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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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University Hoping to Hire Full-Time Veteran Affairs Coordinator

By Upasana Kaku March 18, 2011

After a push by student veterans that lasted more than a year, the university is working toward establishing a full-time coordinator for veterans affairs after hiring a part-time coordinator last month. David...

Hilltop to Welcome New Jesuit Rector This Summer

By Laura Engshuber March 18, 2011

Georgetown's Jesuit community will receive a new a leader on July 31, when Rev. Joseph Lingan, S.J., assumes the position of rector — a position held by Fr. John Langan, S.J., for the past five years. Lingan,...

DPS Fills Liaison Position

By Katrina Braun March 18, 2011

The Department of Public Safety has selected Talib Abdur-Rahim as their new crime prevention coordinator. The position, which was created in 2009, focuses on community policing and nontraditional methods...

Campus Provides Disaster Relief, Fundraises for Japan

By Mariah Byrne March 18, 2011

Members of the Georgetown community have rapidly mobilized in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last Saturday, raising over $2,000 for relief efforts and participating in events...

Students Build Houses, Friendships With Alternative Spring Break Experience

By Heather Flynn March 16, 2011

For many college students, the words "spring break" conjure up images of lying on an exotic beach — or at least the couch. For 211 Georgetown students and four faculty members, however, last week's...

Collegiate Readership Program Relaunched

By Alice Maglio March 14, 2011

GUSA brought back the Collegiate Readership Program Monday, replenishing newsstands around campus with free daily copies of The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today after funding shortages...

Undergrad MSB Program Surges to 10th Spot in Rankings

By Lauren Weber March 6, 2011

The McDonough School of Business' undergraduate program shot up 13 spots to 10th in the nation in Bloomberg Businessweek's 2011 rankings. To select its "Best Undergraduate B-Schools" roster, Bloomberg...

Construction Worker Dies in Accident Under Leavey

By Lauren Weber March 6, 2011

A 36-year-old woman died after sustaining traumatic injuries today while working on construction underneath the Leavey Center, according to D.C. Fire spokesman Pete Piringer. The woman had been operating...

DPS Arrests Bike Thefts Suspect

By Caitlin Mac Neal March 5, 2011

The Department of Public Safety caught a suspect linked to a string of campus bike thefts at about 12:20 p.m. today, according to Associate Director of DPS Joseph Smith. A student who was the victim...

DPS Blotter: March 4

By DPS Blotter March 4, 2011

Wednesday, Feb. 23 Theft, Southwest Quad Parking Garage, 8:46 a.m. A parking pass was stolen from an employee's personal vehicle. The employee entered the garage at approximately 6:30 a.m. with his...

Gray Proposes Removal of Taxi Fare Cap

By Anne Skomba March 4, 2011

Traveling around the District may soon become more expensive, after Mayor Vincent Gray proposed the repeal of the $19 price ceiling on D.C. taxi rides last month. Taxicab Commission Chairman Leon Swain...

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