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One year after Oct. 7, Georgetown’s Jewish community reflects and remembers in memorial services

On Oct. 7, 2023, Talia Zamir (CAS ’26) scrambled to contact her family as she watched the fallout of Hamas’ attack on Israel while in D.C. Zamir is Israeli-American and... Read more

By and October 8, 2024

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“Doesn’t make it normal:” Students hold vigil for those killed by Israeli attacks in Lebanon

Yara Moawad’s (SFS ’27) 13-year-old brother called her recently, thinking a bomb had fallen into their family’s garden. Moawad is from Beirut, and she said the sounds of Israeli bombings... Read more

By October 6, 2024

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Georgetown’s iconic Dixie Liquor to potentially close in favor of medical cannabis store

Dixie Liquor, D.C.’s oldest liquor store which has sold alcohol to Georgetown students for more than 90 years, may soon be closing.

By October 1, 2024

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With the end of the Circulator, Georgetown has even fewer public transit options

This fall, the D.C. Circulator is making its final trips, leaving Georgetown students with fewer affordable transit options to get around the city. The Circulator, buses between major neighborhoods and... Read more

By and September 30, 2024

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Marchers shut down traffic in Georgetown to protest Israeli attacks on Lebanon

Over 60 protesters, among them Georgetown students, marched along M Street disrupting traffic for over an hour, as part of an “All Out For Lebanon” rally on Saturday evening. The... Read more

By September 29, 2024

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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 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 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 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 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 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 and 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 and 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 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 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 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 and 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 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 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 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

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