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Georgetowns Secret Freshmen Dorm

Georgetown’s Secret Freshmen Dorm

By Charlie Fritz and Charlie Fritz February 4, 2016

As a Blue & Gray tour guide took me on a tour of Georgetown's campus during my junior year of high school, she told me and the tour group that Georgetown had four freshman dorms that will determine...

Impressions of a First-Year RA

Impressions of a First-Year RA

By Olivia Hinerfeld December 1, 2014

Wednesdays are the hardest day of my week. After six hours of class and three hours of meetings, all I want to do at night is to fall into bed. So, when my 20th birthday fell on a Wednesday this September,...

Defending Our RAs’ Rights

By The Editorial Board November 18, 2014

After resident assistant Thomas Lloyd (SFS ’15) reported a Georgetown student in possession of ricin, whom he believed to be both willing and able to kill another student, it would have been reasonable...

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: Freeing RAs From Their Fetters

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: Freeing RAs From Their Fetters

By Thomas Christiansen and Tucker Cholvin November 18, 2014

The publication of an op-ed by Thomas Lloyd (SFS ’15) in this paper last week has had profound effects on campus since it went to press. His account of how systemic mismanagement and stonewalling by...

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RA Rights Await Clarification

By Suzanne Monyak and Katherine Richardson November 18, 2014

Following widespread student concerns about the treatment of resident assistants and enforcement of the confidentiality policies all RAs must sign governing their interactions with residents, the university...

Mayday on McCarthy Six

By Daye Shim Lee March 21, 2014

The Office of Residential Living is responsible for ensuring student safety, health and well-being. Although these three words are subject to different interpretations, Residential Living proudly claims...

Tombs Lunches Facilitate Student-Faculty Dialogue

By Madison Ashley October 26, 2012

This October, students in McCarthy Hall can forgo the O’Donovan Hall experience to eat with a professor at The Tombs. Launched last February by Hall Director Lamar Dawson, the McCarthy Hall “Out...

RA Life: Ponies and Police

By Haley Cottrell February 14, 2012

Take what you know about dormitory life. Now, imagine having to tell people on your floor that you can hear them having an in-depth conversation about masturbating from down the hall. Or waking up to find...

Scheduling Conflict

By The Editorial Board November 2, 2010

Imagine you are applying to be a resident assistant. While your upperclassman peers pair up and enter housing selection in late October, you diligently work on your RA application for the mid-November...

Focus on Resident’s Life

By The Editorial Board October 22, 2010

For many on-campus residents, it often feels as though Big Brother is watching. As reported in The Hoya today, a number of residents are voicing complaints regarding overzealous resident assistants...

Write-Up Execution Uneven

By Jonathan Gillis October 22, 2010

Julie Shuster (COL '13) was sitting quietly in her pajamas last year when her Harbin resident assistant came into her room to search for alcohol. Though she had two empty beer cans on her desk, Shuster...

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