Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Fire Alarm Malfunctions in LXR and Copley Residential Halls Raise Facilities Concerns

Fire Alarm Malfunctions in LXR and Copley Residential Halls Raise Facilities Concerns

By Aamir Jamil October 6, 2023

Two Georgetown dorms experienced fire alarm malfunctions during the nights of Sept. 27 and 28.  Georgetown officials were unable to deactivate fire alarms and smoke detectors in LXR and Copley...

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...

Students Express Concerns About Lack of Safety Notifications Following Dorm Intrusion

Students Express Concerns About Lack of Safety Notifications Following Dorm Intrusion

By Giulia Testa February 24, 2022

Students voiced concerns about the lack of public safety threat notifications after an intruder entered a residence hall Feb. 16. The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) responded to a report...

Things Georgetown Students Spend More on Than a Certain President Spends on Income Taxes

Things Georgetown Students Spend More on Than a Certain President Spends on Income Taxes

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz October 20, 2020

Hoyas everywhere know the struggle of tuition, Flex dollars, Canada Geese (Gooses? Goslings?). Living in Washington, D.C., is costly and drains students' wallets. Me, begging my work-study job for...

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Graduate Student Launches Clean Beauty Company Born in Her GU Dorm

By Grace Buono September 11, 2020

Sitting in her sophomore LXR Hall dorm room four years ago, Charlotte Cook (MSB ’19) felt she was at a crossroads. She knew the finance and banking track was not what she wanted, but viable alternatives...

LXR Residents Regain Full Hot Water Access After Two Weeks

LXR Residents Regain Full Hot Water Access After Two Weeks

By Callie DiModica November 1, 2019

Residents in LXR Hall experienced intermittent hot water shortages over the course of the past two weeks until the Office of Planning and Facilities Management fully restored hot water access Oct. 26. OLIVIA...

KIKI SCHMALFUSS  Georgetown University’s Office of Planning and Facilities Management has responded to 361 mold-related work requests since August 2018, with students reporting unsafe living conditions and health concerns. The number of work requests related to mold more than doubled from August through October this semester compared to the same time period last year.

Students Raise Concern Over Mold in Dorms

By Myroslav October 19, 2018

Georgetown University students are reporting illness and repeated delays in response by the Office of Planning and Facilities Management to requests for mold removal. In the period from August through...

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!

By Izzy Roemer and Izzy Roemer August 22, 2018

The trees on Prospect Street are starting to change color. The NSO horde has descended upon campus, tasked with welcoming over a thousand new students. Jack the Bulldog is on his way home from a restful...

Snakes of Georgetown

Snakes of Georgetown

By Caroline Porterfield and Caroline Porterfield March 15, 2018

Urban Dictionary defines a snake as: "someone who you think is sincere and really nice, but then turns out to be a backstabber." To people of Georgetown who have slightly inconvenienced me: welcome to...

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A swastika was found painted in a womens 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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Arts Need Our Voice

By Editorial Board April 26, 2016

With only four music practice rooms in the Healey Family Student Center and two in LXR Hall, there are barely enough available spaces on campus to serve all of Georgetown’s 7,595 undergraduate students....

GUSA Elections See Low Upperclassmen Participation

By Molly Cooke October 2, 2015

Forty-six students campaigned over the past week for one of the 28 Georgetown University Student Association Senate seats, for which three districts received no contenders. The results of yesterday’s...

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