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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

New Windows and HVAC System Installed in LXR

New Windows and HVAC System Installed in LXR

By Hayley Young September 1, 2023

Georgetown University recently renovated its LXR residential community with new windows and HVAC units, aiming to reduce emissions from air conditioning units. The project included the installation...

Georgetown Rejects Hundreds for Fall On-Campus Housing, Leaving Many Students in Difficult Living Situations

Georgetown Rejects Hundreds for Fall On-Campus Housing, Leaving Many Students in Difficult Living Situations

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo July 16, 2020

Hundreds of Georgetown University students have been denied on-campus housing for the fall semester, with some being rejected despite living in insecure home conditions, according to students familiar...

EDITORIAL: Expand Assistance for Housing Insecurity

EDITORIAL: Expand Assistance for Housing Insecurity

By Editorial Board April 30, 2020

When Georgetown University closed campus residences for the semester, the administration allowed some students without alternative accommodations to apply to stay on campus. Yet, with just days left in...

EDITORIAL: On Housing, Increase Accountability

By Editorial Board March 15, 2019

By now, concerns about Georgetown University housing sound like a broken record: Students implore the university to address rats, mold, gas leaks and collapsing roofs, while university officials fail to...

Georgetown University Ranks 44th for Off-Campus Rent

By Jack Lynch April 29, 2016

Georgetown is the 44th most expensive school for off-campus living, according to the real-estate website RadPad. RadPad, an online real estate company focused on marketing apartments to young renters,...

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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...

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...

Fewer Townhouses Pinch Dorm Choices

By Laura Wagner April 26, 2013

Although a sizeable number of students in off-campus housing have yet to be pushed back on campus because of the 2010 Campus Plan agreement, some are being shifted from university-owned townhouses to dormitories. Because...

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