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Class Ends With Surprise Call From Jay-Z

By Danny Funt April 29, 2013

As roughly 150 students in “Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z” waited at 8 a.m. today for what they expected to be the last lecture of the semester from Professor Michael Eric Dyson, the professor paused...

Reporter Compares Obama, Bush

By Lily Westergaard April 28, 2013

New York Times reporter Charles Savage compared President Barack Obama’s foreign policy to that of George W. Bush on Thursday. Savage, a recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting...

Inspector General Evaluates Iraq Rebuilding

By Matt Walters April 28, 2013

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen recommended alternative U.S. approaches in the Iraqi rebuilding process Thursday. The event, “Learning from Iraq,” was sponsored by...

Adjunct Union Extends Reach

By Mallika Sen April 26, 2013

While Georgetown’s adjunct professors are in the midst of voting on unionization, the organization seeking to represent them, Service Employees International Union, is gearing up to target higher education...

GU Disagrees With ACT Survey

By Carly Graf April 26, 2013

While a survey released by the ACT on April 17 found that few college educators perceived high school graduates to be academically prepared for college, Georgetown professors generally found incoming freshmen...

Academic Councils Transition

By Meghan Patzer April 26, 2013

As the academic year draws to a close, students are in the process of electing their respective schools’ academic council representatives for next year. Though Georgetown College’s elections are ongoing...

Student-Alumni Platform Launches

By Kylie Mohr April 26, 2013

The Hoya Gateway program will launch May 6, connecting students and alumni for one-on-one advice, informational interviews and resume reviews. After a year and a half of pilot programs, the official...

Fewer Townhouses Pinch Dorm Choices

By Laura Wagner April 26, 2013

Although a sizeable number of students in off-campus housing have yet to be pushed back on campus because of the 2010 Campus Plan agreement, some are being shifted from university-owned townhouses to dormitories. Because...

Immigration Reform May Aid STEM Students

By Emma Iannini April 26, 2013

A group of international students studying science and mathematics met with Brenda Dann-Messier, U.S. assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, last week to advocate for an immigration reform...

Digital Public Library Launches

By Penny Hung and Madison Ashley April 26, 2013

Georgetown students can now channel the Library of Congress without heading to Capitol Hill with the April 18 launch of the Digital Public Library of America, a free online library resource for the American...

Students, Alums Named NSF Fellows

By Andrew Wilson April 26, 2013

The National Science Foundation awarded two current Georgetown students and two alumni 2013 graduate fellowships to pursue research in the sciences. Fellows receive a $12,000 education allowance and...

Epicurean to Operate Around the Clock

By Annie Chen and Madison Ashley April 26, 2013

In another effort to promote on-campus student social life, Epicurean and Co. will be open 24 hours a day, six days a week beginning fall 2013, with a full bar open until 2 a.m. starting this summer. Though...

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