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Commencement Speakers Set

By Eamon O’Connor April 27, 2010

CBS "Face the Nation" anchor Bob Schieffer, basketball star Dikembe Mutombo (SLL '91) and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf are among the high-profile speakers slated for visits to the Hilltop for...

iPad Incompatible With Some Campus Wireless Networks

By Yuse Lajiminmuhip April 23, 2010

Despite widespread buzz surrounding the iPad, Apple's latest release, several universities across the nation have reported issues with the new device and campus wireless networks. Although only a handful...

Provost Discusses Diversity Initiative Progress

By Christine Roberts April 23, 2010

As the administration begins to review the Diversity Initiative's recommendations, University Provost James O'Donnell said he hopes to see changes in curriculum, faculty recruitment and admission by the...

Veterans Replace U.S. Flag

By Stephen Levy April 23, 2010

Students, veterans and university figures gathered at the university flagpoles on Healy Lawn at noon on Thursday, April 22, when the ROTC Color Guard and the newly-founded Georgetown University Student...

GU Census Response Rate on Par With National Average

By Stephen Szypulski April 23, 2010

Georgetown University's response rate to the 2010 U.S. Census currently stands at over 70 percent, according to Director of Media Relations Andy Pino. This is nearly the same rate as the national average:...

DPS Blotter: April 23, 2010

By DPS Blotter April 23, 2010

**Thursday, April 15***Fire, New North, 2:35 a.m.* DPS and D.C. Fire Department responded to the area, in reference to a fire alarm. Upon arrival on the scene, units discovered flames on the second floor....

Weekend GUTS Lack Funding

By Lauren Weber April 23, 2010

Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle weekend services face an uncertain future due to a possible lack of funding for the coming academic year. According to Director of Student Affairs Erika Cohen-Derr...

Weigert To Leave Center for Social Justice at End of Year

By Caitlin Mac Neal April 23, 2010

Kathleen Maas Weigert, executive director of the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service, and research professor in the department of sociology will leave the university to take a position...

Volcano Disrupts Life Abroad

By Marissa Brogger April 23, 2010

While students on the Hilltop have observed the aftermath of the volcanic eruption in Iceland last week from a safe distance, many of those studying abroad in Europe have found themselves in a travel bind,...

University to Foot Cost of Jewish Chaplaincy House

By Katie Kettle April 23, 2010

The university will cover the rental cost of the Jewish Chaplaincy's townhouse and reserve an additional location for worship for the 2010-2011 academic year, as part of a push by members of the Jewish...

Karl Rove Promotes New Book, Shares Political Experiences

By Dawn Hu April 23, 2010

Despite public opposition to Karl Rove's invitation to speak on campus and the anticipation of possible protest, attendees did not disrupt the proceedings when the conservative political strategist and...

Stove Fire in Harbin; Students Evacuated

By Eamon O’Connor April 21, 2010

*Updated 12:55 a.m. April 21* A fire broke out before 6:50 p.m. in a stove on the eighth-floor common room of Harbin Hall Wednesday. According to the D.C. Fire Department, the fire began when a student...

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