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Project Journey will attempt to improve passengers’ experience and increase the airport’s capacity, MWAA President and CEO John Potter said in a July 2017 news release.

Reagan National Airport to Undergo Renovations

By Sarah Mendelsohn February 23, 2018

Construction started on a new 14-gate concourse at Ronald Reagan National Airport this week as part of a broader renovation plan intended to accommodate more passengers this year. Lanes on the arrivals...

Approved 5-Year Plan Includes Renovations, Expanded Financial Aid

By Sarah Mendelsohn February 23, 2018

A new five-year financial plan including provisions for renovations to campus buildings and an increase in financial aid received approval from Georgetown University’s Board of Directors at its winter...

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Race to the Finish: GUSA Executive Ticket Profiles

By Elizabeth Ash, Jeff Cirillo, and Yasmine Salam February 22, 2018

Voting is officially open all day today, Thursday, in the 2018 Georgetown University Student Association executive election. Four tickets have hours left to make their final pitches to students as time...

FILR PHOTO ANNA KOVACEVICH/THE HOYA Georgetown began its most recent series of improvements with an April 2017 announcement of an on-site solar panel initiative.

Georgetown Nominated for Sustainability Award

By Noah Berman February 22, 2018

Washington, D.C.’s Department of Energy and Environment nominated Georgetown University for its District Sustainability People’s Choice Award for most popular green business or organization Feb. 14. The...

KEENAN SAMWAY FOR THE HOYA A long history of attempts to achieve statehood or voting congressional representation for D.C. precedes this bill.

DC Statehood Bill Gains Traction

By Elizabeth Douglas February 22, 2018

A bill to grant statehood to Washington, D.C., reached a supermajority co-sponsorship by Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday with the signatures of four new representatives, meaning that...

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New GUSA Constitutional Council Members Confirmed

By Elizabeth Ash February 22, 2018

Three new members of the Georgetown University Student Association constitutional council took office Feb. 14 after the GUSA senate voted to approve their nominations. Allie Phillips (COL ’20), William...

Experts Talk Cybersecurity, Digital Democracy

By Paula Hong February 20, 2018

To counter the threat of digital encroachment on politics, government officials must be forward-thinking to anticipate challenges, said Matt Rhoades, the founder of Definers Public Affairs and the former...

ANNA KOVACEVICH/THE HOYA DCTAG receives $40 million in annual funding from the federal government that would be eliminated under Trump’s plan.

Trump’s Budget to Eliminate DC Tuition Funding

By Katrina Schmidt February 20, 2018

President Donald Trump’s 2019 budget proposal includes the elimination of the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program, which provides grants for Washington, D.C. residents attending college across the...

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Four candidates for president of the Georgetown University Student Association discussed their qualifications and policy priorities in a presidential debate Monday.

As It Happened: 2018 GUSA Presidential Debate

By The Hoya Staff February 19, 2018

GUSA 2018 Presidential Debate

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Founded in the early 2000s, Georgetown’s chapter of the national organization boasts a membership of approximately 230 students, most of whom are Chinese nationals and graduate students, according to the organization’s HoyaLink description.

University Student Group Received Funding From Chinese Government

By Hannah Urtz and Erin Doherty February 16, 2018

The Georgetown University graduate student group, GU Chinese Students and Scholars Association, has received substantial funding from the Chinese government in years past, though the group has not broken...

Multiple Fire Alarms Plague Southwest Quad

By Deepika Jonnalagadda February 16, 2018

Five fire alarms in the Southwest Quad have been accidentally set off since Jan. 19, causing buildingwide evacuations in the dormitories at various points in the middle of the night and afternoon, and...

DC Council Passes Public Campaign Funding Bill

By City News Editor February 16, 2018

The Washington, D.C. Council passed legislation last week authorizing publicly financed campaigns, a move that comes in the middle of the 2018 D.C. mayoral campaign season. Dubbed the Fair Elections Act,...

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