Articles by Dawn Hu

The SAC and GUSA reached a consensus Thursday evening on two of the three outstanding conditions of the six-point funding reform plan that block SAC from receiving its full Student Activities Fee allocation.

The university lost a distinguished member of its community as professor Richard Stites of the history department in the School of Foreign Service passed away on March 7 surrounded by family and friends after a battle with cancer. Stites was 78 years old and on research leave in Helsinki, Finland.

The Fire This Time, Georgetown University’s students of color news magazine, returned to newsstands on Tuesday after a lengthy hiatus — its team reminded of its mission and ready with a plan for success.

The Leavey Foundation granted the university $6.9 million to support the development of Catholic programs in the Office of Mission and Ministry, a need-based scholarship for students from Jesuit high schools and greater recruitment and retention of Jesuit faculty members.

Updated 7:22 a.m., Feb. 26

Calen Angert (MSB ’11) and Jason Kluger (MSB ’11) have been re-elected as Georgetown University Student Association president and vice president, respectively, after winning the majority of the student body vote.

While the eight GUSA presidential tickets diverge in their stances on the issues, they all agree that they are looking for students to go online and vote today.

A guide to GUSA executive candidates and their platforms. The election will be held next Tuesday, February 23.

The McDonough School of Business rose two spots in the 2010 Global MBA rankings published by The Financial Times this January, moving from 40th place to 38th place, primarily in response to improvements in research and placement success.

The College Academic Council hosted a town hall meeting on Wednesday to discuss various upcoming initiatives, including the new business minor proposal that would allow students in the College to cross-minor in the McDonough School of Business.

Eighteen bias-related incidents — accompanied by a vocal response from members of the university community — were reported to the Bias Reporting System in fall 2009, a sharp increase from the five reports filed during the same time period last year.