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Seven Greenpeace activists were arrested last night around 10 p.m. for climbing a crane and hanging a banner with the word "Resist" a few blocks from the White House to protest protest President Donald Trump’s approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, among other actions.

Greenpeace Activists Arrested After Crane Protest

By Jeff Cirillo January 26, 2017

Seven Greenpeace activists have been charged with unlawful assembly, unlawful entry and destruction of property by the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department after climbing the top of a crane...

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MPD responded to reports of a suspicious package on M St. NW on Wednesday evening.

MPD Responds to Reports of Suspicious Package on M St. NW

By Christian Paz January 26, 2017

Reports of a suspicious package on the intersection of M St. NW and Wisconsin Ave. NW prompted the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department to close segments of the street to investigate a...

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PLO Ambassador Advocates Continued Pursuit of Two-State Solution

By Ben Goodman January 24, 2017

Israeli actions, including the development of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, are putting the pursuit of a two-state solution to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict at risk, according to Maen...

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Trump Arrives in Capital Amid Protests, Celebrations

By Aly Pachter January 24, 2017

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Students marched from Red Square to EPA transition committee chairman Myron Ebell’s L St. office in a demonstration organized by Students for Climate Security.

Students for Climate Security Plans Pruitt Protests

By Will Linde January 24, 2017

As the Senate vote looms to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, climate change advocacy group Students for Climate Security is organizing protests...

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Professor Christine Fair's tweets to a Trump-supporting former professor have come under scrutiny.

Professor’s Tweets Come Under Scrutiny

By Ian Scoville January 24, 2017

Christine Fair, a professor in the School of Foreign Service, has come under scrutiny after former Georgetown professor Asra Nomani filed a complaint that she had been the subject of Fair’s repeated...

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Around 500,000 people used the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority  on Saturday, including demonstrators for the Women’s March on Washington.

Heightened March Demand Tests Metro

By Jesus Rodriguez January 24, 2017

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority users faced long lines and extended wait times Saturday with around 500,000 people using the service, including many demonstrators from across the country...

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Actress Anna Deavere Smith highlighted the role theater can play in raising awareness for issues affecting underrepresented populations in a Gaston Hall event Jan. 19.

Smith Highlights Role of Theater in Social Change

By Jeanine Santucci January 24, 2017

Theater has the power to raise awareness for issues affecting underrepresented populations, as highlighted in a Gaston Hall event featuring actress Anna Deavere Smith hosted by the Office of the President...

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Georgetown ranked 12th on a New York Times study detailing income inequality at universities, with 20.8 percent of students coming from the top 1 percent, defined as families with an annual income higher than $630,000, and 12.5 percent of students coming from the bottom 60 percent, defined as having an income less than $65,000.

Georgetown Ranks 12th in Study Detailing Income Inequality

By Tara Subramaniam January 24, 2017

Georgetown ranked 12th out of a list of 38 schools with more students from the top 1 percent of the income scale than from the bottom 60 percent, according to a New York Times study based on anonymous...

Georgetown Buildings and the Hoyas You Find in Them

Georgetown Buildings and the Hoyas You Find in Them

By Sarah Reuter and Sarah Reuter January 23, 2017

Welcome back to the Hilltop, Hoyas! With the first full weeks of classes upon us, you are likely still navigating your way to new buildings and classes, trying to get the hang of your new schedule. From...

Q&A: Professor Marcia Chatelain Talks Women’s March, Intersectional Feminism

By Jeff Cirillo January 23, 2017

Georgetown University associate professor of history and African-American studies Marcia Chatelain sat down with The Hoya yesterday to discuss the Women’s March on Washington, intersectionality and...

DC Police React to Inauguration, Women’s March Crowds

By Christian Paz January 23, 2017

Zero arrests were made Saturday when hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched on the National Mall to protest President Donald Trump’s (R) inauguration and advocate for women’s rights, the...

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