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Georgetown University stories: 8 news summaries
KIDS THESE DAYS

Undergrad's Search for Assistant Meets Mockery

Georgetown sophomore seeks to hire fellow student for laundry duty

Oct 22, 09 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - How's a busy undergrad supposed to juggle study, a social life, and a part-time job? For one 19-year-old at Georgetown University, the answer is hiring a personal assistant. The sophomore sparked controversy on campus this week by placing an ad on the university's student employment site seeking a personal assistant... More »

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higher education • Georgetown University • colleges and universities • personal assistant • students • women's issues

OPINION

Obama Could Try Some of His Vaunted Fiscal Responsibility

Administration involved in major economic gambles

Apr 21, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a recent speech at Georgetown, President Obama outlined his plans for the economy. The funny thing is, David Brooks writes in the New York Times, "he sounded like a cultural conservative." The president talked about the good old days and vowed to end fiscal irresponsibility. In short,... More »

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Barack Obama • stock market • Georgetown University • economic stimulus package • David Brooks • economy • economic crisis

 Norovirus Sweeps Campuses 

Hundreds of students made ill for days

Oct 7, 08 2:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Noroviruses are sweeping US colleges, delivering severe cases of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The same crowded conditions which allow noroviruses to thrive on cruise ships give them free rein on campus, reports Inside Higher Ed. There have been recent outbreaks at Georgetown University, the University of Southern California and colleges... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Facebook • University of Southern California • Georgetown University • University of Virginia • colleges and universities • norovirus • Colgate University • Oregon State University • University of Connecticut • American College Health Association

New Databases Share Test Results, Prescriptions

Info used to assemble health 'credit reports'

Aug 4, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The prescriptions and medical test results of more than 200 million Americans are being assembled into commercial databases, the Washington Post reports, which then sell health "credit reports" to insurance companies trying to evaluate whether to accept an individual for coverage. The companies not only disclose drug and... More »

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medicine • health insurance • Georgetown University • prescription • online medical records

Catholic Colleges Brace for Pope's Criticism

Free-thinking academics anticipate call to toe the line

Mar 14, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI’s April address to top Catholic educators is likely to be a call to observe church teachings more closely, reports the Washington Post. All but 20 of the 235 American Catholic colleges and universities are too freethinking to suit the Vatican, says one expert, and the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Vagina Monologues • Catholic Church • Planned Parenthood • Vatican • Catholic education • Notre Dame • Georgetown University • Naral • Catholic University • St. Mary's University • Holy Cross

Colleges Don’t Care if Kids
Can Write

At least on the SAT, where you may need only write long words

Sep 20, 07 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hours and dollars spent on SAT writing preparation might be for naught, the Boston Globe reports, as 56% of four-year colleges don’t even use the newest section of the aptitude test. Skeptics find fuel in a study showing that big words were all it took to achieve near-perfect... More »

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SAT • MIT • writing • college • university • Georgetown University • Smith College • college student

Start-ups Tap
the Passion
for Beer Pong

Young alums find business opportunity in college drinking game

Aug 29, 07 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Weaving along the path more famously trod by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, recent grads are cashing in on the popularity of the college drinking game beer pong, the Journal reports. With young alums bringing the pastime—which blends ping-pong and beer chugging—out into the real world, entrepreneurs are... More »

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beer • Beirut • Georgetown University • beer pong • Bottle Cap Technologies • Bing Bong Inc. • Upong Outfitters • Anheuser-Busch

25 Schools Out of the Ivies' League

Sure, you can just apply to Yale, Harvard and Princeton—but why be boring?

Aug 15, 07 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not all about GPAs and SATs—each of these schools excel in their own way. MSNBC picks the best colleges in 25 quirky categories:
  1. Ivy Leaguer: Cornell University
  2. Sports: University of Florida
  3. Men's college: Morehouse College
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college rankings • list • University of Florida • college • university • UCLA • Cornell University • Morehouse University • Bates College • Tulane University • Cooper Union • Fordham University • Georgetown University • Johns Hopkins University

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