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Durbin Returns to Talk Hilltop Roots

By Marissa Brogger October 20, 2011

Just a week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, Illinois Senator Richard Durbin (SFS ‘66, LAW ‘69) came to the District for the first time in early September 1962 to study at Georgetown. This...

Confidential Student Data Disclosed

By Mariah Byrne October 18, 2011

Sensitive personal information of 305 students, including names and university identification numbers, was accidentally sent to 26 seniors in the School of Foreign Service Monday. The SFS dean's office...

Student Fondled by Stranger in Burleith

By Kelly Church October 18, 2011

A student was forcibly fondled Monday afternoon by an unknown male as she was walking in Burleith, according to the Department of Public Safety. In a Public Safety Alert emailed to the campus community...

Coulter Lecture Spurs Campus Controversy

By Esteban Garcia October 18, 2011

A heated dialogue is mounting on campus as students gear up for conservative commentator Ann Coulter's speech in Lohrfink Auditorium Thursday. While students opposed to the event first expressed...

SAC Set to Review Reform Proposal

By Matthew Strauss October 18, 2011

The Student Activities Commission will present a draft of a proposed new funding system to club leaders Wednesday night that features a more flexible allocation system. If the proposal is met with approval...

10 Years In: Gauging DeGioia’s Impact

By Glenn Russo October 14, 2011

John J. DeGioia (CAS '79) stepped modestly up to the podium a decade ago to address over 2,000 faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered there to honor him. "Good afternoon, and thank you. It...

GU Breaks Ground on Retreat Center

By Matthew Strauss October 14, 2011

As Arthur Calcagnini (C '54) stood looking over the Blue Ridge Mountains last Friday while he prepared to break ground on the retreat center named for him, he reflected on his path to the Calcagnini...

Nevils Resident Finds Burglar in His Room

By Kelly Church October 11, 2011

A Nevils resident awoke to find an unknown male in his apartment Saturday morning. According to the Department of Public Safety, the unidentified person then stole the student's backpack after being discovered. The...

Mid-Term, GUSA Executives Take Stock

By Upasana Kaku October 7, 2011

Halfway done, Georgetown University Student Association President Mike Meaney (SFS '12) and Vice President Greg Laverriere (COL '12) have yet to face many of their greatest challenges. While Meaney...

Indian Ambassador Addresses South Asian Identity

By Rita Pearson September 28, 2011

Nirupama Rao, the Indian Ambassador to the United States, expressed her hope that India can play a role as both a world superpower and a builder of the South Asian identity in her address Tuesday. During...

Brooks Argues for Modesty in Today’s Self-Absorbed World

By Masha Goncharova September 27, 2011

Renowned author and columnist for The New York Times David Brooks spoke about modesty's value for this generation in front of an overcrowded Copley Formal Lounge Monday night. Although known as...

Medical School Professor Dies of Blood Infection

By Mariah Byrne September 23, 2011

Mark Smulson, professor of biochemistry at the Georgetown University School of Medicine died of a blood infection Sept. 4 at Georgetown University Hospital. He was 75 years old. According to the Washington...

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