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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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SULLIVAN: History Holds Us Together

By Kevin Sullivan November 13, 2012

Watching Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., take his final vows to the Society of Jesus this Saturday morning in Gaston Hall gave me a vision of Georgetown. This vision exemplified everything that I hoped to...

Reventón Unites Cultures in Dance

By Caroline Welch November 6, 2012

Georgetown’s Latin American Student Association is clearly committed to dancing til the world ends. LASA presented “Apocalypto,” its sixth annual Reventón Latino dance bash in Gaston Hall...

Divided by Our Labels

By Ben Mazzara February 22, 2012

I've never understood Black History Month. Don't get me wrong, I get its function: to celebrate the lives of famous African Americans throughout history. And while I certainly feel that it is right...

Happy Birthday Georgetown!

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy January 24, 2012

[dmalbum path="/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/Georgetown Birthday/"/] by Michelle Cassidy Today marked Georgetown's 223rd birthday (we don't even want to imagine the fire hazard posed by the candles on...

SCHAUER: Remembering the Blue and Gray

By Sydney Schauer November 14, 2011

Dahlgren Quadrangle is my favorite place on campus for many reasons: the breathtaking space designed to look like a European monastery, the beautiful chapel completed in 1892, the bubbling fountain that...

A Lifetime Ago: Looking Back at LXR’s Past Residents

By Matthew Strauss November 7, 2011

At the break of the 20th century, the ground floor of LXR Hall wasn't housing students; it was housing dead bodies. While today the building serves as a dormitory, its bottom floor functioned...

Interviews Link GU’s Past, Future

By Pavan Rajgopal October 21, 2011

While thousands of Georgetown hopefuls finalize their applications, over 5,000 members of the Alumni Ambassadors Program are gearing up to interview prospective members of the class of 2016. "The interview...

Rediscovering WGTB’s Hidden Past

By Peter Brigham October 20, 2011

The year is 1975. In January, three men, including former attorney John Mitchell, are convicted for perjury stemming from the infamous Watergate break-in. Five months before, President Richard Nixon...

SCHAUER: A Big Job for a Little Bulldog

By Photo Editor September 27, 2011

We're a few weeks into the year now, folks, and that means many things have started back up again. The Corp is churning out coffee, a cappella groups can be seen spontaneously bursting into song and Hoya...

Halloween Unifies Cultures

By Michael Fischer October 22, 2010

It all started with a turnip. A long time ago in Ireland there was a man by the name of "Stingy Jack" who tricked the devil not only once, but twice, into not taking him down to hell. After partaking...

New Master’s Program Links GU, King’s College

By Mary Murphy September 17, 2010

History professors and scholars from the university and King's College London convened in Copley Formal Lounge for a two-day, first-of-its-kind Global History forum, "Empires and Globalizations in the...

Global Memory a Tool for Progress

By Michael Ang February 26, 2010

As the world becomes increasingly globalized, the economic implications are often a hotly debated topic. Whether one is for or against broader financial integration, it is clear that the world is growing...

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