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Georgetown students joined hundreds of marchers who stopped traffic on M Street and Wisconsin Avenue in a protest of events in Ferguson, Mo.

In DC, Marching for Michael Brown

By Simon Rhee October 7, 2014

Protesters, including several Georgetown students, marched through the streets of Foggy Bottom and Georgetown on Saturday, calling for the arrest of police officer Darren Wilson and the demilitarization...

Rhino Raids Yield 3 Student Arrests

By Suzanne Monyak September 23, 2014

Three students were arrested at Rhino Bar and Pumphouse for misrepresentation of age to enter an Alcohol Beverage Commission establishment shortly after midnight Sunday. According to the Metropolitan...

GU Student Assaulted on M Street

By Kshithij Shrinath September 16, 2014

In a bias-related incident involving sexual orientation, an unknown attacker assaulted an unidentified Georgetown University student on the 3300 block of M Street at 1:31 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. The...

Rape Reporting Rises After Definition Change

By Maddy Moore September 5, 2014

The Metropolitan Police Department reported a significant increase in reported rapes last year, coinciding with the department changing its definition of rape to match FBI-Uniform Crime Reporting’s definition...

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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...

Mayday on McCarthy Six

By Daye Shim Lee March 21, 2014

The Office of Residential Living is responsible for ensuring student safety, health and well-being. Although these three words are subject to different interpretations, Residential Living proudly claims...

Leavey Bomb Scare Remains Under Investigation

By Suzanne Monyak March 13, 2014

The Georgetown University Police Department and Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a bomb threat in the Leavey Center Bookstore, late afternoon on March 8. At 4:30 p.m., a Leavey...

Domino’s Robbed at Gunpoint

By Katherine Richardson February 4, 2014

Three Domino’s Pizza employees were held at gunpoint in an armed robbery early Monday morning in which suspects stole $3,000 worth of money and goods from the restaurant in a manner that has led...

Armed Robbery Reported on O St.

By Madison Ashley January 21, 2014

A student walking near the 3500 block of O Street NW was robbed at gunpoint at about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to the Georgetown University Police Department. The victim reported that three...

Roller-Coaster Year for Jesuit Community

Roller-Coaster Year for Jesuit Community

By Hiromi Oka April 26, 2013

Georgetown’s Jesuit tradition always produces its annual share of storylines, but this past year was particularly transformative for the Society of Jesus with Pope Francis elevated in March to serve...

University Ramps Up Security Efforts

By Hiromi Oka April 19, 2013

Georgetown will be increasing security following the bombings at the Boston Marathon, according to an email sent to the university by Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety Jay Gruber Friday morning. DPS will...

MPD: Noise May Lead to Arrests

By Caitlin Mac Neal February 4, 2013

An amendment to D.C. law went into effect Tuesday, placing harsher restrictions on disruptive noise and marking a major shift in the Metropolitan Police Department's ability to crack down on gatherings...

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