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UNSUNG HEROES
Unsung Heroes has created a campaign to support O’Donovan food and service worker Umberto “Suru” Ripai’s visit to his hometown in South Sudan.

Unsung Heroes Partners With The Corp

By Alfredo Carrillo September 30, 2016

For the first time in 45 years, Umberto “Suru” Ripai, a food and service worker at Leo O’Donovan Hall, may return to his hometown in South Sudan, thanks to a fundraiser set up by Unsung Heroes,...

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Gymnasts Laurie Hernandez and Aly Raisman, left, joined their teammates in winning the Team of the Olympic Games award, while swimmer Katie Ledecky, right, won the Female Athlete of the Olympic Games Award.

Team USA Awards Bring Olympic Stars to Campus

By Aly Pachter September 30, 2016

Georgetown was abuzz with belated Olympic fever Wednesday when more than 500 Olympians and Paralympians came together in McDonough Arena for the first time since the conclusion of the 2016 Summer...

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As negotiations between the university and the workers’ union continue, allegations have been raised asserting that facilities workers are being overworked with night shifts in the HFSC following day shifts in the MSB building.

Concerns Raised Over Facilities Workers’ Hours

By May Teng September 30, 2016

Recent allegations surrounding the understaffing of facilities workers in the Healey Family Student Center have raised larger concerns from students regarding the treatment of workers on campus. Continued...

Lois Lowry Visits DC Book Festival

By Olivia Chiu September 30, 2016

The Library of Congress hosted its 16th annual National Book Festival in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Sept. 24. The free, public, one-day event boasted book signings by 120 authors spanning...

Satirical Chicken Madness Ticket Wins First GUSA Election

By Molly Cooke and Joe Egler September 30, 2016

Perennial satirical candidate Wisemiller’s Chicken Madness sandwich won one of the uncontested off-campus seats by write-in vote in Thursday’s Georgetown University Student Association senate election. This...

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GUPride has apologized for its handling of race in its club after its Mr. Georgetown candidate, fifth from right, was criticized for a spoken word poem on race he performed.

Mr. GUPride Apology Issued

By William Zhu September 30, 2016

Georgetown University Pride apologized on Sunday for a spoken word poem presented by Willem Miller — the group’s representative at last Friday’s Mr. Georgetown pageant — in which he described...

COURTESY NMAHC
The newest Smithsonian museum, the African American Museum of History and Culture, which marks the first national museum exclusively dedicated to the documentation of African Americans, opened Sept. 24 with a three-day festival celebration on the National Mall.

Smithsonian African American Museum Opens

By Paula Hong September 30, 2016

The Smithsonian Institute’s much-anticipated National Museum of African American History and Culture opened to the public Saturday following a three-day grand opening festival featuring performances,...

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Students of Georgetown, Inc. and the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union both received record-breaking numbers of applicants during hiring season this fall, with a focus on increasing diversity.

The Corp, GUASFCU Receive Record Application Rates

By Caroline Landler September 30, 2016

Students of Georgetown, Inc. and the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union collectively received over 750 applications in a record-breaking hiring season for the two student...

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Greek organizations are not officially recognized by the university, but members frequently house together.

GU Greek Life Speaks Out

By Sophie Donnelly September 30, 2016

Students involved in Greek life organizations are speaking out against Georgetown’s continued lack of support for social fraternities and sororities at Georgetown following the university’s email...

GU Politics Hosts Debate Party

By Ellen Baker September 30, 2016

The great room of the Healey Family Student Center was packed with around 500 students Monday night for a watch party of the first debate between Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican...

Freshman Class Assimilates to GU

By Yasmine Salam September 30, 2016

After a month on the Hilltop, the Class of 2020 is beginning to settle into life on campus. These new Hoyas are part of the 16.4 percent of admitted applicants. | The Class of 2020 represents a diversity...

Dating on a Budget 2.0

Dating on a Budget 2.0

By Laura Bell and Laura Bell September 29, 2016

I hate to be the one to say it, but we’ve reached that inevitable point in the semester: The honeymoon phase is quickly coming to a close. Darties give way to office hours, highly-anticipated outings...

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