How to vote from college, explained

For college students, especially those who attend school out of state, voting in the Nov. 5 elections is not as straightforward as going to a polling center or ballot drop... Read more

By Aubrey Butterfield September 28, 2024

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Compass Coffee employees attempt to unionize amidst alleged unfair labor practices

While Georgetown students flock to Compass Coffee on Wisconsin Avenue for lattes and a dependably serene study spot, for Compass baristas, work has been anything but dependable or serene. Compass... Read more

By Franziska Wild September 27, 2024

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John Carroll and Hoya Saxa installation spray-painted in protest of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza

On the morning of Sept. 20, an unknown individual spray-painted the John Carroll statue outside Healy Hall with a red triangle and the homecoming “Hoya Saxa” installation with “200K DEAD,”... Read more

By Sydney Carroll September 20, 2024

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Grief and urgency at a panel with families of the hostages held by Hamas

Jonathan Dekel-Chen hopes that his son, Sagui, will meet his youngest daughter someday. She was born two months after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and taking... Read more

By Franziska Wild September 20, 2024

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Rep. Raskin talks democracy, 2024 election in Georgetown Free Speech Project discussion

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) spoke about civil liberties, the current political climate, and the upcoming U.S. presidential election in an event hosted by the Georgetown Free Speech Project on Sept.... Read more

By Elizabeth Foster September 19, 2024

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Hundreds rally, march to Supreme Court in D.C.’s first Gender Liberation March

Travelers at Union Station were greeted with chanting, dancing, cheering, and marching on Sept. 14 as over 500 demonstrators gathered for D.C.’s first Gender Liberation March at Columbus Circle. The... Read more

By Katie Doran and Sydney Carroll September 17, 2024

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Code of Conduct changes, explained

For over a year, Georgetown has been revising its rules governing student conduct. Starting this academic year, the university is implementing the revised version of the Code of Student Conduct—the... Read more

By Eddy Binford-Ross and Franziska Wild September 14, 2024

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Bagels and boiling points: The Call Your Mother drama, explained

Since the location opened, some neighbors have argued to Georgetown’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) and the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) that CYM shouldn’t be allowed to operate on the corner of 35th and O Street.

By Sydney Carroll September 14, 2024

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Over 130 participate in SJP march, rally in response to alleged targeting in student group guidelines

Over 130 students, faculty, and community members gathered for a rally in Red Square and subsequent march through campus to support Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on Sept. 4.... Read more

By Sydney Carroll September 5, 2024

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Students arrested at GW encampment enter into agreements to avoid charges

As August concludes, the court cases of the 33 protesters who were arrested in May at the DMV Gaza solidarity encampment in University Yard (U-Yard) at George Washington University (GW)... Read more

By Franziska Wild August 30, 2024

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Earth Commons initiative supports student mental health through nature exposure

Last semester, the Georgetown Earth Commons Institute, the university’s hub for environmental research and advocacy, launched Nature Rx.

By Aashna Nadarajah and Sharon Xie August 29, 2024

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Know your rights: Interacting with GUPD

Students should be aware of their rights when engaging with the Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD), the primary entity responsible for campus security.

By Romy Abu-Fadel August 24, 2024

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D.C. local news is getting a new worker-led newsroom

The 51st will be the latest addition to the D.C. local news landscape, which has seen journalists laid off and bought out in the last two decades as readership habits change and conventional revenue-raising sources, like advertising, decline.

By Angelena Bougiamas August 23, 2024

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D.C. bill aimed at decreasing truancy will increase youth incarceration, advocates worry

D.C. already has among the highest rates of youth involvement in the juvenile justice system in the country. Since April, youth justice advocates have been sounding alarms that a newly-introduced... Read more

By Katie Doran July 11, 2024

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Students protest, pitch tents at GW President Granberg’s offices after encampment cleared

Around 250 pro-Palestine protesters from the DMV Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Coalition, Student Coalition for Palestine at George Washington University, and other groups gathered at the intersection of... Read more

By Angelena Bougiamas, Margaret Hartigan, Eddy Binford-Ross, Franziska Wild, Cole Kindiger and Connor Martin May 9, 2024

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Seven GU students arrested in GW encampment sweep

Seven Georgetown students were among those arrested early Wednesday morning when police cleared the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University (GW), according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) records. Police... Read more

By Graham Krewinghaus May 9, 2024

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D.C. community reacts to student arrests at GW during Wednesday press conferences

Students arrested at the encampment spoke alongside Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi.) at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building.

By Sydney Carroll, Margaret Hartigan and Katie Doran May 8, 2024

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Arrests made, protesters pepper sprayed as police clear GW encampment

Thirty-three arrests, among them Georgetown students, were made Wednesday morning as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cleared the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University (GW). Demonstrators from eight universities,... Read more

By Connor Martin, Eddy Binford-Ross, Sydney Carroll and Ajani Jones May 8, 2024

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The past three days at GW’s Gaza solidarity encampment

Over a week ago, a coalition of students from universities across D.C., including Georgetown, George Washington University (GW), and American University, established a Gaza solidarity encampment at University Yard (U-Yard)... Read more

By Margaret Hartigan, Sydney Carroll and Katie Doran May 4, 2024

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Timeline: GW’s Gaza solidarity encampment

Day One: Thursday, April 25 Students from George Washington University (GW), Georgetown, American University, and other schools establish the Gaza Solidarity encampment, which they now refer to as the “Popular... Read more

By Eddy Binford-Ross, Franziska Wild and Connor Martin May 4, 2024