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Summer Plans: Students Opt For the Hilltop

By Jacqueline Wangel February 1, 2011

The semester may have just gotten into full swing, but for students planning on studying on campus during the summer, it's pre-registration time again already. Pre-registration kicked off today at 9...

UIS: Wireless Installation Still on Track

By Heather Flynn February 1, 2011

As Georgetown's self-imposed deadline draws closer, University Information Services workers are beginning to install wireless Internet service in the rest of the university's residential facilities. Associate...

DPS Protocol to Be Codified, Made Public

By Alice Maglio February 1, 2011

In an effort to improve Department of Public Safety transparency, the GUSA Senate passed a resolution Sunday that aims to create a guide to DPS policy that would give students access to various public...

Facebook Uses Friends for Marketing

By Kelly Church and Mariah Byrne February 1, 2011

Facebook has recently become more than the perfect excuse for creeping on friends: Now companies can creep on you. The website has begun to blend its traditional advertising techniques with the information...

Study: Cancer Prevention May Begin at the Vegetable Stand

By Heather Flynn February 1, 2011

Mothers have a new reason to make their children eat their greens, and it is not just "because I told you so." A recent article published by Georgetown researchers in The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry...

MBA Program Jumps Two Spots in National Rankings

By Jonathan Gillis February 1, 2011

The McDonough School of Business's full-time MBA program was ranked 17th in the country and 38th in the world Monday by the Financial Times 2011 survey. The school's national ranking moved up two slots...

New Funding Arc Befuddles Leaders

By Kelly Church and Jonathan Gillis January 28, 2011

A new Student Activities Commission funding system has left many club leaders struggling to adapt to a setup that requires planning for events as early as six months in advance. The procedure, called...

Despite Initiative, Diverse Faculty Numbers Drop

By Upasana Kaku January 28, 2011

More than a year after a group of students and professors called on Georgetown to increase diversity of faculty members, the university has mapped out plans to hire more minorities and emphasize diversity...

NEWS ANALYSIS | Campus Leaders Seek Aggressive Push on Hiring

By Upasana Kaku January 28, 2011

While the university cites attempts to boost representation of minorities among faculty, many administrators, professors and students say Georgetown isn't doing nearly enough. "It's a big problem,"...

Georgetown Senior Class Committee Steps Up Their Game

By Jonathan Gillis January 28, 2011

The Senior Class Committee remembers every mistake it has made this year. That's because this year's group, which organizes events like Senior Ball, Senior Disorientation and Senior Auction, keeps a...

Dems Revive Publication

By Dawn Hu January 28, 2011

With a newly defined mission to provide a dynamic forum for debate, The Georgetown Progressive, the official publication of the Georgetown University College Democrats, has recently re-launched. "In...

Endowment Surges Past $1 Billion Mark

By Kelly Church and Jonathan Gillis January 27, 2011

Georgetown's endowment rose to a record $1.01 billion this year, marking a 12.8 percent increase from last year's value and launching the university's ranking from 67th to 61st, according to the National...

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