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Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her intention to run for re-election in 2018.

Bowser Seeks 2nd Mayoral Term, Promises Social, Economic Growth

By Matthew Larson and Joe Egler September 29, 2017

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced her intent to run for re-election in 2018, pledging to use the capital’s growth to benefit more District residents, especially as the economic gap between...

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Students and faculty protested both Sessions' policies as attorney general and the selective nature of the event by "taking a knee" outside the venue.

Amid Protests, Sessions Lectures GULC Audience on Free Speech

By Jesus Rodriguez September 29, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended free speech rights on college campuses and condemned protesters who have tried to curtail them at an invitation-only Georgetown University Law Center event Tuesday. Law...

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Jason Resendez (COL ’08), speaking at a panel celebrating the 10th anniversary of the LGBTQ Resource Center, recalls his role in advocating for the center’s creation as a student in 2007.

LGBTQ Resource Center Celebrates Nine Years of Advocacy, Progress

By Marina Pitofsky September 29, 2017

A decade ago, LGBTQ students at Georgetown had few places to turn for support. Before the advent of the LGBTQ Resource Center in 2008, students could only go to informal social networks — usually in...

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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...

University Reaffirms Support for Sexual Assault Survivors

By Madeline Charbonneau September 29, 2017

Georgetown University administration reaffirmed the university’s commitment to combating incidences of sexual assault and misconduct following the Department of Education’s decision to rescind Obama-era...

SFS Launches Inaugural  Centennial Fellows Class

SFS Launches Inaugural Centennial Fellows Class

By Charlotte Allen September 29, 2017

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service will host four former diplomats and politicians this semester as the inaugural class of Centennial Fellows. Former Jordanian Minister of Foreign...

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Four companies, including Spin, LimeBike and JUMP, have rolled out a dockless bike-share program in the District, in competition with D.C.’s Capital Bikeshare program.

Four Companies Launch Dockless Bike-Share Program

By Emma Kotfica September 29, 2017

Brightly colored bicycles have been popping up on street corners and curbs around Washington, D.C., in the past week, as various companies like Spin, LimeBike and JUMP have rolled out new dockless...

Racial Income Inequality Broadens in District

By Marina Pitofsky September 29, 2017

Income inequality broadened between white residents and residents of color in Washington, D.C., in 2016, according to data from the United States Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community Survey. The...

DC Rents Limit Economic Growth, Study Says

By Matthew Larson September 29, 2017

A renter in Washington, D.C. could lose over $8,000 a year in rent and utilities due to inflated housing costs, a recent study of renting habits found. The study, conducted by National Equity Atlas,...

New GUSA Senate Elected With High Turnout

By Jeff Cirillo September 29, 2017

More than 30 percent of students voted in yesterday's Georgetown University Student Association senate elections, an increase from last fall's 5.63 percent rate and a historically high turnout for the...

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Colin Powell, former secretary of state under President George W. Bush, said the United States will “come through” its struggle to fully accept immigrants in a speech Wednesday.

Powell: Nation Will Overcome Hostility Toward Immigrants

By Jeff Cirillo September 28, 2017

Colin Powell, former secretary of state under President George W. Bush, said the United States will “come through” its struggle to fully accept immigrants in a speech in the Fisher Colloquium on Wednesday. “Right...

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Administrators, Students Re-Examine State of Free Speech at Georgetown

By Hannah Urtz September 28, 2017

Georgetown must continue to facilitate spaces for meaningful dialogue and open exchange of diverse ideas, according to a panel on free speech and expression held Tuesday evening in the Healey Family...

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