Word: georgetown
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Drinan, a Jesuit priest, former Massachusetts Congressional representative and national figure in the Vietnam War protests, gave up politics when the Pope asked him to choose between his priesthood and his public office. Drinan is now a professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and lectures throughout the country on human rights issues...
...Georgetown University is searching for a replacement for President...
...took nearly 10 years to complete the building. The cornerstone was laid on Oct. 13, 1792, in one of those wonderfully proper Masonic rituals of the time. According to White House historian William Seale, people gathered at the Fountain Inn, a grand eating and drinking emporium in Georgetown. They shuffled down the dusty road to the White House site led by the Freemasons, who were followed by the federal district commissioners, and behind them came "gentlemen of the town and neighborhood" (as described in a Charleston, S.C., newspaper that provided the only written record of the event). There...
...aunt, uncle, cousins and father walked with me through Georgetown in search of this Harvard-owned Eden. We strolled through the streets of old and posh Georgetown, past graveyards and row upon row of brick homes, hunting for the famous flowers. When we reached the high black gate, there was already a crowd gathering for its opening. We lined up in front of a window to pay for admission. I noticed that the pricing sign didn't list any special favors for those with Harvard ID, but I was almost certain I wouldn't have to pay a dollar...
...tandem will be at a particular disadvantage tomorrow against Holy Cross. Harvard regulations prohibit freshman athletes from practicing during orientation week. In addition, the Crusaders threw the Crimson a bit of a swerve last Saturday in their season opener against Georgetown, unveiling an entirely new offense...