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JONES: Reform Meal Plan Committee

JONES: Reform Meal Plan Committee

By Savannah Jones September 30, 2022

Georgetown created its controversial mandatory meal plan policy, covered by The Hoya last year, to “support and promote a healthy living and learning community where all students thrive,” according...

COMMUNITY CORNER: The Hoya Sat Down With GUSA Executive. Here’s What They Had To Say.

COMMUNITY CORNER: The Hoya Sat Down With GUSA Executive. Here’s What They Had To Say.

By Grace Buono October 28, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/multimedia-editor/community-corner-the-hoya-sat-down-with-gusa-executive-heres-what-they-had-to-say?si=874bcd3a67c64516a17531c580aa923c This week, we spoke with GUSA President...

EDITORIAL: Rebuild Trust in Campus Dining

EDITORIAL: Rebuild Trust in Campus Dining

By Editorial Board September 30, 2021

On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Georgetown University’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Ranit Mishori (MED ’02) notified community members of an unknown gastrointestinal illness affecting a number of students...

High Costs, Suspected Food Contamination Diminish Student Trust in Mandated Meal Plans

High Costs, Suspected Food Contamination Diminish Student Trust in Mandated Meal Plans

By Alice Bolandhemat and Ella Kohler September 24, 2021

Leyla Hagan (SFS ’24) ordered the tofu teriyaki dish at 5Spice, a meal station in Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall, for dinner on Aug. 24. Later that night, she was in the emergency room because of a...

Student Leadership Pushes for Cheaper Meal Plans, Exemptions for Upperclassmen

Student Leadership Pushes for Cheaper Meal Plans, Exemptions for Upperclassmen

By Samuel Yoo September 2, 2021

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate unanimously passed a resolution demanding cheaper meal plan options for all undergraduate students at an Aug. 29 meeting. The resolution also called...

Students Raise Health and Safety Concerns After Meal Plan Requirement Change

Students Raise Health and Safety Concerns After Meal Plan Requirement Change

By Claire Stowe January 20, 2021

Georgetown University students living on campus during the spring semester are raising dietary, financial and safety concerns after learning they are required to purchase the All Access 7 meal plan. The...

On-Campus Students Receive Dining Allowance, Mutual Aid To Offset Food Costs Over Winter Break

On-Campus Students Receive Dining Allowance, Mutual Aid To Offset Food Costs Over Winter Break

By Breandan Gibbons December 4, 2020

Georgetown University started providing students living on campus with weekly grocery allowances after students raised concerns about food insecurity over winter break. Throughout this semester, the...

EDITORIAL: Avoid Forking Over for Campus Meal Plans

By Editorial Board February 7, 2017

The past academic year has seen the successful implementation of long-anticipated dining reforms and the promise of further renovations by fall of 2017. However, students continue to skewer Auxiliary Business...

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Elevate’s off-campus meal provides Georgetown students an alternative to current campus dining plans offered by the university.

Off-Campus Meal Plan Launches

By Adam Shlomi January 20, 2017

Elevate, a startup founded by two graduates from the University of Virginia, is offering an alternative meal plan that allows students to receive meals from a variety of restaurants off-campus the...

Georgetown Dining Offers Basketball Tickets in Meal Plan Raffle

By Gaia Mattiace September 6, 2015

Georgetown Dining will offer student section tickets to Georgetown men’s basketball games to students purchasing meal plans this fall. As an incentive to encourage the use of meal plans, the first...

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Students expressed concerns about meal plans at a forum on Thursday.

University Backs Down on 3-Year Meal Plan Requirement

By Sarah Smith October 19, 2014

The university is no longer considering mandating a third-year meal plan, Vice President for Auxiliary Services Joelle Wiese announced at a forum in Sellinger Lounge on Thursday night. “We were...

A Dialogue of Distrust

By The Editorial Board October 17, 2014

When reports that the university is considering mandating a third-year meal plan surfaced late on a Wednesday night, students understandably responded with outrage at what was correctly interpreted as...

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