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Panel: The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Have a Lasting Impact on Mental Health and Public Policy

Panel: The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Have a Lasting Impact on Mental Health and Public Policy

By Priyasha Chakravarti March 31, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently impacted mental health and welfare policies, panelists said at a March 28 event. The event, titled “So What Did I Miss? A Look Back, A Look Around, A Look Ahead...

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Restaurants Grapple with Low Business as DC Residents Remain Wary of Indoor Dining

By Eli Kales February 23, 2022

New data from OpenTable, an online service for restaurant reservations, shows that Washington, D.C. diners are returning to restaurants at a lower rate than in most other states. OpenTable recorded...

Thousands of DC Absentee Ballots Returned as Undeliverable in 2020 Election

Thousands of DC Absentee Ballots Returned as Undeliverable in 2020 Election

By Eli Kales December 2, 2021

An audit revealed over 11% of mail-in ballots were returned as undeliverable in Washington, D.C., during the 2020 general election. The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor released “District...

PODCAST: For this Georgetown Professor, Acting is like Flying

PODCAST: For this Georgetown Professor, Acting is like Flying

By Mia Rasamny September 24, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/multimedia-editor/podcast-for-this-georgetown-professor-acting-is-her-flight/s-16nESZVplXL This episode references sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the episode for...

GU Mutual Aid Faces Operational Challenges as Donation Rates Decline

GU Mutual Aid Faces Operational Challenges as Donation Rates Decline

By Julia Kelly September 24, 2021

After 13 months of operations, the Georgetown University Mutual Aid Network has struggled to keep its request form available as campus opened fully for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19...

Georgetown Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall 2021 On-Campus Students

Georgetown Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall 2021 On-Campus Students

By Emily Hardesty April 21, 2021

All Georgetown University undergraduate and graduate students returning to campus for the fall 2021 semester will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.  The decision to mandate the...

GAGE Establishes Series of Long-Awaited COVID-19 Protections in Negotiations With University

GAGE Establishes Series of Long-Awaited COVID-19 Protections in Negotiations With University

By Samantha Sinutko April 15, 2021

Georgetown University’s graduate student union reached a series of agreements with the university regarding COVID-19-pandemic-related rights and protections March 25. Following nearly a year of negotiations,...

GU Seniors Call for In-Person Commencement, Share Disappointment With Administration Decision

GU Seniors Call for In-Person Commencement, Share Disappointment With Administration Decision

By Paige Kupas April 15, 2021

Georgetown University will revise commencement plans following changes to Washington, D.C. COVID-19 regulations and advocacy from community members in response to the university’s initial decision to...

VIEWPOINT: Continue Sustainability Beyond Pandemic

VIEWPOINT: Continue Sustainability Beyond Pandemic

By Nathan Sonnenfeld March 25, 2021

As businesses and schools shuttered in March 2020, millions stopped commuting to work. Fewer emissions allowed many city dwellers to once again see the stars. Stories broke across the globe of animals...

VIEWPOINT: Prioritize Workers’ Rights at Georgetown

VIEWPOINT: Prioritize Workers’ Rights at Georgetown

By Rowlie Flores, Leo Rassieur, William Leonard, and Deborah Wey March 18, 2021

Georgetown University’s dining and administrative workers are the backbone of this university, and many have dedicated years of their lives in service to the Georgetown community.  Throughout...

Medical and Nursing Students Volunteer in Vaccination Distribution

Medical and Nursing Students Volunteer in Vaccination Distribution

By Heather Doherty March 17, 2021

When Dr. Carole Roan Gresenz, interim dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies, had the idea to recruit Georgetown University students for COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts, a group of her...

Georgetown Summer Program Promises First-Years, Transfer Students a Campus Experience

Georgetown Summer Program Promises First-Years, Transfer Students a Campus Experience

By Ivy Becker February 11, 2021

Georgetown University announced it will move forward with an in-person, five-week, on-campus experience meant to integrate first-year and transfer students into the Georgetown community.  The...

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