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DEARING & WEISS: A New Tradition in Schoolwide Service

By Philip Dearing and Benjamin Weiss August 30, 2013

While bemoaning the loss of our beloved mascot-in-training, J.J., we reached an interesting conclusion: Georgetown needs a new tradition. We certainly cherish the ones we’ve inherited, from the intellectual...

Putting the Service in IRS

By The Editorial Board April 16, 2013

With the weather finally warming up and Georgetown Day right around the corner, it’s easy to forget that April is not only the season of spring but also the season of taxes. A responsibility shouldered...

Georgetown Chapter Holds APO Conference

By Carly Graf March 26, 2013

More than 200 Alpha Phi Omega members from 12 universities attended the annual APO Sectionals Conference, held this year on March 23 at Georgetown, to discuss service issues and leadership strategies. This...

Club Embraces Acts of Kindness

By Christopher Zawora February 25, 2013

In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, initiatives promoting kindness and service have earned a prominent position nationwide. And with Georgetown Individuals Vocal and Energetic for Service — or GIVES...

SFS: Foreign to Service

By Kevin Sullivan February 3, 2012

We see the legacy of Georgetown's Jesuits everywhere: all over the historic buildings, on the inscriptions, in the mottos and banners that hang across our campus and in the people we meet everyday. Jesuit...

Serving the Greater Community

By Jack Appelbaum and Shuo Yan Tan December 5, 2011

Last Friday's Editorial "Season's Givings" was well intentioned, but was based on a very narrow conception of service. Notably, it asserted that the Student Activities Commission "needs to mandate that...

Winners of Interfaith Essay Contest Announced

By Rita Pearson and Mariah Byrne December 5, 2011

Four students were recognized as winners of the Interfaith Dialogue and Service Video and Essay contest Friday. The contest, which is a part of the President's Interfaith and Community Service Challenge,...

Caught Up in the Sales

By Elizabeth Cerabino and Katherine Perzan December 1, 2011

Most of us are familiar with the phrase, "Men and women in the service of others." It's a key part of Georgetown's mission statement and an integral aspect of its identity as a Jesuit institution. The...

Metro Stations to Receive Cell Phone Service by 2012

By Adrianna Smith September 30, 2011

Cell phone service providers will expand coverage to all 47 underground Metro stops within the next few months, according to WMATA spokesperson Dan Stessel. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit...

Caregivers Find Solace, Support Through Med School Program

By Marissa Brogger September 20, 2011

When Derrick Philson was first asked to participate in a support group for male caregivers of disabled children, he was reluctant to get involved. After Philson's daughter was seriously injured in...

Campus Spotlight: DC Reads

By Sammy Meyer September 9, 2011

The term "social justice" entered my lexicon at the Student Activities Commission Fair of my freshman year. As my roommate and I stood at the DC Reads table, we listened to the coordinators passionately...

GUSA Must Stress Service

By Clara Gustafson and Nick Troiano March 22, 2011

Service to others is one of the ideals upon which Georgetown was founded. Students now have an incredible opportunity to put this principle into practice in an unprecedented way. The Georgetown University...

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