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Doctoral students are considering the possibility of unionizing for negotiating work contracts and health care options.

TAs Lead Discussion on Unionization

By William Zhu September 13, 2016

A group of doctoral students is exploring the option of forming a union to negotiate better work contracts for graduate students serving as teaching assistants and research assistants after an Aug....

COURTESY HKS, SHALOM BARANES ASSOCIATES JV
The conceptual drawings from the Sept. 1, 2016 Old Georgetown Board hearing, above, show the plans for the proposed $567 million medical and surgical pavilion for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital which received concept approval last week.

MedStar Pavilion Concept Approved

By Cecia Soza September 13, 2016

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is set to move forward with constructing the proposed $567 million medical and surgical pavilion by the end of the year after it received concept approval from the...

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The university has given contradicting direction on student club’s right to endorse.

University, SAC Misaligned Over Endorsement Policy

By Tara Subramaniam September 13, 2016

With 55 days to go until the Nov. 8 general election, the university’s stance on political endorsements has come under the spotlight for its ambiguity; while the Student Activities Commission has...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser announced changes to MPD's body-worn camera protocol, including mandating officers to confirm with dispatchers that they are recording, following the shooting of Terrence Sterling.

Statehood Campaign Looks to November

By Matthew Larson September 13, 2016

The Statehood Yes! Campaign, intended to convince District residents to vote for D.C.’s statehood in a November referendum and consequently convince Congress to vote on the issue, launched last Wednesday. The...

Sexual Assault Task Force Meets

By Tala al Rajjal September 13, 2016

The Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force — a group of students, administrators, faculty and staff assembled to determine policy recommendations for the university following the release of the results...

Students Protest CJC Panel

By Tara Subramaniam September 13, 2016

A group of around six students protested during and after a panel discussion on the politics and policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held by the Center for Jewish Civilization in Gaston...

Metro Report Cites Delays

By Marina Pitofsky September 13, 2016

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority increased reliability on trains, which entails train car availability and lack of track failures, but decreased on-time performance in its Vital Signs...

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GUSA is launching an informational campaign to garner student support for the recently finalized 2017-2036 Campus Plan.

GUSA Rallies Support for Campus Plan

By Christian Paz September 13, 2016

A week and half after the university finalized the 2017-2036 campus plan, the Georgetown University Student Association will launch an informational campaign to increase student awareness about the...

The Five Stages of Waiting at Così

The Five Stages of Waiting at Così

By Maddie Schwartz and Maddie Schwartz September 11, 2016

So it's 4:45 p.m. on a Tuesday. You just finished class and are ready for dinner, but you're not feeling Leo's. And then you remember, you can now use meal swipes at Così. You race across campus, power...

Alexander Brown/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) and Georgetown University completed its third and fourth rounds of bargaining for the tentative contract on Oct. 21 and Oct. 30, respectively.

Descendants of 272 React to Reparations

By Ian Scoville September 9, 2016

A group of descendants of the 272 slaves whose sale in 1838 benefitted Georgetown University is seeking to establish a $1 billion foundation in partnership with the university and the Jesuits of Maryland...

COURTESY GULC
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg addressed first-year law students at the Georgetown University Law Center on Thursday, highlighting her time with the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Justice Ginsburg Imparts Insights

By Tala al Rajjal September 9, 2016

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg addressed first-year law students Sept. 7 at the Georgetown University Law Center before opening the floor up to questions from the audience, paying tribute...

One Year Later, Sexual Assault Reform MOU Examined

By Sarah Fisher September 9, 2016

A year after the university published a memorandum of understanding addressing sexual assault on campus — a three months after the university released the results of its climate survey in which over...

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