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Courtesy of Toluwani Baoku / Nearly 600 Georgetown University students and faculty have signed a petition as of Feb. 2 against a schedule change slated to shorten winter break by one week beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.

Don’t Shorten Winter Break, Students Say

By Jack Willis February 2, 2024

Nearly 600 Georgetown University students and faculty have signed a petition as of Feb. 2 against a schedule change slated to shorten winter break by one week beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. The...

Students, Faculty, Staff Petition to End GU Legacy Admissions

Students, Faculty, Staff Petition to End GU Legacy Admissions

By Clayton Kincade and Evie Steele August 31, 2023

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff are calling for an end to legacy admissions at Georgetown University.  Over 300 members of the Georgetown community have signed a petition released Aug....

GUSA, Georgetown Students Call for Free Laundry

GUSA, Georgetown Students Call for Free Laundry

By Brooke DeLucia March 17, 2023

Over 400 students signed a Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) petition published on Feb. 9 urging the Office of Residential Living to end laundry charges. The GUSA Department of Financial...

EDITORIAL: Reform Summer Housing Accessibility

EDITORIAL: Reform Summer Housing Accessibility

By The Editorial Board April 29, 2022

When Axel Abrica (COL ’25) saw a need for more inclusive housing on Georgetown University’s campus last month, he sat down with fellow student leaders to form the Summer Housing Committee. “We...

Students, Faculty Call for Expansion of South Asian Studies

By Adora Zheng April 8, 2022

More than 240 students have signed on to a petition urging Georgetown University to expand South Asia-related curricula and institutional support.    The petition calls on the university...

DC Skateboarders Sign Petition to Save Freedom Plaza

DC Skateboarders Sign Petition to Save Freedom Plaza

By Eli Kales March 17, 2022

Over 9,000 people have signed a petition to save Freedom Plaza, a popular skateboarding space located one block from the White House, after the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) introduced a...

Students Urge Georgetown To Investigate Financial Ties to Uyghur Genocide

Students Urge Georgetown To Investigate Financial Ties to Uyghur Genocide

By Kirit Minhas February 2, 2022

CW: This article discusses genocide and violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Several students have signed a letter demanding Georgetown University investigate...

Students Demand Tuition Reductions, Housing and Meal Plan Reimbursements

Students Demand Tuition Reductions, Housing and Meal Plan Reimbursements

By Adora Zheng January 21, 2022

Students are petitioning for a tuition reduction following Georgetown University’s announcement that classes will be held virtually through Jan. 30.  The petition, which has garnered 230 signatures...

Petition Calls for Increased Communication, Transparency After GU Hotel Fire Drills

Petition Calls for Increased Communication, Transparency After GU Hotel Fire Drills

By Grace Rivers October 4, 2021

After multiple fire drill evacuations in the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, students have drafted a petition calling for more information on why alarms sounded.  On Sept. 21,...

FILE PHOTO: ASHLEY CHEN/THE HOYA | 187 residents concerned about unsafe scooter riding and scooters being left in the streets signed onto a petition calling DC Council to create and enforce stricter e-scooter safety laws.

Local Residents Petition City for Stricter E-Scooter Laws

By Gabriella Raphael November 8, 2019

A campaign for tougher electric scooter safety laws was reignited by a Georgetown resident this November, organizing with his fellow residents through the new Groups.io neighborhood listserv. Edward...

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GU Evaluates Ongoing Community Criticism of Solar Panel Initiatives

By Katrina Schmidt May 15, 2019

After criticism from environmental and indigenous rights activists over the university’s proposed solar panel initiative, the Maryland Department of the Environment held its second informational hearing...

GU Medical Students Fundraise for Abortion Training

By Amy Li May 15, 2019

Student petitioners with the unrecognized group Medical Students for Choice have started a fundraiser to raise money for an off-campus medical workshop after meeting with Georgetown University School of...

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