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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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No Laughing Matter

By The Editorial Board October 25, 2011

When students received an email on Oct. 17 from the Department of Public Safety about a ‘forcible fondling' in Burleith, many were unsure whether or not to laugh; judging by the Facebook activity, nervous...

Victims Fight for A Voice

By Bebe Albornoz September 30, 2011

When Mia Ramos, a survivor of sexual assault, spoke about her experience before a crowd of more than 50 students Wednesday night, the statistics on rape became more than mere numbers. Ramos was...

Case Against Donor Revisited

By Esteban Garcia September 20, 2011

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a major donor to the university and one of the world's richest men, is under investigation after a Spanish magistrate reopened a sexual assault case against him. Alwaleed...

Campus Reacts to Trivia Name Issue

By Upasana Kaku April 29, 2011

After a "Vox Populi" blog post last month ranked the most offensive Tombs Trivia team names, several Georgetown women's groups have joined forces to raise awareness of campus issues they say the teams...

Bill Aims to Reduce Sexual Assault

By Sarah Kaplan April 29, 2011

Senators Bob Casey (D-Penn.) and Patty Murray (D–Wash.) introduced legislation this week designed to reduce sexual assaults on college campuses. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act would amend...

R U Ready Seeks to End Sexual Assault

By Bonnie Duncan September 24, 2010

As reports circulate that one in four women and one in eight men will be victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault by the time they leave high school and enter college, the eighth annual "R...

Mixed Messages On Student Safety

By The Editorial Board September 14, 2010

Following the recent string of sexual assaults, public safety has been a crucial concern for residents and students in the university community. An informed partnership between law enforcement and the...

Sexual Assault Reported in Burleith

By Laura Engshuber August 31, 2010

An unknown suspect sexually assaulted a Burleith resident on the 3800 block of S Street on Sunday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. A white male allegedly broke into the Burleith...

Rise in Assaults May Link to Dating Violence

By Richard Rinaldi May 21, 2010

Last week's murder of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love by her ex-boyfriend George Huguely sent shockwaves across the Georgetown community and other D.C. area college campuses, many of which...

Second Sexual Assault Reported in Seven Days

By Katrina Braun April 20, 2010

A student was sexually assaulted at gunpoint on Friday morning in West Georgetown, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The student was walking on the south side of the 3300 block of Prospect...

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