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Georgetown 15-Year Plan Includes Potential Metro Stop

By Rebecca Driessen October 4, 2013

The Georgetown Business Improvement District held its last community meeting for its Georgetown 2028 plan Thursday evening. The Georgetown 2028 project, which held its first meeting this summer,...

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,...

USPS to Hike Stamp Prices

By Suzanne Monyak October 4, 2013

As email, e-cards and online newsletters increasingly replace traditional snail mail, the U.S. Postal Service announced that it will raise the price of stamps from 46 cents to 49 cents in an attempt to...

DPS Blotter

By City News Editor October 4, 2013

Wednesday, September 25 Theft, Leavey Center, 9:45 a.m. A credit card and cash were stolen. Thursday, September 26 Simple Assault, Parking Lot Three, 7:45 p.m. A staff member pushed another...

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...

ASB Looks Beyond One Week

By Molly Simio October 4, 2013

Participants on this year’s Alternative Spring Break will see a more cohesive, multidimensional program incorporating reflection into all aspects of the trip than in previous years. Since its inception...

Forché Wins Poetry Fellowship

By Molly Simio October 4, 2013

Poet, human rights activist and Georgetown professor Carolyn Forché was the recipient of this year’s Academy of American Poets fellowship. Forché currently serves as director of the Lannan Center...

IAC Construction Set for Spring

By Katie Shaffer October 4, 2013

With updated design plans and approval from the Old Georgetown Board, the university is set to break ground on the Intercollegiate Athletics Center in the spring of 2014. The IAC is still going...

Campus Crime Up in 2012

By Christopher Zawora October 4, 2013

Overall reported crime increased at Georgetown’s main campus but decreased at the Georgetown University Law Center in downtown D.C. this year, according to the Department of Public Safety’s 2013...

GUSA Encourages Alumni Networking

By Griffin Cohen October 4, 2013

The Georgetown University Student Association launched an alumni networking guide this past summer to help student organizations build stronger relationships with their alumni bases. The Student Organization...

Virginia Retreat Center Opens

By Kayla Cross October 4, 2013

Georgetown dedicated and blessed the Calcagnini Contemplative Center in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains on Thursday after two years of construction and a $17 million donation from Arthur (C ’54)...

Indecent Exposure Reported on O St.

By Natasha Khan October 4, 2013

An unidentified male exposed himself and was masturbating in the 3300 block of O St. tonight, the Department of Public Safety reported. The incident occurred at 10:05 p.m., when a student observed a whitemale in...

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