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EDITORIAL: Understaffing Impedes Health Accessibility

By Editorial Board February 10, 2017

Over the course of the past week, H*yas for Choice has shared stories on Facebook of Georgetown women’s experiences with the Student Health Center, based on an anonymous online survey. Among the responses,...

Finding Flexibility in Dining

By Editorial Board September 2, 2016

Through efforts spearheaded by the university and the Georgetown University Student Association, students’ meal exchange swipes and Flex Dollars have expanded to more locations on campus beginning this...

Accessibility Push Faces Tricky Terrain

Accessibility Push Faces Tricky Terrain

By Andrew Wallender April 22, 2016

When Rachel Anderson (COL ’17) broke her leg on a spring night in 2015, she soon realized that getting in and out of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital would be the easy part. It was navigating...

Make Audits Public

By The Editorial Board April 15, 2016

A recent external review audit has revealed grave shortcomings within Georgetown’s Academic Resource Center, a tutoring and consultation service available to undergraduate and graduate students. According...

Feminism: It’s Not Just For Seasoned Feminists

By Jesse Goodwin February 23, 2016

Let me preface with this: I wholeheartedly believe everyone at Georgetown should take a women’s and gender studies course. I wish it were a required course across the board; I think it would do everyone...

Continue the Disability Conversation

By Marc Kevin Wilkerson January 26, 2016

To the Editor, As a proud Hoya alum, class of 1984, I was alarmed by the article “Make Campus Accessible for All” (The Hoya, A3, Dec 4, 2015). I am a nationally recognized advocate for persons with...

Make Campus Accessible For All

Make Campus Accessible For All

By Danielle Zamalin December 4, 2015

By now, you have probably seen the Facebook cover photos and captions discussing accessibility on campus. Maybe you scrolled past these posts, thinking they did not apply to you. You might be correct....

Let’s Talk About Sex

By The Editorial Board February 3, 2015

Each year, a study sponsored by Trojan Brand Condoms ranks 140 colleges in the United States according to accessibility of sexual health resources on campus and relevant information available to the student...

Usher One, Usher All

By The Editorial Board January 13, 2015

The university announced that its partnership with Usher, the technology firm that piloted a mobile GOCard to incoming freshmen and transfer students this fall, will extend its service to all undergraduates...

Constructing Better Access

By The Editorial Board August 29, 2014

This year will surely be one of the most inconvenient for Georgetown students in recent memory. With construction crews ready to start on a variety of projects around campus, blocked pathways and roundabout...

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Obliged to Provide Access

By The Editorial Board April 15, 2014

When Heather Artinian (COL ’15) reached out to the Academic Resource Center to request a sign language interpreter for a Georgetown University Student Association-sponsored LSAT prep course, she...

GUSA Tackles Accessibility

By Caroline Welch September 6, 2013

To address confusion about available resources for students with disabilities, the Georgetown University Student Association’s Office of Disabilities launched “No Wrong Door,” an initiative to provide...

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