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As One-Year Anniversary of Virtual Learning Passes, GU Community Members Reflect

As One-Year Anniversary of Virtual Learning Passes, GU Community Members Reflect

By Giulia Testa and Claire Stowe March 25, 2021

When Georgetown University students left campus March 6 for spring break, they could have never anticipated the next year would be dominated by virtual courses, club meetings and social interactions.  ILLUSTRATION...

VIEWPOINT: Avoid Travel for Spring Break

VIEWPOINT: Avoid Travel for Spring Break

By Ranit Mishori March 23, 2021

It has been a year since you all got the email that informed you Georgetown University would switch to virtual learning until further notice. Although we could not have known it at the time, for many...

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...

EDITORIAL: Eliminate Redeploy Policies

EDITORIAL: Eliminate Redeploy Policies

By The Editorial Board March 5, 2021

Despite a global pandemic and a severe economic recession, Georgetown University has endangered many of its workers with threats to their wages and health insurance.  In August 2020, Georgetown...

Political Identities Correlated to COVID-19 Skepticism in Rural Communities, Report Finds

Political Identities Correlated to COVID-19 Skepticism in Rural Communities, Report Finds

By Alec Dewar March 5, 2021

Political and spiritual beliefs can motivate noncompliance with COVID-19 prevention measures in rural communities, such as mask mandates and social distancing guidelines, according to a recent Georgetown...

D.C. Expands Vaccine Eligibility to Residents With Qualifying Medical Conditions

D.C. Expands Vaccine Eligibility to Residents With Qualifying Medical Conditions

By Anna Ferrazzi March 4, 2021

Washington, D.C. expanded COVID-19 vaccination eligibility March 1 to include residents aged 16-64 with qualifying medical conditions amid complaints of technical difficulties with the District’s vaccine...

The New Lau? Georgetown Offers WeWork as Alternative Study Option to Students

The New Lau? Georgetown Offers WeWork as Alternative Study Option to Students

By Emily Scheibe February 26, 2021

For first-year student Brandon Wu (SFS ’24), who lives in the suburbs of Houston, finding a space for schoolwork has not been easy, especially as winter storms rolling across Texas have eliminated the...

International Students Find New Meaning, Hope in Celebrating Lunar New Year at Home

International Students Find New Meaning, Hope in Celebrating Lunar New Year at Home

By Liam Scott February 25, 2021

Although Jenny Chung (NHS ’23) spent this Lunar New Year quarantining at her home in Seoul, South Korea, being able to spend extra time with her parents and reconnect with her Korean identity made it...

Professors Struggle With Dependent Care, Lack of University Support Amid COVID-19

Professors Struggle With Dependent Care, Lack of University Support Amid COVID-19

By Katie Bootsma and Julia Staley February 19, 2021

After the abrupt shift to online learning in March, theology professor Erin Cline found herself stretched thin between teaching classes at Georgetown University, caring for three young children — two...

Georgetown Students Study at WeWork Locations Across the World To Replicate Campus Environment

Georgetown Students Study at WeWork Locations Across the World To Replicate Campus Environment

By Laetitia Haddad February 19, 2021

Georgetown University has granted all students access to shared office spaces for the spring semester in an attempt to offer a variety of study spaces and resources as the university continues to operate...

Unsure of Spring Season, Baseball Team Organizes Player-Led Practices

Unsure of Spring Season, Baseball Team Organizes Player-Led Practices

By Harrison Lee February 18, 2021

Georgetown University’s baseball team players have organized student-run practices after the university did not clear them because of COVID-19 precautions.  Georgetown is the only school in...

EDITORIAL: Persevere Through Pandemic Restrictions

EDITORIAL: Persevere Through Pandemic Restrictions

By The Editorial Board February 11, 2021

Despite heightened hopes for a return to normal life during another difficult virtual semester, Georgetown University students must obey university health restrictions amid a rise in positive COVID-19...

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