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Matteo Sachman, ‘Carefree, Spontaneous’ Hoya First-Year, Dies at 19

Matteo Sachman, ‘Carefree, Spontaneous’ Hoya First-Year, Dies at 19

By Evie Steele January 19, 2024

Matthew “Matteo” Sachman, a first-year in Georgetown University’s College of Arts and Sciences who impressed his friends with his good humor and cheerful energy, died Jan. 1 in his hometown of New...

Storm Cancels Classes, Spurs Students’ Snowballs

Storm Cancels Classes, Spurs Students’ Snowballs

By Evie Steele January 19, 2024

Georgetown University students took to campus outdoor spaces to sled and hold midnight snowball fights following a rare snowstorm Jan. 15.  The storm saw 3.4 inches fall at Reagan National Airport,...

Social Justice Course to Replace ‘Engaging Diversity’ Requirement

Social Justice Course to Replace ‘Engaging Diversity’ Requirement

By Evie Steele March 3, 2023

A revised “Pathways to Social Justice” requirement will replace Georgetown University undergraduate students’ “Engaging Diversity” core requirement, which has been in place since 2016. The new...

GUSA Urges Laundry Price Reduction, Approves Bylaw Changes

GUSA Urges Laundry Price Reduction, Approves Bylaw Changes

By Evie Steele January 27, 2023

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate approved unanimously a resolution urging Georgetown University to lower the cost of on-campus laundry services and confirmed a streamlining...

Disability Groups Sue DC Over Bike Lanes

Disability Groups Sue DC Over Bike Lanes

By Evie Steele December 2, 2022

Disabled individuals sued Washington, D.C., on Nov. 21 for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the construction of new protected bike lanes. The Nov. 21 lawsuit filed...

Entrepreneurs Split $100,000 in Annual Bark Tank Competition

Entrepreneurs Split $100,000 in Annual Bark Tank Competition

By Emily Han November 4, 2022

Eight teams of Georgetown University students and recent graduates pitched their startups at the Bark Tank pitch competition. Teams competed in the Nov. 2 competition, which was hosted by Georgetown...

Event: Panelists Discuss Reproductive Justice in Post-Dobbs America

Event: Panelists Discuss Reproductive Justice in Post-Dobbs America

By Evie Steele November 3, 2022

The Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) hosted a conversation on the intersectionality of reproductive justice following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.  At the Oct....

Professors Discuss Midterms, Polarization, Trends at Mortara Center

Professors Discuss Midterms, Polarization, Trends at Mortara Center

By Evie Steele October 6, 2022

The 2022 midterm elections serve as an important signal for the state of American politics in the midst of increased polarization and threats to democracy, two professors said at an event on the highly...

Students Organize Vigil to Protest Killing of Mahsa Amini

Students Organize Vigil to Protest Killing of Mahsa Amini

By Evie Steele September 30, 2022

Georgetown University students staged a vigil to mourn and protest the killing of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed while in police custody for improperly wearing a hijab. Since...

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