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KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA Several Facilities workers 
feel mistreated and bullied by their management, as two anonymous workers recount to The Hoya.

Facilities Workers Reveal Institutional Challenges

By Meena Morar December 7, 2018

The smooth operations of Georgetown University’s maintenance rely on employees of the Office of Planning and Facilities Management to respond to work requests. Yet several of these workers feel overworked,...

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University to Make Single-Stall Restrooms Gender-Inclusive Following Student Activism

By Jeanine Santucci March 11, 2017

The university and the Georgetown University Student Association LGBTQ Inclusivity policy team have launched an initiative to make single-stall restrooms in public buildings on campus both gender-inclusive...

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Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Residence Hall is one

Campus Unveils Residence Upgrades

By Christian Paz August 30, 2016

The newly constructed Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Residence Hall – formerly known as the Northeast Triangle Residence Hall – began hosting its first residents last week. Completing construction on the...

University Announces Summer Housing Study

By Patricja Okuniewska April 29, 2016

University contractors will conduct a study over the next few months to determine the timeframe, price and priorities for immediate and long-term housing renovations. Organized in conjunction with the...

Accessibility Push Faces Tricky Terrain

Accessibility Push Faces Tricky Terrain

By Andrew Wallender April 22, 2016

When Rachel Anderson (COL ’17) broke her leg on a spring night in 2015, she soon realized that getting in and out of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital would be the easy part. It was navigating...

Students, University Discuss Kehoe Field Closure

By Ian Scoville February 5, 2016

Georgetown administrators and students discussed the ramifications of the closure of Kehoe Field on Feb. 2 and the potential options for re-developing Yates Field House — including building a new recreational...

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Facilities workers tasked with shoveling snow and other services had to stay on campus overnight last weekend.

Facilities Workers Housed Overnight

By Owen Eagan January 26, 2016

As Winter Storm Jonas blanketed the District of Columbia with approximately 2 feet of snow, around 200 employees from Georgetown’s Planning and Facilities Management slept on campus to keep the university...

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Burying Georgetown under approximately 2 feet of snow, Winter Storm Jonas hit D.C. with the fourth most snowfall on its record. Georgetown’s Planning and Facilities Management employees found themselves searching for beds on campus as they stayed to keep the university running, while the homeless faced tough nights in freezing temperatures in the District..

Winter Storm Paralyzes DC

By Aly Pachter January 26, 2016

Winter Storm Jonas, which covered Washington, D.C. with over 2 feet of snow this weekend, has tied for the storm with the fourth most snowfall on record in the District, aggravating an existing homelessness...

ROBERT CORTES/THE HOYA The Georgetown University Student Association hosted a Hoya Roundtable on transportation issues and pedestrian safety in the Healey Family Student Center on Wednesday with around 60 students in attendence.

Transportation Roundtable Solicits Student Input

By William Zhu December 4, 2015

The Georgetown University Student Association hosted a Hoya Roundtable on transportation Wednesday night in the Healey Family Student Center’s Great Room, where students and administrators discussed...

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Nine buildings, including the Intercultural Center (pictured), experienced a power outage earlier this evening.

Power Outage Affects Nine Buildings

By Toby Hung October 20, 2015

At least nine buildings on campus experienced power outages beginning at around 6:45 p.m. tonight due to an electrical transformer failure, according to a university-wide email from the Department...

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