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Charity Aims to Project Holiday Cheer

By Elizabeth Garbitelli November 30, 2011

It's that time of year again. Lauinger Library fills up with exhausted students powering through the final pages of papers and hosting last-minute cram sessions for exams. Despite the late nights,...

Can You Find a Mate Across the Globe?

By Anastasia Taber November 30, 2011

When I was little, before falling asleep, I would look up at the stick-on, glow-in-the-dark stars on my ceiling and daydream about finding my soulmate. Early exposure to sappy romantic comedies instilled...

Over $200 Stolen From Vital Vittles

By Sarah Kaplan November 30, 2011

More than $200 in cash was stolen from a Vital Vittles office at 1:08 p.m. Thursday, according to The Corp's Chief Executive Officer Alexander Pon (COL '12). Pon said that employees noticed a man...

Sweeney Arrives in St. Louis

By Lauren Weber November 26, 2011

ST. LOUIS, MO. — After landing in St. Louis Saturday night following his release from police custody in Cairo Friday,Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) couldn't stop smiling. Sweeney, along with two other...

MEN’S BASKETBALL | GU Upsets Memphis in Maui

By Michael Palmer November 23, 2011

When the Hoyas needed them most, Georgetown seniors stepped up. Jason Clark and Henry Sims led the men's basketball team (4-1) to a thrilling 91-88 overtime victory versus the No. 8 Memphis Tigers at...

Sweeney Questioned by Officials

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 22, 2011

Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) and the two other American students detained in Egypt Tuesday were questioned by authorities for over eight hours until about midnight Wednesday in Cairo. The Sweeney family...

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Bounce Back Against Chaminade

By Michael Palmer November 22, 2011

Just 16 hours after letting a potential upset of Kansas slip away, the Georgetown men's basketball team (3-1) rolled over Chaminade (2-2) Tuesday afternoon, 88-61, sending them to the championship game...

Friends, Family Stunned by Sweeney’s Arrest

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 22, 2011

As friends and family of Derrik Sweeney (COL '13), who was detained in Cairo Tuesday, received details regarding his arrest, many expressed surprise and disbelief at the accusations leveled against him. Sweeney...

GU Students Win Rhodes, Marshall Scholarships

By Mariah Byrne November 21, 2011

Stephanie Bryson (GRD '13) and Luke Schoenfelder (COL '12) will be heading to England in fall 2012 as recipients of the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, respectively. Bryson, a first year student in...

MEN’S BASKETBALL | GU Falls to Kansas in Thriller

By Lawson Ferguson November 21, 2011

The Georgetown men's basketball team came up just short on opening night in Maui, battling No. 14 Kansas throughout two closely contested halves before eventually falling, 67-63, in the early hours of...

Student Arrested in Cairo

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 21, 2011

Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was among three students at the American University in Cairo arrested by Egyptian police Tuesday and accused of participating in violent demonstrations. The...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Sweep Homestand

By Pat Curran November 21, 2011

Sometimes, a trip home is just what the doctor ordered. The No. 21 Georgetown women's basketball team (3-2), coming off two consecutive losses to ranked teams, easily swept a two-game homestand this...

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