Illegal file-sharing on the rise at Georgetown
by Josh Justice in News
Piracy used to mean the raiding of ships and cargo, generally by swarthy men with eye patches, hooks and cannons. Today, piracy has a somewhat less bloodthirsty, albeit still illegal meaning. In the digital world, piracy causes record, movie and software companies to lose billions of dollars annually through the illegal distribution of copyrighted material.
VP Porterfield receives Dorothy M. Brown faculty award
by Jacqueline Wolfert in News
As students and faculty alike have spent the last several weeks diligently working hard to end the academic year on a positive note, so have the members of the Georgetown Day Committee to commemorate those achievements with a day filled with food and fun. The fourth annual Georgetown Day took place on Apr.
by Stewart Salwin in News
A diverse group of students and faculty packed into Gaston Hall on Apr. 28 to hear a lecture delivered by Dr. Samuel P. Huntington, the world-renowned Harvard professor best known for his book The Clash of Civilizations. Huntington’s speech, the second annual Goldman Sachs Distinguished Lecture, was sponsored by the Mortara Center for International Studies.
2008 Woodie Awards