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Norovirus Testing Delays Frustrate Students Amid Outbreak

Norovirus Testing Delays Frustrate Students Amid Outbreak

By Caitlin McLean October 1, 2021

When Lauren Young (COL ’24) began feeling weak and seeing double last week, she rushed to the Georgetown University Student Health Center, where officials suggested she go to the emergency room. “They...

Liu Returns After Exit Ban in China

Liu Returns After Exit Ban in China

By Annalise Myre October 1, 2021

Georgetown University student Victor Liu (COL ’22) and his sister arrived in the United States after being barred from leaving China for three years. While visiting their dying grandfather in...

GU Prison Scholars Resume In-Person Classes at DC Jail

GU Prison Scholars Resume In-Person Classes at DC Jail

By Maya Cacenco and Samantha Sinutko October 1, 2021

The Georgetown University Prison Scholars program gathered in the D.C. Central Detention Facility for their first in-person classes since 2020. The program has been virtual since March 2020 because...

Public Funding Increases DC Voter Engagement

Public Funding Increases DC Voter Engagement

By Marcos Caballero October 1, 2021

Washington, D.C.’s first publicly funded elections in 2020 saw more candidates and increased campaign donations, according to a report recently published by the Georgetown University McCourt School...

Students Garner Support for Afghans Fleeing Taliban

Students Garner Support for Afghans Fleeing Taliban

By Emily Langlois September 24, 2021

CW: This article references violence in Afghanistan. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University students launched community fundraisers to support...

Parents at GULC Demand Flexibility

Parents at GULC Demand Flexibility

By Claire Stowe September 24, 2021

Georgetown University Law Center students who are parents and guardians of young children are calling on administrators to mandate virtual class attendance options to prevent spreading COVID-19 to their...

GU Mutual Aid Faces Operational Challenges as Donation Rates Decline

GU Mutual Aid Faces Operational Challenges as Donation Rates Decline

By Julia Kelly September 24, 2021

After 13 months of operations, the Georgetown University Mutual Aid Network has struggled to keep its request form available as campus opened fully for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19...

Wedding Party Hit in Latest String of Georgetown Eggings

Wedding Party Hit in Latest String of Georgetown Eggings

By Liam Scott September 24, 2021

Before he arrived in Georgetown last weekend for his Sept. 18 wedding in Dahlgren Chapel, Tim Huether (COL ’10, LAW ’17) already knew about the eggings that had been taking place in the neighborhood. So...

Arrupe COVID-19 Outbreak Prompts Dormwide Testing

Arrupe COVID-19 Outbreak Prompts Dormwide Testing

By Giulia Testa September 24, 2021

Julianne Bruggemann (NHS ’23) was eating at the Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall when she got an email about a cluster of COVID-19 cases in Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Hall, where she lives. The statement said...

Panel: Human Trafficking Cases Rise Amid Pandemic

Panel: Human Trafficking Cases Rise Amid Pandemic

By Joshua Moschetto September 24, 2021

CW: This article discusses human trafficking. Please refer to the end of the article for on and off-campus resources. Human trafficking is fundamentally modern slavery and deserves greater public awareness,...

GU To Launch Grad Student Housing Initiative in Downtown DC

GU To Launch Grad Student Housing Initiative in Downtown DC

By Claire Stowe and Jemima Denham September 10, 2021

Georgetown University will pilot a graduate student housing initiative fall 2022 following years of high housing costs through D.C. and calls from student leaders for university-sponsored housing. Currently,...

In-Person Homecoming Celebrations Canceled for 2nd Year Straight

In-Person Homecoming Celebrations Canceled for 2nd Year Straight

By Jemima Denham and Caitlin McLean September 10, 2021

Despite anticipation of an in-person homecoming weekend following virtual events last year, Georgetown University announced it would cancel celebrations because of concerns over the spread of COVID-19. University...

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