Bringing the Elections to Georgetown

This week, check THE HOYA for coverage of the 2008 elections and Georgetown – beginning on Tuesday with a comprehensive election poll of Georgetown students and a story on the potential roles that high-powered, politically savvy faculty members may play in the new administration. Then, on Friday, we will recount the unique experiences of students studying abroad during the presidential election, as well as a story tracking the election results for Georgetown alums running for Congress.

Georgetown Jumps to Fourth Most Expensive University

Georgetown now holds the number four spot on the list of the most expensive schools with a total cost of $49,689, according to a Campus Grotto, a Web site dedicated informing students about college life. Last year, Georgetown’s total cost did not even place it among the top 20 most expensive schools. Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y., surpassed The George Washington University for the number one spot, with a combined cost of tuition, room and board totaling $53,166. The George Washington University reports a total cost of $50,312 per year.

D.C. Election Board Mails Incorrect Ballots

The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics mailed at least 126 incorrect absentee ballots to D.C. voters, according to The Washington Post. The error was first reported by the D.C. Republican Committee after a member of the Republican Party, who lives in Ward 2, received a ballot with a Ward 6 race, stated the article. Dan Murphy, spokesman for the D.C. Board of Election, told The Washington Post that the board is investigating.

Student Reports Burglary

A student reported that an unknown person entered his townhouse Friday morning, and stole electrical equipment, according to the Department of Public Safety. The burglary took place on the 1400 block of O Street at approximately 10:37 a.m., according to the public safety alert. No injuries were reported and the Metropolitan Police Department was notified, the report said.

NCAA Penalizes the University of the District of Columbia

The University of the District of Columbia has been placed on a five-year-probation for numerous violations, according to the Associated Press. The NCAA Division II Committee on Infraction found that, between the 2000 to 2001 and 2003 to 20004 academic years, the university allowed 248 athletes and two prospective athletes to practice or compete despite ineligibility, stated the article. The probation will begin Wednesday.

Terrorism Expert to Discuss Rise of Bin Laden

Steve Coll, President and CEO of the New America Foundation and a writer for the New Yorker Magazine, will be leading a discussion Monday afternoon on the rise of Osama Bin Laden and modern terrorism. Entitled “Osama Bin Laden and the Globalization of Terror,” Coll will present his book on the Bin Laden family and the implications their ascendance has had on world affairs.

Federal Reserve Officials to Analyze Financial Downturn

Two members of the Federal Reserve Board will come to the Hilltop on Wednesday to offer their explanations of the nation’s financial crisis. In “The 2008 Financial Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Solutions,” two officials in the division of international finance at the federal reserve, Steven Kamin and Dale Henderson, will lend their expertise in an examination of the causes of the financial crisis.

See this week’s issues of THE HOYA for in-depth coverage of these events.

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