DPS Negotiates Contract
Last Friday, students banded together to advocate increased wages and benefits for Department of Public Safety officers. Today, the university and DPS’ union, Allied International, will sit down to the negotiating table.
DPS Negotiates ContractLast Friday, students banded together to advocate increased wages and benefits for Department of Public Safety officers. Today, the university and DPS’ union, Allied International, will sit down to the negotiating table. |
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SFS Council Accepts Proposed Changes to Map CurriculumThe School of Foreign Service School Council has accepted the second of two SFS Academic Council proposals concerning the revised Map of the Modern World curriculum. |
H1N1 Vaccines Available in LeaveyThe university will be administering H1N1 injectable vaccine doses to students beginning today, according to James Welsh, assistant vice president for student health. |
Philly P Remains Open Despite Ongoing AppealPhilly Pizza & Grill was granted a stay of enforcement at a meeting at the Board of Zoning Adjustment this Tuesday. The stay of enforcement permits the establishment to remain open until its next appeal hearing takes place in January. |
Diversity Push Gains GroundThe deadlines for progress reports from the three working groups of the Diversity Initiative launched last April by President John J. DeGioia have been revised, but the groups have made progress toward meeting their goals. |
Panel Aims to Link Islamic Tradition, Liberal DemocracyFour panelists spoke about the relationship between the Islamic tradition and the idea of a liberal democratic state at "Islam and Liberal Democracy: How Tradition Matters" Tuesday in the ICC Auditorium. |
Banquet Guests Feast on AwarenessStudent groups co-hosted an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet on Wednesday night in McShain Lounge as part of the National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. |
An Edible Holiday EstateA gingerbread replica of George Washington's mansion, part of the "Christmas at Mount Vernon" event organized by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, will be on display from Nov. 27 to Jan. 6. Washington Blade Stops ProductionAfter celebrating its 40th anniversary last month, The Washington Blade, the oldest LGBTQ newspaper in the country, ceased operations this past Monday, in line with the current trend of economic failure in the newspaper industry. Bill Addresses Metro Safety OversightIn response to the June 22 crash on the D.C. Metro’s Red line that left nine dead, two bills that would federalize safety regulations on American light-rail and subway systems are before Congress. Supreme Court Declines Case Challenging Redskins’ Team NameThe Supreme Court declined to review Native American activists’ lawsuit against the Washington Redskins for their use of an offensive nickname. The case, which has been pending since 1996, had been previously dismissed in the U.S. Court of Appeals. University to Distribute H1N1 Vaccine TodayUpdated Friday, Nov. 20 at 3:56 a.m. The university received a shipment of ... Georgetown Student Buys a Vowel, Wins Big MoneyImprov actor Jed Feiman (COL ’12) doesn’t recall how he learned of the auditions for “Wheel of Fortune.” He saw the show as an opportunity to create a new character, one who wasn’t in it for the money. Students Dodge For a CauseSeven teams faced off on Saturday in the third-annual Charity Dodgeball Tournament, hosted by Hoyas Global Initiative, to support Kiva, a microfinance organization that supports economic development in developing countries. Philly Pizza Faces Risk of ClosureMehmet Kocak, the owner of Philly Pizza & Grill, will seek a stay of enforcement at today's D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs meeting as he appeals the DCRA’s decision to revoke the establishment’s certificate of occupancy. |
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