By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor
• May 22, 2025
Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus Department of Public Safety (CC-DPS) will increase campus patrols after a fatal shooting one block away from the campus, university officials announced May 22.
A...
Weeks into the fall classes, I find myself replaying a moment from last semester.
Last spring, I worked as an intern for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). I answered the phone — often to speak...
By Ranee Brady, Development Director
• February 23, 2024
A Washington, D.C. man shot three police officers while resisting arrest on animal cruelty grounds in a standoff lasting approximately 13 hours Feb. 14.
Officers of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department...
On Jan. 31, the Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) sent a HOYAlert notifying students of a shooting that had occurred on M Street, only a few blocks from the main campus, nearly two hours...
CW: This article discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.
Following a fatal shooting just blocks from Georgetown University’s main campus,...
Every Friday, Muslim Life at Georgetown University runs weekly Jum’ah prayer services at 1:30 p.m. in Bulldog Alley. At the March 22 service, attendees grappled with responding to a devastating massacre....
Just two weeks have passed since a shooter killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue. While the rest of the world is moving on to the next big story, the Jewish community is still mourning. As a Jewish...
As the United States mourns another tragedy fueled by bigotry, members of the Georgetown University community — both students and administrators — must look inward to realize the danger of enabling...
Our parents were married here. Our friends became bar and bat mitzvah here. On Saturday, 11 of our neighbors were killed here.
On Oct. 27, an antisemitic gunman gunned down 11 innocent people in the...
A woman shot at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Water Street was located by police near 20th and L streets Oct. 11 around 10:30 p.m., according to Metropolitan Police Department Communications Director...
There’s something really special to me about Latin music. There’s nothing quite like hearing the first few notes of a song from your childhood — the bongos, the cajon, the trumpets. Growing up in...
Ten lives were cut short this month in a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
In the wake of the tragedy, the Obama administration issued a response to gun violence that has never been seen...
