News across Greater Washington
TOWNWIDE LINE PAINTING
NIGHTWORK, October 4-14, 2026; 8pm-6am, (Weather Permitting)
Public Notice: Housing and Human Services Renovation
High-Attendance City Council Work Session Anticipated on October 8th
City of Greenbelt to Begin Roosevelt Center Crosswalk Replacement Work October 7
The City of Greenbelt Public Works will begin replacing crosswalks in Roosevelt Center on Tuesday, October 7. The work is expected to take approximately two to three weeks, weather permitting.
Counterterrorism Pressure Can Harm Intelligence Gathering, Foreign Policy Experts Say
Former intelligence and policy officials examined lessons from the last 25 years of U.S. counterterrorism efforts and how policymakers can balance intelligence gathering at a Georgetown University event Sept. 30. The panelists argued that sustained U.S. pressure has kept…
Middle East Expert Says Iran War Will Only Legitimize the Regime
A leading Middle East policy expert asserted that the ongoing Iran war will not dissuade the Iranian government from attempting to create a nuclear weapon at a Georgetown University event Oct. 1. Sina Azodi, director of George Washington University’s Middle East studies (MES)…
News Release- Purcellville Police Incidents Report 10.2.26
PURCELLVILLE, Va. October 2, 2026 - 9/25/26 2:20 p.m. 1000 block E Main St Assault An officer responded to a report of an alleged assault. The complainant stated she had a
New Code of Conduct Largely Maintains Existing Policies
The new code of conduct includes minor changes to no contact orders, the disclosure of student records and the Residential Living citation process.
EDITORIAL | Fulfill GU’s Slavery Reconciliation Fund
In 2019, Georgetown University students overwhelmingly approved a referendum demanding Georgetown pay reparations to descendants of the 314 enslaved people the Maryland Jesuit priests sold in 1838 to help clear the university’s debts, known collectively as the GU272. Georgetown…
VIEWPOINT | Explore AI as Responsible Citizens
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the systems through which we search, communicate, navigate, create, learn and make decisions. Today, we are participating in a broader AI ecosystem simply by using mobile phones or going online. It is my hope that as students,…
VIEWPOINT | Diversify the Iran Lecture Series
As the United States intensifies its war against Iran, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) organized an “Iran Lecture Series” for students and faculty. The impetus behind this series is laudable — the war’s impact has spread far beyond the battlefield,…
VIEWPOINT | End University Support for GUCR
Georgetown University has long taken pride in being the United States’ oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. Now we have another distinction that should trouble us. The Georgetown University College Republicans (GUCR) is the first individual university group in the country to…