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What Does Your Drunk Food Say About You?

What Does Your Drunk Food Say About You?

By Alana McGovern and Alana McGovern March 20, 2017

After a night of drinking, we all crave that midnight, or rather, early morning snack. What does you go-to drunk munchie say about you? Let's find out. 1. Pizza You are a lazy, yet consistent, drunk...

Panel Advocates Role of Increased Diversity in Changing Perspectives

By Yasmine Salam March 20, 2017

Increased diversity and denouncing hate speech are the most effective ways to educate those with intolerant and bigoted perspectives, according to three panelists on the “Educate” panel during the...

Panelists Urge Increased Advocacy Efforts

By Hannah Urtz March 20, 2017

Meaningful change can be achieved in many ways, according to the speakers on the “Organize” panel at the OWN IT Summit on Saturday. The panel, moderated by Jen Psaki, former communications director...

Speakers Push Intersectionality, Participation in Women’s Rights Movement

By Lily Steinberg March 20, 2017

A greater awareness of intersectionality and increased participation is necessary in the women’s rights movement, according to panelists during the “Agitate” panel at the OWN IT Summit 2017 on Saturday. The...

Alumni Promote Role of Georgetown in Advocacy Efforts

By Madeline Charbonneau March 20, 2017

Georgetown’s values inspire activist efforts, according to three alumni who participated in the “Hoya Visionaries” panel at the OWN IT Summit on Saturday. The panel featured disability rights...

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The application rate increased by 12.4 percent from last year, while the acceptance rate is expected to be about 15 percent.

Class of 2021 Application Rate Increases to All-Time High

By Christian Paz March 17, 2017

After receiving a record number of total applicants for this year’s application cycle, Georgetown’s admissions department anticipates accepting about 15 percent of 21,459 regular decision applicants...

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Rev. Mark Bosco, S.J., director of catholic research center The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago, will serve as the university's vice president of mission and ministry starting Aug. 1.

University Appoints New VP for Mission and Ministry

By Tara Subramaniam March 17, 2017

Reverend Mark Bosco, S.J., a professor of theology and English at Loyola University Chicago, will serve as the new vice president for mission and ministry starting Aug. 1. Currently, Bosco serves...

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Writer and activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie argued that religion and feminism are not mutually exclusive in Gaston Hall yesterday.

Feminist Values Compatible With Religion, Author Adichie Argues

By Tara Subramaniam March 17, 2017

The pursuit of gender equality should transcend religious ideology, according to author and feminist activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who spoke as part of the Faith and Culture Lecture Series in...

ACLU Sues DC Police Over Arrest of Transgender Activist

By Madeline Charbonneau March 17, 2017

The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit late last month against four D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officers and the D.C. government on behalf of Lourdes Ashley Hunter,...

Alumnus Under Fire in Georgia Congressional Campaign

By Tara Subramaniam March 17, 2017

Georgetown University alumnus Jon Ossoff (SFS ’09) is running as a Democrat in Georgia’s special election to fill the 6th Congressional District’s seat in the House of Representatives. Ossoff...

GUPD Responds to White Nationalist Group’s Posters on Campus

By Jeff Cirillo March 17, 2017

The Georgetown University Police Department has launched an investigation after posters were placed in several locations on and off campus by Identity Evropa, a white national group, Sunday night. The...

University Plans Renovations to Residential Living

By Matthew Larson March 17, 2017

The university is planning to renovate Alumni Square, Village A and Village C East this summer to include new windows, furniture and LED lighting for the three communities. The Office of Planning...

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