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Rodents, Roaches, Other Health Violations Found at GU Dining Locations

Rodents, Roaches, Other Health Violations Found at GU Dining Locations

By Michael Scime, Anya Warrier, Erin Saunders, and Paulina Inglima September 27, 2024

When Grace Fenwick (CAS ’26) was eating at Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall last semester, she spotted a cockroach inside a dish of food at one of the serving stations.  “I see something move, and...

Meghan Hall/The Hoya | The Office of Planning and Facilities Management informed the Georgetown University community about a broken pipe underneath the sidewalk next to Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall.

Emergency Pipe Repair Outside Dining Hall Draws Student Concern for Transparency

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor September 19, 2024

The Office of Planning and Facilities Management informed the Georgetown University community Sept. 10 about a broken pipe underneath the sidewalk next to Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall. Facilities...

All in a Day’s Work on the Hilltop: A Day in the Life of a Leo’s Worker

By Georgia Chen March 4, 2022

https://soundcloud.com/multimedia-editor/all-in-a-days-work-on-the-hilltop-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-leos-worker-1/s-4oehGIaObKy?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Have...

PODCAST: Norovirus, Oh My! Georgetown Professor Offers Nutritional Advice to Students

PODCAST: Norovirus, Oh My! Georgetown Professor Offers Nutritional Advice to Students

By Melanie Elliott September 29, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/multimedia-editor/podcast-norovirus-oh-my-georgetown-professor-offers-nutritional-advice-to-students Thomas Sherman, professor of pharmacology at the Georgetown University...

Student Leadership Pushes for Cheaper Meal Plans, Exemptions for Upperclassmen

Student Leadership Pushes for Cheaper Meal Plans, Exemptions for Upperclassmen

By Samuel Yoo September 2, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate unanimously passed a resolution demanding cheaper meal plan options for all undergraduate students at an Aug. 29 meeting. The resolution also called...

We Read the 200-Page Undergraduate Cultural Climate Survey. Here Are Our Takeaways.

We Read the 200-Page Undergraduate Cultural Climate Survey. Here Are Our Takeaways.

By Claire Stowe and Paige Kupas April 23, 2021

Georgetown University released the results from its first cultural climate survey April 16, providing an assessment of the campus environment and undergraduate students’ experiences with issues such...

Students Raise Health and Safety Concerns After Meal Plan Requirement Change

Students Raise Health and Safety Concerns After Meal Plan Requirement Change

By Claire Stowe January 20, 2021

Georgetown University students living on campus during the spring semester are raising dietary, financial and safety concerns after learning they are required to purchase the All Access 7 meal plan. The...

EDITORIAL: Improve Nutrition at Leo's

EDITORIAL: Improve Nutrition at Leo’s

By Editorial Board January 24, 2020

Georgetown University students should be able to find nutritious food on campus, but they cannot always access fresh vegetables with their meal plans.  With some dietary and religious exceptions,...

LEO MKT Introduces Reusable Tableware

LEO MKT Introduces Reusable Tableware

By Giulia Testa January 17, 2020

LEO MKT transitioned to reusable dishes and cutlery this semester as part of a broader campus pivot toward more sustainable dining practices.  Previously, the food stalls on the main floor of...

CHARLIE GOETZMAN FOR THE HOYA | Members of the Georgetown community rallied in honor of a tentative contract agreement between Aramark and campus food service workers.

Aramark, Food Service Workers Reach Tentative Contract

By Charlie Goetzman April 17, 2019

After months of negotiations, Georgetown University food service workers reached a tentative contract agreement with Aramark, the university’s food service provider, on April 15. Student activists...

ALISON HERR/THE HOYA | Student activists from the Georgetown Solidarity Committee hung a banner in O'Donovan Hall on April 10 in support of campus food service workers negotiating their labor contract with Aramark.

Leo’s Workers Plan Protest as Contract Talks Remain Unresolved

By Nate Kral April 11, 2019

  Campus food service workers are preparing to picket and rally outside O’Donovan Hall on April 16 after months of protest and negotiation with campus food service provider Aramark. Workers’...

EDITORIAL: Extend Leo’s Dining Hours

By Editorial Board March 29, 2019

Food insecurity should not be a campus reality. But O’Donovan Hall’s restrictive hours and closure during breaks leaves those dependent on the university for food desperately searching for affordable...

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