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A Case Study in Town-Gown Relations

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff February 20, 2012

After the D.C. Zoning Commission delayed judgment on Georgetown's 2010 Campus Plan until April, relations between neighbors and students continued down their path of public frustration. Unfortunately,...

Frustration Persists in Wake of Zoning Delay

By Braden McDonald February 14, 2012

After the D.C. Zoning Commission announced a third deferral of its ruling on the university's 2010 Campus Plan Thursday, representatives of both the neighborhood and university voiced exasperation at the...

Postponing Positive Town-Gown Relations

By The Editorial Board February 14, 2012

Last Thursday's hearing was supposed to be the final one for Georgetown's 2010 Campus Plan, which has been before the D.C. Zoning Commission for more than a year. But for the third time, the commission...

Campus Plan Ruling Postponed to April 30

By Braden McDonald February 10, 2012

The D.C. Zoning Commission decided to delay its ruling on the university's 2010 Campus Plan until April at what was intended to be the sixth and final hearing on the plan Thursday night. The meeting...

ANC 2E: A Town-Gown Battleground

By Braden McDonald February 3, 2012

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E has long been an arena for perennial neighborhood relations debates. With the D.C Zoning Commission preparing to make its ruling on the 2010 Campus Plan next...

ANC Blasts Campus Plan in Resolution

By Esteban Garcia January 31, 2012

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E voted 6-1 in favor of a document condemning Georgetown's 2010 Campus Plan at its monthly meeting Monday night. The document was drafted by the Burleith Citizens...

Hotel Will Become a Dorm by 2014

By Hiromi Oka January 27, 2012

The university plans to convert the Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center in the LeaveyCenter into a dormitory by the fall of 2014, two years earlier than previously expected. Administrators...

Campus Plan to Face Final Review

By Braden McDonald November 14, 2011

Major players in the debate surrounding Georgetown's 2010 Campus Plan are gearing up to make final arguments before the D.C. Zoning Commission at its fifth and final hearing on the plan Thursday night. The...

All Hands on Deck

By The Editorial Board November 14, 2011

On Nov. 3, University President John J. DeGioia sent a plea to students, asking them to sign a petition showing their support for the Campus Plan. His email marked the first time the university had asked...

Mayor Gray Slams Campus Plan

By Braden McDonald October 3, 2011

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray spoke out against Georgetown's 2010 Campus Plan at the Advisory Neighborhood Commission District 2E's monthly meeting Monday night. "I've met with all parties involved,...

Hostile Outside the Hilltop

By The Editorial Board September 23, 2011

There's no doubt that for many incoming students, the premier location of Washington, D.C., is a definite draw. Yet the District is swiftly becoming more of a deterrent than anything else. As D.C. commissioners...

Zoning Commission Extends Hearing Date

By Glenn Russo June 21, 2011

The D.C. Zoning Commission extended the 2010 Campus Plan testimony  on Monday night to allow for additional testimony by the District Department of Transportation. The commission voted 5-0 to grant...

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