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Khan, Fisk Propose Greek Council Launch

By Patricja Okuniewska February 26, 2016

The Georgetown University Student Association President- and Vice President-elect Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) and Chris Fisk (COL ‘17) will form an unofficial Greek Council to connect student government...

President DeGioia Announces HeForShe Partnership

By Christian Paz February 26, 2016

Georgetown University will partner with the United Nations HeForShe campaign and pursue initiatives to advance gender equality on its campus and in society, University President John J. DeGioia announced...

Panelists Discuss Legacy Of Malcolm X, Feminism

By Syed Humza Moinuddin February 26, 2016

The Georgetown University African American studies program brought together scholars and activists to shed light on civil rights leader Malcolm X’s influence on racial and gender equality in Copley Formal...

Union Claims No Wrongdoing

By Matthew Larson February 26, 2016

The Services Employee International Union, Local 500, which represents part-time faculty, has strongly defended its position at Georgetown University, though questions still remain about the sudden resignation...

Historic Financial Aid Increase Announced

By Matthew Larson February 26, 2016

Despite Georgetown University’s relatively low endowment, the Georgetown Board of Directors announced its approval of the university’s largest-ever increase in financial aid for students in the coming...

GU Launches Global Theater Initiative

By Simon Carroll February 26, 2016

Georgetown’s Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics and the Theater Communications Group launched the Global Theater Initiative Feb. 12, a program to increase internationalism in the U.S. theater...

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Former ABC “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel discussed his book “Lights Out” and vulnerabilities in the nation’s electrical grid system in Riggs Library on Tuesday.

Koppel Warns of Electric Grid Cyberattacks

By Henry Greene February 26, 2016

ABC "Nightline" former anchor of 25 years Ted Koppel argued that the United States electrical grid is vulnerable to external attacks and the United States should take countermeasures to prevent this...

GUMC Researchers Discover Potential Anti-Cancer Drugs

By Ellen Baker February 26, 2016

Georgetown University Medical Center researchers introduced a possible anti-cancer therapy in the form of two drugs sourced from the plant hormone strigolactone in a study published Feb. 16. The two...

Grant Funds Research in East Africa

By Matthew Riley February 26, 2016

Georgetown University will expand its research on mobile money in East Africa and its effect on the Kenyan and Ugandan populations after receiving a $3.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates...

Quiz: Do You Recognize Georgetown's Buildings?

Quiz: Do You Recognize Georgetown’s Buildings?

By Graham Ritter and Graham Ritter February 24, 2016

With all of the construction around campus, it's nearly impossible to know exactly what campus looks like at any given point. See how Georgetown has changed over the years and see if you can still recognize...

Diary of a SWUG: The 10 Commandments of Tombs

Diary of a SWUG: The 10 Commandments of Tombs

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein February 24, 2016

Eleven days ago marked the 99th day before graduation (cue tears). Now, we are down to 88. How scary is that? 88 more days until I am officially irrelevant (Read: irrelevant here, I will always be relevant)....

Quiz: How Well Do You Really Know Georgetown's Administrators?

Quiz: How Well Do You Really Know Georgetown’s Administrators?

By Mike Radice and Mike Radice February 24, 2016

While many Georgetown students will humbly proudly tell you about their GPA, extracurricular involvements and internship prospects, they will fail to relay the information that really matters: how up...

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