University hires undocumented student coordinator

The university hired Arelis Palacios as a part-time coordinator for students without documentation on Nov. 20, after students circulated a petition calling on the university to create a position to... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen December 7, 2016

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GUSA LGBTQ+ Inclusion Team submits LLC proposal

GUSA’s LGBTQ+ Inclusion Team presented on Oct. 14 a proposal to the Office of Residential Living for a Living and Learning Community (LLC) for queer and allied students. The proposed... Read more

By Jake Maher December 5, 2016

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Plurality votes in favor of smoke-free campus

On Dec. 1, a plurality of students voted in favor of making Georgetown a smoke and tobacco-free campus in a GUSA referendum. Students voted 49.64 percent in agreement with the... Read more

By Emma Francois December 5, 2016

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Complaints of unconstitutional actions delay GUSA referendum results

On Dec. 1, the GUSA Election Commission announced that the results of Thursday’s referendum question to restructure the GUSA senate would be delayed pending a hearing on Sunday to examine... Read more

By Margaret Gach December 2, 2016

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Facilities staff rejects contract

Georgetown’s Facilities Management staff voted on Nov. 16 not to accept the contract negotiated for them by the university and their union, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199. Negotiations... Read more

By Noah Telerski November 30, 2016

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Students march to protest Trump EPA appointment

On Nov. 17, a group of students marched from Red Square to the office of Myron Ebell, the head of President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team for the Environmental Protection Agency... Read more

By Isaiah Seibert November 27, 2016

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Panel discusses climate displacement

On Nov. 14, the Environmental Future(s Initiative (EFI) hosted a panel in the Mortara Center for International Studies to discuss climate induced displacement and the future of environmental refugees. The... Read more

By Madelyn Rice November 27, 2016

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Increase in bias-related incidents around campus

In the past two weeks, the number of bias-related incidents on Georgetown’s campus and the surrounding community have increased compared to the average number of such cases. Jay Gruber, chief... Read more

By Margaret Gach November 23, 2016

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Working group supports petition for undocumented student coordinator

In response to an UndocuHoyas and Hoyas for Immigrants Rights petition, the working group on undocumented student has announced its support for the hiring of an undocumented student coordinator. Additionally,... Read more

By Jonny Amon November 21, 2016

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‘Orlando and On’ event addresses violence against LGBTQ community

GUPride and Georgetown Against Gun Violence partnered Nov. 9 to host “Orlando and On: Violence, Healing and Community,” as part of the LGBTQ Resource Center’s “Outober” series. Panelists discussed the... Read more

By Rebecca Zaritsky November 21, 2016

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Election resonates through university

The unexpected outcome of the 2016 presidential election has resonated throughout the Georgetown community. The days after the election of Donald Trump saw many politically neutral initiatives to help students... Read more

By Michael Coyne November 17, 2016

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Panel discusses role of faith in election results

On Nov. 11, three days after the presidential election, a panel hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life in Gaston Hall sought to explain the outcome... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen November 14, 2016

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Gas leak fixed outside front gates

A gas leak from a struck pipe outside the front gates on 37th and O Streets has been contained, according to HOYAlert. The area has been reopened to the public.... Read more

By Ryan Miller November 14, 2016

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Murphy, Goldman, Schroepfer elected to ANC

Elections for Advisory Neighborhood Council (ANC) 2E were held on Nov. 8. Rick Murphy won against Greg Miller (SFS ‘14) in a contested election for Single Member District (SMD) 03.... Read more

By Jake Maher November 14, 2016

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As Trump wins, Georgetown students gather at White House

The following is an account of events from our assistant news editor, Cassidy Jensen. Before the election was called, Lafayette Park was full of a few hundred young people and college... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen November 9, 2016

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Grad students discuss unionization at town hall

Georgetown’s graduate students held a town hall on Nov. 2 for teaching assistants to discuss the possibility of unionizing in response to an Aug. 23 ruling from the National Labor... Read more

By Noah Telerski November 7, 2016

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Potomac gondola declared feasible

On Nov. 3, the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) released the results of the preliminary feasibility study for a public gondola system from Georgetown to Rosslyn, showing the concept is... Read more

By Margaret Gach November 7, 2016

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Offensive fliers target Latin American and language programs

Just before 7am on Oct. 31, doctoral student and Spanish instructor Chrissy Bistline-Bonilla discovered a flier glued to the door of the Spanish and Portuguese Department advertising a “Frito Bandito... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen November 6, 2016

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Georgetown students attend Wendy’s boycott march

On Oct. 30, the university’s chapter of the Student Farmworker Alliance (SFA) attended a march from the White House to a Wendy’s on New York Avenue in order to protest... Read more

By Rebecca Zaritsky November 4, 2016

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GSC holds mock celebration on Nike issue

Gathered outside the empty office of President John DeGioia this past Friday, a group of around 50 students, athletes, and prospective parents sang as they demanded for Georgetown to cut... Read more

By Isabel Lord November 3, 2016