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Georgetown is #GSProud

Georgetown is #GSProud

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein November 17, 2015

You may have noticed that today Hoyas are taking to social media with cover photos, testimonials and the hashtag #GSProud. Well, this is all part of a campaign headed by the Georgetown Scholarship...

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Freedom Hall, part of the Former Jesuit Residence, pictured, joins Remembrance Hall as the newest additions to Georgetown building nomenclature — albeit temporarily. The university dropped the names “Mulledy” and “McSherry,” respectively, Saturday, following demonstrations.

Heeding Demands, University Renames Buildings

By Toby Hung and Ashwin Puri November 17, 2015

University President John J. DeGioia and the board of directors approved the Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation’s recommendation to rename Mulledy Hall and McSherry Hall on Saturday,...

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The Eiffel Tower casts a shadow over Paris on Sunday, less than 48 hours after the Friday attack. It remained dark the night before.

In Paris, Scenes Of Loss, Resilience

By Suzanne Monyak November 17, 2015

PARIS — I chose the right restaurant Friday night. My boyfriend had flown up for the week to visit me in Strasbourg, France, where I am studying abroad for the semester, and we had just arrived in...

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Students, faculty and staff gather in Dahlgren Quadrangle for an interfaith reflection following attacks in Baghdad, Beirut and Paris.

At Campus Vigils, Community Reflects

By Molly Cooke November 17, 2015

Around 250 students and community members gathered in remembrance of the victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad at an interfaith prayer vigil held Sunday and a solidarity...

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (CAS ’57) delivered a guest lecture for 360 first-year law students in the Hart Auditorium at the Georgetown University Law Center’s McDonough Hall on Monday. He discussed his career, infamous dissents and originalist viewpoints.

Justice Scalia Addresses First-Year Law Students

By Molly Cooke November 17, 2015

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (CAS ’57) argued that judges should refrain from making moral decisions during a guest lecture at the Georgetown University Law Center on Monday. In the Hart Auditorium...

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The GUSA senate passed a resolution in support of the activism of collegiate students of color, including those at Georgetown.

Solidarity Resolution Passed

By Aly Pachter November 17, 2015

The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution 27-1 to stand in solidarity with victims of collegiate racism Sunday in light of recent events highlighting racial injustice on...

Campaign Supports Undocumented

By Emma Rizk November 17, 2015

Around 165 community members participated in Hoyas for Immigrant Rights and UndocuHoyas’ photo campaign in support of the community of undocumented individuals at Georgetown and across the country in...

GUPD Tightens Security After DC Threats

By Emily Tu November 17, 2015

The Georgetown University Police Department is implementing increased campus safety measures in response to the series of attacks around the world in the past week, including Paris and Beirut, as well...

UN Director Promotes LGBT Rights Activism

By William Zhu November 17, 2015

United Nations Free and Equal Campaign Director Charles Radcliffe called for increasing activism amidst a climate of shifting attitudes toward LGBT rights in an increasingly polarized world at a forum...

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Panelists discussed the political future of Latin America at a student-organized conference in the HFSC on Friday.

Panels Address Latin America

By Sarah Griffin November 17, 2015

Seven student groups collaborated to host the university’s first student-led Latin American conference to address the region’s political future last Friday. The event, entitled "Latin America at...

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Two GULC professors, Kristin N. Henning, above, and Wallace Mlyniec, received D.C. Lawyers for Youth honors.

GULC Professors Honored

By Charlotte Allen November 17, 2015

D.C. Lawyers for Youth honored Georgetown University Law Center professors Kristin N. Henning and Wallace Mlyniec for their work as directors of the Juvenile Justice Clinic on Nov. 4. The JJC, which...

You Know You're Abroad When...

You Know You’re Abroad When…

By Meg Lizza and Meg Lizza November 16, 2015

If you are currently abroad, have studied abroad or will be studying abroad, then here are some phrases that you are, or will become, very familiar with. One of your very own 4E bloggers (moi) is in France...

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