Georgetown has long produced students keen on both activism and international affairs. But in light ofDerrik Sweeney's (COL '13) recent experiences in Cairo, it's time to remind ourselves of the responsibility...

ST. LOUIS, MO. — After landing in St. Louis Saturday night following his release from police custody in Cairo Friday,Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) couldn't stop smiling. Sweeney, along with two other...

Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) and the two other American students detained in Egypt Tuesday were questioned by authorities for over eight hours until about midnight Wednesday in Cairo. The Sweeney family...

As friends and family of Derrik Sweeney (COL '13), who was detained in Cairo Tuesday, received details regarding his arrest, many expressed surprise and disbelief at the accusations leveled against him. Sweeney...

Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was among three students at the American University in Cairo arrested by Egyptian police Tuesday and accused of participating in violent demonstrations. The...

Study abroad programs nationwide have now begun to rebound following the 2008 financial crisis, but the number of Georgetown students studying abroad never dropped during the downturn. According to...

Larry Woiwode's straightforward narrative voice and clear prose serve the essay medium well as evidenced by his latest collection of writings, Words Made Fresh. Woiwode, poet-laureate of North Dakota...

By this point, the fat cats of Wall Street have become familiar with the masses of Occupiers settled at the foot of their office buildings. Starting today, however, Georgetown will get a taste of the demonstrations,...

Though initially dismissed as merely the work of hippie protestors, the Occupy Together movement has been steadily gaining credibility, particularly in the eyes of the media. Yet in its current form, the...

Founder and CEO of Teach for America Wendy Kopp stressed the need to restructure the American public school system to a packed Copley Formal Lounge in an informal discussion Wednesday night. "There...

It has been six years since the Healy clock hands were last stolen as part of a harmless student prank, and it's high time that the hands find their way to the Vatican once more — without the threat...

It's 6:30 a.m. Seventeen people pile into two rental vans, rubbing the last vestiges of sleep from the corners of their eyes. It becomes tougher to focus as reality sets in: another 15 hours of grueling...