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Equestrian Club Horses Contract Equine Herpes Virus

Equestrian Club Horses Contract Equine Herpes Virus

By Adora Zheng April 7, 2022

Over 40 horses at Meadowbrook Stables, the facility that Georgetown’s Club Equestrian Team uses, have contracted Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1). One horse has died from the illness.  The facility,...

Georgetown SAFE Offers Meal Swipe Donation Drive

Georgetown SAFE Offers Meal Swipe Donation Drive

By Adora Zheng March 31, 2022

Students donated over 500 meal swipes to Georgetown University community members experiencing food insecurity during a meal swipe drive March 25.  Georgetown Students Advancing Food Equity (SAFE)...

Exhibit in Healy Showcases History of Black Muslims in America

Exhibit in Healy Showcases History of Black Muslims in America

By Adora Zheng March 3, 2022

Georgetown Muslim Life collaborated with America’s Islamic Heritage Museum to display an art exhibit depicting the historical impact of Muslims in the United States.  The exhibit, titled “Forgotten...

Donations to Mutual Aid Slow, Student Need Continues

Donations to Mutual Aid Slow, Student Need Continues

By Adora Zheng February 25, 2022

The Georgetown Mutual Aid Network (GU Mutual Aid) faces continued difficulty fulfilling donation requests as fundraising from campus community members dwindles.  After its creation in August 2020...

Dance Company Performs On-Stage for The First Time Since Pandemic

Dance Company Performs On-Stage for The First Time Since Pandemic

By Adora Zheng February 24, 2022

The Georgetown University Dance Company (GUDC) performed their annual showcase in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The performance was held in the Gonda Theatre...

Nam Vu Represents Georgetown on Jeopardy

Nam Vu Represents Georgetown on Jeopardy

By Adora Zheng February 17, 2022

Nam Vu (COL ’22) represented Georgetown as a competitor in the 2022 Jeopardy! National College Championship. Vu won the quarter final round on Feb. 16 with a final score of $17,000 after correctly...

Georgetown Bipartisan Coalition Releases Joint Statement on Bipartisanship in the U.S

Georgetown Bipartisan Coalition Releases Joint Statement on Bipartisanship in the U.S

By Adora Zheng February 3, 2022

In collaboration with four collegiate bipartisan organizations, the Georgetown Bipartisan Coalition (GBC) published a statement on bipartisanship in the United States.  The statement, published...

Students Demand Tuition Reductions, Housing and Meal Plan Reimbursements

Students Demand Tuition Reductions, Housing and Meal Plan Reimbursements

By Adora Zheng January 21, 2022

Students are petitioning for a tuition reduction following Georgetown University’s announcement that classes will be held virtually through Jan. 30.  The petition, which has garnered 230 signatures...

Spring Semester COVID-19 Policies: Explained

Spring Semester COVID-19 Policies: Explained

By Adora Zheng January 10, 2022

In response to the surge of COVID-19 cases across the United States caused by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Georgetown University is taking extra health precautions for the spring semester.   While...

The GU272 Referendum: A History Through 2021

By Adora Zheng December 7, 2021

Following years of activism by Georgetown University community members and descendants of the GU272, the 314 enslaved people sold by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus in 1838 to financially...

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GUSA Vice President Resigns, Acting VP To Be Confirmed Sunday

By Samuel Yoo and Adora Zheng December 3, 2021

Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Acting Vice President Thomas Leonard (COL ’23) will be up for confirmation as vice president of GUSA at a Senate meeting Dec. 5.  GUSA President...

‘Georgetown F*cking Lied’: GUSA, Descendants Demand GU272 Action

‘Georgetown F*cking Lied’: GUSA, Descendants Demand GU272 Action

By Samuel Yoo and Adora Zheng December 3, 2021

At an event titled “Georgetown F*cking Lied,” the Georgetown University Student Association’s (GUSA) GU272 advocacy team demanded Georgetown pay reparations to descendants of enslaved people sold...

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