Georgetown University may be well known for being something of an establishment university, the sort of place where a young politician-to-be can begin to amass a sense of what it takes to be powerful and the types of friends required to get their. But it's also a great place for hipsters and vegans. more ›

A few more details have surfaced surrounding the discovery of a mini-drug lab in a Georgetown University freshman dormitory yesterday morning. According to MPD, freshmen John Romano ’14 and Charles Smith ’14, and campus visitor John Perrone were arrested yesterday on the charge of manufacturing a controlled substance. The DEA has confirmed that Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) was manufactured with the intent to sell within room 926 of Harbin Hall. Although chemicals were removed from the premises by a hazmat team, university officials have communicated to students that there was little to no risk to those living outside of the room. more ›

Only two months into the school year and already we can rely on college students to break the drudgery of a slow fall day. Early this morning, a Georgetown University dormitory was evacuated after MPD discovered a suspected drug lab. Initial reports indicate that around 6:15 a.m. a hazmat team was called to Harbin Hall for a strange odor on the ninth floor. After 400 students, mostly freshmen, were evacuated investigators found a large stash of chemicals thought to be used for making methamphetamines in one of the top-floor rooms. Although no drugs were found by MPD, campus officials later said the lab was not used for making meth, but rather Dimethyltryptamine (DMT-hallucinogenic) and that three arrests have been made. more ›

If you haven't been reading the Georgetown Voice's coverage of the bizarre events that led to the destruction of a Georgetown University toilet on Friday night, head over there and take a good look. The Post picked up the story today, while the Voice continues to toil away at every last detail. more ›

Mike Birbiglia remembers when the room was a lot smaller. He's headlining Saturday night at the Warner Theatre, where he'll tell some stories he’s considering for inclusion in his next one-man show. But he cut his teeth at the DC Improv in the late 90s, while a student at Georgetown University. By the time he was 25, he'd done the The Late Show with David Letterman , released his first album, and had his own Comedy Central special. more ›

Can a prolonged state of blue balls save the world? more ›

We mentioned it briefly at the end of the day yesterday, but more details are available about the charges against a Georgetown University student accused of committing a hate crime against another student in September, which were dropped by the U.S. Attorney's office due to a lack of evidence. more ›

The Hoya is reporting a major security breach at Georgetown University which exposed the personal information of nearly 40,000 students and faculty to identity theft. more ›

Good morning, Washington. We're getting off to a late start this holiday week morning, which is really just as well, since there's not too much local news to report anyway. But let's get the ball rolling with a few stories ... more ›

After yesterday's preview of the endless list of holiday concerts in the area in December, it is time to discuss the piece that must not be named, Georg Friedrich Händel's Messiah (1742). Yes, it is a masterpiece of music history, but the lamentable annual round of weary performances at Christmas time (in spite of the fact that Messiah is an Easter work), makes me want to run screaming for anything else this time of... more ›

After two hate crimes this fall and a foiled attempt by a student LGBT group to deliver a petition to him, Georgetown University President John DeGioia announced last night that the school will have a dedicated LGBTQ resource center by next fall. Scott Chessare, co-president of Georgetown's LGBT student group GU Pride, called the announcement a win and said to the Georgetown Voice, "I don’t think we would have believed less than two months ago... more ›

Written by DCist Contributer Josh Kramer The Eagle – American University: >>AU students lamented losing their Hollywood Video this week, which is holding a giant closing sale and selling all of its movies. It's unclear what will become of the space, conveniently located next to the AU shuttle bus stop and the Tenleytown-AU Metro station. >>Sgt. Zachary Tellier, a 1998 AU graduate, was killed by enemy fire while fighting in Afghanistan on the 29th of... more ›

Good morning, Washington. It's only the end of September, but if drug store candy aisles are any indication, many of you are probably already thinking ahead just a little bit to the holiday season. What will you be for Halloween? Will you stay in town for Thanksgiving? What kind of Christmas bonus will you be getting this year? For some D.C. government employees, the answer to that last question is now up in the air.... more ›

>> The Classical Music Agenda will return this Sunday, after hibernating all summer, but there are already a few developments to note this week in local classical news. Robert Shafer is a legend in the local choral music scene, as the long-standing director of the Oratorio Society of Washington, known in recent years as the Washington Chorus. Shafer's particular gift is to inspire a huge group — some 200 singers, none (or few) of them... more ›

Though it's an open question as to whether D.C.'s rock scene has sacrificed quality for quantity, there is no denying a time when there were not that many places for a rock band to play in this city. "During college, the music scene was a bit struggling, especially in the Georgetown area," says The Bravery's guitarist and Georgetown University alum Michael Zakarin, "but I was at the Black Cat or the 9:30 every weekend. It's... more ›

Welcome to June, Washington. Also welcome to the end, at last, of your short post-holiday work week. We do hope it wasn't too painful. Even if it was, the good news is that it's going to be relatively pleasant, if a touch on the hot and humid side, most of the weekend. So spend some time sitting on your front stoop sipping iced tea. Just remember to slather on the sunblock, and of course, invite... more ›

If you work on the Hill you might still have time to run over to the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342 for the hearing Equal Representation in Congress: Providing Voting Rights to the District of Columbia before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The hearing, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., will include testimony split into two panels, the first with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), Mayor... more ›

After a rocky road through the U.S. House of Representatives, legislation granting the District a voting seat in the lower chamber will get its first hearing before a Senate committee tomorrow -- and pretty much everyone and their mother is set to testify. In a hearing scheduled to start at 10 a.m. before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, eight witnesses will discuss the legislation that was passed in the House on... more ›

FRIDAY: >> Attention all nerds: This is like our Lollapalooza or something. First Person: Stories from the Edge of the World is an event being held tonight by National Geographic Live, which features some sort of "collaboration" between NPR's Neal Conan and Liane Hansen, the Celtic/early music crossover group Ensemble Galilei, and actor Bill Pullman. Together this crew will narrate excerpts from the journals of great explorers such as Jacques Cousteau, George Mallory, and Charles... more ›

The nation is still transfixed on the latest coming out of Blacksburg, especially the startling images and words that have come out of the package Cho Seung-Hui apparently sent to NBC News between his two shooting sprees. It's also of course talking about the day's two biggest stories coming out of Washington: The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the so-called partial-birth abortion ban, and the start of Congressional testimony by embattled Attorney General Alberto... more ›

As an alert tipster told us earlier this morning, a D.C. Circulator bus has crashed into a building used by Georgetown University. The Harris Building, on the 3300 block of Whitehaven St., was occupied by about 200 people when the bus hit a minivan and careened into a window of the building. From this photo it looks like the back end of the bus became lodged in a basement-level window. Everyone was evacuated and... more ›

Last week's Classical Music Agenda omitted an excellent concert opportunity that just came to my attention, annual concerts of Schubert's music called Schubert, Schubert, and Schubert. The final installment is this evening (March 18, 8 p.m.), at Georgetown University's Gaston Hall (37th and O St. NW), when the Auryn String Quartet will play Schubert's Quartetsatz, D. 703, and the "Death and the Maiden" quartet, D. 810. Pianist Kyoko Hashimoto will also play the four Schubert... more ›

FRIDAY: >> Print out this PDF and take it to Local 16 between 6 to 9 p.m. tonight to receive a free drink, courtesy the Not For Tourists Guide to Washington, DC 2007. They'll also be giving away free copies of the Guide. >> Local rockers The Pharmacy Prophets are brewing up a high-concept hootenanny at Iota tonight. When the band takes the stage, they'll simultaneously be filming live concert footage for a multimedia project... more ›

>> Mark this day, D.C. It took a full 37 days for us to use the "Marion Barry in trouble with the law again" keystroke in 2007. Federal prosecutors are asking that the Councilman's probation in his tax-evasion case be revoked. They say Barry has failed to meet the terms of his plea agreement by not paying back taxes and not filing again in 2005. After being convicted on federal charges of not paying taxes between 1999 and 2004, is it really that easy for 2005 to slip your mind? It's unclear how much jail time Barry could face and what that would mean for his position as Ward 8 Councilman. [Washington Post] more ›

, a story of lonely, middle-aged people coming together (Feb. 23)...and that's about it. We may be a cynical, single city, indeed. more ›

As if we needed more rain and clouds in the forecast, today the District gets...more rain and clouds. There seems to be at least some hope of sunshine for the weekend, at least. more ›

Most of us can fondly look back on our college days and remember feeling intellectually invigorated and rebellious, hoping to use time between classes to protest against any institution that stepped in our way. Whether sweatshops or affirmative action, there was always something to rage against. Students in a number of District-based universities are carrying on that fine tradition, and in big ways. Early last year a group of Georgetown University students launched a hunger... more ›

Neal Katyal is a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He's been a visiting professor at both Harvard Law School and Yale Law School. Last year, the former law clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer was named one of the National Law Journal's top 40 lawyers under the age of 40. He was co-counsel to Vice President Al Gore during the 2000 election fiasco in Florida. For most people, that'd be enough. But not for Katyal.... more ›

Does it seem like there have been a lot of student protests recently at area universities? Fear not, tells us the Richmond Times-Dispatch, college students aren't about to march on Washington and demand the president's head. Sayeth the paper in an article published earlier this week: Students marched at Virginia Tech, chanted at Radford University and camped in a building at the University of Virginia last month. They also protested at the College of William... more ›