Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility Shirks Duties, Past Representatives Say
The Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility aims to ensure Georgetown University’s endowment investments align with the university’s values, but past student representatives say the committee prioritizes profit over purpose.
Virtual Social Lives and the Freshman Experience
“You get a lot more friends online, but you get them only at really the surface, which I think is kind of problematic,” Dominic Gordon (SFS ’24) said in an interview with The Hoya.
The Black Book of Georgetown Documents Resources, Chronicles History
The Black Book of Georgetown, published this April, consolidates on and off-campus resources for Black students and recounts the history of the Black community at Georgetown and in Washington, D.C.
Student Conduct Policy and COVID-19: Increased Sanctions, Lack of Appeals Process
“I really don’t have a problem with a neighborhood service coming around and saying, ’Hey, you’re too loud,’” Nolan Peacock (COL ’21) said. “The problem is the hugely outsized penalties that Georgetown throws against you for your first SNAP violation.”
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Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility Shirks Duties, Past Representatives Say
During the two years Samantha Panchèvre (SFS ’19) served on Georgetown University’s Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility, the committee’s passivity and misguided priorities prevented…
Student Conduct Policy and COVID-19: Increased Sanctions, Lack of Appeals Process
When Nolan Peacock (COL ’21) and his two housemates received a non-COVID-19-related noise complaint from the Student Neighborhood Assistance Program for hosting three guests at…
Virtual Social Lives and the Freshman Experience
Starting her college career from home, Rita Alan (SFS ’24) began doing Zoom baking sessions with friends as a new way to connect with fellow…
PROFILE: Rabbi Rachel Gartner’s Mission To Invigorate the GUish Community
For the first time since she joined the Georgetown University community in 2011, Rabbi Rachel Gartner’s annual “Welcome Back” Shabbat on Aug. 28 did not…
Home Kitchen Labs and Dance Studios: How Professors Are Adapting Their Online Classes
When a Zoom licensing issue prevented several students from joining David Burk’s 331-person “Econ Principles Micro” lecture on the first day of classes, he was…
Frustration, Isolation and a Whole Lot of Zoom: International Students and the Age of Online Learning
Runzhong Xu (COL ’21) is joining his classes from his home in China, half a world away from the United States and 12 hours ahead…
Title IX: Explained
This article discuss sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University updated its sexual…
Hoyas on Campus Cope With Stress, Isolation
New student Andrii Sendziuk (MSB ’24) is living on campus for the first time this virtual semester. Like many other students on campus, Sendziuk feels…
The Black Book of Georgetown Documents Resources, Chronicles History
When Josiah Laney (SFS ’21) first arrived at Georgetown University, he did not get a haircut during the fall semester because he did not know…
GUFF Reflects on GU’s Journey to Divestment
When Georgetown University announced its intention to fully divest from fossil fuels in February, Caroline James (COL ’16) received the news while enduring heat waves…
Students Review 2020 Democrats, Criticize Primary Process
The 2020 Democratic primary and 2020 presidential election represent the first national elections in which many current Georgetown University students are eligible to vote. Nominating…
Consulting Stays Dominant With Push From Clubs, Firms
In the next two months, several finance and consulting firms will be interviewing Georgetown University students for summer 2021 internships — more than a year…
Conservative Faculty, Student Voices Feel Underrepresented at GU
During the 2016 presidential campaign, professor Michael Czinkota, a self-identifying conservative who teaches classes in international trade and international business in the McDonough School of…
Students Stress Significance of Cultural Awareness in Classes
Like many other freshmen, Emma Chowdhury (COL ’23) took “Problem of God” her first semester at Georgetown University. For the course’s first homework in the…
GU Health Services Lack Adequate Accessibility for Students
After several days of fever and achiness to start his sophomore year at Georgetown University, Niels Ruigrok (COL ’22) visited the Student Health Center on…
GU Jesuit Sexually Harassed Students. Georgetown Let Him Resign.
This article discusses sexual misconduct at Georgetown University. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. John had known Fr.…
GU Professors Bridge Gap Between Academia, Policymaking
During the 1990s and the early 2000s, high political instability in Liberia resulted in two civil wars that led to the deaths of over 250,000…
The Centennial Issue
’90s Prove Pivotal as The Hoya Goes Online In fall 1988, The Hoya reached an inflection point. Just a year earlier, the paper had started…
’90s Prove Pivotal as The Hoya Goes Online
In fall 1988, The Hoya reached an inflection point. Just a year earlier, the paper had started printing twice a week, a decision that would…
Club Sports Face Barriers to Membership Amid Budget Cuts
When Sarah Watson (SFS ’23) came to Georgetown University this fall, she was excited to join the university’s Club Rock Climbing team. The high fee…
Allegations of Poor Policing at GU Persist; Few Reports Follow
Georgetown University Student Association President Norman Francis Jr. (COL ’20) was working in the GUSA office in Sellinger Lounge this summer when he was questioned…
Students Find New Ways Around Georgetown’s Transport Desert
Almost 50 years ago, Georgetown residents banded together to block the construction of a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority station in their neighborhood. Fearing the…
PNC Bank’s Exclusive Access Fuels University Profits
On June 30, 2014, Georgetown University earned $240,000 dollars for granting PNC Bank exclusive access to its students. Since then, Georgetown has helped ensure that…
Students Start-Up New Culture for Entrepreneurship
When professor Jeff Reid arrived at Georgetown University’s campus 10 years ago from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, student entrepreneurship was not…
Students, Faculty Push to Make Classes Accessible for Invisible Disabilities
When co-president of the Georgetown Disability Alliance Kenna Chick (SFS ’20) tried to propose creating mental health days at Georgetown University, her idea was met…
DC Scooter Fleets to Expand by Possibly Thousands Amid Concerns of Safety and Accessibility
Mark Camilli (COL ’19) was returning from an ESCAPE trip in February 2019 when he sustained an injury that changed his last semester at Georgetown…
Meme Pages Create Community Across Campuses, Countries
Peter Hamilton (COL ’20) thought posting a dating advertisement for his older brother on the “subtle asian traits” Facebook page would earn a few laughs…
Academic Programs Lack Resources, Create Instability
Students often depend on the mentorship and guidance of a close faculty adviser as they explore complex topics for their senior thesis. For some students,…
Student Workers Run the Women’s Center 1 Year After Director’s Departure
On Oct. 5, it will have been exactly one year since the Georgetown University Women’s Center last had a program director. Laura Kovach, who led…
Students Take Action To Make Their Votes Count
Presidential candidates have already begun flocking to states with the earliest primaries and caucuses. When the four early primaries and caucuses help decide who can…
Future of Cashless Businesses at Risk Amid Classism Critiques
In 2017, Visa offered tens of thousands of dollars in assistance to any business willing to partake in its Cashless Challenge and begin refusing to…
APILF Fights Against ‘Institutional Amnesia’
Sitting in the living room of their Magis Row townhouse with the word “HOME” emblazoned on the wall in large, twinkle-light strewn letters, Heejin Hahn…
Slavery’s Legacy Finds Focus Amid Wharf Development
Five hundred feet from the port that carried members of the 272 enslaved people sold by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus in…
GU Law Students Prevent Deportation, Restore Client’s Permanent Residency Status
Months of preparation, hours of phone calls and hundreds of written documents all led to the moment Teresa Rubinger (LAW ’19) found herself standing at…
Carefully Selected, Grad Speakers Reflect Georgetown Values
Each year, the schools of Georgetown University set out to select individuals who embody the values of the institution to deliver the commencement addresses to…
Leo’s Workers Plan Protest as Contract Talks Remain Unresolved
Campus food service workers are preparing to picket and rally outside O’Donovan Hall on April 16 after months of protest and negotiation with campus…