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Georgetown's Top 5 Worst Elevators

Georgetown’s Top 5 Worst Elevators

By Guest Writer and Guest Writer April 16, 2015

Spring has sprung. So maybe you’re feeling active or outdoorsy or happy or something. Or maybe you’re still just as lazy as you are during the winter. If this is true, here are the top 5 worst elevators...

GTFO: Hidden Study Spots in DC

GTFO: Hidden Study Spots in DC

By Marina Smith and Marina Smith April 15, 2015

GTFO is back, and here to help you find more ways to leave campus. With finals coming up Oops, where was I? Anyways, with finals coming up, 4E has decided to help you find free hidden study spots...

SEE THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS...From Lau!

SEE THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS…From Lau!

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford April 15, 2015

How is the 3rd hour of your study session? Where is that study break you intended to take? You’ve somehow found yourself trapped in the unforgiving walls of Lau 2, wondering if the room is really...

Tomorrow: Comedy Hour with Steve Rannazzisi

Tomorrow: Comedy Hour with Steve Rannazzisi

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally April 14, 2015

Here at 4E, the midweek crunch has usually got us feeling a certain way.  You know, completely over the whole school thing and ready for the weekend?  Kind of like this: However, this particular...

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Hellman Selected for SFS Deanship

By Katherine Richardson April 14, 2015

World Bank Chief Institutional Economist Joel Hellman will be the new dean of the School of Foreign Service, beginning his term on July 1. University President John J. DeGioia announced Hellman’s...

MEGA IMPORTANT PSA: Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day

MEGA IMPORTANT PSA: Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day

By Marina Smith and Marina Smith April 14, 2015

Attention people! Today, Tuesday, April 14th is the most important day of the year: Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s. As you’ve probably noticed, we here at 4E love lists, so we decided to...

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The Last Campaign for Academic Reform and the Latino Leadership 
Forum jointly staged a sit-in at the Office of the President.

Sit-In Galvanizes Proposals

By Katherine Richardson April 14, 2015

Around 60 students from both the Latino Leadership Forum and the Last Campaign for Academic Reform staged a sit-in in University President John J. DeGioia’s office Friday. During the sit-in, they...

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Ambassador Barbara Bodine, the director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, will head the Walsh Scholars Initiative launching this fall.

SFS Initiative Targets Public Service

By Anna Riley April 14, 2015

The School of Foreign Service Academic Council is set to announce a new program focused on promoting and supporting careers in the public sector. The program, called the Walsh Scholars Initiative,...

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Former USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, who currently serves as an SFS distinguished fellow-in-residence, reflected on his tenure at USAID and his goals for his Georgetown tenure in an exclusive interview.

Q&A: Shah Talks USAID Tenure, SFS Position

By Margaret Heftler April 14, 2015

Rajiv Shah served as the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from January 2010 to February 2015. After leaving the organization, he joined the faculty of Georgetown...

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"Ignite the Dream" continued Monday with a student-led event, "Pass the Torch."

‘Ignite the Dream’ Begins

By Emily Tu April 14, 2015

Panelists reflected on racial and class-based inequality in the first event in a three-part series titled “Ignite the Dream: Race and Socioeconomic Class in America” held Thursday evening in the Intercultural...

My Brother’s Keeper Sees Slow Progress

By Matthew Larson April 14, 2015

One year after President Barack Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative promoting education of young men of color, an initial White House report reflecting on the program’s first year concluded...

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The intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street was named one of the three most dangerous in the District of Columbia in 2013 and 2014.

Wisconsin and M Junction Called ‘Dangerous’

By Charlotte Allen April 14, 2015

The District Department of Transportation named the intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue one of the top-three most dangerous intersections in the District for 2013 and 2014, as well as one...

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