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Georgetown Day Security Plans Announced

By Sarah Patrick April 26, 2012

Despite the absence of a beer garden, the Georgetown Day Planning Committee announced that metal barricades will surround Copley Lawn so that security staff can inspect bags and monitor Friday’s Georgetown...

Congress Considers Campus Security Act

By Adrianna Smith September 23, 2011

Members of Congress called for the creation of a national center for campus security and protocol training last Thursday. The Center to Advance, Monitor and Preserve University Security Safety Act of...

9/11 Anniversary Brings Heightened Security

By Elizabeth Rowe and Anne Skomba September 9, 2011

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, communities in the nation's capital and largest metropolis are working to reinforce the cities' defenses against the increased threat of further terrorist attacks. The...

University to Install Dorm Surveillance

By Sarah Kaplan April 1, 2011

Security cameras will be installed at the entrances and exits of all student residences, the Department of Public Safety announced in an email to the Georgetown community on Wednesday. Director of Media...

MPD Program’s Budget Cut

By Michael Berardo February 11, 2011

Bars and clubs around the District may see a significant decrease in police security over the coming months, as a Metropolitan Police Department program subsidizing the cost of privately hired officers...

WikiLeaks: When Transparency Goes Wrong

By Andrew Mullikin November 29, 2010

The website WikiLeaks made headlines again this Sunday when it released a new set of U.S. government classified documents. This new installment of controversial publications from WikiLeaks, following the...

DPS Continues to Up Security

By Jonathan Gillis November 23, 2010

Due to the recent crime surge on campus, which has included multiple burglaries and laptop thefts, the Department of Public Safety is bolstering its on-campus security with a lineup of new preventative...

DPS Ramps Up Village A Security

By Laura Engshuber and Mary Murphy November 9, 2010

The Department of Public Safety has implemented a number of security measures to prevent more crimes in Village A, following reports of four burglaries and an attempted burglary in the apartment complex...

Post-Uribe Security in Colombia Overstated

By Walker Grooms and Monica Gonzalez September 21, 2010

Sometimes you have to give some to get some. For former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez, giving some meant weakening civil society in Colombia, pushing aside the rule of law, stomping on individual...

New Security Measure to Be Tested in Copley

By Katrina Braun January 26, 2010

The entry security procedures in Copley Hall will be changed starting Feb. 1, as part of a pilot program initiated by the Department of Public Safety and the Office of Residence Life, according to Stephanie...

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