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Students and faculty can sign up for 15-minute sessions at the Gelardin New Media Center to use the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset from this Wednesday to Dec. 18.

Gelardin Center Offers New Virtual Reality Headsets

By Cheryl Liu November 13, 2015

The Gelardin New Media Center in Lauinger Library began offering the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality software, to students Wednesday. The Rift, a software developed by technology company Oculus VR, allows...

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The Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs hosted five representatives from national faith-based organizations in a panel discussion on climate change at the Healey Family Student Center on Monday.

Panel Targets Religion, Climate Change

By Christian Paz November 13, 2015

Five representatives from faith-based nongovernmental organizations stressed the implications of climate change on poverty and justice around the world at a gathering in the Healey Family Student Center...

Dupont Owners Fined

By Ian Scoville November 13, 2015

The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs fined Len Salas and Max E. Salas, the owners of the Dupont Circle house where Georgetown graduate Nina Brekelmans (GRD ’15) died in a fire June 3, $6,000. The...

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Solidarity Demonstrators Call for University Action

By Syed Humza Moinuddin November 12, 2015

Black student activists led around 250 students, faculty and community members in a demonstration on Red Square tonight to express solidarity with students of color experiencing racism in universities...

Senior Memories: Things that Only Seniors Remember

Senior Memories: Things that Only Seniors Remember

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein November 11, 2015

As the first semester has begun to wind down, my nerves about leaving Georgetown in only a few months are increasing. I can barely remember my freshman year, the people I met then feel like people I...

Excuses to Procrastinate Preregistration

Excuses to Procrastinate Preregistration

By Mike Radice and Mike Radice November 10, 2015

Do you want to start worrying about what classes you’re taking next semester when you haven’t even finished midterms? Do you want to take five classes but only get into two of the five? Do you want...

The Profile Picture Progression of a Georgetown Student

The Profile Picture Progression of a Georgetown Student

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford November 10, 2015

  Look back to your senior year in high school: a prospective student incessantly waiting for your Georgetown acceptance and, in the meantime, stalking all things Georgetown to try and get the best feel...

Which Georgetown School Are You?

Which Georgetown School Are You?

By Annie Fraser and Annie Fraser November 10, 2015

Feeling isolated? No one understands you? Struggling with your sense of self and purpose? Not the smartest kid anymore? Don't worry, this has nothing to do with your overinflated sense of self being confronted...

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The new McDonough Bus Turnaround is the off- and on-loading point for four GUTS lines; the campus plan-dictated change has increased commute and wait times for students and workers, including an approximate doubling  in time of the Dupont Circle loop.

GUTS Lines Rerouting Draws Ire

By Sarah Griffin November 10, 2015

The permanent rerouting of four Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle lines has resulted in longer waiting times and mixed responses from riders, as the McDonough Bus Turnaround opened yesterday. As...

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If the new law passes, 16-year-olds would be welcomed to voting booths in the District of Columbia, like those at local Georgetown polling place Duke Ellington School of the Arts, pictured.

Bill Aims to Lower Voting Age

By Molly Cooke November 10, 2015

District of Columbia Councilmember Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) has introduced a bill that would lower the voting age from 18 to 16 for municipal and federal elections held in Washington, D.C. Councilmembers...

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The Institute of Politics and Public Service and the Independent Journal hosted “Hack the Debate,” a competition aimed to increase voter engagement in political debates in the Healey Family Student Center on Nov. 8. Developers from Mic.com won for their “DebateMate” mobile-friendly site.

IPPS Hackathon Examines Voter Engagement

By Caroline Welch November 10, 2015

Students, graduates and working professionals from the Washington, D.C. area and beyond gathered for a daylong innovation competition focused on creating technological accessories for presidential...

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President of the BBC Worldwide North America Ann Sarnoff (GSB ’83) discussed the future of television at an event Thursday.

BBC Head Discusses Media

By Will Davis and Syed Humza Moinuddin November 10, 2015

BBC Worldwide North America President Ann Sarnoff (GSB ’83) emphasized the importance of reimagining content in an era of mass media consumption at the Fisher Colloquium in the Rafik B. Hariri Building...

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