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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Students Continue Protests After Metro Installs Anti-Muslim Ads

By Carly Cianci October 12, 2012

After a U.S. District Judge Mary Collyer ruled that anti-jihad advertisements be immediately installed in D.C. Metro stations last Friday, Georgetown students have launched a protest against the decision. The...

SmarTrip: One Less Problem to Worry About

By Rabia Mirza and Rabia Mirza October 3, 2012

What's the most inconvenient thing about public transportation? If you’re a resident of Washington, D.C. or a student at Georgetown, one thing comes to mind. There’s nothing like that blissful feeling...

WMATA Reports $28M Surplus

By Kelly Church September 18, 2012

Two months after increasing D.C. Metro fares by an average of 5 percent, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced last week that it ended fiscal year 2012 with a $28 million surplus. The...

Drink the District: Beer Edition

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy July 18, 2012

If there's one thing that we truly love here at 4E, it's the phrase "unlimited beer tasting." Lucky for us, Drink the District is hosting an event that is just that. On July 28, Drink the District: Beer...

Metro+ Changes: Coming Tomorrow

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff June 17, 2012

Tomorrow, Metro riders are about to see the culmination of a project more than a year in the making that aims to improve rush hour service across the Metrorail system. Rush+, as WMATA has termed it,...

Metro Thief Caught on Tape

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff April 26, 2012

For those of you with iPads and/or iPhones, you might want to think twice next time you pull them out the next time you’re on the Metro (unless you’re Daniel Wenger).  Two weeks ago, Wenger, who...

First Taxis, Now Metro?

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff April 19, 2012

As if increasing cab fares in the District weren’t bad enough, there has been some talk within WMATA (no we’re not the only ones fond of acronyms), of imposing a flat fare on Metro. I’m sure those...

What’s in a Name? Silver Line Metro Asks for Stations’ Names

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff February 22, 2012

With plans for the opening of the Silver Line slated for as early as next year, Metro and Fairfax County are asking for public suggestions for the proposed eight new stations. Construction on the 23-mile...

Chaplain Implicated in Family Disturbance

By Sarah Kaplan February 4, 2012

Emmanuel Kornyo, the chaplain-in-residence for the third floor of New South Hall, left campus after allegedly being involved in an incident of family disturbance Wednesday night. According to a Metropolitan...

Georgetown Metro Headaches

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff February 2, 2012

by Martin Hussey As if Georgetown didn't have enough transportation problems, the main conduit for off-campus transportation, the Rosslyn metro station, will be closed for track work this weekend, according...

Metro Fares May Rise by Over Five Percent

By Hiromi Oka December 6, 2011

Students who use the D.C. Metro may see their wallets shrink as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority debates a 5.7 percent fare increase to address budget shortfalls. Along with the fare...

ACLU Plans to Sue Metro Over Random Bag Searches

By Sarah Kaplan March 22, 2011

Local chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union launched a campaign against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's random bag search policy last month and are now considering a legal...

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