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COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Fr. Patrick Heelan, S.J., who served as the university’s vice president for the main campus and as a professor of philosophy, died on Feb. 1 in his home country of Ireland at the age of 88.

Heelan, 88, Strengthened Community

By Andrew Wallender February 20, 2015

Fr. Patrick Heelan, S.J., loved to smile. In the midst of any disagreement or serious discussion, Heelan’s smile refused to fade. Heelan was the William A. Gaston professor of philosophy at Georgetown...

The Mouse and the Undergrad

The Mouse and the Undergrad

By Ashton Garriott February 13, 2015

Several weeks ago, fresh after the new semester’s first snow, I was getting ready to go to work at my on-campus job. Pulling the sleeves of my coat onto each arm, I walked into the kitchen of my off-campus...

It Takes a Village

By Jasmine White February 6, 2015

The first thing people say to me when I tell them my mother is deceased is “I’m sorry.” I get why. Although it’s polite to seem sympathetic, for some reason, I always find it just a little...

Victims: The Shot and The Shooter

By Anderson de Andrade January 28, 2015

A man was shot. He was shot attempting to get out of his car. With his hands held high and his friend in the driver seat, Jerame Reid was shot dead on Dec. 30 in Bridgeton, New Jersey. A 36-year-old...

THE WASHINGTON POST
Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, who served for four non-consecutive terms from 1979 to 1991 and from 1995 to 1999, died at the age of 78 early Sunday morning.

Barry Remembered for Advocacy, Scandal

By Kshithij Shrinath November 26, 2014

Former D.C. Mayor and current Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), who died at the age of 78 early Sunday morning, left behind an uncertain legacy, as poor administration and scandal undermined his...

THE WASHINGTON POST
Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, who served for four non-consecutive terms from 1979 to 1991 and from 1995 to 1999, died at the age of 78 early Sunday morning.

Former Mayor Barry Dies at 78

By Kshithij Shrinath November 23, 2014

Former D.C. Mayor and current Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) died at the age of 78 early Sunday morning. A stalwart in District politics, Barry served as the District’s second mayor from 1979...

In the Face of Death, an Unsure Response

By Ayan Mandal October 7, 2014

I am the youngest in my family — the youngest of not just my nuclear family, but of my entire extended family in America. That means that as I was the last to be born, I was also the last to reach...

The Questionable Romance of Death

By Laura Owsiany August 26, 2014

Robin Williams’ death earlier this month has struck fans across the world like a blunt club. As tributes multiplied in the subsequent media frenzy, one tweet in particular from the Academy of Motion...

In Death, a Humbling Moment of Humanity

By Bebe Albornoz February 14, 2014

We’ve heard the sons of Harvard tell how Crimson lines could hold them, as the Georgetown fight song pokes fun of a so-called rival up north, but now, I write about Harvard as a friend. On Feb. 10, slightly...

Former Arab Studies Chair Dies

By Matthew Strauss May 14, 2012

Professor Barbara Stowasser, former chair of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, died Sunday at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Stowasser, who was also a former director of the Center for Contemporary...

Former Department Chair Dies

By Meghan Patzer May 8, 2012

Former Chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics Zofia Zukowska died on April 15 at her home in Stillwater, Minn. Zukowska, who was 63 years old, had been suffering from glioblastoma multiforme,...

Young Alumnus Dies

By Sarah Patrick April 27, 2012

Recent Georgetown alumnus Florian Lorenz (MSB ’10) died earlier this week due to complications from a chronic heart condition. An international student from Switzerland, Lorenz left his mark on Georgetown,...

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