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GUSA Passed Resolution To Expand Hybrid Learning

GUSA Passed Resolution To Expand Hybrid Learning

By Samuel Yoo January 27, 2022

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate unanimously passed a resolution demanding hybrid learning options for immunocompromised students at a Jan. 23 meeting.  The resolution...

Smithsonian Alters Museum Hours Following Staffing Shortages Due to COVID-19

Smithsonian Alters Museum Hours Following Staffing Shortages Due to COVID-19

By Elyza Bruce January 27, 2022

Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., are operating on a modified schedule as a result of unprecedented staffing shortages due to COVID-19.  The Smithsonian Institution announced the changes...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Georgetown Got It Right With Virtual Instruction

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Georgetown Got It Right With Virtual Instruction

By Eric Bazail-Eimil January 26, 2022

The viewpoint “Implement Sensible COVID Policies” and the installment of “Eyeing the Administration” titled “Recognize Vaccine Efficacy, Rethink COVID Protocols” are both incorrect in their...

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...

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate In Effect in DC

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate In Effect in DC

By Minoli Ediriweera January 20, 2022

Patrons must show proof of vaccination at many public indoor establishments in Washington, D.C., including restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment venues.  The vaccine mandate went into effect...

Georgetown To Bring Students Back for Spring, Begin Classes Virtually

Georgetown To Bring Students Back for Spring, Begin Classes Virtually

By Caitlin McLean January 1, 2022

Georgetown University will begin the spring semester as scheduled Jan. 12 with temporary virtual instruction through Jan. 30.  In-person instruction is planned to resume Jan. 31. Students are...

Students Publish Final Semester Updates to an Online Database Highlighting Impact of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

Students Publish Final Semester Updates to an Online Database Highlighting Impact of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Sarah Conner December 3, 2021

Students from the Georgetown University Medical Center’s Center for Global Health Science and Security and the School of Foreign Service’s Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) will publish their...

Public Schools Face Decreased Enrollment, Prospective Budget Cuts

Public Schools Face Decreased Enrollment, Prospective Budget Cuts

By Jacob Imber November 11, 2021

As public school enrollment decreases across the country, schools must allocate federal COVID-19 relief funds to offset future budget losses, a new Georgetown University study found.  State governments...

Halloween Festivities Return to DC Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Halloween Festivities Return to DC Amid COVID-19 Concerns

By Ella Davie November 4, 2021

Pumpkins, skeletons and spiderwebs decorated the houses in the Georgetown neighborhood, but the streets were quieter than usual on Halloween night.  This year, while many of the traditional Halloween...

Study Abroad Alternatives Spring 2021

Study Abroad Alternatives Spring 2021

By Anastasia Nesterova and Anastasia Nesterova November 16, 2020

If you applied to study abroad this year, the cancellation news a few weeks ago may have come as a disappointment to you. But fear not! Here is a compilation of alternative destinations where you can...

A Sneak Peek Into Your Semester Online

A Sneak Peek Into Your Semester Online

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz August 13, 2020

Due to the ongoing public health crisis, Georgetown has decided the majority of students will remain home for the fall 2020 semester. Hoyas received a taste of online learning during the spring of 2020,...

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