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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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GUSA Senate Passes Resolutions Opening Riggs Library, Fixing Mail Distribution

GUSA Senate Passes Resolutions Opening Riggs Library, Fixing Mail Distribution

By Evie Steele March 31, 2023

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate approved six resolutions at its March 26 meeting aiming to improve GUSA’s inner workings, university mail distribution and increasing student...

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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...

GUPD, GUSA Launch Pilot Safety Programs

By Julianna Hoff April 26, 2017

The Georgetown University Police Department and Georgetown University Student Association launched a pilot program for on-campus student safety escorts and enhanced SafeRides service in order to decrease...

Safety Beyond Our Gates

By Editorial Board September 23, 2016

College is a time for students to pursue their academic, professional and personal aspirations. Questions of personal safety and security should not be at the forefront of their minds, and over the past...

University Launches Uber, SafeRides Discount Pilot

By Jack Lynch and Julia Anastos April 22, 2016

Students who request a SafeRide van on the LiveSafe application in the next two weekends will receive a $5 Uber discount code if the wait time for a van exceeds 15 minutes, as part of a pilot program to...

More Hours, More Safety

By The Editorial Board February 5, 2016

Though the Georgetown campus and surrounding neighborhood area are generally considered safe, the university offers a variety of transportation services for its staff, students and faculty. In addition...

A Valuable Elective

By The Editorial Board March 2, 2015

Each student, at some point in his or her Georgetown career, has experienced the daunting task of walking home alone a little too late at night. Whether studying at the library at a late hour, or finding...

Upgrade to Safer Rides

By The Editorial Board January 30, 2015

Those of us who live in and around Georgetown’s campus appreciate the usefulness of SafeRides. Whether it’s walking home late at night after studying or returning home after a night out, SafeRides...

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GUPD Chief Jay Gruber fielded questions from students at a roundtable discussion on Tuesday.

GUPD Talks Free Speech, SafeRides

By Andrew Wallender October 3, 2014

Georgetown University Police Department Chief of Police Jay Gruber answered student questions on topics ranging from freedom of speech to the new LiveSafe app at the fourth GUPD Roundtable Tuesday...

Gruber Discusses SafeRides, Student Guards

By Katherine Richardson and Annie Chen November 21, 2013

The Georgetown University Police Department discussed several of its newest initiatives during its second roundtable Wednesday evening. During a discussion facilitated by Georgetown University Student...

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...

GUSA Considers SafeRides Revamp

By Annie Chen April 24, 2012

The Georgetown University Student Association is considering plans to improve the student-runSafeRides program and to alter the Collegiate Readership Program. According to GUSA Secretary of Student...

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