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Lily deGroot (SOH '25) and Virginia Field (CAS '25) have served on Georgetown's Jack the Bulldog mascot team since their freshman spring. (Meghan Hall)

Meet the Mascot: The Seniors Inside the Jack the Bulldog Suit

By Sophia Lu and Caleigh Keating April 11, 2025

Like most other passionate Georgetown basketball fans, Lily deGroot (SOH ’25) and Virginia Field (CAS ’25) make a point of attending every regular-season home game, sometimes even traveling hundreds...

@gujackbulldog/Instagram | A Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) graduate wrote a letter to Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia advocating for the discontinuation of Jack the Bulldog, the university’s live animal mascot, citing safety concerns at athletic events and health concerns specific to his breed.

Graduate Urges University to End Live Mascot Tradition

By Song Lim, Special to The Hoya April 18, 2024

A Georgetown University Law Center graduate wrote a letter to Georgetown President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) advocating for the discontinuation of Jack the Bulldog, the university’s live...

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