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The university is set to expand its East-end Capitol campus on 77H Street near Union Station and has been under contract to purchase the approximately $89 million apartment complex.

New Academic Spaces to Open With Capitol Campus Expansion

By Kate Hwang and Paulina Inglima January 19, 2024

Georgetown University is set to expand its Capitol Campus and enlarge its capacity for students to participate in its programs by acquiring an $89 million apartment complex on 77 H St. NW near Union Station. Georgetown’s...

GU Hotel Reopens as Housing but Faces Student Complaints

GU Hotel Reopens as Housing but Faces Student Complaints

By Alessia Coluccio September 1, 2023

Students housed in the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center are raising concerns about the lack of amenities available to them as opposed to other traditional on-campus housing complexes.  Residents...

Georgetown, Beyond, Back Again: 1st-Year to Senior Dorm Style Evolution

Georgetown, Beyond, Back Again: 1st-Year to Senior Dorm Style Evolution

By Isabella Romero and Mason Stempel September 8, 2021

Georgetown University is famous for its first-year dorm horror stories: outdated facilities, cramped living spaces and, of course, roommate drama à la Lifetime original movies. Even if students’ first...

KIKI SCHMALFUSS/THE HOYA | In response to a steep rise in mold reported in dormitories, Georgetown conducted cleanings of approximately 920 bathroom.

After Mold Reports Double, GU Conducts Deep Cleaning Over Break

By Myroslav January 18, 2019

The Office of Planning and Facilities Management is responding to a significant increase in student concerns about mold by cleaning dorms with high rates of moisture-related problems, as universities nationwide...

KIKI SCHMALFUSS  Georgetown University’s Office of Planning and Facilities Management has responded to 361 mold-related work requests since August 2018, with students reporting unsafe living conditions and health concerns. The number of work requests related to mold more than doubled from August through October this semester compared to the same time period last year.

Students Raise Concern Over Mold in Dorms

By Myroslav October 19, 2018

Georgetown University students are reporting illness and repeated delays in response by the Office of Planning and Facilities Management to requests for mold removal. In the period from August through...

Am I Too Old For This?

Am I Too Old For This?

By Caroline Porterfield and Caroline Porterfield November 3, 2017

As you sip a Natty at a crowded pregame or wait in line for ~another~ Epi Quesadilla, some of you upperclassmen out there might be pondering a timeless question. To help you find answers, we here at 4E...

50 Things Better Than Georgetowns Housing System

50 Things Better Than Georgetown’s Housing System

By Mike Radice and Mike Radice April 17, 2016

The spirit of Georgetown is the best of any schools' in the country. The housing? Not so much. It's hard to go a day without hearing someone complaining about something related to housing. Most recent,...

Tour Previews New Northeast Triangle Hall

By Tom Garzillo September 11, 2015

Students and administrators celebrated the topping off of the Northeast Triangle Residence Hall Wednesday with guided tours of the building, which revealed its interior to the public for the first time. The...

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Almost half of the rooms in the Georgetown Hotel will be converted into dorms.

Hotel Conversion Scheduled for May

By Daniel Silbert February 3, 2015

The university will begin converting the second and third floors of the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center into student dorms in May 2015, four months before students will move into...

Everything You Need to Know About the Northeast Triangle Residence Hall

Everything You Need to Know About the Northeast Triangle Residence Hall

By Emma Holland and Emma Holland November 14, 2014

The zig-zag of construction fences between Red Sqaure and Darnall is about as #soul-crushing as Lauinger. But the good news is our campus will be stunning and thoroughly modern in about two years. On...

Everything You Need to Know About the New JesRes Dorm

Everything You Need to Know About the New JesRes Dorm

By Emily Min and Emily Min November 10, 2014

As many of our readers may have noticed, there’s been quite a lot of construction on campus these days. While we’ve written extensively on the casualties of the Reiss walkway construction, there’s...

Facilitating Maintenance

By The Editorial Board September 24, 2013

Keeping a dorm room or apartment in working order is no small task. Many apartment ailments, from leaky ceilings to broken ovens, are not residents’ fault, and resolving them drains time for students...

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