Archive: News Story
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VIEWPOINT: Commit to Allyship
As we approach the end of Black History Month, I ask my fellow white colleagues as well as white students to consider how they are participating in the work of racial.…
February 21, 2020
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Black History Month Events Nearly Double for 2020
Black student affinity groups and Georgetown University have scheduled almost 50 events celebrating Black history and culture, nearly double the number of events held last year,…
February 14, 2020
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SFS-Qatar Student Mitigates Tribal Conflicts in Somaliland
What are the key contributors to tribal conflict? A lack of water and grazing land contribute to clashes for pastoralist communities like the one in which Mustafe Axmed (F’21)…
February 1, 2020
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City As Classroom
Uwe Brandes gathers the nine Georgetown undergraduates taking his walking tour of Capitol Hill’s historic Eastern Market neighborhood around him on a chilly January morning.…
February 1, 2020
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City Displaces Tent Community in K Street Underpass
City officials permanently cleared a homeless encampment under the bridge crossing over K Street NE on Jan. 16, displacing dozens of people experiencing homelessness and…
January 17, 2020
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Congress Should Strive Toward Deescalation in Iran, Panel Says
Congressional pushback on presidential foreign policies is essential to quelling the escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, Program Director of the Institute for…
January 17, 2020
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Students Activists Hold Walkout Over DACA Case
Over 100 Georgetown University students advocated for immigrants without documentation in a walkout Nov. 8 before a Supreme Court hearing on the Deferred Action for Childhood…
November 15, 2019
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EDITORIAL: Bolster Off-Campus Learning
Conveniently situated in Washington, D.C., Georgetown University provides students the privilege of accessing the endless resources the city has to offer, from internship…
November 15, 2019
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2nd Annual HoyaTHON Nearly Doubles Donation Amount
HoyaTHON nearly doubled its fundraising total at its second annual dance marathon Nov. 9, raising money for Washington, D.C.’s local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. …
November 15, 2019
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Georgetown Initiative Co-Hosts Rent Control Rally
About 15 Georgetown students joined a rally on Oct. 26 demanding the expansion of rent control in the District. A variety of unions, tenant groups, and other organizations,…
October 28, 2019