Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

DANIEL SMITH/THE HOYA
Most campus workers will not see immediate changes to their wages, but some expect cuts to hours when the wage rises further next year.

Campus Staff Adjusts to DC Wage Increase

By Chris Balthazard August 29, 2014

Although non-student employees at Georgetown have so far been unaffected by this summer’s minimum wage increase from $8.25 to $9.50 in Washington D.C., as they currently earn more than the new wage...

FAIRSHAREMETRO.COM

The Growing Scourge of Public Sexual Harrassment

By Sophia Yang August 16, 2014

In April 2012, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority rolled out an anti-sexual harassment campaign, creating an online form to report incidents, adding posters to stations, subway cars...

Clinton Honors Men Working for Gender Equality

By Kit Clemente February 28, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton, former secretary of state and honorary founding chair of the Georgetown Institute of Women, Peace and Security, presented the 2014 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing...

Wisconsin Ave. Closed After Suspicious Package Reported

By Hiromi Oka April 17, 2013

A suspicious package on a bike near the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and K Street shut down part of the street this evening. According to Metropolitan Police Department Public Information Officer Hugh Carew,...

Institute for Women, Peace and Security Launched

By Elaina Koros February 22, 2013

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, which will analyze women’s contributions to peace-building and train future leaders in the process, officially launched Wednesday with a commemorative...

MPD Searching for Credit Card Fraud Suspects

By Ted Murphy February 2, 2013

The Metropolitan Police Department remains on the lookout for two individuals accused of committing credit card fraud at the Georgetown University Bookstore. Last week, the police released a security...

The Price of Security

By Jamie Slater October 26, 2012

With the heat of election season rising, most political conversations focus around the immediate question of who will be the next president, but the 2010 film S.O.S.: State of Security explores deeper,...

Corp Reports No Thefts After Security Upgrade

By Penny Hung October 23, 2012

Increased store security and employee vigilance have helped prevent theft from Students of Georgetown, Inc. retail locations since late January, according to Chief Operating Officer and Vice President...

DC Campus Police Chiefs Talk Tactics

By Meghan Patzer October 12, 2012

Georgetown University Chief of Police Jay Gruber met with fellow Washington, D.C., university public safety leaders to discuss solutions to campus crime at a conference at the Capital Hilton last Thursday...

Today in Hoya History: Why We Got Dorm Security

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff October 2, 2012

Most of us don't think anything of swiping into our buildings — unless you forgot your GOCard in your room. But 24-hour security didn't make its way into our dorms until about 40 years ago, after an...

Neighborhood Safer with Security Cameras

By Kent Carlson September 27, 2012

Last week, the Editorial Board of The Hoya authored an editorial titled “You’re Being Watched” (A2, Sept. 21, 2012). In it, the Board criticized the Citizens Association of Georgetown for installing...

Introducing The Potomac Shore

By Marlene Cox and Marlene Cox September 23, 2012

With the Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) installing security cameras in the neighboring area we as Hoyas have to ask ourselves—what strange things will they catch on camera on the average...

Load More Stories
Donate to The Hoya