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EDITORIAL: Protect Students, Prioritize Safety

EDITORIAL: Protect Students, Prioritize Safety

By The Editorial Board September 15, 2023

As students, staff and faculty settle into the semester, campus security and safety are on many Georgetown University community members’ minds. The topic is especially relevant since a homicide suspect,...

First Graduate Students Receive Certificate in Gender, Peace, Security

First Graduate Students Receive Certificate in Gender, Peace, Security

By Grace Buono and Samantha Sinutko February 18, 2021

The first students to complete Georgetown University’s graduate certificate in gender, peace and security graduated in December 2020.  The GPS certificate, which is issued by the Georgetown...

VIEWPOINT: Traverse Difficult Pathways

VIEWPOINT: Traverse Difficult Pathways

By Fiona Singer May 14, 2020

As I write this on the eve of my strange virtual graduation, I can’t help but think of my peers. During my freshman year, I met Hannah the Middle East expert, Spencer the political economy major and...

JULIA GIGANTE FOR THE HOYA | GUPD released the 2019 annual security report on Sept. 30 showing increased reports of stalking and burglary incidents on campus.

Stalking, Burglary Incidents Nearly Doubled in 2018

By Annalise Myre October 4, 2019

Reports of stalking and burglary incidents in on-campus, nonresidential buildings have nearly doubled in the last year, according to the Georgetown University Police Department’s 2019 Annual Security...

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,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Recognize Privilege in Safety

By Tanner Larkin December 13, 2018

I have enjoyed reading Hannah Urtz’s (SFS ’20) column over the course of the semester. Yet I was disappointed that her recent article on Western privilege in the Middle East lacked sensitivity to the...

SIXTH & I The Washington, D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency announced funds to bolster security provisions at faith-based organizations. HSEMA will also offer security preparedness workshops.

DC Homeland Security Grants $1 Million to Religious Groups

By Will Cassou November 2, 2018

Washington, D.C.’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency announced on Oct. 29 nearly $1 million in grants to improve security at D.C. religious institutions. The grants come as security...

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Washington, D.C. airports will begin using new facial recognition technology instead of boarding passes to identify passengers of international flights beginning in November 2018.

DC Airports to Replace Boarding Passes With Facial Recognition

By Josh Metzger September 14, 2018

A new facial recognition system at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will replace boarding passes for all international flights by the end of the year,...

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District of Columbia Public Schools released private information about students experiencing homelessness on the D.C. Council’s website, which is associated with Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large)

Students’ Private Information Published on DC Council Website

By Elizabeth Douglas September 14, 2018

Washington, D.C.’s public school authority mistakenly posted the personal information of 2,000 students experiencing homelessness on a website run by the D.C. Council, where the data remained for seven...

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Former Ambassador Melanne Verveer, the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, promoted a new index measuring womens well-being worldwide.

Georgetown Institute Names Iceland Best Country for Women’s Well-Being

By Yasmine Salam December 1, 2017

Iceland is the best country for women’s well-being, according to a new Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security index that measures women’s well-being around the globe. The United...

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A Wi-Fi outage early Friday morning was caused by a planned security patch, university officials said.

Security Patch Caused Overnight Wi-Fi Outage

By William Zhu November 13, 2017

A planned security patch to the Georgetown Wi-Fi network resulted in a wireless service outage from midnight to 6 a.m. on Nov. 10 that limited access to all campus networks in all but two buildings. The...

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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...

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