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All content by Kateryna Stepanenko

Crime log: Student assaulted by ex-boyfriend in District House

By Kateryna Stepanenko
April 12, 2021

Crime log: Cyclist assaults student, uses homophobic slur near Kogan Plaza

By Kateryna Stepanenko
April 4, 2021

Crime log: Student of Asian heritage harassed by racially insensitive insults

By Kateryna Stepanenko
March 28, 2021

Crime log: GWPD officer stops student from stealing his bicycle

By Kateryna Stepanenko
March 8, 2021

Crime log: Male suspect throws tray at pedestrian

By Kateryna Stepanenko
March 1, 2021

Crime log: 7-Eleven targeted in back-to-back days of violent robberies

By Kateryna Stepanenko
February 22, 2021

Crime log: Person spits on woman at Foggy Bottom Metro station

By Kateryna Stepanenko
February 16, 2021

Crime log: Nine Title IX cases filed with GWPD last week

By Kateryna Stepanenko
February 8, 2021

Crime log: GWPD officers receive tip on sexual assault case

By Kateryna Stepanenko
February 1, 2021

Crime log: Woman reports stolen bicycle near Ross Hall

By Kateryna Stepanenko
January 25, 2021

Crime log: Man with 20 reported sexual assault charges arrested at GW Hospital

By Kateryna Stepanenko and Jarrod Wardwell
January 11, 2021

Crime log: Victims assaulted while trying to restrain man who threw rock at their vehicle

By Kateryna Stepanenko
November 22, 2020

Crime log: International student targeted in fraudulent phone calls

By Kateryna Stepanenko
November 16, 2020

Crime log: Person steals car outside GW Hospital

By Kateryna Stepanenko
November 9, 2020

Crime log: GWPD officers issue bar notice to man sleeping in District House

By Kateryna Stepanenko
November 2, 2020

Crime log: Hours sign stolen from Gelman Library

By Kateryna Stepanenko
October 25, 2020

Crime log: Terminated employee breaks table in pursuit of staff member

By Kateryna Stepanenko
October 18, 2020

Crime log: Man spotted urinating in University Yard

By Kateryna Stepanenko
October 4, 2020

Crime log: Female student targeted in online employment check fraud

By Kateryna Stepanenko
September 28, 2020

Crime log: Female student blackmailed for Bitcoin

By Kateryna Stepanenko
September 13, 2020
GW Police Department officers made five arrests at the 7-Eleven in Mitchell Hall last month.

Thefts at Mitchell Hall 7-Eleven surge during August

By Kateryna Stepanenko and Jarrod Wardwell
September 13, 2020

Crime log: Man throws trash can at GW staff member

By Kateryna Stepanenko
September 8, 2020

Crime log: Man arrested for stalking female student, resisting arrest

By Kateryna Stepanenko
August 30, 2020

Crime log: Man commits four crimes at Mitchell Hall 7-Eleven

By Kateryna Stepanenko
August 23, 2020

Crime log: Staff member targeted through fraudulent phone calls

By Kateryna Stepanenko
May 17, 2020

Crime log: Male student fondled, harassed by GW-affiliated male subjects

By Kateryna Stepanenko
May 11, 2020

Crime log: Marijuana found in male student’s Statesman apartment

By Kateryna Stepanenko
April 27, 2020

Crime log: Two males released into parents’ custody after breaking into West Hall

By Kateryna Stepanenko
April 20, 2020

Crime log: GWPD finds bullet shell in Thurston Hall room

By Kateryna Stepanenko
April 13, 2020

Crime log: Man urinates in Academic Center garage

By Kateryna Stepanenko
April 5, 2020

Crime log: Man carjacks vehicle, crashes into tree

By Kateryna Stepanenko
March 30, 2020

Crime log: Male student verbally assaults staff member

By Kateryna Stepanenko
March 8, 2020

Crime log: Man spits on alumna’s face

By Kateryna Stepanenko
March 2, 2020

Crime log: Two students arrested in Amsterdam Hall for assault

By Kateryna Stepanenko
February 24, 2020

Crime log: Male staff member assaults co-worker in District House

By Kateryna Stepanenko
February 18, 2020

Crime log: GWPD finds, disposes of alcohol in student’s backpack

By Kateryna Stepanenko
February 10, 2020

Crime log: Staff member stalked, assaulted by spouse

By Kateryna Stepanenko
February 3, 2020

Crime log: GWPD officers discover CVS cart in Potomac House trash room

By Kateryna Stepanenko
January 27, 2020

Crime log: Man destroys woman’s phone at Ross Hall

By Kateryna Stepanenko
January 21, 2020

Crime log: Student activates fire alarm after GWorld access into West Hall denied

By Kateryna Stepanenko
January 13, 2020

Crime log: Student attempts suicide in Madison Hall

By Kateryna Stepanenko
November 25, 2019

Crime log: MPD arrests man sleeping in Marvin Center

By Kateryna Stepanenko
November 18, 2019

Crime log: Student arrested after destroying front door of Mitchell Hall

By Kateryna Stepanenko
November 11, 2019

Crime log: Multiple students arrested for domestic, sexual assault

By Kateryna Stepanenko
November 8, 2019
Officials said they are working to boost participation in the GW alert system by switching to an opt-out model.

Nearly half of GW community does not receive emergency text alerts

By Kateryna Stepanenko and Allie Cohen
November 4, 2019

Crime log: Intoxicated student transferred to GW Hospital after assaulting bystanders

By Kateryna Stepanenko
October 28, 2019
Lafayette Hall residents have complained about loud noise over the past couple of weeks from construction at 2100 Pennsylvania Ave.

2100 Penn late-night construction noise disrupts sleep schedules, students say

By Lia DeGroot and Kateryna Stepanenko
October 27, 2019

Crime log: Man robs student in Marvin Center

By Kateryna Stepanenko
October 13, 2019

Crime log: Person attempts to break into Smith Hall of Art

By Kateryna Stepanenko
October 6, 2019

Crime log: Man snatches shoe from student in library

By Kateryna Stepanenko
September 29, 2019

Crime log: Man breaks into Smith Center, fire department

By Kateryna Stepanenko
September 23, 2019
The closure in front of GW Hillel's building is one of 333 sidewalk obstructions on the Foggy Bottom Campus.

GW in top quarter of D.C. neighborhoods with most sidewalk obstructions

By Lia DeGroot and Kateryna Stepanenko
September 23, 2019

Crime log: MPD arrests students who assaulted each other in District House

By Kateryna Stepanenko
September 16, 2019
Officials said they hired nearly twice as many student access monitors than this time last academic year.

Officials nearly double number of student monitors from last academic year

By Andara Katong and Kateryna Stepanenko
September 11, 2019

Crime log: Man assaults GWPD officer in Shenkman Hall

By Kateryna Stepanenko
September 9, 2019

Crime log: Man assaults GWPD officer in SEH

By Kateryna Stepanenko
September 2, 2019
Shenkman Hall residents can receive mail and packages from lockers in the building's lobby.

Officials add first Foggy Bottom in-residence package lockers to Shenkman Hall

By Lia DeGroot and Kateryna Stepanenko
September 2, 2019

Crime log: Rock shatters window at Foggy Bottom Grocery

By Lia DeGroot and Kateryna Stepanenko
May 13, 2019

Crime log: Ping-pong table left cracked in half in South Hall

By Valerie Yurk and Kateryna Stepanenko
April 29, 2019

Crime log: GWPD finds shattered window in Academic Center

By Kateryna Stepanenko
April 22, 2019
The District Department of Transportation is currently installing a traffic island in Washington Circle after neighborhood leaders voiced concerns about cars failing to stop for pedestrians.

City officials install traffic island in Washington Circle to allay safety concerns

By Lia DeGroot and Kateryna Stepanenko
April 11, 2019
James Harnett, a junior and a Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, said he is now pushing WMATA to allow individual students to join the UPass program.

Student leaders push for opt-in Metro discounts

By Ilena Peng and Kateryna Stepanenko
February 19, 2019
MRP Realty, a D.C. real estate company that signed on to develop The Shops at 2000 Penn in May, is proposing plans to upgrade the building to resemble a public market with smaller and more vendor spaces and a refurbished exterior.

2000 Penn vendors question how planned renovations will impact business

By Lizzie Mintz and Kateryna Stepanenko
January 28, 2019
Over the past nine years, Shenkman Hall has recorded 11 fires, the highest number of any residence hall.

On-campus fires hit nine-year low

By Lizzie Mintz and Kateryna Stepanenko
January 14, 2019
A new residence hall will likely be completed by fall 2022 and provide beds for 320 underclassmen, Alicia Knight, the senior associate vice president for operations, said.

New residence hall will feature loft-style common spaces, new dining vendor

By Kateryna Stepanenko and Anastasia Conley
December 3, 2018
4-RIDE, a free transportation service for students on and around the Foggy Bottom Campus, began in 1994 as a safety measure for students traversing campus between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m.

Students say unwelcoming drivers, long wait times cause them to ditch 4-RIDE

By Kateryna Stepanenko and Zach Schonfeld
November 1, 2018
A pipe leak in Guthridge Hall forced 20 students to move out of their residence hall rooms last month.

Water damage in residence halls forces dozens of students to relocate

By Kelsey Bartlett and Kateryna Stepanenko
October 10, 2018
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ANC calls for community-wide response to D.C. rat infestation

By Andara Katong, Hux Duffy and Kateryna Stepanenko
September 21, 2018
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