Ryan

senior news editor @gwhatchet | gw ‘28 boston/dc | 📧 - [email protected]

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Residents in an apartment building on the same block as Shenkman Hall evacuated the building after smoke from burnt food filled the seventh floor, D.C. Fire and EMS officials confirmed. FEMS deployed multiple trucks — including two ladders — to respond to the scene. @gwhatchet

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Before he was blowing the whistle on the CIA’s torture program, @JohnKiriakou was a GW student. I had the incredible honor of talking with him for @gwhatchet recently, I highly recommend giving it a read! https://t.co/wM28fQO6wR

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Officials just issued a GW Alert for MPD road closures around GW Hospital. The alert directed community members to “avoid all non-essential activity” near the hospital.

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Metropolitan Police Department cruisers have blocked off the intersection of 23rd and I Streets as reports of a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner filter in. There is a large police presence outside of the entrance to the GW Hospital emergency room. @gwhatchet

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An organ transplant recovery vehicle just pulled up to the emergency room’s walk-in entrance. Still no sign of any ambulances as MPD reopens traffic in Washington Circle to WMATA buses

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A burst pipe has blocked part of the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and L Street. A D.C. Water official is present, however water is still flowing out as traffic continues to move through the partially-flooded intersection. @gwhatchet

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BREAKING: Sophomore MJ Childs prevailed in his outsider bid for the Student Government Association presidency, earning 57 percent of the vote in the first round of rank choice voting. Students elected SGA Sen. Aicha Sy (CCAS-U) to be their next vice president.

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A 2025 alum filed a lawsuit against GW, several of its senior officials and her former employer Wednesday, alleging retaliation and discrimination after she used her graduation speech to urge the University to divest from companies tied to Israel

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The presidential debate has now concluded. The voting period opens tomorrow at 9 a.m. and runs until 9 p.m. Friday. Joint Elections Commission Chair Eric Gitson confirmed the election's results will be announced Saturday.

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I'm here at the SGA presidential debate with @gwhatchet, covering MJ Childs as he aims to become the body's leader. Follow along for updates.

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"I want to break down the barriers and pop that SGA bubble and make it open to the entire student body," Childs said.