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New Spots Bring Old Jazz Sounds Back to the District
"I have my wall of D.C. artists – there’s Duke Ellington, Frank Wess, Shirley Horn, Billy Taylor, Butch Warren,” said Davey Yarborough, musical department chair at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. “I’ve always, as an educator, told my students that they could do the same type of things as these jazz giants who have come out of D.C.”
Religious Policy Follows Backlash
University Provost James O’Donnell announced on Monday that the university will be implementing new measures to better accommodate the needs of students observing major non-Catholic religious holidays.
GU Receives Largest Gift in Its History
University officials announced on Dec. 10 that Robert McDevitt (CAS ’40) has given Georgetown approximately $75 million, the largest gift in the university’s history.
Hoyas Go Cold in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — On Monday night, it seemed as if every Notre Dame make was matched by a Georgetown miss, every Irish swish was countered with a Hoya clank, and every Blue and Gold highlight was balanced against a Blue and Gray blunder.
Too Much, Too Soon
The transition to a new semester at Georgetown is often not an easy one, whether you’re returning from winter break, time off or a semester abroad. The first week back on the Hilltop is a reliably stressful experience: registration, books, baggage, bills to pay — it’s chaos.
GU Students Sue Intelligence Agencies
A Georgetown group investigating the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has recently filed suit against several government agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency, to obtain documents relating to Pearl’s death.
Housing Braces For Inauguration
An apartment for 12 is not one of the housing options available at Georgetown University. During the upcoming inauguration weekend, however, the floor of one Henle apartment will be covered with a futon for two as well as two full-sized AeroBeds as 12 people crowd into a five-person apartment.
Hoya Alum Joins Obama West Wing Team
Georgetown alum Daniel Pfeiffer (COL ’98) will be bringing the some of the Hilltop with him to the White House this month as he begins his new job: deputy White House Communications Director.
President-elect Barack Obama selected Pfeiffer in November to serve in his administration.
GU Looks to Rebound At Home
Since Big East media day in October, Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson III and his fellow league coaches have dutifully preached that in this conference, with nine teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 and a handful of others capable of winning on any given night, there is no such thing as a night off.
Georgetown Squeezes Orange for First Big East Win
The Hoyas started off the Big East season with a bang, jumping out to a 31-18 halftime lead against Syracuse (12-3, 1-1) and holding on in the second half for an 80-73 win on Jan. 3 at McDonough Gymnasium.
Don't Let School Get in the Way of Education
I’ve had many opportunities over this past year to reflect on Georgetown, both as a community and as an institution. Over the past summer I worked as a student ambassador, meeting dozens of Georgetown alumni, and last semester I began studying abroad at Oxford University.
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