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Greenhouse, Bayit New LLCs

By Suzanne Monyak September 24, 2013

Two new Living and Learning Communities centered around the environment and Judaism, respectively, joined Georgetown’s themed housing offerings this fall. The Greenhouse LLC currently has only three...

Admins Talk Satellite Housing

By Molly Simio September 24, 2013

Administrators cleared up some confusion about the proposed satellite residence at the first in a series of open houses addressing off- and on-campus housing options last week. During the open houses,...

Jewish Chaplaincy Commissions Sukkah

By Zoe Dobkin September 24, 2013

Ahead of the White House Interfaith Collegiate Conference at Georgetown yesterday, the Jewish Chaplaincy upgraded its sukkah, a hut for the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot, with the help of two...

Ethicist Debates Transplants

By Alessandra Puccio September 24, 2013

Professor of medical ethics and philosophy Robert M. Veatch called for changing the way that organ transplants are distributed this Friday in the Bioethics Research Library. The discussion, part of...

GU Accepts 80 Students From Waitlist

By Penny Hung August 8, 2013

Eighty waitlisted students were offered admission to Georgetown this year, and 72 have submitted deposits for the fall semester. Fifty waitlisted students were originally accepted in mid-May; of...

Stylistic Changes Preview Larger Push for Code of Conduct Reform

By Eitan Sayag August 7, 2013

Stylistic and organizational changes to the Code of Student Conduct intended to clarify the disciplinary process are set for implementation by the end of the summer in anticipation of substantive changes...

JJ’s Departure Stems From Settlement, Evaluation

By Eitan Sayag and Emma Hinchliffe July 31, 2013

A settlement reached with two parents whose child was bitten by Jack Jr. last fall was a factor in the decision to remove the former mascot-in-training from campus. The child sustained non-critical...

JJ to Leave Campus, Mascot Future in Question

By Emma Hinchliffe July 31, 2013

An unforeseen — and, for now, unexplained — departure has struck Georgetown amid the dog days of summer. Mascot-in-training Jack Jr. will not return to campus this fall, and the question of...

Petition Calls for Alternatives to Sasaki Dorm Proposal

By Penny Hung July 10, 2013

A petition calling for Georgetown to solicit concept sketches from two architectural firms as alternatives to Sasaki Associates' proposed Northeast Triangle has garnered 372 supporters as of Wednesday...

Burglary Reported in Darnall

By Penny Hung July 9, 2013

An unlocked room on the fourth floor of Darnall Hall was burglarized Monday, the Department of Public Safety reported. The incident occurred between 9:00 a.m. and 10:45 p.m., when the intruder stole...

Fall Study Abroad in Cairo Cancelled

By Emma Hinchliffe July 5, 2013

The Office of International Programs cancelled its fall study abroad program at the American University in Cairo in response to a State Department travel advisory issued Wednesday. The warning advises...

Holy Trinity Expansion Approved by Zoning Board

By Penny Hung June 10, 2013

Holy Trinity School received Board of Zoning Adjustment approval for a proposed expansion Tuesday. The elementary school, located on 36th street near Georgetown’s East Campus, proposed a third floor...

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