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Classroom Time Re-evaluated

By Suzanne Monyak December 6, 2013

Several universities have announced new degree programs that value competency over time spent in the classroom in response to a proposal from the Department of Education that was released last March. “The...

Student Car Ban Lacks Enforcement

By Ashley Miller December 6, 2013

The university’s ban on vehicles for undergraduates, instituted this summer, has been minimally implemented, with administrators relying on the ban itself rather than any methods of enforcement this...

Troupe Strives for Stage Repairs

By Joanie Greve December 6, 2013

The Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society will have to raise $33,000 to replace the dimmer system in Poulton Hall’s Stage III, but, until its fiscal goals are met, the group has resorted to using ice...

Activists March on Epicurean

By Christopher Zawora and Annie Chen November 12, 2013

More than 40 students marched into Epicurean and Co. on Monday afternoon to present a petition with 500-plus student signatures to owner Chang Wook Chon, demanding fair treatment of Epicurean workers. The...

Students to Walk for Homelessness

By Sam Abrams October 18, 2013

Nine campus organizations ranging from Alpha Phi Omega to Students of Georgetown, Inc. will sponsor the 2013 Georgetown Walk for the Homeless this Sunday in Red Square. All of the walk’s proceeds...

CULP Adds Second Professor

By Jennifer Ding October 11, 2013

The Culture and Politics program received approval to hire an additional tenure-line faculty member to focus solely on the CULP program early this semester. Field Chair Shiloh Krupar is currently the...

LGBTQIA Group Protests at Love Saxa

By Lily Westergaard October 4, 2013

In the back of Mark Regnerus’ lecture on “the mating market” Thursday night sat a small but readily visible group of students wearing GU Pride T-shirts and holding rainbow flags. The group,...

ANC Rejects MedStar Office Trailer Proposal

By Penny Hung October 4, 2013

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E urged the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board to reject MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s proposal for two office trailers Monday during its monthly...

Social Media Policy on Tap

By Gene Choi October 4, 2013

While some universities are increasing scrutiny of employee social media use, Georgetown has not yet implemented any formal restrictions. Instead, it trusts in the judgment of staff and faculty. “We’ve...

Former Russian Foreign Minister Defends Policies

By Jennifer Ding October 4, 2013

Former Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov defended Russian foreign policy on Syria and the United Nations in ICC Auditorium on Thursday evening. “Russian Foreign Policy in the 21st Century”...

Obama Speechwriter Offers Advice

By Matt Gregory October 4, 2013

Although he is usually not visible when his speeches are delivered, President Barack Obama’s former speechwriter Jon Favreau took the stage at Gaston on Thursday night to offer insights into writing,...

In New Plans, Admins Heed Opposition

By Ryan Thomas October 4, 2013

Following an outpouring of student opposition to an off-campus housing option and a flurry of on-campus construction projects, the university introduced its second stage of master planning in a Planning...

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