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Georgetown Public Library Reopens

By Rachel Carandang October 19, 2010

The Georgetown Public Library reopened Monday at its original location on R Street, three years after a debilitating fire forced the branch to close its doors for repairs. Now, the library boasts a...

Faculty Mourn Former Econ. Professor’s Death

By Elizabeth Rowe October 19, 2010

F. William McElroy, professor emeritus in the economics department, died Oct. 13 at age 71 following a battle with lung cancer that fatally weakened his immune system. "He was a wonderful man with a...

GU Ranked 155th Worldwide

By Kelly Church October 19, 2010

The university dropped by 26 spots in the U.S. News and World Report international rankings this year, leaving a tremendous disparity between its international and national rank. Georgetown placed 21st...

GU NAACP President Discusses Diversity Issues

By Stephen Levy October 19, 2010

The beginning of the semester has been a turbulent time for black students at Georgetown, with racist graffiti and a climbing rope that was initially deemed to be a possible noose found under Healy. The...

Bike Thefts Rise This Month

By Maggie Ferrato October 19, 2010

Bikes have been the latest targets for theft on campus, with six bicycles stolen in the first two weeks of October. A total of nine bikes have been stolen since the beginning of the semester, revealing...

Former Prof. Wins Nobel

By Sarah Kaplan October 19, 2010

When former Georgetown professor Mario Vargas Llosa was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature on Oct. 7, his one-time colleague Serafina Hager saw the announcement as a long-awaited triumph for the Peruvian...

GUTS Funding Resolved

By Lauren Weber and Alice Maglio October 19, 2010

Georgetown University Student Association Vice President Jason Kluger (MSB '11) announced Sunday that funding has been restored for the Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle weekend bus service,...

2 Elude Map Class This Year

By Neil Quinn October 19, 2010

In a dramatic decrease from last year, only two students in the School of Foreign Service scored high enough on the Oct. 7 exam to place out of the SFS's required Map of the Modern World course. Last...

Lupe Fiasco To Perform On Campus

By Lauren Weber October 15, 2010

Rapper Lupe Fiasco will perform Oct. 30 outside of McDonough Arena, marking a revitalization of Georgetown's fall concert, which has been on hiatus since 2007. Sponsored by the Senior Class Committee...

GUASFCU Savings Interest Rate Drops

By Neil Quinn October 8, 2010

The Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union lowered the annual rate of interest it pays on savings accounts by 60 percent on Oct. 1, catching many account holders off guard. The...

Hilltop Hosts Government Week

By Kendra Jones October 8, 2010

The CIA, members of Congress and other government experts descended on Georgetown this week for Government Week, a Career Center showcase for students in search of exposure to the field. The events...

GU Politicos Settle on Israel

By Bonnie Duncan October 8, 2010

With recently revived Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at risk of languishing due to ongoing Jewish settlement building in the West Bank, student groups at Georgetown have joined the contentious debate,...

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