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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Reflecting on the Ordeal of a Mishandled Ricin Case

By Thomas Lloyd November 11, 2014

At around 10 p.m. on March 17, I was sitting on my bed in Village C East, crying and holding both a bag of ricin and my scared friend, Daniel Milzman. For the next hour, I tried to convince him to stay,...

Campus Shocked by Milzman Arrest

By Madison Ashley and Suzanne Monyak March 25, 2014

Since Daniel Milzman (COL ’16) was arrested for possessing a lethal quantity of ricin Friday, his friends and colleagues have slowly come to terms with the fact that the science student had been quietly...

Sophomore Charged in Ricin Case

Sophomore Charged in Ricin Case

By Madison Ashley and Emma Hinchliffe March 21, 2014

Daniel Milzman (COL ’16) was charged Friday afternoon with possession of a biological toxin after police found ricin in his room on the sixth floor of McCarthy Hall early Tuesday. Federal court...

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Emergency personnel surround Southwest Quad, where a substance that tested positive for ricin was found early Tuesday morning.

SWQ Ricin Scare Unnerves Students

By Madison Ashley March 21, 2014

In the wake of Tuesday’s revelation that a substance found on the sixth floor of McCarthy Hall had tested positive for the potentially lethal poison ricin, students affected by the investigation...

Ricin Possibly Found in McCarthy Hall

Ricin Possibly Found in McCarthy Hall

By Mallika Sen and Madison Ashley March 18, 2014

A report of a potentially hazardous substance prompted D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services to conduct a test for biological agents in McCarthy Hall early Tuesday morning, leading to the discovery...

Burglary Reported in McCarthy Hall

By Hiromi Oka January 29, 2013

A room in McCarthy Hall was recently burglarized, according to a Department of Public Safety alert. Between 12 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday, someone entered a student's unlocked room and stole a book...

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