While the spread of norovirus on campus appears to be slowing, the D.C. Department of Health has yet to determine the cause of the outbreak, and it will likely be days before campus operations return to normal, university officials report.

The total number of crimes on and around Georgetown’s main campus dropped 5 percent from 2006 to 2007, continuing a drop from the year before, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Department of Public Safety.

Dana Abu Hilich (SFS ’09) remembers when she and her other classmates at the School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar used to gather together in one classroom — the only classroom on campus.

It wasn’t too long ago, either.

The importance of an independent judiciary in ensuring a stable economy was on display yesterday at the Georgetown University Law Center — by two of America’s foremost public figures.

The campaign for congressional representation for the District of Columbia is moving to a new beat, thanks to a local rapper.

Maryland-based musician Joe Da Vessel has joined local advocacy group DC Vote to produce “Demand the Vote,” a four-minute go-go beat rap to increase awareness about the fight for representation for the District, particularly among young voters.

Qdoba on M Street reopened Friday, after closing nearly four weeks ago when a fire hydrant burst on the street and flooded the restaurant. The Starbucks next door, however, remains closed.
As promised, Qdoba slashed its prices in half on Friday for their reopening day.

Georgetown University students need not worry about the recent decline in the availability and rates of student loans — at least until they graduate. Georgetown University has just been approved to begin direct lending to students on July 1, 2009.