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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

CHAUHAN, GRANATO & BOATWRIGHT: Develop Sustainability Plan for Georgetown

CHAUHAN, GRANATO & BOATWRIGHT: Develop Sustainability Plan for Georgetown

Georgetown University desperately needs a coherent and comprehensive sustainability plan. To ensure its success, we need students to be involved every step of the way. Georgetown has the potential...

VIEWPOINT: Demand Urgency in Creation of WGST Department

By Katarina Watson April 25, 2019

On March 1 — the first day of Women’s History Month — over 270 Georgetown University students signed and delivered a petition to College Dean Christopher Celenza’s office, calling attention to...

CAROLINE PAPPAS/THE HOYA | A proposal that would offer Metro riders an increased number of trains and extended service on the Red and Yellow lines gained initial approval March 14.

Metro Aims to Boost Ridership Through Increased Service

By Meredith Miller March 21, 2019

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority plans to double the number of trains at approximately 12 stations to increase service amid historical lows in Metro ridership. There will be no fare...

GU STUDENTS FOR A FULL WGST DEPARTMENT/ FACEBOOK | Students are continuing to urge Georgetown College to expand the resources of the womens and gender studies program.

Students Push GU to Respond to WGST Department Proposal

By Amy Li March 11, 2019

Students advocated for the women’s and gender studies program to gain departmental status in a letter delivered to Georgetown College Dean Chris Celenza on March 1. The letter, which garnered over...

GUFF Pushes University to Divest From Fossil Fuel

GUFF Pushes University to Divest From Fossil Fuel

By Satya Adabala January 25, 2019

GU Fossil Free, a campus student group advocating for Georgetown University to adopt socially responsible investment policies, submitted a proposal Jan. 16 calling for Georgetown to completely divest its...

Crystal City and Long Island Win Bids for Amazon HQ2

By Josh Metzger November 16, 2018

E-commerce company Amazon announced Tuesday that it will split its second corporate headquarters between Crystal City, Va., and Long Island City, N.Y., ending the monthslong proposal process and bidding...

Rightful Divestment

By The Editorial Board January 16, 2015

On June 25, 2013, President Barack Obama spoke from the steps of New North and announced a major plan to combat climate change. Obama’s remarks emphasized the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...

A Very Bollywood Proposal

A Very Bollywood Proposal

By Emily Min and Emily Min December 4, 2014

Hot off the heels of Rangila comes another exciting Bollywood-related event at Georgetown — but this is no extracurricular activity. Aditya Sahajwalla (MSB '11) proposed to Bahar Dave (SFS '11) on...

Students Give Feedback at Dorm Forum

By Penny Hung July 18, 2013

Sasaki Associates and university administrators listened to student concerns about the proposed Northeast Triangle dorm at a forum held in conjunction with the Georgetown University Student Association...

Petition Calls for Alternatives to Sasaki Dorm Proposal

By Penny Hung July 10, 2013

A petition calling for Georgetown to solicit concept sketches from two architectural firms as alternatives to Sasaki Associates' proposed Northeast Triangle has garnered 372 supporters as of Wednesday...

Butterfield Criticism Inappropriate

By Michael Barclay May 5, 2012

To the Editor: The “Georgetown Day 2012” blog and “Save Georgetown Day” Facebook posts calling out Senior Class Committee Chair Chris Butterfield were inappropriate and immature, falling far...

GU Nixes Bus Loop Proposal

By Braden McDonald September 20, 2011

The university has dropped its proposal to install a loop road parallel to Archibald Glover Park from its 2010 Campus Plan, according to university spokeswoman Stacy Kerr. The original loop road plan...

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