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FILE PHOTO: CAROLINE PAPPAS/THE HOYA | Metro  plans to return to automatic doors in a move to reduce wait times and mitigate rider risk, according to a March 4 news release.

DC Metro Tests Automatic Doors for Reintroduction

By Dustin Hartuv March 14, 2019

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has been testing automatic doors on trains in the Washington, D.C. area over the last three weeks as part of a plan to reintroduce automatic doors by...

Cyber Threats Pose a Danger to Mergers

Cyber Threats Pose a Danger to Mergers

By Kevin Murphy February 10, 2017

Verizon Communications announced its intention to acquire Yahoo for $4.83 billion July 2016. In striking this deal, Verizon sought to strengthen its position in the digital advertising and media markets...

Safety Beyond Our Gates

By Editorial Board September 23, 2016

College is a time for students to pursue their academic, professional and personal aspirations. Questions of personal safety and security should not be at the forefront of their minds, and over the past...

Embracing Risk, Speakers Share Perspectives

Embracing Risk, Speakers Share Perspectives

By Opinion Editor November 16, 2015

Risk-taking is frightening — but it should be pursued by students. So stood the premise of this year's TEDxGeorgetown conference. Speakers, including students, alumni, faculty and public figures,...

An Ode to Princess

An Ode to Princess

By Darius Baxter November 14, 2015

Dear Reader, My dog died recently. She was an almost two-year-old Yorkie that somehow managed to find herself stuck in a Georgetown townhouse with four rowdy football players. Her name was Princess....

How I Came to Georgetown

How I Came to Georgetown

By Margot Keale November 14, 2015

I was speaking with a friend on Sunday when she asked how I was doing. It’s a question asked so often of us that we rarely give it a thought before offering up the standard answer. Great. Good. Fine....

Finding Out Who You Are

Finding Out Who You Are

By Isvari Mohan November 14, 2015

Do you know who you really are? Circle one of the following answers. I’ll tell you what it means when you’re done. I am… An extrovert. An introvert. I make judgments by… Thinking...

The Principles of Embracing Risk

The Principles of Embracing Risk

By Norean Sharpe November 14, 2015

We live in a global economy. Risk is unavoidable. Rather than ignoring risk, we should embrace it.  The term “embrace” suggests that we welcome risk — not simply tolerate it. What is risk? When...

DESHPANDE: Quantifying Risk in Modern Medicine

By Nikita Deshpande March 27, 2015

When your high-pitched, eardrum-grating alarm snatches you from a deep slumber, you have several options. You could shut off the incessant beeping, continue resting and miss class; hit snooze, temporarily...

College is a Temporal Beast We Can Conquer

By Cyrena Touros February 22, 2015

When I chose to come to Georgetown, I knew full well that I was leaving behind everyone I had known from high school, which was even a swaying factor in my decision. It was going to be a fresh start no...

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