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The Art of Reopening: Exploring the Rise of Urban Street Art

The Art of Reopening: Exploring the Rise of Urban Street Art

By Nate Powers August 31, 2021

Although widespread vaccination brings the reopening of art galleries across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has also left us with permanent reminders of a time when visual art seemed inaccessible. With...

Georgetown Returns to Full Operation, Drops Social Distancing for Fall Semester

Georgetown Returns to Full Operation, Drops Social Distancing for Fall Semester

By Caitlin McLean July 21, 2021

Georgetown University will return to full operating status in August, following over one year of virtual classes and limited on-campus living amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Beginning Aug. 2, main...

GUSA Demands Free Summer Stability Housing in New Statement

GUSA Demands Free Summer Stability Housing in New Statement

By Liana Hardy May 6, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate demanded the university implement free summer stability housing and cheaper rates for non-stability summer housing in a statement released Sunday. FILE...

Students Advocate To Include Graduate Students in Multicultural Graduation Ceremonies

Students Advocate To Include Graduate Students in Multicultural Graduation Ceremonies

By Haley McLean May 6, 2021

Georgetown University graduate students have launched an email campaign calling for the inclusion of graduate students in multicultural graduation ceremonies. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Georgetown University...

With Marriage Pact, Students Shoot for the Moon for Puny Chance of Love

With Marriage Pact, Students Shoot for the Moon for Puny Chance of Love

By Sofia Nathoo May 6, 2021

“Would you rather leave someone at the altar or be left at the altar?” The answer to this question and 49 others matched Georgetown University students with their optimal romantic partners through...

McCourt Students Develop Proposal To Help DC Small Businesses Combat Gentrification

McCourt Students Develop Proposal To Help DC Small Businesses Combat Gentrification

By Sophie Haleblian May 6, 2021

Students from the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy developed a proposal that will help small businesses in Washington, D.C., stay open amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic...

EDITORIAL: Offer Affordable Summer Housing

EDITORIAL: Offer Affordable Summer Housing

By The Editorial Board April 30, 2021

As students prepare to end the spring semester and make plans for summer and fall, Georgetown University must ensure affordable summer-term housing for any student who needs access to stable, on-campus...

Old Dogs, New Clicks: Senior Auditors Hit the Books, Make Online Friends in Year of Zoom

Old Dogs, New Clicks: Senior Auditors Hit the Books, Make Online Friends in Year of Zoom

By Kendel Barber April 23, 2021

On the very first day Georgetown University classes went online in the spring 2020 semester, Ori Soltes, a professor at the Center for Jewish Civilization, had a lighthearted moment with a senior auditor...

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...

Logistical Hurdles, Inconclusive Results at COVID-19 Testing Sites Complicate Students’ Lives Around Georgetown

Logistical Hurdles, Inconclusive Results at COVID-19 Testing Sites Complicate Students’ Lives Around Georgetown

By Allie Altshule March 26, 2021

When Samantha Helffrich (COL ’22) was waiting on her COVID-19 test results from Georgetown University, she received an email from a university employee instead of a typical One Medical app notification...

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