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Lack of Transparency Perpetuates Community Uncertainty on Divestment, Sustainability Progress

Lack of Transparency Perpetuates Community Uncertainty on Divestment, Sustainability Progress

By Sahana Arumani and Neala Sweeney December 3, 2021
Despite Georgetown’s commitment to divest their endowment from fossil fuels by 2030, a lack of transparency on their progress has led to concern from student advocates.
Longtime Georgetown Professors Recount Institutional Sexism

Longtime Georgetown Professors Recount Institutional Sexism

By Ceyda Guleryuz November 19, 2021

About one week after Georgetown University finance professor Reena Aggarwal gave birth, she was back teaching in the classroom. It was 1987, and Georgetown, like most workplaces at the time, did not...

Construction Workers Allege Labor Violations on Georgetown Campus

Construction Workers Allege Labor Violations on Georgetown Campus

By Emily Scheibe November 12, 2021

On a sunny fall day at Georgetown University, a large blow-up cat strangled an inflatable construction worker outside the front gates. Three real protesters sat beside the cat, barely visible, behind...

Students, Professors Push To Enhance Diversity Curriculum Requirement

Students, Professors Push To Enhance Diversity Curriculum Requirement

By Nicholas Voltaggio and Sanjana Ranganathan October 29, 2021

Since arriving at Georgetown University, Arjun Badami (COL ’24) has tried to take advantage of courses that focus on diversity and culture. So when he learned that his “The Problem of God” course...

Georgetown Community Challenges School Colors’ Confederate Ties

Georgetown Community Challenges School Colors’ Confederate Ties

By Sydney Raymond October 15, 2021

As Georgetown University track and field runner Malachi Quarles (COL ’23) puts on his uniform before a competition, he feels conflicted. His uniform is blue and gray, Georgetown’s school colors.  When...

Institute of Turkish Studies Caught in Turkeys Crackdown on Academic Freedom

Institute of Turkish Studies Caught in Turkey’s Crackdown on Academic Freedom

By Liam Scott October 7, 2021

For over 30 years, the Turkish government-funded Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) was the only U.S.-based nonprofit that supported the development of Turkish studies in U.S. higher education. Widely...

Student Athletes Confront Pandemic Mental Health Hurdles

Student Athletes Confront Pandemic Mental Health Hurdles

By Margot Mather September 30, 2021

One night in January 2021, Chelsea Smith (COL ’21) was scrolling through Instagram in her childhood bedroom when one particular post began to tie her stomach in knots. The former Georgetown University...

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...

The Show Goes on After Over a Year of Zoom Performance

The Show Goes on After Over a Year of Zoom Performance

By Enzo Gorgulho Jordao Elia September 20, 2021

For a year and a half of concert choir rehearsal, Zoe Corrigan (MSB ’23) saw her fellow choir singers on Zoom — but she could not hear them sing. The limitations of Zoom meant the singers had to turn...

COVID-19, Dining, Facilities Issues Hamper Return to Campus

COVID-19, Dining, Facilities Issues Hamper Return to Campus

By Kendel Barber September 9, 2021

Heading into Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall shortly after move-in, Isabel Janovsky (COL ’23) stepped into the building only to immediately walk back out. The long line of people, some of whom were maskless,...

With Marriage Pact, Students Shoot for the Moon for Puny Chance of Love

With Marriage Pact, Students Shoot for the Moon for Puny Chance of Love

By Sofia Nathoo May 6, 2021

“Would you rather leave someone at the altar or be left at the altar?” The answer to this question and 49 others matched Georgetown University students with their optimal romantic partners through...

GU Mutual Aid Confronts Economic Disparities Through Community Care

GU Mutual Aid Confronts Economic Disparities Through Community Care

By Alice Bolandhemat April 30, 2021

When insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, many Georgetown University students living in the District found themselves in emotional and financial distress as they watched stores and businesses throughout...

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