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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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EDITORIAL: Expand Assistance for Housing Insecurity

EDITORIAL: Expand Assistance for Housing Insecurity

By Editorial Board April 30, 2020

When Georgetown University closed campus residences for the semester, the administration allowed some students without alternative accommodations to apply to stay on campus. Yet, with just days left in...

EDITORIAL: Expand Winter Break Housing

EDITORIAL: Expand Winter Break Housing

By Editorial Board February 14, 2020

As spring break approaches, Georgetown University students have the option to remain on campus, return home or travel. Students living on campus do not have this choice over winter break, however, when...

EDITORIAL: Promote Off-Campus Living

EDITORIAL: Promote Off-Campus Living

By Editorial Board January 24, 2020

Georgetown University does not guarantee housing to all senior undergraduates, leaving the majority of seniors to find their own housing options. Yet students are often left feeling unprepared for the...

KANG: Redefine Inclusive Housing

KANG: Redefine Inclusive Housing

By Esther Kang November 8, 2019

On Oct. 31, 2019, Jillian Copeland and David Godoy visited my Ignatius Seminar, “Disability, Culture, and Question of Care.” Copeland is the founder of Main Street, a disability-inclusive residential...

VIEWPOINT: Reject Complacency in Facilities Issues

VIEWPOINT: Reject Complacency in Facilities Issues

By John Scudero October 4, 2019

Darnall Hall’s grim reputation is one of the worst-kept secrets on campus, which is why I won’t even bother describing the usual cliches, anecdotes or running jokes surrounding its existence. However,...

WILL SIMON/THE HOYA | Georgetown Universitys board of directors approved a $75 million maintenance plan, which will be allocated to facilities repairs, including the roofs of Alumni Squares apartments and renovations of Alumni Square west. 

Board of Directors Allocates $75 Million for Repairs, Maintenance

By Anya Howko-Johnson February 22, 2019

A five-year, $75 million maintenance plan to alleviate building maintenance issues — including those in student residences — was approved by the Georgetown board of directors Feb. 14. A portion...

HOUSING: An Open Letter on Georgetown Facilities

By Humeyra Selcukbiricik February 20, 2019

Dear Georgetown University, You are accountable for all the suffering caused by your facilities and management system. As an international student, when I first visited Georgetown, I was mesmerized...

JULIA ALVEY/THE HOYA | Neither the university nor the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority is claiming responsibility for an overnight water outage that affected Darnall Hall, Arrupe Hall and Henle Village on Friday.

3 Dorms Experience Water Outage, Cause Unknown

By Riley Rogerson February 14, 2019

Student residences Darnall Hall, Arrupe Hall and Henle Village experienced a complete water outage Friday night, with the university and local authorities yet to determine its cause. The water outage...

Investment Eases Housing Inaffordability, DC Mayor Says

Investment Eases Housing Inaffordability, DC Mayor Says

By Sana Rahman January 25, 2019

Investments in housing can address Washington, D.C.’s affordability issues as the city’s population booms, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) said at a Jan. 22 panel of mayors in Lohrfink Auditorium. The...

KIKI SCHMALFUSS/THE HOYA | In response to a steep rise in mold reported in dormitories, Georgetown conducted cleanings of approximately 920 bathroom.

After Mold Reports Double, GU Conducts Deep Cleaning Over Break

By Myroslav January 18, 2019

The Office of Planning and Facilities Management is responding to a significant increase in student concerns about mold by cleaning dorms with high rates of moisture-related problems, as universities nationwide...

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Tuition Set to Fund Improvements to Student Housing, Administrators Say

By Amy Li November 7, 2018

Money from student tuition will fund financial aid, expand mental health resources and improve student housing, university administrators said at the Hoya Roundtable on tuition rate-setting in the...

EDITORIAL: Subpar Housing Merits Compensation

By Editorial Board October 26, 2018

Faulty fire alarms. Disruptive, clamorous construction. Severe miscommunication from university officials to endangered student residents. Georgetown has proven unwilling or unable to address a wide...

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