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The Tombs Reopens, Welcomes Back Georgetown Community

The Tombs Reopens, Welcomes Back Georgetown Community

By Paige Kupas October 28, 2021

After 19 long months, The Tombs once again welcomed students, graduates and families to dine in or share a drink at the iconic establishment. The Tombs, a student-favorite restaurant and bar located...

District Chicken and Gyro Evicted Following Rent Dispute, Plans New Location in Future

District Chicken and Gyro Evicted Following Rent Dispute, Plans New Location in Future

By Paige Kupas October 15, 2021

District Chicken and Gyro (DCG), a halal street food restaurant, has closed its Georgetown location following a leasing dispute between the restaurant’s owner and its landlord. DCG was evicted Sept....

GU Students Attend Women’s March for Reproductive Rights

GU Students Attend Women’s March for Reproductive Rights

By Paige Kupas October 7, 2021

Georgetown University students rallied for reproductive rights during the fifth Women’s March last Saturday.  The 2021 Women’s March advocated for reproductive rights after legislators passed...

Casa Ruby Forced to Cut Services After DC Pulls Funding

Casa Ruby Forced to Cut Services After DC Pulls Funding

By Paige Kupas October 6, 2021

This article is part of our 2021 contribution to the D.C. Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms. The collective works will be published throughout the day at DCHomelessCrisis.press.  Casa...

Unhoused People Experience Anti-Homeless Architecture in Georgetown

Unhoused People Experience Anti-Homeless Architecture in Georgetown

By Paige Kupas October 6, 2021

This article is part of our 2021 contribution to the D.C. Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms. The collective works will be published throughout the day at DCHomelessCrisis.press.  Hostile...

GWU Students Demand Increased Protections for Survivors

GWU Students Demand Increased Protections for Survivors

By Paige Kupas October 1, 2021

CW: This article references sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. George Washington University (GWU) students have organized petitions and protests...

District Evicts Unhoused People from Encampments, Community Expressed Concerns About Housing Assistance Programming

District Evicts Unhoused People from Encampments, Community Expressed Concerns About Housing Assistance Programming

By Paige Kupas September 24, 2021

 Washington, D.C. officials are shutting down three encampments across the District, forcing over 100 people experiencing homelessness to evacuate. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) launched...

Professors Reflect on Lasting Global Impacts of 9/11 Attacks, 20 Years Later

Professors Reflect on Lasting Global Impacts of 9/11 Attacks, 20 Years Later

By Paige Kupas and Alicia Novoa September 2, 2021

CW: This article references the 9/11 attacks and violence in Afghanistan. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and the Jan. 6...

WMATA Arrest Suspension Proposal Sparks Community Pushback

WMATA Arrest Suspension Proposal Sparks Community Pushback

By Paige Kupas August 24, 2021

Community groups are pushing back after the introduction of a proposal that would suspend individuals arrested for certain crimes from using Washington, D.C. public transportation services. The Safety...

Prisons and Justice Initiative Student Becomes First Incarcerated Individual Elected in D.C.

Prisons and Justice Initiative Student Becomes First Incarcerated Individual Elected in D.C.

By Paige Kupas July 11, 2021

Joel Castón won election to Washington, D.C. local government, making him the first incarcerated elected official in the District.  Castón, a student of the Georgetown University Prisons and...

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