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Washington Post Launches App

By Kelly Church November 11, 2010

Readers will now be able to peruse D.C.'s most widely read newspaper on the go, as The Washington Post released an iPad application on Nov. 8, the latest in a trend of national newspapers making the jump...

Local Colleges Rated Liberal

By Kelly Church November 9, 2010

Georgetown may be undermining its Catholic heritage as part of a broader liberalization trend at D.C. universities, says one report commissioned by Campus Reform, a conservative action network. Among...

Grads Run for Congress as Incumbents, Fresh Faces

By Sarah Kaplan November 2, 2010

Georgetown graduates on both sides of the political spectrum are on the ballot as incumbents and challengers in elections across the country today. Eighteen graduates currently hold seats in Congress,...

Democrats Poised to Win Area and District Elections

By Maggie Ferrato November 2, 2010

Most signs point to Democratic candidates winning the D.C. area's congressional races and mayoral election, with three of the four congressional districts surrounding D.C. predicted to vote for Democratic...

Stewart-Colbert Rally a Mix of Satire, Politics

By Bethany Imondi November 2, 2010

When Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart announced their plans to hold rallies on the National Mall last month, tens of thousands eagerly pledged their attendance. On Saturday, an estimated 215,000 supporters...

Political Satire Comes to D.C

By Lili Dodderidge October 31, 2010

"It's not possible to rally for sanity, we've got to get jacked out about something. . I want [rally-goers] to be acting out of emotion when leaving," Stephen Colbert said in an interview with student...

City’s Security Threatened

By Bethany Imondi October 29, 2010

Farooque Ahmed, a 34-year-old naturalized citizen of the United States from Pakistan, was arrested Oct. 27 for plotting terrorist attacks on four Metro stations in Northern Virginia. While the details...

Council Bids Uncontested

By Michael Appau October 29, 2010

The competitive nature of the D.C. Council's primaries left the general elections largely uncontested. Four of D.C.'s eight wards are holding elections for their Council representatives on Nov. 2. In addition,...

D.C. Archbishop Made Cardinal

By Stephen Levy October 29, 2010

Most Rev. Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, was one of 24 clergymen to be given one of the Vatican's highest honors last week, when he was elevated to cardinal status. Wuerl is the fifth archbishop...

College Awareness Month Draws Young D.C. Hopefuls

By Jonathan Gillis October 25, 2010

Ninth-graders from two D.C. public high schools paid a visit to the Hilltop on Friday as part of D.C.'s College Awareness Month. Students from Columbia Heights Educational Campus and Phelps High School...

American University Professor Murdered

By Laura Engshuber October 25, 2010

American University professor Sue Marcum was found murdered in her home Monday morning. arcum was 52 years old and lived in Bethesda, Md. On Monday, police found her dead in her home, where there...

Former GU Basketball Star Shot

By Connor Gregoire and Lawson Ferguson October 22, 2010

Charles Smith (CAS '89), a member of the Georgetown men's basketball team from 1985 to 1989, was shot twice in the chest inside his Bowie, Md. home Thursday afternoon. He was hospitalized and is in...

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