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Sweeney Arrives in St. Louis

By Lauren Weber November 26, 2011

ST. LOUIS, MO. — After landing in St. Louis Saturday night following his release from police custody in Cairo Friday,Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) couldn't stop smiling. Sweeney, along with two other...

Fr. Maher to Leave the University in July

By Upasana Kaku November 24, 2011

Fr. Ryan Maher, S.J., associate dean of the Georgetown College, will leave the university at the end of the year to become the founding director of The Jesuit Center at the University of Scranton. In...

Delayed: Sweeney, Other Two Students Await Release

By Upasana Kaku November 23, 2011

According to family members, Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) will not be freed until Sunday though an Egyptian judge ordered Thursday morning that Sweeney and two other American students be released. After...

Sweeney Questioned by Officials

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 22, 2011

Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) and the two other American students detained in Egypt Tuesday were questioned by authorities for over eight hours until about midnight Wednesday in Cairo. The Sweeney family...

Friends, Family Stunned by Sweeney’s Arrest

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 22, 2011

As friends and family of Derrik Sweeney (COL '13), who was detained in Cairo Tuesday, received details regarding his arrest, many expressed surprise and disbelief at the accusations leveled against him. Sweeney...

SAC Approves Spring Budgets

By Emma Hinchliffe November 21, 2011

The Student Activities Commission approved all budgets submitted by the student groups it oversees Saturday, granting about 75 percent of funding requests for the spring semester. The budgets, which...

GUSA Passes Senate Redistricting Bill

By Annie Chen November 21, 2011

The Georgetown University Student Association senate voted unanimously to approve a bill that will redefine several senate districts Sunday. The bill, proposed by the Senate District Reconciliation...

GU Students Win Rhodes, Marshall Scholarships

By Mariah Byrne November 21, 2011

Stephanie Bryson (GRD '13) and Luke Schoenfelder (COL '12) will be heading to England in fall 2012 as recipients of the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, respectively. Bryson, a first year student in...

Student Arrested in Cairo

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 21, 2011

Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was among three students at the American University in Cairo arrested by Egyptian police Tuesday and accused of participating in violent demonstrations. The...

Law Center Student Wins Mitchell Award

By Matthew Strauss November 21, 2011

First-year Georgetown Law Center student Tommy Tobin (L '14) has been named one of this year's 12 George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipients. Tobin will be using the award, which funds one year of graduate...

Students Demonstrate Solidarity With Homeless Youth

By Photo Editor November 20, 2011

About 20 students gathered on the Leavey Esplanade to brave the elements in a symbolic show of support for the District's homeless population Friday night. The "Solidarity Sleep Out" event, sponsored...

Norton Launches Campaign for Congress

By Beth Garbitelli November 20, 2011

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) kicked off her re-election campaign this Saturday, calling for D.C. autonomy and the strengthening of the District's economy. At an event at Busboys and Poets,...

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