http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/georgetown/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:58:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2070081/posts An article in Georgetown University's newspaper The Hoya welcomes the new director of its Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Questioning (LGBTQ) Resource Center and does some end zone celebration for our benefit. Georgetown, you may remember, is a university in the Jesuit Tradition.   You'll be edified by the following details:Jack Harrison (SFS '09), co-chair of GU Pride, also said he hopes to work closely with the new director in developing programming for the year. … Harrison said GU Pride is looking to launch efforts this year to make the campus more "trans-friendly" by working to provide bathrooms and better housing options for... Off The Record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2070081/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:58:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049920/posts Taylor used to be a player in Williamson County, with it and Georgetown vying for funds and the attention of passers-through. But no more, and despite what many city officials will tell you, it will not be a player unless something is done to counteract the rapid growth of surrounding communities. What needs to be done is, Taylor needs to forget its past and embrace something residents see as so vile, that when I first arrived here I thought its mere mention was a dirty word. I am speaking of Rick Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor. The Texas Department of Transportation (another... The Taylor Daily Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049920/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:54:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036764/posts Supreme Speaker by: Deborah Lambert, June 26, 2008 When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was on the commencement speaker circuit this season, one of his most meaningful talks was the one he gave to the graduating class of 18 middle-school boys at Washington (DC) Jesuit Academy. Described by the Washington Times as a “tuition-free private boarding school for underprivileged but academically promising youths run by the Jesuits,” the school’s “small class sizes, 12-hour school days and 11-month school year” has worked miracles since its launch in 2002. “While 11 percent of entering students read at grade level, the school reports... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036764/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:03:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010168/posts GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP/KXAN) -- A state lawmaker who helped pave the way for major toll road projects and stiffer drunken driving penalties now faces a DWI charge. Rep. Mike Krusee of Williamson County is the Republican chairman of the House Transportation Committee. He was charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated after a state trooper noticed his car moving erratically in northwest Austin Wednesday night. The license plate on the vehicle also had expired last December. Elected state officials all have personalized license plates. Therefore, the trooper would have known he was pulling over a state official before asking for identification.... KXAN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010168/posts#comment Fri, 2 May 2008 12:27:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006436/posts Animal Rights by: Deborah Lambert, April 24, 2008 It used to be so easy owning a pet. You were the boss, Fido was the dog. Today, if you get home late from work, he might sue you. Thanks to a new legal specialty called Animal Protection Litigation, there is a rapidly growing niche for those concerned with the rights of animal companions. Some say it’s growing because animals are no longer just “property,” but have true legal standing as “partial beneficiaries of estates, subjects of lawsuits and victims of abuse,” according to the Raleigh News and Observer. Proponents of the... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006436/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:29:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002536/posts The ICC at Georgetown Law by: Malcolm A. Kline, April 16, 2008 If you wonder where new bureaucracies come from, look at their nurseries—colleges and universities. That is where such notions not only are procreated but polished and promoted as well. Knowing that their birthplace is usually on a college campus also aids in understanding why they usually fall prey to the law of unintended consequences. Paper theories usually don’t work out even as well as equations worked out on the back of cocktail napkins. An example of the latter is the Reagan tax cuts that gave the United States... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002536/posts#comment Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:50:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001456/posts Of Georgetown Law and Abu Ghraib by: Malcolm A. Kline, April 14, 2008 A gathering of academics and human rights activists at Georgetown Law last week delivered some predictable broadsides at the Bush regime but also some unexpected critiques of the Clinton Administration, from which nearly half of the panelists came. Of the seven Clinton alumni to hit the podium, more than half made the case for American relativism and brought up Abu Ghraib, frequently in the same sentence: • President Clinton’s chief of staff, John Podesta, now a visiting law professor at Georgetown, evoked the “image of Iraqi civilians... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001456/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:41:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000233/posts Madeleine and her Exes by: Malcolm A. Kline, April 11, 2008 When big-name Democrats return to academia after leaving elective or appointive office, they may go through withdrawals. “I’m starting a group of former foreign ministers called ‘Madeleine and her exes,’” the first woman to serve as U. S. Secretary of State said last Tuesday. Currently, Madeleine K. Albright teaches at Georgetown. “This weekend my class is doing a simulation on Iran,” she said at the seminar co-sponsored by the Center for American Progress. “We were doing North Korea but I got tired of that.” Albright addressed a symposium on... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000233/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:06:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995610/posts Affirmative Action for Foreign Policy by: Bethany Stotts, April 02, 2008 Foreign policy is overrun by a “religion avoidance disorder” so severe that foundations must offer grants in order to encourage international affairs departments to integrate faith issues into their curriculum, argues Thomas F. Farr. “I’ll tell you a dirty little secret: this is precisely why I am teaching at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. They received a grant from the Henry Luce foundation,” said the Georgetown University Professor. The Henry Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs has given grants to numerous universities, think tanks, and other organizations... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995610/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:58:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1991616/posts It looks like Georgetown is not on the Holy Father’s nice list.During a visit to Washington, D.C. next month, Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to deliver a speech at Catholic University about the state of Catholic higher education in the United States. According to the Washington Post, the pontiff is expected to use the event to lambaste the scores of Catholic colleges and universities that are not living up to church’s standards by failing to force their students to abide by Catholic teachings. The Church takes issue with the growing tendency of American Catholic schools to tolerate or even... The (Georgetown) Hoya http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1991616/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:09:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988516/posts SH 130 Concession Company LLC finalized the legal details of a financial close with Texas DOT on a $1,360m toll concession to build SH130 segments 5&6 Thursday and Friday last week in bankers' offices in New York City - at Orrick, 666 Fifth Avenue. The actual money flows should occur on Thursday or Friday (Mar 13 or 14) this week, Jose Maria Lopez de Fuentes, president of Cintra North America, told us this morning. Hundreds of documents and over 20 lawyers were involved last week representing TxDOT, private equity people, banks, mostly European, the TIFIA loan group from FHWA, and... TOLLROADSnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988516/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:20:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971462/posts A U.S. congressman is asking Georgetown University about its academic scrutiny of Saudi Arabia and its use of $20 million donated by a Saudi prince in 2005. U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) wrote to Georgetown President John DeGioia Thursday, saying he was concerned about how the money was being spent at the university's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Of particular concern, Wolf said, was the university's role in training current and prospective U.S. foreign service personnel. "The Saudi government continues to permit textbooks to contain inflammatory language about other religions," Wolf wrote. "Restrictions on civil society and political activists continue to... Investigative Project on Terrorism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971462/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:06:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971110/posts WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Presidential politics might seem like an unusual topic for an associate professor of Jewish civilization at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service to tackle. But the Jesuit-run university's Jacques Berlinerblau sees his latest book, "Thumpin' It: The Use and Abuse of the Bible in Today's Presidential Politics," as a natural follow-up to his 2005 work, "The Secular Bible: Why Nonbelievers Must Take Religion Seriously." "Thumpin' It" was published by Westminster John Knox Press in January. The earlier book focused primarily on the Hebrew Bible and the way it is used in modern American society. A move from... CNS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971110/posts#comment Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:57:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947527/posts Still in Control Pervez Musharraf was calm, confident and—despite a flurry of rumors—not about to announce his resignation. Instead, the Pakistani president's "concession" to his troubled nation was an announcement that he would allow Britain's Scotland Yard to help local law enforcement agencies with their investigation into last week's assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Speaking in a nationally televised address two hours after Pakistan's election commission announced the postponement of the ballot to Feb. 18, six weeks later than had been scheduled, Musharraf was notably deferential in his remarks about Bhutto, often invoking her "martyrdom" and extolling... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947527/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2008 04:53:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954917/posts The Georgetown Park Mall's Department of Motor Vehicles service center was closed Wednesday after FBI agents conducted a raid there. D.C. Police officers along with FBI and ICE agents arrested a female employee for selling driver's licenses. The DMV's own integrity officer said eight months ago, he was investigating for a law enforcement agency when he learned about the incident and alerted the authorities. The D.C. inspector general's office took over from there, alerting the FBI and other law enforcement authorities. Agents also arrested four addition suspects. All five suspects will appear in U.S. District Court Thursday. Three years ago,... wjla http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954917/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:28:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1918887/posts WASHINGTON, DC October 30, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The president of prestigious Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic university in the United States, has promised homosexual activists that the school will fully fund a center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and “questioning” (LGBTQ) students by next fall. The pro-homosexual nature of the center is rejection of what is considered serious Catholic moral teaching.   President John DeGioia told media, “How do we respond to legitimate requests for a more supportive environment? We can continue to do this in a somewhat informal manner … or we can move forward in a more organized... LifeSite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1918887/posts#comment Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:30:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913792/posts WASHINGTON -- Several stores in Georgetown boarded up their windows Friday in anticipation of possible vandalism by protesters in town for the World Bank and IMF meetings. A few dozen protesters gathered at Washington Circle, where they planned to begin a march through Georgetown to send a message to what they call "a seat of excessive wealth and privilege."... NBC4 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913792/posts#comment Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:18:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904692/posts by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorSeptember 28, 2007Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Georgetown University is coming under fire from a pro-life group that monitors activities at Catholic colleges and universities. The college Georgetown law school has adopted a policy that will provide funding to law students to intern with public interest organizations -- including ones that promote abortion.The Cardinal Newman Society says Georgetown adopted the policy to accommodate students who had previously been denied funding for abortion advocacy work with Planned Parenthood.According to The Hoya student newspaper, Joy Welan, the president of the Georgetown Law Center’s pro-abortion student group Law Students for Choice,... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904692/posts#comment Mon, 1 Oct 2007 03:43:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904359/posts SHOCKER: Catholic Georgetown U. Will Now Fund Law Students to Lobby for Abortion Oldest Catholic university in U.S. By John-Henry Westen WASHINGTON, DC, September 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A change of policy at Georgetown University Law Center will permit the university - which is the oldest Catholic university in the nation - to give grants to students who lobby for abortion for agencies such as Planned Parenthood.   The Hoya, the Georgetown University newspaper, reports on its front page today about the policy change. The policy change was announced September 7 by Law Center Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff in a letter... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1904359/posts#comment Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:08:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903398/posts AS the father of a terror victim, I can no longer be shocked by much. And as a New Jerseyan, I'm used to strange goings-on in my state's government. But I was shocked and surprised to I learn that John L. Esposito will be a featured speaker at next week's state Department of Homeland Security confernce on counterterrorism. Esposito teaches at Georgetown University in its His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. To get a sense of the center's purpose, recall that bin Talal is the Saudi prince who shortly after 9/11 blamed the attacks on... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903398/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:06:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1896029/posts Two stories, sadly, taking place in my backyard. First, John Kerry has been invited to speak at the Catholic University of America: LifeSiteNews: Pro-Abortion John Kerry to Speak at Catholic University of America: Invitation violates principle unanimously agreed upon by US Bishops in 2004WASHINGTON, September 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Catholic University of America (CUA) has invited former presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry to speak on environmentalism and the Iraq war this semester, despite initial opposition by the office of University Center, Student Programs and Events (UCSPE). The Tower, the campus paper of Catholic University, said the UCSPE had initially... American Papist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1896029/posts#comment Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:29:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1726667/posts One of the plagues of the Catholic Church in modern America is the barely-disguised faith abuse of many of our so-called Catholic universities. The actions of some of these universities are just intolerable from the viewpoint of authentic Catholicism, and they should be exposed and rebuked for the heresy, apostasy or the just plain pathetic Catholicism that they advocate. This week saw one of the most egregious slaps in the face to the Catholic Church that has been seen in a long time: an award for an abortion-advocating priest. The culprit? Georgetown - again.This fallen-away Catholic school in DC has... Human Life International http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1726667/posts#comment Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:18:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1735352/posts In Young Rats, Researchers Find a Reaction to Spinal Cord Injury That Speeds Recovery Finding surprises researchers, who discovered that young rats mend more quickly because cells near the injury site respond differently than in adults Washington, DC -- Neuroscientists had long believed that the only way to repair a spinal cord injury was to grow new neural connections, but researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that, especially in young rats, powerful cells near the injury site also work overtime to restrict nerve damage and restore movement and sensation.   The same process does not work as efficiently... Georgetown University http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1735352/posts#comment Thu, 9 Nov 2006 05:47:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1727693/posts Georgetown U bought for $20 million Remember the prince who offered $10 million to Rudolph Giuliani after the 9/11 attacks, and Giuliani turned down the money after the prince suggested U.S. policies in the Middle East contributed to the September 11 attacks? The prince found someone for sale: Georgetown U. Via Phyllis Chesler, BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS: Georgetown gets $20 million from prince promoting Islam. Just months later, university ejects evangelical Christians from campus Atlas Shrugs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1727693/posts#comment Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:35:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1725452/posts The Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University has been renamed after Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal donated $20 million to its projects. And while that may be just the tail, the dog appears to be moving away from its historic Catholic and Jesuit teaching philosophy too. The Center's leaders say it now will be used to put on workshops regarding Islam, fostering exchanges with the Muslim world, addressing U.S. policy towards the Muslim world, working on the relationship of Islam and Arab culture, addressing Muslim citizenship and civil liberties, and developing exchange programs for students from the Muslim world. WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1725452/posts#comment Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:46:30 GMT