Articles by Shane Hickey

On Nov. 17 the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics rejected the Marriage Initiative of 2009, a proposed ballot measure calling for D.C. voters to define marriage as strictly between a man and a woman.

The discovery of graffiti containing anti-gay language in Copley Hall was reported to the Department of Public Safety Wednesday afternoon. According to Sergeant David Ruiz of DPS, the markings were reported to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit Thursday morning for further investigation.

An aggravated assault at the intersection of 33rd and Prospect Streets was reported by a student early this morning.

Conservative protesters returned to D.C. on Saturday to voice their frustration with the Obama administration and their opposition to rising levels of government spending.

District-wide protests marked the unveiling of the “Discover Colombia Through Its Heart” art exhibit this week. From Union Station to Georgetown’s Red Square, protesters demanded the removal of the exhibits’ sculptured hearts.

A Georgetown student was sexually assaulted in her Village A apartment at about 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday in an incident similar to a series of recent break-ins and sexual assaults on and near campus attributed to the so-called “Georgetown Cuddler.”

A coalition of university agencies and student organizations plan to offer Rape Aggression Defense System classes to the Georgetown community this fall. Intended for both students and employees, the program would combine lectures and demonstrations to teach self-defense skills to women.

A burglary similar to the series of recent break-ins attributed to the so-called “Georgetown Cuddler” took place at the 33rd Street home of a Georgetown student Sunday morning.

Operations of Hoyamail, the new Georgetown University e-mail system, began this week.

A white background has replaced the picturesque skyline that once marked all main campus GOCards in an announced redesign effort by the GOCard Office.