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Nikki Haley Discusses Her Campaign, Emphasizes Trust Amid Polarization Aamir Jamil

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Nikki Haley recounted her presidential campaign experiences and urged politicians to actively listen to voters and work to gain their trust during an Oct. 3 event at Georgetown University. Haley, who served as governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 to 2018, ran for president in the 2024 Republican primaries arguing that she would appeal to moderates better than former President Donald Trump. During the event, hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) and titled “Reﬂections on Running,” Haley discussed the election and partisan polarization with Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94), executive director of GU Politics, and Rick Wiley, a former advisor to her campaign, moderating the discussion.

Haley discussed what it was like to campaign, saying candidates are always depending on support from the people. “If you ever run for oﬀice, it’s just begging,” Haley said at the event. “You’re begging all the time. You’re begging for money, you’re begging for them to put yard signs up. You’re begging for votes. You’re just begging.” “But it is the most humbling thing you can ever do, because if you really want to serve, shouldn’t you have to really put yourself out there and ask for everything and tell everything?” Haley added. When considering whether to enter the race, given that Trump had chosen to run again, Haley said she focused on her own preparedness and belief in herself. “It didn’t matter if he was going to run,” Haley said. “I knew that I was the right person at that time to go forward. And the

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Dikembe Mutombo (SLL ’91, H ’10), a basketball Hall of Famer and Georgetown icon remembered for his rebounding and blocking prowess in college and the NBA, died Sept. 30 after battling brain cancer for two years.

Hoya Basketball Star Mutombo Dies at 58 Caroline Rareshide, Oliver and defensively before achieving shots and a whopping 823 rebounds 1966, in Kinshasa, the Congo’s capital. stardom in an 18-year NBA career. over his three-year college career. He won an international science Ni and Evie Steele

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Dikembe Mutombo (SLL ’91, H ’10), a Georgetown University men’s basketball icon who became a basketball Hall of Famer for his rebounding and blocking prowess with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks, died Sept. 30 after a two-year battle with brain cancer. He was 58. Mutombo, a center from the Democratic Republic of Congo, became one of Georgetown’s greatestever players, dominating in the paint

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GU Politics hosted Nikki Haley in a talk at the Lohrfink Auditorium.

Throughout, Mutombo was known for his philanthropy, funding and supporting humanitarian efforts, particularly in Central Africa. “My dad will forever be my hero,” Ryan Mutombo (CAS ’24), Mutombo’s son, wrote on Instagram. “Not because of his success — not because of the millions who, over the last four decades, have come to know and love him. My dad is my hero because he simply cared. He remains the purest heart I have ever known.” Mutombo played for Georgetown’s basketball team from 1988 to 1991, racking up 947 points, 354 blocked

“Basketball fans remember him for his defense, rebounding and that trademark finger wag, but to those of us that knew him well, we will miss the father, teammate, mentor and friend,” Georgetown athletic director Lee Reed wrote in a press release. “The world lost a special person in Dikembe Mutombo, but he will live on through his humanitarian work and commitment to family,” Georgetown men’s basketball head coach Ed Cooley wrote on Twitter. Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was born June 25,

competition in his senior year of high school and received a USAID scholarship to Georgetown in 1987, initially planning to study medicine. Standing 7-foot-2, he was recruited by former men’s basketball coach John Thompson Jr. and played on a basketball scholarship his final three years at Georgetown. Mutombo did not speak English when he arrived in the United States and learned the language in just a few weeks. “I went to English class from 9:30 to 2:30, then I had to go to my other See MUTOMBO, A7

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upcoming negotiations. “We have an expectation that the upcoming sessions ﬁnish all noneconomic matters, so we can dive right into economic matters, but we’re appreciative of the work that was done today,” Olea Tapia said. “I think that we did good work, and I think that they came prepared, and we appreciate that.” Sam Lovell (CAS ’25), an RA in Copley Hall and GRAC’s interim chairman, said the agreement on the grievance and arbitration article was particularly important for RAs, who saw unfair discipline processes as a primary motivation for unionization. “If we had this contract in

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recognized female leaders’ role in building global peace at the annual Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards at Georgetown University Oct. 1. “When women have a seat at the table, they can be very helpful advocates for de-escalating conflict and finding solutions,” Clinton said at the event. “They have laid a path out for us to follow, to show that public life is exactly where they and you belong.” The event, hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS), gave awards to three former heads of state or government: former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, former Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid and former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The ceremony also celebrated the work of Women of the Sun, a West Bank-based nonprofit that aims to empower women in the Palestinian community, and Women Wage Peace, an Israel-based grassroots organization that advocates for the nonviolent end to the Israel-Hamas war. Clinton, an honorary founding chair of the GIWPS, presented the awards alongside GIWPS Executive Director Melanne Verveer, the former U.S. ambassador at large for global women’s issues. Clinton said pursuing the goal of peace remains a pressing endeavor today.

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The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) completed its second round of bargaining with the university, negotiating articles including grievance and arbitration.

GURAUnion,UniversityEngage InSecondRoundofBargaining Maren Fagan and Aamir Jamil Senior News Editors

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs) in collective bargaining negotiations, finished its second round of negotiations with university officials Sept. 26. During the negotiations, the university and approximately 20 RAs present agreed on five articles, including sections on arbitrating grievances and creating a labormanagement committee, a joint committee of union and university officials who would discuss the contract’s enforcement and

interpretation. These negotiations are the second meeting between GRAC and the university after the RAs formally voted to unionize April 16, accepting representation from Local 153 of the Oﬀice of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). With the completion of two bargaining rounds, RAs and the university have tentatively agreed on seven of their proposed contract’s 23 total articles while discussing, but not agreeing to, an additional four. Ulises Olea Tapia (SFS ’25), an RA in Village A and GRAC’s interim bargaining lead, said he expects the university and GRAC to ﬁnish negotiations on contractual terms unrelated to payment in

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Award winners Dalia Grybauskaitė, Kersti Kaljulaid and Julia Gillard were recognized for their work in promoting peace.

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