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Hariri Building Vandalized With Graffiti Related to Israel-Hamas War

By Aamir Jamil and Caroline Rareshide October 16, 2024

Unidentified individuals sprayed graffiti appearing to relate to the Israel-Hamas war on the Rafik B. Hariri Building Oct. 16. According to an email that Rosemary Kilkenny (LAW ’87), the university’s...

Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is investigating vandalism that occurred in Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart and the Heyden Observatory the night of Aug. 29 as potential anti-Catholic hate crimes.

GUPD Investigating Vandalism on Campus as Potential Anti-Catholic Hate Crimes

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan September 6, 2024

The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) is investigating two Aug. 29 incidents of vandalism as potential anti-Catholic hate crimes.  During one incident, the large processional crucifix...

Vandalism Discovered in Multiple Locations Around St Mary's Hall

Vandalism Discovered in Multiple Locations Around St Mary’s Hall

By Sophie Haber February 21, 2020

The Georgetown University Police Department arrested a person not affiliated with Georgetown University on Feb. 15 after he vandalized areas in St. Mary’s Hall. The vandal left messages and tagged...

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The suspect list has narrowed in the joint investigation by GUPD and MPD into last month's bias-related vandalisms has

Suspect List Narrows in Swastika Vandalism Investigation

By Isabelle Groenewegen October 6, 2017

The Georgetown University Police Department is narrowing a list of potential suspects in its investigation of incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti and threatening messages directed at women in LXR Hall...

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A swastika was found painted in a women's bathroom in LXR residence hall.

Swastikas Painted in Dorm Restroom During Rosh Hashanah

By Jeff Cirillo September 21, 2017

Multiple swastikas were found painted inside an LXR Hall women's restroom, alongside language threatening violence against women, in two separate incidents Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The...

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Graffiti was located on the side of a university townhouse on 3624 N St., NW (pictured) and several other buildings Friday.

University Buildings Defaced with Pro-Trump, ‘Support Officer Wilson’ Graffiti

By Ian Scoville and Lisa Burgoa April 23, 2016

Graffiti with messages including “Support Officer Wilson” and “Trump ’16 Build the Wall” was found on six on- and off-campus buildings – including a university townhouse on 3624 N St....

AEPi Shows Solidarity With Emory

By Molly Simio October 7, 2014

After the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house at Emory University was vandalized with swastikas on Sunday following Yom Kippur, the Georgetown chapter of AEPi will wear blue on Tuesday in solidarity and...

Chapel Vandalism Unexplained

By Hiromi Oka April 16, 2013

Dahlgren Chapel was vandalized sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning, with chairs, an organ mirror and panel and a crucifix among the items damaged. Although Director of Media Relations...

Dahlgren Chapel Vandalized

By Eitan Sayag and Hiromi Oka April 14, 2013

Dahlgren Chapel was vandalized last night, forcing the 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday Masses to be relocated to St. William’s Chapel in Copley Hall. The exact nature and extent of the damage is...

Malkerson-Cleary Campaign Posters Vandalized

By Mariah Byrne February 17, 2012

The American flag comprised of Malkerson-Cleary campaign flyers on the Red Square wind tunnel wall was defaced early Saturday morning. The words "U.S. WANTED FOR MURDER!" were spray-painted on the...

DPS Blotter

By DPS Blotter October 21, 2011

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 Theft, Lauinger Library, 9 p.m. A student reported that he parked his bicycle on the bike rack. When he returned, he found his bicycle missing. There are no suspects or witnesses. Friday,...

Nazi Graffiti Found in Dorms

By Laura Engshuber September 14, 2010

Four students were victims of bias-related incidents in New South Hall on Sept. 6 and 11, and a similar incident occurred in Darnall Hall sometime between Sept. 11 and 13, according to the Department of...

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