Trans rights panel embodies community-centered activism at Georgetown

Four activists made Georgetown history on Sept. 26, becoming the first panel entirely of transgender and nonbinary individuals to speak in Gaston Hall. The event, titled “Trans Rights in America,”... Read more

By Aashna Nadarajah, Meredith Foster and Sabrina Shaffer October 6, 2023

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Wingo’s to return to O Street after 2018 fire forced them to flee the coop

It’s a 10,000-year-old tradition, one that brings its devotees comfort and satiety. It appears everywhere in popular culture, from iconic lines in film (“The sky is falling!”) to schoolyard insults.... Read more

By Margaret Hartigan October 6, 2023

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Georgetown Explained: How Georgetown prepares for emergencies

Georgetown’s location is a confluence of potential emergencies—with the typical cyber and physical safety concerns of college campuses, the mid-Atlantic’s weather hazards, and the unique security issues of the Washington,... Read more

By Eddy Binford-Ross October 5, 2023

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Meet the candidates: GUSA Executive

It is the time of year for Hoyas to exercise their voting rights as another cycle of GUSA elections approaches. This year, three candidates have entered the bid for GUSA’s... Read more

By Ajani Jones October 4, 2023

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Georgetown Students join NYC March to End Fossil Fuels

Georgetown students joined tens of thousands of protesters chanting, waving signs, and singing in New York City streets at the Sept. 17 March to End Fossil Fuels. Marchers called on... Read more

By Eddy Binford-Ross October 2, 2023

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University leaders celebrate groundbreaking for Henle Village renovation

University staff, construction workers, engineers, and students gathered on Tondorf Road on Sept. 5 to celebrate the groundbreaking for Henle Village’s renovation. After project leaders gave a series of speeches,... Read more

By Yihan Deng September 25, 2023

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American artist Kara Walker’s new exhibitions highlight GU272 in a modern art conversation

Content warning: this article discusses systemic racial injustice and references the history of slavery in America. The Georgetown Art Galleries unveiled two new exhibitions by internationally renowned American contemporary artist... Read more

By Lucy Mason September 25, 2023

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“Voice for peace” Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska fights for education, announces book donation in Gaston Hall

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska addressed over 700 students, faculty, and Ukrainian visitors in Gaston Hall during an event hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GIWPS)... Read more

By Alex Deramo September 23, 2023

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Student petition calls for end of legacy admission at Georgetown

More than three years ago, several students began circulating a petition calling for the end of legacy admissions. The authors cited several sources confirming the role of legacy admissions in... Read more

By Ninabella Arlis and Claire Pham September 23, 2023

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GAGE wins increased wages, improved benefits in new contract

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE), which represents the over 1,000 graduate workers at Georgetown, ratified their second successful contract campaign on Aug. 18 with 98.7 percent approval from... Read more

By Sebastian Cardena September 16, 2023

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DeGioia talks class-conscious admissions, GUPD, and more

Every semester, the editor-in-chief of the Voice has sat down with President John DeGioia to talk through pressing issues facing the Georgetown community. While the tradition went on hiatus during... Read more

By Nora Scully September 14, 2023

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GU Politics Fellows talk hope and resilience in a divided political sphere

Darius Wagner (CAS ’27), frequently watched CNN Senior Political Analyst Nia-Malika Henderson on TV alongside his family. He was able to pose a question directly to her and the five... Read more

By Angelena Bougiamas September 14, 2023

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Dr. Robert P. Jones, panelists speak about new book on white Christian nationalism in Riggs

President of the Public Religion Research Institute Robert P. Jones and other panelists spoke about Jones’s newest book, “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared... Read more

By Margaret Hartigan September 13, 2023

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60th anniversary of March on Washington is a testament to activist determination

Sixty years after Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his renowned “I Have a Dream” speech, almost 75,000 people gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to rally for... Read more

By Andrea Ho September 8, 2023

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Beloved mascot Jack the Bulldog passes after four years at Georgetown

This semester, Georgetown students, faculty, and staff, returned to a campus without a Jack. Georgetown’s canine mascot IROC Casagrande John F. Carroll, better known as Jack the Bulldog, suddenly passed... Read more

By Belinda Li September 7, 2023

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Georgetown forced to rethink admissions as affirmative action is struck down

Georgetown will be one of many institutions of higher education forced to reconsider its admissions practices this fall following a Supreme Court decision on June 29 that ruled affirmative action... Read more

By Angelena Bougiamas August 30, 2023

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One killed, five injured in collision at MedStar Georgetown Hospital

One person was killed and another five were injured when a driver hit pedestrians with a truck in the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital parking garage on July 20. Jewel Regina... Read more

By Jo Stephens July 23, 2023

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Faculty concerns stall plans to rename SFS after Madeleine Albright, spark debate

Faculty concerns have delayed Georgetown SFS and University Leadership’s plans to rename the SFS in honor of the late Former Secretary of State and Georgetown Professor Madeleine Albright, which were... Read more

By Angelena Bougiamas and Ninabella Arlis July 11, 2023

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Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Georgetown School of Medicine, merging his medicine and public policy expertise to teach the next generation

Renowned immunologist and infectious disease researcher Dr. Anthony Fauci will join Georgetown School of Medicine as a Distinguished University Professor, the university announced Monday morning. Fauci was offered the school’s... Read more

By Ninabella Arlis June 28, 2023

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Ralph Lauren Cancer Center debuts in Ward 8 to combat healthcare inequity

The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention opened in Ward 8 on April 17 thanks to $25 million in grant funding from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation.

By Alex Deramo May 6, 2023