GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, KENTUCKY — Coming on the heels of the announcement in April that introduced a three-year on-campus housing requirement for all students, Georgetown administrators are now reportedly “strongly” considering a fourth-year requirement, an initiative that would send all future senior classes to Georgetown College in Kentucky.

Georgetown College, a private liberal arts school with a student body of just over 1,000 in rural Kentucky, was chosen by administrators as a potential location to implement the newest housing requirements following a visit by administrators this past weekend.

Georgetown College, Kentucky: home of future Georgetown seniors.

For Georgetown University President John DeGioia lauded Georgetown College’s campus as a “convenient and accessible” solution to the ongoing housing shortage and “sure shot to get the Burleith Homeowners Association off our back.”

After finishing a ten-hour road trip with the university president in a 2004 Toyota Corolla from Hertz, Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson told reporters the duo had “finally found the perfect solution to the housing problem.”

“Living in Georgetown College in Kentucky is going to be no different for our students than say living on S Street or T Street,” he added.

The plan, which would affect all classes from the Class of 2018 onwards, has been lauded as a “master stroke” by DeGioia supporters, earning praise from all types of University officials.

For the University, the move has been a long time coming since the lack of violent unrest following the implementation of a third year housing requirement.

“To be honest, back in April we really expected more backlash from the students about the third-year requirement,” said Olson. “But there were no riots, no fires, just organized protest, which we’ve never had a problem ignoring. At that point, we thought, ‘Why not go for a fourth year?’ We’re calling it, ‘Two Georgetowns, Two Campuses.’ It’s truly an exciting time.”

Not all reactions to the announcements were positive.

Representatives from the Burleith Homeowners Association, however, expressed lukewarm support from the plan, but expressed concern about the amount of noise pollution which could spill across the Kentucky bluegrass, over the Appalachians and into their residential homes.

 
At press time, the University insisted no student wanted to be contacted for this story.