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Many indigenous students choose to identify as multiracial, meaning their indigenous identity is not represented accurately in university data.
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Unseen and Undercounted: Indigenous Students Misrepresented at GU

By Emma Manetta, Features Staff Writer January 17, 2025

In the 17th century, Fr. Andrew White, S.J., a Jesuit missionary and namesake of Georgetown University’s White-Gravenor Hall, subjected Indigenous children and peoples to forced conversion to Christianity....

Immigrant delivery workers in DC face driver safety issues, job instability, and discrimination as outside organizations and District agencies attempt support and regulation.

Immigrant Labor, Gig Economy Converge as DC Council ‘Delivers’ Regulations on Food Delivery

By Willy Baker, Features Writer December 6, 2024

Wedged between Georgetown’s Blue Alley and M Street’s bustling commercial sprawl, Italian eatery 90 Second Pizza is not just a popular spot for Georgetown University students, but a symbol of the changing...

After their initial surfing outing, Loft and Pattillo hoped they could foster more excursions via entering the university’s new club development process, allowing their group to become a university-approved club and apply for funding from the school.

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Off the Beaten Path: Students Struggle to Expand Access to Off-Campus Clubs

By Bella Gagliano, Features Writer November 22, 2024

After a two-hour drive off campus in a rental car, the nascent Georgetown University Surf Club, composed of Lily Loft (SOH ’27), Max Pattillo (CAS ’27) and four other Georgetown students, arrived in...

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From the Polls to the Press

By Nancy Britten, Features Writer November 15, 2024

It’s the night of the 2024 presidential election Nov. 5 and Andrea Smith (CAS ’25) has been awake for 20 hours.  Smith is in Virginia, closely following the results of congressional races around...

Student musicians traditionally perform at parties, in basements, and publicly on campus, even though university policies restrict the use of amplified sound.

Student Musicians Face Limits On Live Sound

By Anya Warrier and Michael Scime November 1, 2024

Before soundcheck even began Sept. 21, Prospect Records, Georgetown University’s student-run record label, had to cancel its Homecoming show.  Sebastian Larsen (SFS ’27) and Clare Didden (CAS ’26),...

Following the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, Georgetown has begun considering Pell Grant eligibility in admissions.

GU Admits Fewer Students of Color in First Post-Affirmative Action Class

By Evie Steele, Editor in Chief October 18, 2024

In the first class of Hoyas admitted without race-based affirmative action, Georgetown University enrolled fewer students of color than in previous classes, according to data from an Oct. 9 university...

Georgetown students are politically engaged through student organizations, coveted D.C. internships and active advocacy.

“This is Why We’re Here”

By Paulina Inglima, Senior Features Editor October 3, 2024

It’s 6 p.m. on a Tuesday night and Luke Hughes (SFS ’27) is ready to lock in. He has a single earbud in blaring Zach Bryan, a slice of pizza on a paper plate and one finger refreshing a database page...

Rodents, Roaches, Other Health Violations Found at GU Dining Locations

Rodents, Roaches, Other Health Violations Found at GU Dining Locations

By Michael Scime, Anya Warrier, Erin Saunders, and Paulina Inglima September 27, 2024

When Grace Fenwick (CAS ’26) was eating at Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall last semester, she spotted a cockroach inside a dish of food at one of the serving stations.  “I see something move, and...

Call Your Mother's years-long zoning battle may be coming to an end, with a Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) meeting scheduled for the end of September, to decide its future.

Won’t You Be Our Neighbor?

By Paulina Inglima, Senior Features Editor September 20, 2024

Students at Georgetown University are no strangers to the ways politicians play dirty. Whether it’s student government election controversy, city council bribery arrests or the latest news from Congress,...

2024 Orientation Advisors (OAs) were ready to greet new students as they arrived on campus.

The ‘NSShow’ Must Go On

By Erin Saunders, Paulina Inglima, and Joseph Barboriak September 6, 2024

The first Friday night that Georgetown University first-years and transfer students experience on campus is spent in the August heat under the floodlights of Cooper Field as New Student Orientation (NSO)...

Decisions like the Georgetown Lecture Fund's choice to host leaders of the Satanic Temple have sparked campus discourse about the role of Jesuit values in Georgetown's mission today.

What’s the Value in Jesuit Values?: Exploring Spirituality on an Interfaith Campus

By Saroja Ramchandren and Matthew Mancini April 26, 2024

From Holi to Holy Week, the Georgetown University campus is constantly buzzing with celebrations, events and services from a variety of faith traditions. The spiritual diversity present at Georgetown...

Amid Opioid Crisis, Student Organizations Train, Advocate

By Anya Warrier April 19, 2024

As the local Washington, D.C., government continues to try and reduce record-high opioid overdose death rates, Francesca Hales (CAS ’26) is among a group of Georgetown University students aspiring toward...

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