2011