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Nearly two dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested for blocking D.C. traffic while demanding a cease-fire and an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza at a Feb. 1 protest.
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Police Arrest Protestors Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza for Blocking DC Roads

By Song Lim, Special to The Hoya February 9, 2024

Police arrested nearly two dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators for blocking traffic in Washington, D.C. while demanding a ceasefire and an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza at a Feb. 1 protest.   Twenty-three...

Paulina Inglima/The Hoya | Georgetown’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2E unanimously passed two resolutions at their Jan. 29 meeting.

ANC Updates: Licenses En Route for Hilltop Tap Room, Dispensary

By Paulina Inglima, City Desk Editor February 2, 2024

Georgetown’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2E unanimously passed two resolutions at their Jan. 29 meeting. The resolutions will extend a stipulated liquor license for Hilltop Tap Room, a...

Maren Fagan/The Hoya | On Jan. 31, parents, students and activists rallied at the Capitol Building to call for greater protection for children and minors on social media and the internet following a Senate hearing about children’s safety online with five Big Tech CEOs, including Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Shou Zi Chew of TikTok.

Parents, Activists Rally to Protect Child Safety Online

By Catherine Alaimo and Maren Fagan February 2, 2024

CW: This article references and discusses the exploitation of children and mental health struggles. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Parents, activists and college...

Georgetown University students and faculty joined protestors from around the country for the March For Life, which advocates for ending abortion in the U.S., Jan. 19 at the National Mall. Despite D.C.’s snowy conditions, thousands of people attended the annual march, the second since the Supreme Court  overturned Roe v. Wade. // Photo from Julian Jimenez

March for Life Highlights Spirited Campus Debate on Reproductive Rights

By Paulina Inglima January 26, 2024

Georgetown University students and faculty joined protestors from around the country for the March For Life, which advocates for ending abortion in the United States, on Jan. 19 at the National Mall.  Despite...

JULIA GIGANTE FOR THE HOYA | GradGov drafted a proposal to request a subsidized metro pass system for full-time graduate students.

Metro Wrapped! WMATA Releases Personalized ‘Your 2023 Metro Report’

By Anna Lim January 25, 2024

In the spirit of the annual year-end Spotify Wrapped release, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) riders can now view their “Your 2023 Metro Report,” a colorful personalized summary...

The university is set to expand its East-end Capitol campus on 77H Street near Union Station and has been under contract to purchase the approximately $89 million apartment complex.

New Academic Spaces to Open With Capitol Campus Expansion

By Kate Hwang and Paulina Inglima January 19, 2024

Georgetown University is set to expand its Capitol Campus and enlarge its capacity for students to participate in its programs by acquiring an $89 million apartment complex on 77 H St. NW near Union Station. Georgetown’s...

The D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation granting the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) the ability to penalize unlicensed cannabis gifting stores that have not yet completed an application for the city’s medical cannabis program.

DC Council Passes Emergency Legislation Regulating Unlicensed Cannabis Gifting Shops

By Anna Lim January 19, 2024

On Jan. 9, the Washington, D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation granting the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) the ability to penalize unlicensed cannabis gifting...

Members of Georgetown Community Attend National March for Gaza

Members of Georgetown Community Attend National March for Gaza

By Aamir Jamil January 19, 2024

Several Georgetown University students and faculty members joined the National March for Gaza in Freedom Plaza on Jan. 13, gathering alongside thousands of protestors calling for a permanent ceasefire...

DC Public Libraries Again Offer COVID-19 Tests

DC Public Libraries Again Offer COVID-19 Tests

By Paulina Inglima December 1, 2023

The Georgetown Neighborhood Library, as well as other Washington, D.C. public libraries in all eight of the city’s wards, are once again providing free COVID-19 tests as of Nov. 22. Throughout the...

Georgetown, DC Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

By Jack Willis November 17, 2023

Georgetown University and various institutions in Washington, D.C. have hosted cultural and educational events to celebrate Native American Heritage Month this November. In addition to several educational...

Climate Activists, Disaster Relief Organizations Host Community Engagement Fair

Climate Activists, Disaster Relief Organizations Host Community Engagement Fair

By Ranee Brady October 22, 2023

A coalition of various environmental conservation, disaster relief and activist groups shared information and mobilization plans at the All Hands on Deck Climate Action & Disaster Preparedness Community...

Advisory Neighborhood Commission Votes to Continue Georgetown’s ‘Streateries’

Advisory Neighborhood Commission Votes to Continue Georgetown’s ‘Streateries’

By Paulina Inglima October 6, 2023

Georgetown’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E), a local government entity that represents the Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale neighborhoods, voted to extend the permit on the District’s...

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