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EDITORIAL: Security Merits Scrutiny

By Editorial Board April 11, 2017

A new university policy gives the Georgetown University Police Department sole discretion over security costs. This policy will prove detrimental to groups that shoulder the financial burden of these events,...

EDITORIAL: Security Amid Protests

By Editorial Board January 20, 2017

Half a dozen protesters representing RefuseFascism.org, an organization dedicated to disputing the legitimacy of November election, were escorted off campus by the Georgetown University Police Department...

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REZK: Common Ground Spurs Cooperation

By Wasil Rezk November 8, 2016

Within much of the Arab world, relations with Israel have always been a contentious subject due to a history full of wars and disputes. However, public opinion is gradually changing, particularly in Egypt....

Safety Beyond Our Gates

By Editorial Board September 23, 2016

College is a time for students to pursue their academic, professional and personal aspirations. Questions of personal safety and security should not be at the forefront of their minds, and over the past...

CRAIGE: Security Concerns Plague Euro Cups First Weekend

CRAIGE: Security Concerns Plague Euro Cup’s First Weekend

By Vanessa Craige June 14, 2016

Before I forget, I want to bring attention to the fact that not only did the United States men’s national soccer team move on to the quarterfinals of Copa America, but it also ended up winning its group,...

Metro Plans to Avoid Months-Long Shutdown

By William Zhu April 15, 2016

The Metrorail system will not be closed for six months at a time for maintenance and repairs, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced at a Congressional...

DESAI: Choose Creativity; Security Can Wait

By Rahul Desai February 23, 2016

A common facet of the Georgetown experience is pervasive preprofessionalism. All of us have come across that girl who has known she wants to work at the U.S. Department of State since her 13th birthday...

Bring the Security of Iraq to the Forefront

Bring the Security of Iraq to the Forefront

By Matthew Gregory February 2, 2016

One of the most common criticisms of the current United States strategy in Iraq is that President Obama does not have any strategy. This is false. Though by no means sufficient, some measures — military...

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The Office of Residential Living installed GOCard readers in the stairwells and elevators of a majority of the university’s residence halls. Budget limitations prevented security upgrades in LXR, Copley and Walsh.

Student Security Tightens in Residences

By William Zhu January 22, 2016

The Office of Residential Living activated new GOCard security measures at the start of the semester that limit access to stairwells and elevators in residence halls to increase campus wide security. A...

Crime, Unannounced

By The Editorial Board October 9, 2015

The recent drop-off in Public Safety Alert emails, sent by the Georgetown University Police Department, would forgive students for thinking campus crime has finally ground to a halt — yet a glance at...

Investing in a US-Indian Partnership

By James Gadea January 16, 2015

Since 2011, the Obama administration has utilized a program called “Pivot to Asia,” where, through diplomacy and trade, it aims to balance the growth of Chinese power and influence and capture (and...

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke in Gaston Hall on Wednesday morning about the importance of female inclusion in security.

Clinton Talks Women in Security

By Margaret Heftler December 5, 2014

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security held a conference Wednesday morning in Gaston Hall on the inclusion of women in peacekeeping efforts, featuring former Secretary of State Hillary...

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