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VIEWPOINT: Defend the Transformers

VIEWPOINT: Defend the Transformers

By Victor Muresan April 30, 2023

The Georgetown community is grappling with a battle over the neighborhood’s iconic Optimus Prime and Bumblebee statues from the Transformers franchise, as the Old Georgetown Board (OGB), a federal commission...

The Transformers’ Next Battle: Optimus Prime vs. Neighborhood Board

The Transformers’ Next Battle: Optimus Prime vs. Neighborhood Board

By Julia Butler April 14, 2023

Georgetown University students may soon give their last wave to the Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Transformers statues that line many Hoyas’ walks to class.  The Old Georgetown Board (OGB), a...

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This statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike in Judiciary Square has been the center of D.C. leaders’ criticism. City officials have called on the National Park Service to remove it.

Council Considers Memorials to Minorities, Women

By Christian Paz September 29, 2017

  A bill proposing the construction of monuments to honor native Washingtonian women and people of color in each of Washington, D.C.’s eight wards will move forward to a public hearing on...

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Storied Statues Reveal Georgetown’s History

By Jasmine White September 22, 2017

Walking across Georgetown’s campus, it is easy to notice subtle relics of the university’s rich history — statues and memorials are woven between modern buildings and dormitories, occupying an important...

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