Commander Salamander, the Wisconsin Avenue clothing store that’s been perpetually “closing” since January, is set to close at the end of the year.

According to Chris Peterson, a store manager who spoke with Washington City Paper, all Commander Salamander employees received final notice of the store’s closing last Thursday. Employees weren’t surprised about the news, though.

“There were lawyers going in and out of the store all week,” Peterson told City Paper.

Alas, poor Salamander. We’ll miss walking past your storefront and gawking at your steep, going-out-of-business sales.

As Vox reported Friday, Jeff Van Slyke is out as head of the Georgetown’s Department of Public Safety. Now, an email sent by Senior Vice President Spiros Dimolitsas to senior administrators explains how DPS will function after Van Slyke’s leaves in May.

Judging by the contents of the email, the position of DPS Director will be eliminated and DelMonaco will assume operational control.

As for Van Slyke, the University wishes “him all the best in future endeavors,” Dimolitsas wrote.

A source inside DPS said that DelMonaco is expected to “clean house,” although Van Slyke is so far the only confirmed firing.

Since he’s out at the end of the month, now is your perfect chance to read a 2008 Voice cover story about Van Slyke’s record at other universities. Alleged racial profiling and police brutality! Huge guns!

Dimolitsa’s email to senior administrators, after the jump

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