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Yates Field House Closed Due to Flooding

By Abigail Becker September 21, 2023

Georgetown University’s on-campus recreation center Yates Field House closed for 24 hours Sept. 13 after water flooded a portion of the facility during the evening of Sept. 12. According to Executive...

Photo courtesy of Emma Vonder Haar | A private bathroom in Copley Hall, a freshman residential building, flooded and forced students to live in the Georgetown Hotel for several days.

First-Year Residential Hall Floods, Leading to Student Frustration

By Karenna Warden April 21, 2023

The fourth floor of Copley Hall, a first-year residential building, flooded following the overflow of a suite toilet, forcing residents to move many of their belongings into a different suite and stay...

Flooding in Multiple Residence Halls Causes Damages, Student Outrage

Flooding in Multiple Residence Halls Causes Damages, Student Outrage

By Sanchi Rohira January 27, 2022

When Samantha Deutsch (SFS ’25) returned to campus after winter break, she found water gushing from the ceiling of her Harbin residence hall.  “As I was walking toward the room, I noticed...

Darnall 1st-Floor Rooms Flooded, Residents’ Items Damaged

Darnall 1st-Floor Rooms Flooded, Residents’ Items Damaged

By Minoli Ediriweera October 8, 2021

At approximately 10:45 a.m. Sept. 30, Darnall Hall first-floor resident Joe Massaua (SFS ’25) was shocked to witness a flood in progress outside his dorm room.  “I was doing homework in another...

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Blommer Library to Close Permanently Within the Next Year

By Ashley Zhao April 17, 2019

The Blommer Science Library will close permanently and its materials will be relocated to Lauinger Library within the next six to 12 months, the dean of the Georgetown University Library announced in an...

Georgetown Public Library Closes from Water Damage

By Sarah Fisher February 27, 2015

The Georgetown Neighborhood Library sustained water damage in its historic Peabody Room Feb. 13 after a sprinkler pipe burst. The water affected the walls of the first and second floors of the library,...

Students, Facilities Weather Harbin Flood Aftermath

By Elizabeth Rowe March 29, 2010

The university has traced the source of a Saturday flood that affected the second and third floors of Harbin Hall to a burst air conditioning pipe, as some students remain dissatisfied with the pace and...

Two Floors of Harbin Hall Flooded Due to Burst Pipe

By Elizabeth Rowe March 27, 2010

The second and third floors of Harbin Hall experienced substantial flooding after an air conditioning pipe burst on Saturday afternoon. Water could be seen dripping from the windows of affected rooms and...

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