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DC Public Libraries Again Offer COVID-19 Tests

DC Public Libraries Again Offer COVID-19 Tests

By Paulina Inglima December 1, 2023

The Georgetown Neighborhood Library, as well as other Washington, D.C. public libraries in all eight of the city’s wards, are once again providing free COVID-19 tests as of Nov. 22. Throughout the...

GUSA to Continue Laptop Loans

GUSA to Continue Laptop Loans

By Ranee Brady September 14, 2023

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) has reinstated an initiative that allows students to request a laptop at no cost for any period of time. The Laptop Loan Initiative began in the...

VIEWPOINT: Challenge LSAT Inaccessibility

VIEWPOINT: Challenge LSAT Inaccessibility

By Dominic Gordon September 1, 2023

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the group of law schools that runs the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), is in the midst of reforming its entrance exam. In 2019, a blind test-taker successfully...

EDITORIAL: GUSA Executive Proves Effective

EDITORIAL: GUSA Executive Proves Effective

By The Editorial Board April 17, 2023

Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) President Camber Vincent (SFS ’24) and Vice President Alyssa Hirai (SFS ’24) took office following a competitive election in November 2022. After...

VIEWPOINT: Disrupt the Digital Divide

VIEWPOINT: Disrupt the Digital Divide

Imagine if every undergraduate at Georgetown University had zero access to the internet — then multiply that figure by almost five. In Washington, D.C., 36,460 households lack access to this valuable...

Students Express Frustration with Housing Accommodations Process

Students Express Frustration with Housing Accommodations Process

By Kaitlyn Delaney February 24, 2023

After inconsistent communication from the Georgetown University Office of Residential Living and the Academic Resource Center (ARC), Ollie Henry (CAS ’24) was left without university-provided accommodation...

EDITORIAL: Reform Course Registration

EDITORIAL: Reform Course Registration

By The Editorial Board December 2, 2022

Panic-inducing for some, euphoric for others and a rollercoaster for all, course registration manages to simultaneously overwhelm and reassure students. Recent updates to MyAccess, the platform that Georgetown...

Disability Groups Sue DC Over Bike Lanes

Disability Groups Sue DC Over Bike Lanes

By Evie Steele December 2, 2022

Disabled individuals sued Washington, D.C., on Nov. 21 for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the construction of new protected bike lanes. The Nov. 21 lawsuit filed...

JONES: Find Compassion On Campus

By Savannah Jones November 18, 2022

As a result of Georgetown University’s unfulfilled promise to serve its disabled community, students at Georgetown face unnecessary shortcomings in physical accessibility, which I detailed in my previous...

JONES: Improve Campus Accessibility

JONES: Improve Campus Accessibility

By Savannah Jones October 28, 2022

Georgetown University offers a plethora of opportunities for disability education, but when it comes to taking action to make campus accessible for those living with physical disabilities, Georgetown...

Disability Studies: Curating An Inclusive Perspective

Disability Studies: Curating An Inclusive Perspective

By Anna Kummelstedt and Neala Sweeney October 20, 2022

On Oct. 13, disability studies took center stage in Red Square at Ramping Up for Access, an event hosted by the Disability Cultural Initiative.  Amy Kenny, inaugural director of the initiative,...

VIEWPOINT: Fight For Accessible Housing

VIEWPOINT: Fight For Accessible Housing

By Shreya Dudeja September 9, 2022

I’ve never had to fight this hard for my basic needs to be met.  On legal paper, Georgetown University’s “i’s” and “t’s” are appropriately dotted and crossed. Despite broken cobblestone...

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