3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (885+ words) Three candidates for Washington, D.C.’s new mayor disputed truancy and public safety policy at the May 18 Democratic mayoral primary debate hosted by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics). Goodweather, a former captain in the U.S. Army,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (927+ words) Over 40 Georgetown University students, faculty and staff members alleged the university is mistreating workers at a protest May 1. Ray Velasquez, a facilities worker who spoke at the rally, said he joined the demonstration to protect his rights as a Georgetown…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (410+ words) Project Lighthouse, a mental health initiative launched by the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) mental health committee in 2016, announced it will reopen an online peer support service Feb. 3. Hannah Corwin (SOH ’26), president of Project Lighthouse, said the organization’s work is…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (849+ words) Welcome back, advice lovers. In this week’s column, we’ll be working through issues big enough to last you through the summer, including unwanted romances, underwhelming boyfriends and overinvolved parents. This is the last column of the semester, and, with graduation…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (849+ words) The Jesuit education — and the motto “people for others” — at times seem inescapable around Georgetown University’s campus, but its practical meaning in our lives can lack clarity. As recipients of a Georgetown degree, we both feel privileged to have received…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (608+ words) The U.S. Congress is weighing cuts to Federal Work-Study (FWS) funding and other education assistance programs, potentially stripping some Georgetown University students of financial aid. Atif Qarni, a professor in Georgetown’s education, inquiry and justice program, said TRIO and Federal Work-Study…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (660+ words) Since 2000, Georgetown University has hosted and sponsored the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life (OCC), the largest pro-life conference in the nation. OCC features speakers that align with the conference’s supposed mission to stand for life, including Jennie Bradley Lichter, the…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (846+ words) GU Pride, a student organization supporting the LGBTQ+ community on campus, held a vigil Nov. 20 for Transgender Day of Remembrance to honor the lives of transgender people who died in the past year. Ashley VanMeter, a professor of neurobiology who…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (535+ words) A Washington, D.C. philanthropist endowed a $100,000 gift to Georgetown University’s women and gender studies (WGST) program to increase research opportunities, fund events and promote program visibility, the university announced March 31. Ami Becker Aronson, a D.C.-based philanthropist who previously received cancer treatment…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (681+ words) Georgetown University honored veterans, service members and their families at a Veterans Day service Nov. 11. Interim university President Robert M. Groves, MAVRC Director Stephen Murphy and Fr. David Pratt, S.J., the Orthodox Christian chaplain at Georgetown, also spoke at the event. Barrett…...