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Volunteers Clean Anacostia Watershed

Volunteers Clean Anacostia Watershed

By Rajaa Bint Talal April 29, 2023

The Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) hosted its annual Earth Day Cleanup April 22, with volunteers collecting garbage in the Anacostia River watershed.  Over 40 corporate, university and family...

SPOTLIGHT: GU Earth Week Celebrates Student Environmentalism

SPOTLIGHT: GU Earth Week Celebrates Student Environmentalism

By Erin Czelusniak April 26, 2023

Georgetown hosted its second annual Earth Week from April 17 to April 23, with over 25 student organizations and several administrative offices coming together to highlight sustainability and environmental...

Greener and Greater: GU Earth Week Promotes Sustainability

Greener and Greater: GU Earth Week Promotes Sustainability

By Elyza Bruce April 21, 2022

By noon it was sunny, and Red Square was predictably bustling with students excited about the weekly Georgetown University Farmers Market, where several local vendors come to sell food — including empanadas,...

FILE PHOTO: LAUREN SEIBEL/THE HOYA | Residential organizations and environmental groups informed students about campus sustainability initiatives and provided free vegan food on Harbin patio.

Clubs Celebrate Earth Day With New Sustainability Initiatives

By Maxwell Sheremeta April 26, 2019

Student advocacy groups and residential organizations partnered to promote environmental awareness and the importance of sustainability at Earth Day events across campus April 23. Georgetown’s celebrations...

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Tens of thousands gathered at the National Mall on Saturday to march to the Capitol building.

Thousands Descend on National Mall for Science March

By Ben Goodman April 25, 2017

The March for Science drew tens of thousands of marchers, including Georgetown students, to the National Mall on Saturday in support of science and in protest of policies of President Donald Trump’s...

Earth Day Every Day

By Editorial Board April 26, 2016

On Earth Day, April 22, Students for Georgetown, Inc. announced both its plans to compost all waste from food preparation at the Hilltoss and the launch of The Corp Sustainability Committee to further...

Concert Marks 45th Earth Day

By Gaia Mattiace April 17, 2015

Global Citizen Earth Day 2015, a free eight-hour event aimed at raising awareness for the issues of poverty and climate change, will take place on the National Mall to mark the 45th anniversary of Earth...

A Divestment Promise to Match Divestment Principles

By Jonathan Cohn, Carter Lavin, and Mara Schechter April 22, 2014

Just over a year ago, University President John J. DeGioia led presidents of other Washington-based colleges and universities in taking the District of Columbia College and University Sustainability Pledge,...

Time to Make the Hilltop Go Green

By Laura Wagner April 16, 2013

This Friday, Red Square will go green. In conjunction with other Georgetown environmental groups, the Georgetown University Center for the Environment will host the Green Square Fair, an event aimed...

April 23, 2010: The Verdict

By The Editorial Board April 23, 2010

**Springsteen Sighting** Students spotted the legendary Bruce Springsteen in Leo O'Donovan Hall and Healy Circle yesterday. "The Boss" was reportedly on campus with his daughter, an accepted student to...

Earth Day: Consider Impact of Daily Actions

By Jonathan Cohn April 20, 2010

Last week, Eco-Action co-sponsored an event with Campus Ministry on Catholicism and the environment, which included a speech by the executive director of the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change. In its...

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