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WILL SIMON/THE HOYA | Georgetown Universitys board of directors approved a $75 million maintenance plan, which will be allocated to facilities repairs, including the roofs of Alumni Squares apartments and renovations of Alumni Square west. 

Board of Directors Allocates $75 Million for Repairs, Maintenance

By Anya Howko-Johnson February 22, 2019

A five-year, $75 million maintenance plan to alleviate building maintenance issues — including those in student residences — was approved by the Georgetown board of directors Feb. 14. A portion...

WILL SIMON/THE HOYA | After inspections conducted last week revealed structural weaknesses of the Alumni Square roof, Georgetown decided to relocate approximately 85 residents to the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center.

Alumni Square Roof Raises Safety Concerns, GU Relocates Residents

By Myroslav February 13, 2019

About 85 students are being relocated from their top-floor apartments in Alumni Square to the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center this week after university administrators informed them about potential...

Campus Confusions Part II: Post-Abroad Oddities

Campus Confusions Part II: Post-Abroad Oddities

By Charlie Fritz and Charlie Fritz January 30, 2018

You've all probably heard the expression "abroad changed me" and thought, "dear God, that person sounds so obnoxious." Still, some of us have actually changed. Some of my friends from Madrid are now ~euro~...

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A pilot project to renovate the interior of Henle Village apartments has not been turned into a larger endeavor.

Henle Renovations Indefinitely on Hold

By Xinlan Hu November 11, 2014

Despite a well-received pilot renovation project in Henle Village last winter break, the Office of Residential Living deferred complex-wide apartment renovations due to a lack of resources. Residential...

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The Alumni Square RHO will be renovated to house four students.

Alumni Square RHO Shuttered In Favor of New Apartment

By Mallika Sen June 7, 2014

As the deadline to add 385 beds to campus per the 2010 Campus Plan approaches, the Office of Residential Living permanently closed the Alumni Square Residential Hall Office at the end of the spring...

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Madeline Albright, fourth from right, was among among the dignitaries at the Václav Havel Place memorial dedication Wednesday.

Havel Memorial Dedicated

By Mallika Sen October 4, 2013

Dignitaries, faculty and students gathered in Gaston Hall and Alumni Square courtyard Wednesday to dedicate a memorial to former Czech President Václav Havel. Georgetown established the Václav...

Boxing Out Privacy

By The Editorial Board September 27, 2013

While designs for new dorms continue to dominate campus discussion, one can’t lose sight of the ways — major and minor — in which current residential life could be bolstered. Alumni Square, a...

Surviving Senior Week (If You Arent Actually a Senior)

Surviving Senior Week (If You Aren’t Actually a Senior)

By Pat Curran and Pat Curran May 13, 2013

So, you’re still here. Finals are over. Most of your friends have moved out. Your room is a shadow of its former self, your Pulp Fiction/Animal House/Bob Marley posters and big-screen TV packed away...

This Year Was...

This Year Was…

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee May 9, 2013

People are packing up and headed home, preparing their late-stay plans, or moving into their spiffy new apartments for the summer. It's a time of reflection. So we at 4E wanted to know, how was this...

Housing at a Glance: Picking the Perfect Housing

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

With housing selection for freshmen fast approaching, there are lots of things to consider. Besides trying to find someone you are willing to live with for an entire year, you also have to consider which...

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