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GU Administrators Address Student Concerns at Public Health Conditions Forum

GU Administrators Address Student Concerns at Public Health Conditions Forum

By Daniella Arevalo October 15, 2021

Georgetown University administrators addressed student concerns related to public health conditions on campus at an Oct. 13 forum.  The virtual event featured Provost Robert Groves, Vice President...

EDITORIAL: Expunge Pervasive Mold

By Editorial Board November 30, 2018

Mold has invaded hundreds of dorms already this year, posing serious health risks to students. After years of half-measures and incomplete solutions, Georgetown University must treat this problem as the...

The Five Stages of Being Sick at Georgetown

The Five Stages of Being Sick at Georgetown

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz October 6, 2018

If you haven’t spent these past weeks drowning in used tissues and Advil, this Hoya desperately wants to know your secret.  Yes! You heard that barely concealed coughing fit from the back of your crowded...

PARKER: More Screenings for Students

PARKER: More Screenings for Students

By Talia Parker February 21, 2018

In April 2017, Georgetown University implemented a free and confidential screening for sexually transmitted infections. The screening, now offered once per semester, has had encouraging results. Over 70...

CLARA MEJíA ORTA/THE HOYA

Despite common student perceptions, there have been significant improvements in campus health and wellness. Collaborations between the Georgetown University Student Association, Health Education Services and the Student Health Center, among others, have led to increased awareness and engagement.

Campus Health: Where Are We Now?

By Eleanor Tolf February 3, 2017

When reflecting on student wellness on campus, it is easy to sensationalize and laser focus on extreme examples of poor health. With their risky behavior and lack of self-care, college students have...

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Health and Wellness Issue

By Guide Editor February 6, 2015

Health and well-being are concepts integral to one's college and life experiences. Yet on such a bustling campus, students rarely ever pause to examine their state of mind and body. From personal narratives...

Urgent Need for Urgent Care

By The Editorial Board September 30, 2014

For students, shrugging off sickness is a time-honored tradition, however foolish. Be it busy schedules, confidence in our immune systems or just downright laziness, many of us have not sought medical...

Informed Amid Uncertainty

By The Editorial Board September 23, 2014

Last week’s tragic passing of Andrea Jaime (NHS ’17) from bacterial meningitis garnered the campus community’s attention and reflection. At a time when students and faculty may have been unsure of...

Janet Zhu

CARNES: The 6 Habits of Highly Effective Hoyas

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. September 5, 2014

  Now that the add/drop period has come to a close, we enter a different phase of the semester. The slow, “Georgetown 3-4-5” start is reaching its finale (we had three days of class the...

Mold Outbreak Plagues Dormitories

By Katie Shaffer September 27, 2013

There have been 21 cases of mold in dormitories and apartments this semester reported to the Office of Facilities, which in some instances resulted in student illness. Vice President for Planning and...

Boston College Halts Condom Distribution

By Carly Graf April 9, 2013

Boston College’s crackdown on campus condom distribution has renewed questions among Catholic schools regarding contraception policy. Administrators at Boston College, a Jesuit institution, threatened...

BeWell Campaign Seeks to Redefine Alcohol Norms

By Laura Zhang September 14, 2012

Georgetown’s first-ever Social Norms Campaign, which aims to promote responsible drinking on campus, will begin this Monday. Health Education Services is launching the campaign as part of its annual...

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