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Students, Neighborhood Residents Raise Public Safety Concerns at ANC Meeting

Students, Neighborhood Residents Raise Public Safety Concerns at ANC Meeting

By Paulina Inglima November 3, 2023

Georgetown University students and community residents expressed concerns about a recent increase in criminal and dangerous activity at an Oct. 30 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meeting. The...

EDITORIAL: Improve Fire Safety Maintenance

EDITORIAL: Improve Fire Safety Maintenance

By The Editorial Board November 3, 2023

Georgetown University is aflame with facilities failures. The Editorial Board calls on administration to get ahead of these concerns before they create further issues to the detriment of students. In...

EDITORIAL: Protect Students, Prioritize Safety

EDITORIAL: Protect Students, Prioritize Safety

By The Editorial Board September 15, 2023

As students, staff and faculty settle into the semester, campus security and safety are on many Georgetown University community members’ minds. The topic is especially relevant since a homicide suspect,...

VIEWPOINT: Think Before You Drink

VIEWPOINT: Think Before You Drink

By Eleanor J.B. Daugherty April 30, 2023

I’m new to Georgetown University. I’m the vice president for student affairs, which means I’m in charge of the university’s efforts to support students and enrich their learning experiences here....

MANENS | Value NBA Players’ Safety Over Their Entertainment Value

By Benjamin Manens March 17, 2023

With two weeks left until the opt-out deadline for the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association’s current collective bargaining agreement, both sides are determined to hash out a new deal...

COMMUNITY CORNER: Georgetown Students Voice Campus Safety Concerns

By Georgia Chen January 15, 2023

In this episode of “Community Corner,” multimedia staffer Georgia Chen (CAS ’25) surveyed various students about their concerns with campus safety in the wake of the Nov. 13 shooting at the University...

EDITORIAL: Supplement New Lock Tech

EDITORIAL: Supplement New Lock Tech

By The Editorial Board September 9, 2022

The most glaring change to the Georgetown University residential experience this academic year has perhaps been the introduction of cell phone-based electronic locks on all non-apartment-style dorms.  “These...

Lack of Bystander Trainings Prompt Concerns About Community Safety

Lack of Bystander Trainings Prompt Concerns About Community Safety

By Giulia Testa November 4, 2021

CW: This article mentions sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Delays in mandatory first-year bystander training prompted students and faculty to...

FILE PHOTO: CAROLINE PAPPAS/THE HOYA | Metro  plans to return to automatic doors in a move to reduce wait times and mitigate rider risk, according to a March 4 news release.

DC Metro Tests Automatic Doors for Reintroduction

By Dustin Hartuv March 14, 2019

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has been testing automatic doors on trains in the Washington, D.C. area over the last three weeks as part of a plan to reintroduce automatic doors by...

Facilities Negligence Endangers Students

By Harrison Hurt February 22, 2019

When students from top-floor apartments in Alumni Square were relocated to the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center last week, administrators assured them that they were acting with an abundance...

WILL SIMON/THE HOYA | After inspections conducted last week revealed structural weaknesses of the Alumni Square roof, Georgetown decided to relocate approximately 85 residents to the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center.

Alumni Square Roof Raises Safety Concerns, GU Relocates Residents

By Myroslav February 13, 2019

About 85 students are being relocated from their top-floor apartments in Alumni Square to the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center this week after university administrators informed them about potential...

Safety Concerns to Be Addressed After Metro Worker Injured

By Alex Mooney December 1, 2017

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is responding to safety concerns following an injury sustained by a Metro worker performing a repair on the Washington, D.C. transit’s electrical rail...

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