Articles by Kevin Barber

Armed with knives and a willingness to die for an extremist cause, 19 young Middle Eastern men changed the world on Sept. 11, 2001, the day the drone of planes flying to and from the airport for once fell silent. Georgetown, as an institution and as a community, was changed forever in the process.

In the recent past, this university and The Hoya have come a long way; to catch up with the models we seek to emulate, however, there’s more to do.

NHS Dean Bette Jacobs will step down at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year, according to an e-mail sent to faculty and staff by University President John J. DeGioia today. Jacobs, who has served as dean since 1999, will remain at Georgetown as a professor in the NHS and as a distinguished scholar at the O’Neill Institute, DeGioia said.

Updated at 2:34 a.m. on Nov. 6.

Where do we go from here?

That question seemed to be on the minds of many who attended rallies in Red Square on Friday and Sunday and a vigil in the same space Monday night.

Updated at 2:31 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 6.

A student was physically assaulted in a bias-related incident near the intersection of 36th and N Streets, witnesses reported to the Department of Public Safety early Sunday morning.

Updated at 2:33 a.m. on Oct. 23.

Alex Thiele (MSB ’13) has been released after a preliminary hearing in D.C. Superior Court Tuesday.

Updated at 2:18 p.m. on Oct. 9.

Arielle DaCosta (COL ’11) died this week while studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain.

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty will announce today that the Wisconsin Avenue extension of the Circulator bus line will stay in spite of previous plans to shut down the route, The Washington Post reported Monday.

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty will announce tomorrow that the Wisconsin Avenue extension of the Circulator bus line will remain in spite of previous plans to shut down the route, The Washington Post reported today.

Updated: 2:33 p.m. on Sept. 25.

Plans to chart a new path for Map of the Modern World drew criticism from students and alumni after the director of the SFS undergraduate program presented a revised syllabus to the Curriculum Committee last Friday.