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Despite Francis, Blatty Holds Strong

By Nick Simon September 27, 2013

Though Pope Francis recently said the Catholic Church should focus less on abortion, gay marriage and contraception, “The Exorcist” author William Peter Blatty (C ’50) continues to question Georgetown’s...

Competitive Selections Not Just for Corp, GUASFCU

By Kayla Cross September 27, 2013

As fall club recruitment season comes to an end, long-established organizations like Blue and Gray, The Corp and GUASFCU are not the only groups on campus that faced difficult hiring decisions. Fast-growing...

Grandstand Wall Gets Makeover

By Katherine Richardson September 27, 2013

Student volunteers painted a mural on MultiSport Facility on Thursday as part of an effort that Hoya Blue and the Office of Facilities is undertaking to make use of concrete walls around campus. The...

For Freshmen and Upperclassmen, GUSA Senate Campaigns a Different Game

By Annie Chen September 25, 2013

The 77 candidates vying for 28 seats in the Georgetown University Student Association senate have employed a variety of campaign methods covering recurring themes, with differences largely depending on...

Hoya Court Construction Lags

By Ryan Thomas September 24, 2013

Serious delays in construction have pushed the reopening of Hoya Court eateries back two months, with completion of the renovations now projected for late October. The Leavey Center dining area...

Opus Prize Chooses Finalists

By Gene Choi September 24, 2013

The finalists for this year’s Opus Prize, a $1 million award that honors volunteers who are inspired by faith to solve social problems around the world, hail everywhere from Indonesia to Washington,...

Greenhouse, Bayit New LLCs

By Suzanne Monyak September 24, 2013

Two new Living and Learning Communities centered around the environment and Judaism, respectively, joined Georgetown’s themed housing offerings this fall. The Greenhouse LLC currently has only three...

Admins Talk Satellite Housing

By Molly Simio September 24, 2013

Administrators cleared up some confusion about the proposed satellite residence at the first in a series of open houses addressing off- and on-campus housing options last week. During the open houses,...

Jewish Chaplaincy Commissions Sukkah

By Zoe Dobkin September 24, 2013

Ahead of the White House Interfaith Collegiate Conference at Georgetown yesterday, the Jewish Chaplaincy upgraded its sukkah, a hut for the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot, with the help of two...

Ethicist Debates Transplants

By Alessandra Puccio September 24, 2013

Professor of medical ethics and philosophy Robert M. Veatch called for changing the way that organ transplants are distributed this Friday in the Bioethics Research Library. The discussion, part of...

New SCS Master’s Degree First With STEM Focus

By Kayla Cross September 24, 2013

One month after opening a larger downtown space, the School of Continuing Studies announced a new master’s program in systems engineering management — its first course of study in a “STEM” discipline. The...

Payscale Ranks GU 41st Based on Alumni Salaries

By Natasha Khan September 24, 2013

Much fanfare is given each year to ranking the country’s colleges. Yet as Georgetown demonstrates, a greater challenge can lie in ranking the value of these various lists. While U.S. News & World...

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