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The 10 Gifs You Need This Finals Season

The 10 Gifs You Need This Finals Season

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein December 13, 2015

'Tis the season for crying and complaining. Welcome to finals, the Georgetown version of a state school frat's hell week. Teachers aren't clear, assignments are ridiculous and there is a .9 percent chance...

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University Recognizes Interim Name Changes

By Syed Humza Moinuddin December 13, 2015

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia and the Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation held a ceremony and reception to recognize the interim naming of Freedom Hall and Remembrance...

Quiz: Are You a SWUG?

Quiz: Are You a SWUG?

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein December 11, 2015

Ah, the age old question. Being a SWUG is an honor that not everyone can achieve. Across the country, and even across time, people have pondered this group of people and tried to earn this coveted status. For...

GUMC Professor Awarded For Drug Discovery

By Jessie Yu December 8, 2015

Director of the Drug Discovery Program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Milton Brown received the annual Percy L. Julian Award for his work in new drug discovery and testing against...

DC Economic Growth Ranks Low

By Charlotte Allen December 8, 2015

Cost-information website howmuch.net released a report based on the Bureau of Economic Analysis 2014 statistics indicating that Washington, D.C.’s economic growth lags behind other major U.S. metropolitan...

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University Registrar John Q. Pierce explained two potential new class regristration systems that the university is considering implementing at a town hall in the Healey Family Student Center Social Room.

University Considers Live Registration

By Jack Lynch December 8, 2015

The Office of the University Registrar is evaluating alternative options for replacing Georgetown’s current class registration system by February 2017, including changing the current pre-registration...

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Laura Chinchilla, Jackie Kucinich and Alvin Brown are among the five new fellows for the spring 2016 class in the IPPS program.

New IPPS Fellows Bring Varied Perspectives

By Ashwin Puri December 8, 2015

The Institute of Politics and Public Service announced its spring 2016 class of fellows yesterday — IPPS’ second class of fellows — consisting of five prominent figures from the realms of politics,...

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The Georgetown Community Partnership plans to announce the 2017-37 Campus Plan framework in early June.

Student-Led Initiative Funds Winter Break Housing

By Syed Humza Moinuddin December 8, 2015

The Students of Georgetown, Inc., the Georgetown University Student Association, the Georgetown Alumni Association, the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union, the Office of the...

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Somali Ambassador to the United States Ahmed Isse Awad discussed U.S.-Somali relations Tuesday in the Intercultural Center.

Somali Ambassador Discusses US-Somali Relations

By Cheryl Liu December 8, 2015

Recently appointed Somali Ambassador to the United States Ahmed Isse Awad and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs Shannon Smith emphasized the improved U.S.-Somali relationship...

GUMC Professors Analyze Gun Violence In New Book

By Molly Cooke December 8, 2015

Georgetown University School of Medicine clinical professors of psychiatry Liza H. Gold and Robert I. Simon argued that links between mass gun violence and mental health are exaggerated in their book...

Georgetown Signs Campus Climate Pledge

By Matthew Larson December 8, 2015

The university joined over 217 institutions in signing President Barack Obama’s American Campus Act on Climate pledge in support of the ongoing 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework...

NASA Chief Scientist Talks Climate Change

By Gaia Mattiace December 8, 2015

NASA’s chief scientist Ellen Stofan emphasized the reality of climate change and advocated for increased reliance on scientific data in the Philodemic Room of Healy Hall on Wednesday. Around 60 students,...

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