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January 23, 2012

This Day in History 1/23: The Founding of Georgetown University

Sure, this isn’t exactly Earth-shattering history for most of you, but it certainly is to me. On January 23, 1789,  John Carroll, Robert Molyneux and John Ashton completed the purchase from Threlkeld and William Deakins, Jr. for “seventy five pounds … Continue reading →

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March 1, 2010

100 Years of Georgetown Basketball

100 Years of Georgetown Basketball Even though the team took a drubbing this weekend against Notre Dame, and what looks like another tonight against West Virginia, I’m still proud of being a Georgetown Hoya. I’m working on some curricular stuff this … Continue reading →

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February 1, 2010

Unknown African-American Heroes: The Healy Family of Georgia

February is Black History Month, and the Neighborhood will be highlighting some African-Americans that may not readily come to mind for students.  First off is a family from Georgia that achieved many notable firsts as African-Americans, even though many Blacks … Continue reading →

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