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SPENCER COOK/THE HOYA D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced her initiative for PaveDC last Friday.

District Works to Repair City Roads

By Deepika Jonnalagadda April 11, 2018

A long-term initiative to repair all Washington, D.C. city roads in poor condition by 2024 is underway, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), who announced her initiative for PaveDC last Friday. The...

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Renovations on Kehoe Field are taking shape — construction is set to begin later this year, with completion expected before the 2019-2020 school year.

Kehoe Field Renovations Take Shape, Completion Expected 2019-2020

By Will Cassou April 10, 2018

Detailed plans are taking shape for the renovation of Kehoe Field, the athletics field located on the roof of the Yates Field House that was shuttered in 2016, with construction expected to begin later...

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‘Choice Week’ Encourages Discussion on Reproductive Health Issues

By Will Cassou April 10, 2018

H*yas for Choice, the unrecognized, pro-reproductive rights student group, held its annual Choice Week from Monday, March 19 to Friday, March 23 to encourage discussions on issues of reproductive health. This...

KEENAN SAMWAY FOR THE HOYA Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) discussed his belief in the importance of bi-partisan cooperation and clean campaigns.

Clean Campaigns Facilitate Political Cooperation, Hickenlooper Says

By Elizabeth Douglas April 9, 2018

Colorado’s positive political climate should serve as an example to national politicians who rely on negative and combative rhetoric during their campaigns, according to Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.)...

24 Hours at Georgetown

24 Hours at Georgetown

By The Hoya Staff April 6, 2018

View the full feature here. Many of us at Georgetown don’t often take the time to look at what goes on around us on the Hilltop every day. We rush from one class and activity to the next, not...

Data Center Fire Causes Internet Outages

Data Center Fire Causes Internet Outages

By Noah Berman and Will Cassou April 6, 2018

A fire occurred in the electrical room of Georgetown University’s Laurel Data Center in Maryland on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in campuswide Wi-Fi outages and the shutdown of services like SaxaNet...

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Sally Yates: Trump Eroding Democratic Norms, Public Trust

By Elizabeth Ash April 6, 2018

The erosion of democratic norms and public trust under President Donald Trump’s administration threatens U.S. democratic institutions, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said at a Wednesday evening...

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Trump Signals End to Immigration Deal, Alarming ‘Dreamers’

By Josh Metzger April 6, 2018

Students without documentation at Georgetown University were met with an unpleasant surprise Easter Sunday morning, after President Donald Trump fired off a flurry of tweets signaling the end to a potential...

Georgetown Solidarity Committee Advocates Workers’ Rights

By Karena Landler April 6, 2018

The Georgetown Solidarity Committee, a worker’s rights advocacy group, delivered a letter  on March 27 outside University President John J. DeGioia’s office to protest the administration’s efforts...

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GU Politics Funds Student Visit to Mexican Elections

By Deepika Jonnalagadda April 6, 2018

Eight to 10 Georgetown students will be selected to travel to Mexico this summer to observe the country’s 2018 general election as part of a trip organized by Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics...

WILL CROMARTY/THE HOYA In total, 22,897 students applied to Georgetown’s Class of 2022, and 3,327 of them were admitted. The applicant pool is the university’s largest ever, breaking the previous record of 21,459 applicants set last year.

Rising SAT Scores Affect Admissions Decisions

By Jessica Lin April 6, 2018

The redesigned SAT is yielding higher average scores than both the old SAT and the ACT, according to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon (COL ’64, GRD ’69). Released in March 2016, the...

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