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Elevators Drop Multiple Floors in Residence Halls

By Myroslav November 16, 2018

Elevators in Reynolds Hall and Darnall Hall are plagued by persistent malfunctions, as they have fallen between floors and students have been stuck inside them, according to multiple residents of these...

Love Letter to the Witch Who Lives Under the Road Between Regents and Reiss

Love Letter to the Witch Who Lives Under the Road Between Regents and Reiss

By Matteo Lauto and Matteo Lauto October 26, 2018

Dear Witch Who Lives Under The Road Between Regents and Reiss, What’s cooking? No, literally, what you are cooking down there? There’s always this unhealthy amount of steam coming from the manhole,...

EDITORIAL: Subpar Housing Merits Compensation

By Editorial Board October 26, 2018

Faulty fire alarms. Disruptive, clamorous construction. Severe miscommunication from university officials to endangered student residents. Georgetown has proven unwilling or unable to address a wide...

VIEWPOINT: Construction Keeps Darnall Students Awake. We Deserve Support

By Elisa McCartin October 25, 2018

Like clockwork, every Monday through Saturday at 7 a.m., I am woken up by the deafening sounds of drills, trucks and bulldozers from the MedStar construction project happening right outside my second-floor...

KIKI SCHMALFUSS  Georgetown University’s Office of Planning and Facilities Management has responded to 361 mold-related work requests since August 2018, with students reporting unsafe living conditions and health concerns. The number of work requests related to mold more than doubled from August through October this semester compared to the same time period last year.

Students Raise Concern Over Mold in Dorms

By Myroslav October 19, 2018

Georgetown University students are reporting illness and repeated delays in response by the Office of Planning and Facilities Management to requests for mold removal. In the period from August through...

HOUSING: My Floors Were Soaked for 5 Months. Facilities Called Them Standard

HOUSING: My Floors Were Soaked for 5 Months. Facilities Called Them ‘Standard’

By Luke Duffner October 10, 2018

In fall 2017, I lived in a dilapidated apartment in Henle Village. Initially, I thought little of my home’s shabby state. Eventually, though, I noticed our floors were substantially dirtier and, more...

EDITORIAL: Increase Maintenance Staff

By Editorial Board April 20, 2018

Health and safety issues in Georgetown University student housing go unaddressed by the Office of Planning and Facilities Management for far too long. To address the deplorable conditions of its facilities,...

EDITORIAL: Collaborate to Reconstruct

By Editorial Board February 14, 2017

As Georgetown finds itself embroiled in a former employee’s lawsuit over health hazards relating to mold exposure in Village C West, students have long taken to social media to document the perils they...

Students Face Move-In Issues

By Taylor Harding September 2, 2016

Students returned to uncleaned apartments, water leaks, mold and broken furniture during the early move-in period last week, which left some students in temporary housing as they waited for their accommodations...

MedStar Pavilion Project Moves Forward

By Lisa Burgoa April 1, 2016

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is now slated to break ground on its $567 million pavilion by December after the State Health Planning and Development Agency approved its certificate of need March...

Metro Anticipates Potential Closure

By Patricja Okuniewska April 1, 2016

The Washington Metro transit system may suspend operations for as long as six months for repairs and maintenance, D.C. Metro officials announced March 30. The announcement follows the unprecedented 24-hour...

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