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Parent Facebook Group Goads University To Reopen in Spring, Attacks Community Compact

By Moira Ritter and Claire Stowe November 6, 2020

As the community awaits Georgetown University’s spring semester plans, a group of parents now call not only for students to live on campus this spring but also for Georgetown to cease enforcing its...

FILE PHOTO: ALEXANDER BROWN | Georgetown is one of eight universities under investigation by the Department of Education for potentially violating education regulations tied to the admissions bribery scheme.

GU Parents Pressure University To Bring Students Back for Spring Semester

By Moira Ritter October 22, 2020

Georgetown University parents have flooded social media and administrators’ inboxes with messages urging the university to reopen campus for Zoom-weary students in the spring.  The effort...

VIEWPOINT: Support Homeless Young Parents

VIEWPOINT: Support Homeless Young Parents

By Kristi Pelzel February 21, 2020

Homeless young parents, defined as under 24 years old and pregnant or with a child, are no longer considered youth, and are not a “population in focus,” according to Washington, D.C.’s Solid Foundations...

FILE PHOTO: MOIRA RITTER FOR THE HOYA | Five Georgetown parents and a former GU tennis coach were implicated in a Tuesday indictment for falsely designating applicants as athletic recruits to secure admission.

Georgetown Parents, Former Coach Face Bribery Charges

By Amy Li and Mason Mandell March 12, 2019

A former Georgetown tennis coach was charged with accepting bribes from parents to secure their children’s college admission in an indictment involving eight U.S. universities Tuesday. Gordon Ernst...

A Guide to Move-Out Day

A Guide to Move-Out Day

By Laura Bell and Laura Bell May 10, 2018

You are DONE. Finally. This finals season was the worst one in recent memory, but don’t get too comfortable just yet: You still have Move-Out Day. Though not quite as bad as the infamous Move-In Day,...

The 5 Parents You Will Meet During Parents Weekend

The 5 Parents You Will Meet During Parents Weekend

By Laura Bell and Laura Bell October 17, 2017

Take a break from rationing your remaining flex dollars and crying at the thought of having to eat at New Leo's, because Parents Weekend (a.k.a. Beg Your Parents to Buy You Food Weekend) is upon us. And...

LOWE & SHAH: A Loss That Gives Life Its Meaning

LOWE & SHAH: A Loss That Gives Life Its Meaning

By Charlie Lowe and Parth Shah January 26, 2016

I was not always an only child. For a week of my life, in the early days of January 1996, I had a brother. His name was Matthew Joseph Lowe. He passed away peacefully in my house, but has remained in my...

Winter Break Grill Session

Winter Break Grill Session

By Keaton O'Neil and Keaton O'Neil January 13, 2016

Winter break may be the closest the college body comes to hibernation. We build caves out of our comforters to watch Netflix, forbidding all other humans to enter this sanctuary except for parents returning...

MCLAUGHLIN: Lynch Latest Parent to Draw Headlines

MCLAUGHLIN: Lynch Latest Parent to Draw Headlines

By Jimmy McLaughlin September 22, 2015

The NFL’s most muted star, Marshawn Lynch, may not be willing to say anything to reporters, but his mother has shown she most certainly is. This past week, in a social media tirade reminiscent of Amanda...

The Dos and Donts of Move-In Day

The Dos and Don’ts of Move-In Day

By Marina Smith and Marina Smith August 27, 2015

'Twas the night before move-in day, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring- except for you, frantically running around and throwing every article of clothing and bath product you own, a...

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No. 5 — Cycles

By Sarah Kim November 9, 2014

June 10, 2012, 4:28 p.m. I’m sorry for giving you such a burden, but take this as a part of growing bigger and stronger. You are grown, but you have a lot more growing up to do. You worked very...

‘I Have Midterms, Mom’

By The Editorial Board October 21, 2014

For freshmen and sophomores, Georgetown’s Parent & Family Weekend, more colloquially known as Parents’ Weekend, is an eagerly anticipated fall event. But along with the joy at seeing family members...

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