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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

Living and Learning: The Faculty in Residence Program

Living and Learning: The Faculty in Residence Program

By Laetitia Haddad and Sydney Raymond October 6, 2022

On their way up to their dorms, residents of McCarthy Hall might run into Hugo and André, Professor Elizabeth Grimm’s (GRD ’10) two young sons, playing soccer in the lobby. The family moved to...

Flooding in Multiple Residence Halls Causes Damages, Student Outrage

Flooding in Multiple Residence Halls Causes Damages, Student Outrage

By Sanchi Rohira January 27, 2022

When Samantha Deutsch (SFS ’25) returned to campus after winter break, she found water gushing from the ceiling of her Harbin residence hall.  “As I was walking toward the room, I noticed...

Howard Students Protest Unsafe Living Conditions

Howard Students Protest Unsafe Living Conditions

By Caitlin McLean October 28, 2021

Howard University students have been occupying a student center on campus for over two weeks, demanding university action regarding unsafe on-campus living conditions. Since Oct. 12, students have...

GU Converts to Online Classes Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

GU Converts to Online Classes Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

By Harrison McBride March 11, 2020

Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) announced in a universitywide email that all in-person classes will transition indefinitely to online only coursework beginning March...

EDITORIAL: Reopen Residence Halls Earlier After Winter Break

EDITORIAL: Reopen Residence Halls Earlier After Winter Break

By The Editorial Board December 6, 2019

When Georgetown University students return for the spring semester after winter break, they will not be allowed to enter their campus residences until the day before classes start. After campus closes...

EDITORIAL: Eliminate Student Guards

By Editorial Board September 27, 2019

The student guard system at Georgetown University has been plagued with management and scheduling inefficiencies, a situation that has been exacerbated since the beginning of this school year. As a result,...

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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...

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The Office of Residential Living installed GOCard readers in the stairwells and elevators of a majority of the university’s residence halls. Budget limitations prevented security upgrades in LXR, Copley and Walsh.

Student Security Tightens in Residences

By William Zhu January 22, 2016

The Office of Residential Living activated new GOCard security measures at the start of the semester that limit access to stairwells and elevators in residence halls to increase campus wide security. A...

GOCard Access Extended from 10 p.m. to Midnight

By Emma Hinchliffe January 15, 2013

Students will now have GOCard access to all residence halls from 9 a.m. to midnight, an extension of the former 10 p.m. limit, the Office of Residence Life announced Tuesday. The extension comes after...

University to Install Dorm Surveillance

By Sarah Kaplan April 1, 2011

Security cameras will be installed at the entrances and exits of all student residences, the Department of Public Safety announced in an email to the Georgetown community on Wednesday. Director of Media...

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