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Ruth Abramovitz

Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor

Ruth Abramovitz is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences from Boca Raton, Fla., studying government with minors in journalism and Jewish civilization. She is sometimes found doing a handstand in The Hoya’s office.

All content by Ruth Abramovitz
Georgetown University's "performative men" descended on Copley Lawn for a student-run contest Sept. 14, bringing feminist literature, guitars and vinyl.

Men Bring Feminist Lit, Guitars, Sense of Irony to GU Performative Man Contest

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
Georgetown University students organized for a vigil for conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in Utah on Sept. 12.

Students Mourn Charlie Kirk, Condemn Political Violence at Vigil

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | Students pushed back on a new fee at The Tombs, a restaurant and bar at the heart of the Gerogetown community.

Students Rally Against New Fee At The Tombs

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
Cliff Stern/The Hoya |

Senator, Congresswoman Join Student Walkout Against National Guard Deployment

By Shira Oz, Saroja Ramchandren, and Ruth Abramovitz
The Fall 2025 fellows at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service sat down with The Hoya to discuss the National Guard and the current political moment.

GU Politics Fellows Talk National Guard, Future of Politics

By Ruth Abramovitz and Ajani Stella
Courtesy of Georgetown University College Democrats

Jack Schlossberg Hints at Congressional Run, Emphasizes Youth Political Action

By Aria Zhu and Ruth Abramovitz
Students Lead ‘Know Your Rights’ Teach-In In Response to Federal Policing

Students Lead ‘Know Your Rights’ Teach-In In Response to Federal Policing

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
Georgetown University students expressed anxiety following the federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the increased presence of law enforcement officials across the District as they return to campus for the new academic year.

GU Students Express Anxiety, Confusion Over DC Police Takeover

By Ruth Abramovitz and Nico Abreu
Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | Students moved into the newest residential building on campus, which is replacing Henle Village, for the first time this Fall.

New Residential Hall Complex Opens With First Students Finding Housing Comfortable, Convenient

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor

Getting Around DC

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
In a photo taken by a member of The Hoya, six federal agents appear to be patrolling campus. Other federal agents have been spotted in the Georgetown neighborhood in the days since President Donald Trump federalized the D.C. police and activated the National Guard.

Federal Agents Appeared to Be Present on GU Campus, Neighborhood

By Nora Toscano, Maren Fagan, Ajani Stella, and Ruth Abramovitz
Former Washington, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White (D-Ward 8), who is currently under federal indictment for bribery, won reelection to the D.C. Council July 15.

Former DC Councilmember Charged With Bribery Wins Reelection

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | A federal appeals court ruled July 1that Badar Khan Suri will remain out of custody as his immigration case proceeds.

Khan Suri to Remain Out of Custody as Congressmembers Demand Explanation for Arrest

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
Aamir Jamil/The Hoya |

Judge to Rule on Jurisdiction in Khan Suri Case, Remains Hesitant to Move Case to Texas

By Ruth Abramovitz and Aamir Jamil
Courtesy of Georgetown University | The GUSA senate certified the senate election results following the reinstatement of a disqualified candidate on

GUSA Certifies Election Results After Constitutional Challenge, Allegations of Bribery

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
GU Renews Qatar Campus Contract for Another Decade

GU Renews Qatar Campus Contract for Another Decade

By Ajani Stella and Ruth Abramovitz
Courtesy of Georgetown University | The GUSA senate certified the senate election results following the reinstatement of a disqualified candidate on

Eighteen Students Elected to GUSA Senate

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
26 candidates are running for GUSA Senate this year to address internal governance issues, expanding access to services and responding to the federal government.

Meet the 26 Candidates Running for GUSA Senate

By Ruth Abramovitz, Senior News Editor
The Georgetown University Student Association, in collaboration with student organizations and artists on campus, presented Georgetown Arts Week from April 6 to April 13.

Arts Week Highlights Student Musicians, Fashion Designers, Visual Artists

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of The Georgetown Library / Students, faculty and staff created edible art pieces inspired by literature for the fourth annual Edible Books Festival, hosted by the Georgetown Library April 7.

Edible Book Festival Brings Creativity, Cakes to Lauinger Library

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Two Palestinian American authors discussed the importance of their work in bringing visibility to the conflict in Gaza and the plight of refugees at an event on March 31.

[Photo] Palestinian Authors Call for Discussion, Visibility Surrounding the Ongoing War

By Elyse Ellingsworth, Events Desk Editor
FILE PHOTO: ELLA WAN/THE HOYA

GUSA Endorses Student Protest, Passes Transportation Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | A federal appeals court ruled July 1that Badar Khan Suri will remain out of custody as his immigration case proceeds.

Virginia Legal, Political Community Responds to Khan Suri’s Detention

By Ruth Abramovitz and Patrick Clapsaddle
Alexander Brown/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) and Georgetown University completed its third and fourth rounds of bargaining for the tentative contract on Oct. 21 and Oct. 30, respectively.

Groves Defends Free Speech Amid Khan Suri Detention

By Aamir Jamil and Ruth Abramovitz
Georgetown University / Student interns, faculty members and graduate data fellows will now be able to help analyze the 2024 elections, including the primaries and general election, as part of a collaboration between Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy (MPP) and Decision Desk (DDHQ), an election results reporting website and service.

Kalmanovitz Institute Hosts Interunion Assembly

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
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GUSA 2026 Budget Passes, Fulfills Higher Percentage of Budget Requests

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | Georgetown University hired Kathryn Jennings, former associate vice president of student engagement at the Catholic University of America, as the associate dean of students for the Capitol Campus.

GU Announces Associate Dean of Students for Capitol Campus

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
The District of Columbia U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) sent a letter to the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) warning against the continuation of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) curriculum, sparking concerns among Georgetown students and faculty.

GU Law Community Responds to US Attorney’s Anti-DEI Letter

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Beyond brand deals and recommendations, influencers are making their presence felt in D.C.'s political landscape, attending White House events and engaging in activism.

Views Not of My Employer: The Politically Savvy, Trendy DC Influencer

By Catherine Alaimo, Paulina Inglima, and Ruth Abramovitz
FILE PHOTO: NATALIE REGAN/THE HOYA | Twelve candidates, mostly BIPOC students and sophomores, joined ballots by petition. Heated criticism of the student government body surfaced in GroupMe chats and on social media leading up to the influx of candidate petitions.

GUSA Passes Student Leader Ethics Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | A professor in the School of Foreign Service presented his new book on the Smolensk region of Russia, which fell under both Soviet and Nazi control during World War II, at an event Feb. 13.

GU Professor Launches Book on World War II Era Russian Region

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Bill to End Legacy Admissions to Be Introduced in DC Council Following Student Advocacy

Bill to End Legacy Admissions to Be Introduced in DC Council Following Student Advocacy

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
FILE PHOTO: DANIEL SMITH/THE HOYA The federal charter of Georgetown University was signed into law by President James Madison on March 1, 1815, formally recognizing the university and authorizing it to grant degrees.

GU Students Hit by Federal Hiring Freeze

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Black Movements Dance Theatre | Black Movements Dance Theatre (BMDT) will present its spring concert, “Eternal Roots,” Feb. 14 and 15, featuring student, guest, and faculty choreography.

BMDT Honors Storytelling, Black Movement in Eternal Roots

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA | The university's provisional spring plan will increase the on-campus student population in the spring to 1,000 students. The university plans to offer roughly 200 hybrid courses for seniors and graduate students living on and near the main campus.

GUSA Passes Study Space, Budget Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | Israeli journalist and survivor of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack Amir Tibon expressed concerns over Trump’s comments on the U.S. taking control of Gaza at an event about the ongoing ceasefire Feb. 7.

Israeli Journalist Expresses Concern Over Trump’s Gaza Plan

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | A medical educator discussed the medical ethics and practices of the Third Reich during the Holocaust and warned against their imitation in medicine today at a seminar on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Jan. 27.

Medical Educator Recounts Medical Ethics in the Holocaust

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
DANIEL SMITH/THE HOYA

GUSA Passes University Investment Disclosure Bill

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | Georgetown University honored a Washington, D.C. advocate for incarcerated individuals at its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 19.

GU Honors DC Advocate for the Incarcerated at MLK Day Celebration

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Cliff Stern/The Hoya | Flooding in the Davis Performing Arts Center (DPAC) on Jan 20. and a gas leak on Jan. 15 at Healy Circle and Copley Lawn is affecting classes and performance groups on campus.

Flooding, Gas Leak Impact Student Activities

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | A Georgetown University graduate who runs programs on just peace throughout Africa advocated nonviolent action and rule of law initiatives as two related parts of peacebuilding at an event Jan. 10.

GU Graduate Advocates for Nonviolent Action, Rule of Law Programs Abroad

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate swore in the new GUSA executive and passed a resolution to install swings on campus at its Jan. 12 meeting.

GUSA Senate Swears in New Executive, Passes Swings Bill

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | A Georgetown Professor won the Society of Ethnomusicology's 2024 Special Interest Group for Jewish Music prize for her recent book.

GU Professor Wins Society of Ethnomusicology Award

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
GU Dance Company Marks 50th Anniversary With ‘Works in Progress’

GU Dance Company Marks 50th Anniversary With ‘Works in Progress’

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of the Lab for Relational Cognition | A Georgetown University professor of psychology and neuroscience received a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the predictive power of creativity on academic success.

GU Professor’s Research Team Receives $2.5 Million Grant

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya

GUSA Senate Elects Committee Leadership

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
GU Students Vote, Run for Office, Phonebank on Election Day

GU Students Vote, Run for Office, Phonebank on Election Day

By Evie Steele, Ruth Abramovitz, Ari Citrin, Ajani Stella, Cliff Stern, Michael Scime, and Maren Fagan
Courtesy of Braedon Troy | Hundreds of Georgetown University students attended Vice President Kamala Harris's rally at the National Mall Oct. 29, where she attracted up to 75,000 supporters delivering the closing remarks of her presidential campaign.

Hundreds of GU Students Among Thousands Attending Harris Rally at National Mall

By Ruth Abramovitz, Patrick Clapsaddle, and Nora Toscano
16 Candidates Run for GUSA Senate

16 Candidates Run for GUSA Senate

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Courtesy of Georgetown University | The GUSA senate certified the senate election results following the reinstatement of a disqualified candidate on

GUSA Passes Election, LinkedIn, Debit Dollar Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | The Georgetown University community honored the late Anthony Allen, (CAS ’90), a Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) officer of 30 years and former player on the men's basketball team, at a celebration of life service Oct. 16.

Memorial Service Honors GUPD Officer Anthony Allen

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
NAAZ MODAN/THE HOYA A new bill introduced by D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffle (D-Ward 5) would extend the jurisdiction of the Georgetown University Police Department beyond the front gates of campus.

GUPD Releases 2023 Annual Security Report, Says Reported Crime Has Decreased

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
FILE PHOTO: NATALIE REGAN/THE HOYA | Twelve candidates, mostly BIPOC students and sophomores, joined ballots by petition. Heated criticism of the student government body surfaced in GroupMe chats and on social media leading up to the influx of candidate petitions.

GUSA Passes University Communications, Election Bills

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Georgetown University | The Georgetown Jewish community rededicated their gathering space as the Ammerman Makóm Sept 14, following a total renovation of the space.

Jewish Life Space Rededicated as Ammerman Makóm

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Students Express Concerns for Clarity of COVID-19 Policies Amid Infection Increase

Students Express Concerns for Clarity of COVID-19 Policies Amid Infection Increase

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
GUSA Passes Food Access, GUTS Bus Resolutions

GUSA Passes Food Access, GUTS Bus Resolutions

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | Georgetown students reported Massachusetts election returns with Decision Desk HQ on September 3, with new student reporters training for the November election.

Students Report Data for Massachusetts Primaries

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor
Ruth Abramovitz/The Hoya | Over 150 protesters gather in Red Square before marching across campus and regrouping in front of Leo J. O'Donovan's Hall in response to perceived university censorship of the Georgetown chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

SJP Holds Rally, Marches Across Campus Amid Claims of University Censorship

By Aamir Jamil, Ruth Abramovitz, and Jasmine Criqui
@GUPolitics / X | Electoral experts spotlighted the advantages and benefits of ranked choice voting in a discussion titled "How to Fix our Broken Politics" hosted by Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) and voting rights organization FairVote on April 17.

Panelists Discuss Ranked-Choice Voting and Polarization With GU Politics

By Ruth Abramovitz
H*yas for Choice Fundraises for Menstrual Product Equity Drive

H*yas for Choice Fundraises for Menstrual Product Equity Drive

By Ruth Abramovitz, Special to The Hoya
Two climate protesters were arrested after pouring red dust on themselves and the encasement holding the original copy of the U.S. Constitution in the National Archives’ rotunda Feb. 14.

Climate Activists Protest at National Archives, Cover Constitution Display With Dust

By Ruth Abramovitz, Special to The Hoya
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