Guide

With LGBTQ Community Facing Adversity, Sophomore Duo Breaks the Silence

When Scott Chessare (COL ’10) came to Georgetown as a freshman, things on campus looked a lot different.

As a gay student, Chessare arrived on the Hilltop at a time when administrators were hesitant to engage with the LGBTQ community and GU Pride was comprised of only a few students who would meet sporadically.

After Outcry, A Debate Over Alcohol Policy

When Georgetown announced changes to its alcohol policy last fall that placed a limit on kegs, banned beer pong tables and made party registration more difficult, campus backlash was fierce. Facebook groups were started, petitions were signed and protests were staged in Red Square.

Insecurity With Georgetown's Data Protection

When the theft of a hard drive in January from the Office of Student Affairs potentially compromised the Social Security numbers of approximately 38,000 students, alumni, faculty and staff, Georgetown made national headlines for what was seen as lax security measures.

Year of Transition Marks Campus Safety

This fall marked the first year for one safety official and the last for another. With the arrival of Vice President for University Safety Rocco DelMonaco over the summer and the departure of Department of Public Safety Director Darryl Harrison set for May, the past eight months have ushered in a period of transition.

A Season Too Short

After Georgetown beat Marquette 70-68 in the Hoyas’ second-to-last game of the regular season — a result made possible because senior guard Jonathan Wallace made three straight free throws in the last second of regulation — the reporters in the post-game interview tried to get Head Coach John Thompson III to respond with something unexpected to prompts for an evaluation of the season so far.