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Georgetown BID Launches 2028 Plan

By Suzanne Monyak January 31, 2014

The Georgetown Business Improvement District formally launched its 2028 15-year action plan and announced its intention to increase transportation between Georgetown and greater D.C. in a ceremony held...

Contraception Contested in District

By Johnny Verhovek January 28, 2014

A new Congressional act that aims to limit reproductive health services by disallowing Washington, D.C. tax revenue to pay for certain programs including abortions, has both sides of the aisle up in arms...

GCP Makes Progress With Neighbors

By Molly Simio January 28, 2014

Over the last semester, administrators and neighbors alike have noticed lessening tensions between the two groups, with many crediting the Georgetown Community Partnership for channeling frustration into...

Metro, MARC to Expand

By Suzanne Monyak January 28, 2014

New changes to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will give Georgetown students increasing access to nearby Baltimore and Northern Virginia, albeit for an increased fee compared to current...

Candidates Sound Off on Marijuana

By Johnny Verhovek January 24, 2014

As legislation to both legalize and decriminalize marijuana makes its way to the Council of the District of Columbia, reform of laws regarding the drug has become an important issue for candidates in the...

Obama Task Force to Address Assault

By Suzanne Monyak January 24, 2014

President Obama formed a task force Wednesday to lead federal efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault on college campuses — a move applauded by activists at Georgetown. The task force will...

First Lady Pushes Higher Ed

By Suzanne Monyak January 24, 2014

First lady Michelle Obama has shifted her focus from promoting healthy eating habits to reshaping the landscape of higher education by leveraging her position as first lady to change how lower-income students...

113th Congress Mired in Indecision, Disputes

By Matt Gregory January 24, 2014

Amid a two-week government shutdown and continued budget controversy, the 113th Congress is largely considered the least effective congress in recent history, but in the midst of the Capitol’s dysfunction,...

Creative Crowdsourcing for GUMC Researchers

By Gene Choi January 24, 2014

In response to federal funding cuts to research across the biomedical field, Georgetown University Medical Center created Partners in Research, a project that helps Georgetown researchers effectively crowdsource...

Lessons Learned At GUASFCU

By Chris Kelly and Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2014

Now that I’m ending my final fall semester as a senior, underclassmen often ask me if there is anything I’d change about my experience. Would you have been involved in something else? Would you have...

GSEI Nabs $100K Gift From Donor

By Natasha Khan and Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2014

The Georgetown Global Social Enterprise Initiative at the McDonough School of Business received a $100,000 grant from the Case Foundation to support social impact investing, the initiative announced Tuesday. The...

Speaker Discusses Data Mining

By Aaron Lewis and Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2014

Big data is trending. From company’s customers to their new hires, big data has become a benchmark analytical tool for large businesses looking to get the most bang for their buck. But is it here...

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