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Ministry Fundraising Email Draws Student, Alum Criticism

By Mason Mandell November 2, 2018

An Office of Mission and Ministry fundraising email sent Oct. 25 that linked the importance of financial donations to Georgetown University with the Catholic Church’s ongoing sexual abuse crisis...

University Discourages Students From Social Greek Organizations

University Discourages Students From Social Greek Organizations

By Mason Mandell October 4, 2018

The university reiterated its disapproval of social Greek organizations Sept. 16 in a campus-wide email, which discouraged students from joining such organizations because of the organizations’ common...

EDITORIAL: Revisiting Greek Life Policy

By Editorial Board September 20, 2016

Last Wednesday, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Jeanne Lord sent an email — co-signed by Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson — to the student body on the university’s position...

The Alternative to The Greek Email

By Ben Germano September 29, 2015

Georgetown’s policy not to recognize, support or interfere with fraternities and sororities is appropriate. Despite this, a recent email from Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson and Associate...

UIS Fends Off Phishing Attacks

By Matthew Larson September 29, 2015

In response to a recent uptick in email phishing attacks early this year, University Information Services has continued to deter hacking attempts and warn students and faculty against clicking on suspicious...

The Unrecognized Benefits of Greek Life

By Danielle Zamalin September 25, 2015

Students received an email last week from Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Jeanne Lord that discouraged them from joining Greek life. They...

The New York Times is Back!

The New York Times is Back!

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein September 3, 2015

A few weeks ago, 4E let you know that the free New York Times subscription was suddenly halted. Since this was just before the start of the semester, naturally every crazed student panicked. Well, we...

Addressed Professionally

Addressed Professionally

By The Editorial Board September 9, 2014

Among the many benefits of being a member of a university community, the distinction of having an email address ending in “.edu” is small, yet highly visible. In anticipation of this token of...

Phishing Attacks Target GU Email

By Eitan Sayag April 19, 2013

Chief Information Officer Lisa Davis extended her recommendation to all university email users to change their passwords in an email Friday afternoon. Davis sent an email Monday informing all students,...

Can I Use Your Copyrighted Material in The Hoya?

By Jeremy Tramer May 17, 2012

Dear Georgetown director of media relations: My name is Jeremy Tramer, and I'll be graduating this weekend. To commemorate this occasion, I’ve been asked to write a viewpoint to be published in The...

Sanctions Hit IRC After Email Snafu

By Johanna Caldwell November 8, 2010

*Updated 4:46 p.m. Nov. 8* When International Relations Club leadership sent an email to its members list on Oct. 18 to market an upcoming event, it didn't expect a swift reprisal by the Student Activities...

Rising Spam Hits University Accounts

By Emily McGinnis March 18, 2008

The storage space of the university's e-mail system has been a long-standing complaint of students and faculty alike. But while many dream of larger inboxes, they've recently received a stream of spam...

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