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Students Attend Vigil for Paris Attacks

By Aly Pachter November 15, 2015

Hundreds gathered to hold a vigil in honor of those killed in the terror attacks in Paris in Lafayette Square across from the White House on Saturday night. The French ambassador to the United States,...

DeGioia Approves Renaming of Mulledy, McSherry Halls

By Toby Hung November 14, 2015

University President John J. DeGioia approved the Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation's recommendation to rename Mulledy Hall and McSherry Hall today, one day after black student activists...

Student Activists Sit-In Outside DeGioia's Office

Student Activists Sit-In Outside DeGioia’s Office

By Toby Hung November 13, 2015

Students activists began staging a sit-in outside the office of University President John J. DeGioia today at 9 a.m. to pressure the administration into meeting a series of demands that address racial injustice...

DCAF 2015 Preview

DCAF 2015 Preview

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein November 13, 2015

If you happened to miss DCAF last weekend, do not fear: there is another night of DCAF coming to you this weekend! As the official 4E a cappella enthusiast fan girl, I thought that it was only fitting...

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Demonstrators Address Demands to University

By Ashwin Puri November 13, 2015

"What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now." Black student activists led around 250 students, faculty and community members in a demonstration in Red Square last night to express solidarity with...

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Anti-sweatshop activist Jim Keady posted a picture on social media of three student-athletes modelling gear with the Nike logo taped over as a symbol of protest.

Student Athletes Launch Sweatshop Awareness Campaign

By Patricja Okuniewska November 13, 2015

Student-athletes and other members of the university community are calling attention to the unethical business practices of Nike by launching an awareness campaign. The movement, seeking to put pressure...

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Georgetown ranked 112th on the 10th Annual Trojan Brand Condoms’ 2015 Sexual Health Report Card, falling 19 spots from its 93rd ranking in 2014. Schools were evaluated on the accessibility of sexual health resources, with Oregon State University taking first place.

GU Falls Further in Annual Sexual Health Rankings

By Aly Pachter November 13, 2015

Georgetown fell 19 spots, from 93 to 112, in the 10th Annual Trojan Brand Condoms’ 2015 Sexual Health Report Card, a study that ranked 140 colleges and universities based on the accessibility of sexual...

Employment Study Prompts Look at Transgender Rights

By Eunsun Cho November 13, 2015

A D.C. Office of Human Rights report published Nov. 3 found that transgender citizens in Washington, D.C., face significant barriers in seeking employment amid discussions regarding transgender discrimination...

Professors Launch Working Class Studies Minor Proposal

By Emily Tu November 13, 2015

Several faculty members are collaborating with the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor to develop an undergraduate Labor and Working-Class Studies, which they aim to begin offering in...

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Veteran students, alumni and community members participated in a Veterans Day ceremony on White-Gravenor lawn Wednesday afternoon, which also honored Medal of Honor recipient Charles Rand (MED 1873).

Veterans Day Ceremony Highlights Service, Integration

By Syed Humza Moinuddin November 13, 2015

The university celebrated Veterans Day with a ceremony featuring speeches from veteran students, faculty and administrators on the integration of veterans into the wider community on White-Gravenor Lawn...

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After 10 months under the leadership of interim GM/CEO Jack Requa, the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority board of directors named Paul J. Wiedefeld to the position.

Metro Leadership Changes

By Molly Cooke November 13, 2015

The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority board of directors unanimously named Paul J. Wiedefeld the next Metro general manager and chief executive officer Nov. 5. Wiedefeld, who formerly served as...

Petition Pushes Statehood

By Melina Delkic November 13, 2015

Washington, D.C., Councilmember Vincent Orange’s (D-At Large, LAW ’88) yearlong petition in support of District of Columbia statehood launched July, with policymakers discussing the merits of the petition’s...

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