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GUSA purchased accessibility ramps for Affinity Houses that were later deemed non-compliant with building codes, according to a university spokesperson.

GUSA Calls for Accessibility in Affinity Houses

By Sofia Thomas, GUSA Desk Editor October 7, 2025

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA), Georgetown’s student government, purchased accessibility ramps for affinity houses last semester that the Georgetown Office of Planning & Facilities...

Georgetown University administrators and a Federal Impact Working Group revealed plans to lessen the impacts of federal cuts to academic research funding through growing enrollment in master’s programs and conducting outreach to lawmakers at a March 13 town hall.

GU Community Reacts to University Joining Common App

By Nora Toscano, Senior News Editor March 28, 2025

Georgetown University community members expressed excitement, concern and indifference at the university’s announcement that it will join the Common Application. Georgetown will enter a three-year...

DC Public Libraries Again Offer COVID-19 Tests

DC Public Libraries Again Offer COVID-19 Tests

By Paulina Inglima December 1, 2023

The Georgetown Neighborhood Library, as well as other Washington, D.C. public libraries in all eight of the city’s wards, are once again providing free COVID-19 tests as of Nov. 22. Throughout the...

GUSA to Continue Laptop Loans

GUSA to Continue Laptop Loans

By Ranee Brady September 14, 2023

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) has reinstated an initiative that allows students to request a laptop at no cost for any period of time. The Laptop Loan Initiative began in the...

VIEWPOINT: Challenge LSAT Inaccessibility

VIEWPOINT: Challenge LSAT Inaccessibility

By Dominic Gordon September 1, 2023

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the group of law schools that runs the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), is in the midst of reforming its entrance exam. In 2019, a blind test-taker successfully...

EDITORIAL: GUSA Executive Proves Effective

EDITORIAL: GUSA Executive Proves Effective

By The Editorial Board April 17, 2023

Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) President Camber Vincent (SFS ’24) and Vice President Alyssa Hirai (SFS ’24) took office following a competitive election in November 2022. After...

VIEWPOINT: Disrupt the Digital Divide

VIEWPOINT: Disrupt the Digital Divide

Imagine if every undergraduate at Georgetown University had zero access to the internet — then multiply that figure by almost five. In Washington, D.C., 36,460 households lack access to this valuable...

Students Express Frustration with Housing Accommodations Process

Students Express Frustration with Housing Accommodations Process

By Kaitlyn Delaney February 24, 2023

After inconsistent communication from the Georgetown University Office of Residential Living and the Academic Resource Center (ARC), Ollie Henry (CAS ’24) was left without university-provided accommodation...

EDITORIAL: Reform Course Registration

EDITORIAL: Reform Course Registration

By The Editorial Board December 2, 2022

Panic-inducing for some, euphoric for others and a rollercoaster for all, course registration manages to simultaneously overwhelm and reassure students. Recent updates to MyAccess, the platform that Georgetown...

Disability Groups Sue DC Over Bike Lanes

Disability Groups Sue DC Over Bike Lanes

By Evie Steele December 2, 2022

Disabled individuals sued Washington, D.C., on Nov. 21 for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the construction of new protected bike lanes. The Nov. 21 lawsuit filed...

JONES: Find Compassion On Campus

By Savannah Jones November 18, 2022

As a result of Georgetown University’s unfulfilled promise to serve its disabled community, students at Georgetown face unnecessary shortcomings in physical accessibility, which I detailed in my previous...

JONES: Improve Campus Accessibility

JONES: Improve Campus Accessibility

By Savannah Jones October 28, 2022

Georgetown University offers a plethora of opportunities for disability education, but when it comes to taking action to make campus accessible for those living with physical disabilities, Georgetown...

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