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Scoot Over, E-Scooters: University Bans Non-Essential Electric Mobility Devices in G.U. Buildings

Scoot Over, E-Scooters: University Bans Non-Essential Electric Mobility Devices in G.U. Buildings

By Jack Willis December 22, 2023

Georgetown University administrators announced a ban on micromobility devices that use lithium-ion batteries, including electric scooters and hoverboards, in a Dec. 12 email. If university staff spot...

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: Asian Women Deserve Safety from Violence

VIEWPOINT: Asian Women Deserve Safety from Violence

By Doris Zhang February 25, 2022

CW: This article directly references racism and anti-Asian violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  “We all deserve to be safe,” author Nicole Chung...

Students Report Building Intrusions, Prompting Safety Concerns

Students Report Building Intrusions, Prompting Safety Concerns

By Elyza Bruce October 15, 2021

Since Sept. 16, four break-ins to campus buildings have occurred, according to student testimony, university confirmation and police logs, prompting student security concerns.  Students initially...

EDITORIAL: Cultivating a Safe Community

EDITORIAL: Cultivating a Safe Community

By Editorial Board October 5, 2018

This article discusses sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on and off-campus resources. Credible sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have...

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The Georgetown University Student Association’s Safety and Sexual Assault policy team is re-examining ways to improve the SafeRides late-night security escort service for students.

GUSA Pushes for SafeRides Improvements

By Anabel Getz October 3, 2017

The Georgetown University Student Association’s Safety and Sexual Assault policy team is re-examining ways to improve the SafeRides late-night security escort service for students. In a joint effort...

DPS Implements GPS Tracking for SafeRides

By Natasha Khan September 24, 2013

With new GPS systems, SafeRides vans will now broadcast their location via the NextGUTS feature of the Georgetown mobile app. NextGUTS, which launched in April, previously tracked only Georgetown University...

DPS Blotter

By City News Editor September 6, 2013

Friday, Sept. 6, 2012 Suspicious Person, Reiss Science Building, 1:02 p.m. The Department of Public Safety received a report of a man soliciting money from students. The man was identified, apprehended...

New Police Chief Shares Public Safety Goals

By Kelly Church August 28, 2012

Now in his fifth week as the new chief of police and director of the Department of Public Safety, Jay Gruber has already set goals for his term. The Hoya sat down with him to get his perspective...

DPS Blotter

By Sports Editor April 5, 2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012 Simple Assault, 36th and Prospect Streets, 1:24 a.m. A student reported that while seated in the rear seat of a taxi cab the driver turned around and began rubbing her...

Rise in Assaults May Link to Dating Violence

By Richard Rinaldi May 21, 2010

Last week's murder of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love by her ex-boyfriend George Huguely sent shockwaves across the Georgetown community and other D.C. area college campuses, many of which...

Student Concerns Linger Despite Safety Measures

By Katrina Braun April 30, 2010

After an academic year that saw a gunshot in McDonough Gymnasium, a string of bias-related assaults against members of the LGBTQ community, a number of burglaries in university-owned student residences...

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