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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Jesuit Martyrs Remembered

By Katherine Richardson November 7, 2014

University President John J. DeGioia and the Office of Mission and Ministry will host a week of programming, beginning on Monday, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Salvadoran Martyrs, a group...

Jesuits Lobby for Immigration Reform

By Lucy Prout October 7, 2014

Jesuits nationwide are taking action in response to the large-scale child immigration crisis that began this summer as tens of thousands of children — many unaccompanied by parents or guardians — from...

QUALLEN: Georgetown, Financed by Slave Trading

QUALLEN: Georgetown, Financed by Slave Trading

By Matthew Quallen September 26, 2014

Thomas Mulledy and the Jesuits had a problem. Actually, they had hundreds of them: Across 12,000 acres, 272 slaves toiled to feed the sprawling plantation system upon which the Maryland Jesuits built their...

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Rev. John W. Padberg, S.J., spoke at a lecture marking the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Society of Jesus.

Jesuit Restoration Anniversary Kicks Off Lecture Series

By Gene Choi September 19, 2014

Rev. John W. Padberg, S.J., delivered a lecture in Dahlgren Chapel to mark the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Society of Jesus on Thursday afternoon. Padberg delineated the history and...

Reflecting in Action, Not Acting in Action

By Michelle Siemietkowski September 9, 2014

"How are you?” “Really busy.” “I know, right? Me, too. I’m super busy.” “I was up until 4.” “That’s nothing, I was up even later … ” Sound familiar? We hear these encounters...

GUSA Aligns With Jesuit Student Associations

By Chris Balthazard February 28, 2014

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate voted to join the National Jesuit Student Government Association and to adopt the NJSGA constitution Sunday. The NJSGA will be the first entirely...

Disaster Prep for Student Volunteers

By Kelly McKenna February 25, 2014

Over spring break, four Georgetown University undergraduates and one graduate student will take part in the Atlantic Hope humanitarian disaster simulation in conjunction with the Jesuit University Humanitarian...

All We Want for Christmas is This Way to Search for Classes

All We Want for Christmas is This Way to Search for Classes

By Emma Holland and Emma Holland December 23, 2013

Classy is a super convenient and – more importantly – super chic way of choosing classes during pre-registration. But now that pre-registration and pre-registration completion are done and I am looking...

Preregistration Helper: Jesuits

Preregistration Helper: Jesuits

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee November 3, 2013

Many say that you shouldn't leave Georgetown without having taking a class taught by one of the Jesuits. It is, however, not always easy to tell which classes are being offered so 4E went digging through...

Jesuit Coalition Backs Immigration Reform

By Penny Hung and Natasha Khan September 27, 2013

Georgetown joined more than 30 Jesuit institutions across the country this week in calling on the House of Representatives to pass comprehensive immigration reform. The Ignatian Solidarity Network,...

Taking Pride and Joy in Catholic Identity

By Chris Cannataro September 27, 2013

In his book, “Idea of a University,” Cardinal John Henry Newman states that “the human spirit must be cultivated in such a way that there results a growth in its ability to wonder, to understand,...

O’BRIEN: For MLK and Ignatius, Dreams Ignite Change

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. August 26, 2013

Tomorrow the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. About a quarter million people — including members of the Georgetown community — congregated on...

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