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The office of the Georgetown University Student Association. The GUSA senate passed a resolution pushing the university on sexual assault and misconduct reforms.

GUSA Senate Urges University to Commit to Sexual Assault Reforms

By Sarah Mendelsohn October 24, 2017

The Georgetown University Student Association senate unanimously passed a resolution Oct. 15 calling on administrators to commit to implementing the Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force’s recommendations. The...

AMBER GILLETTE FOR THE HOYA
Residents of Washington, D.C. are now instructed to put clean pizza boxes and plastic cups in the recycling bin, not the trash.

District Expands List of Recyclables, Adding Pizza Boxes and Plastic Cups

By Erin Doherty October 24, 2017

Clean and empty pizza boxes, paper and plastic plates, cups, lids and to-go containers, which were previously considered garbage, are now recyclable in Washington, D.C, the District government announced...

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Activists protest Secretary of Education Betsy Devos' rescission of Obama-era Title IX policies.

Activists and Survivors Convene for Campus Sexual Assault Vigil

By Anabel Getz October 23, 2017

“I believe you. I support you. You are not alone.” So shouted a crowd of sexual assault survivors, friends and family, activists and students outside the Department of Education on Thursday...

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Washington Needs More Cybersecurity Skills, Experts Say

By Bella Avalos October 23, 2017

Greater understanding of cyberspace and government support for improving cybersecurity are urgently needed, according to a panel of cyber experts who spoke Oct. 17 as a part of the Washington, D.C....

Q&A: Georgetown Graduate Discusses Mentoring at Clinton Global Initiative University

By Emily Leng October 23, 2017

Millennials must get involved in grassroots movements to effect positive economic change and fiscal reform, according to Sruveera Sathi (GRD ’17), one of the student speakers at the Clinton Global Initiative...

Students Call to Defund Love Saxa

Students Call to Defund Love Saxa

By Isabelle Groenewegen October 20, 2017

Students opposed to the student group Love Saxa plan to present a petition to the Student Activities Commission on Monday, demanding the advisory board strip the group of its funding and no longer grant...

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The original work of art, claimed by District artist Aja Adams, for which artist Lisa Thalhammer has taken full credit. The artists are engaged in a yearlong dispute over the rightful author of a mural.

District Artist Disputes Mural Credit, Copyright

By Deepika Jonnalagadda October 20, 2017

More than 1,300 people have signed a petition launched Oct. 10 by Aja Adams, a Washington, D.C. artist who identifies as LGBTQIA, is seeking credit and compensation for a mural design she claims was stolen...

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Normeanne Joyce Sison, left, Maryam al-Wehaibi and Jamal Khatib are three of the 10 students of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar currently studying for a semester at Georgetown’s main campus as foreign exchange students.

SFS Qatar Exchange Students Embrace Hilltop Life Abroad

By Yasmine Salam October 20, 2017

Late-night sessions in Lauinger Library, exploring the monuments and adjusting to unfamiliar weather patterns are new experiences not only for many first-year and transfer students, but also for five School...

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Georgetown was the only university recognized as a winner of the Digital Edge 25 award, acknowledging the university for its innovation in technology around campus.

Wi-Fi Improvements Planned for 66 Buildings, Outages Expected

By Will Cassou October 20, 2017

Georgetown University plans to invest $120 million to upgrade Wi-Fi infrastructure in all 66 campus buildings, over the course of five years, through an agreement with Verizon Wireless. Improvements...

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Thirty-three feminine hygiene receptacles have been installed by the Office of Planning and Facilities Management.

Graduate Students Push for More Feminine Hygiene Receptacles

By Elizabeth Ash October 20, 2017

The Office of Planning and Facilities Management has installed 33 free feminine hygiene receptacles in the past year in partnership with the Georgetown University Graduate Student Government, though...

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President Bill Clinton (SFS '68) is set to return to Gaston Hall for the fourth installment of his "Clinton Lectures" series.

Former President Clinton to Return to Georgetown for November Symposium

By Jeff Cirillo October 19, 2017

Former President Bill Clinton (SFS ’68) is set to return to the Hilltop next month as the keynote speaker in a four-day symposium reflecting on the legacy of his presidency. The symposium, organized...

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A video of a rat tumbling to the ground from a shelf at Wisemiller’s Grocery and Deli,  a sandwich and convenience shop popular with students  was posted to Snapchat Oct. 13 and was quickly shared amongst students. Reports of rodents have surged 65 percent this year around the District.

Uptick in Rodent Sightings Rattles Campus Amid Pest Control Efforts

By Quinn Coleman October 19, 2017

Complaints of rodents to Washington, D.C.’s 311 city services helpline saw a 65 percent surge during the 2016 fiscal year to 3,200 complaints filed by D.C. residents from 2,300 in 2015, as students report...

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