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Report Ranks DC Wealth Building

By Olivia Chiu November 1, 2016

Washington, D.C., is the third best city in the United States for building wealth in 2016, according to a report released Oct. 24 by consumer financial services website Bankrate. The report identified...

GUPD Investigates Flyers

By Christian Paz November 1, 2016

The Georgetown University Police Department is investigating flyers posted on and off campus this weekend advertising a “Frito Bandito Party” to be hosted last night, which featured phrases misattributed...

Professor Joins Academy

By May Teng November 1, 2016

Andrew Bazemore, an adjunct professor of family medicine at the Georgetown University Medical Center, was appointed to a National Academy of Medicine lifetime membership Oct. 17. The independent nonprofit...

The Steps of Being GERMSed: A Nighttime Rollercoaster

The Steps of Being GERMSed: A Nighttime Rollercoaster

By Charlie Fritz and Charlie Fritz October 31, 2016

GERMS: the one word your parents do not want to hear when you call them at 8 AM on a Sunday morning. Many people have been in this situation, and they've said it's quite shameful. Generally, you...

Right to Life Chalk Messages Defaced

By William Zhu October 28, 2016

The university has condemned the defacement of Georgetown University Right to Life’s anti-abortion chalk display in Red Square, after it was erased and replaced with phrases including “End hate,”...

Report Details Prejudice in Housing

Report Details Prejudice in Housing

By Olivia Chiu October 28, 2016

Black women with criminal records are more likely to experience discrimination in the Washington, D.C. housing market than white women of comparable criminal backgrounds, according to a new report released...

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Four Georgetown faculty and staff contributed to Donald Trump’s campaign, while 121 donors gave 555 contributions to Hillary Clinton.

Faculty, Staff Donors Largely Back Clinton

By Jeff Cirillo October 28, 2016

Eighty-five percent of Georgetown faculty and staff’s presidential campaign contributions went to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, while 0.6 percent went to Republican presidential...

US Health Secretary Defends Affordable Care Act

By Joe Egler October 28, 2016

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell defended the increase of Affordable Care Act midlevel premiums by an average of 25 percent next year, citing the benefits of...

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Disability rights advocate Anastasia Somoza addressed students with her mother Mary Somoza on Monday.

Somoza Urges Accessibility

By Alfredo Carrillo October 28, 2016

America’s health care and educational resources have struggled to meet the needs of disabled individuals, according to disability rights advocate Anastasia Somoza (COL ’07) and her mother Mary...

SAPE Sees Expanded Reach

By Yasmine Salam October 28, 2016

Georgetown’s Sexual Assault Peer Educators program has educated 300 students in sexual misconduct policies and bystander intervention so far this year, putting it on course to exceed the 700 students...

Parents Protest DC School Transfer

By Montana Boone October 28, 2016

Local parents incensed by the mandatory transportation of school children from the public Hyde-Addison Elementary School to a swing site located three miles away are urging Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel...

Riders, Metro Debate Late-Night Services

By Matthew Larson October 28, 2016

The debate over Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s late-night services intensified last week as riders overwhelmingly petitioned to bring back midnight to 3 a.m. services on weekends at...

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