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George Washington University's Foggy Bottom campus sits roughly 1.6 miles west of the US Capitol -- the closest major university campus to the building that was stormed by supporters of President Trump on January 6, 2021. GW had pre-positioned a campus advisory the previous day warning of Wednesday's permitted First Amendment activities and directing community members to seek shelter indoors if a disturbance occurred. By late afternoon -- after Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a 6:00 p.m. curfew -- GW issued a second advisory closing the Foggy Bottom campus from 6 p.m. on January 6 through 6 a.m. on January 7 to all but residential students and designated on-site employees.

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3 messages in sequence · 2 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTEmail
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Mayor Bowser has announced the District’s preparations for this week’s permitted First Amendment activities. While there is no specific or direct threat to the GW community at this time, the university strongly encourages students, faculty and staff not living in the District to be mindful of the Mayor’s request and avoid the downtown area by maximizing virtual learning and telework. All designated on-site employees should check with their supervisors for any special reporting instructions. Student with clinical responsibilities should check with their clinical supervisor for further instruction. If any student with clinical responsibilities feels that the conditions are unsafe and are not able to make it in, please let your resident, attending physician, or clinical instructor know. If you do have to be on the Foggy Bottom campus Wednesday, please take the following safety precautions: • Plan for the possibility of increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic. • Plan for the possibility of increased WMATA ridership. • Make sure doors close and lock behind you as you arrive and depart. • Do not allow strangers into GW buildings. • Carry identification and your GWorld card at all times when on or off campus. • Do not engage with demonstrators who are seeking confrontation • If there is a disturbance, seek shelter indoors until normal conditions return. Observe directions from law enforcement personnel. • GW Police will be on campus and will be available for assistance, if necessary • The GW Medical Faculty Associates clinics will remain open. • The GW COVID-19 testing site at the Marvin Center will be open. • The GW MFA COVID-19 testing site at Shenkman Hall will remain open. • The GW MFA COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Lerner Health and Wellness will remain open. • Campus libraries (Gelman, Himmelfarb, and the Law School) will have virtual operations but no in-person services. In conjunction with these demonstrations, there will be parking restrictions and street closures listed on GW’s Campus Advisories. We will monitor activity in the District very closely and will send email and text alerts to our community as necessary. The latest safety and security information will be posted on GW’s Campus Advisories. To that end, we encourage you to always remain vigilant. Additional emergency management information from the District of Columbia is also available online. While we don’t expect any disruption, we will be prepared. We appreciate your partnership as we navigate the upcoming days. In case of an emergency on campus, call GWPD at 202-994-6110. If you are off campus call Metropolitan Police using 911.
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GW Campus Advisories: Change in Foggy Bottom campus operations for Wednesday, January 6, 2021campusadvisories.gwu.edufind archived copies
Full official GW Campus Advisories notice recovered for Jan 6, 2021 inauguration/Capitol week operations guidance.
Issued the day before the Capitol attack -- one of very few documented US campus advisories that anticipated January 6 as a security event rather than reacting after the breach
The 'if there is a disturbance, seek shelter indoors until normal conditions return' language is preserved verbatim in the live archived advisory page title and excerpt
Foggy Bottom sits approximately 1.6 miles (sixteen blocks) west of the Capitol -- the closest major university campus to the building that was breached the next day
GW was already operating in a predominantly-remote posture due to COVID-19, but residential students remained in Foggy Bottom dorms over the winter break
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GW ALERT: Change in campus status – In light of Mayor Bowser’s Curfew Order, GW’s Foggy Bottom campus will be closed at 6 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 7, to all but residential students and designated on-site employees. Please stay indoors during this time. If you are currently on campus and are not a designated on-site employee, we strongly encourage you to leave campus as soon as possible. Metrorail will close at 8 p.m. and Metrobus will close at 9 p.m. this evening. The university has additional security on campus to maintain a safe environment. Take caution when leaving and contact GWPD at 202-994-6111 if you feel unsafe on campus. If you are off campus and need assistance, call Metropolitan Police using 911.
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GW Campus Advisories — Foggy Bottom close 6pm–6amcampusadvisories.gwu.edufind archived copies
Full official GW Campus Advisories alert recovered for Foggy Bottom curfew closure.
The GW Hatchet reported this alert was sent to the university community at 5:17 p.m. EST on January 6, 2021
The advisory's archived title -- 'GW Foggy Bottom campus to close from 6pm-6am' -- encodes the precise curfew window of 6 p.m. January 6 through 6 a.m. January 7
Mayor Bowser's 6 p.m. curfew was the first daytime-into-evening curfew DC had imposed since the 1968 unrest following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The closure applied to 'all but residential students and designated on-site employees' -- a narrower exception than COVID-era closures which had also allowed essential research staff
The advisory was issued before Congress reconvened at approximately 8 p.m. EST to certify the Electoral College count -- the certification did not conclude until approximately 3:40 a.m. EST on January 7
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

Mayor Bowser has announced the District’s preparations for this week’s permitted First Amendment activities. While there is no specific or direct threat to the GW community at this time, the university strongly encourages students, faculty and staff not living in the District to be mindful of the Mayor’s request and avoid the downtown area by maximizing virtual learning and telework. All designated on-site employees should check with their supervisors for any special reporting instructions. Student with clinical responsibilities should check with their clinical supervisor for further instruction. If any student with clinical responsibilities feels that the conditions are unsafe and are not able to make it in, please let your resident, attending physician, or clinical instructor know. If you do have to be on the Foggy Bottom campus Wednesday, please take the following safety precautions: • Plan for the possibility of increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic. • Plan for the possibility of increased WMATA ridership. • Make sure doors close and lock behind you as you arrive and depart. • Do not allow strangers into GW buildings. • Carry identification and your GWorld card at all times when on or off campus. • Do not engage with demonstrators who are seeking confrontation • If there is a disturbance, seek shelter indoors until normal conditions return. Observe directions from law enforcement personnel. • GW Police will be on campus and will be available for assistance, if necessary • The GW Medical Faculty Associates clinics will remain open. • The GW COVID-19 testing site at the Marvin Center will be open. • The GW MFA COVID-19 testing site at Shenkman Hall will remain open. • The GW MFA COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Lerner Health and Wellness will remain open. • Campus libraries (Gelman, Himmelfarb, and the Law School) will have virtual operations but no in-person services. In conjunction with these demonstrations, there will be parking restrictions and street closures listed on GW’s Campus Advisories. We will monitor activity in the District very closely and will send email and text alerts to our community as necessary. The latest safety and security information will be posted on GW’s Campus Advisories. To that end, we encourage you to always remain vigilant. Additional emergency management information from the District of Columbia is also available online. While we don’t expect any disruption, we will be prepared. We appreciate your partnership as we navigate the upcoming days. In case of an emergency on campus, call GWPD at 202-994-6110. If you are off campus call Metropolitan Police using 911.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous agreement Mayor Bowser and the university (GW/GW Police) are named, identifying the issuing authorities.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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    1. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' identify issuing authorities.
    2. present: Names 'Mayor Bowser' and references 'GW Police'.
    3. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' identified as authorities.
    4. present: References 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' as authorities.
    5. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' identify the issuing authorities.
    6. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' identify the issuing sources.
    7. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' identified as authorities.
    8. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' named.
    9. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' identify authorities.
    10. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' identified as authorities.
    11. present: References 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university'/'GW Police'.
    12. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' identify sources.
    13. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' are named authorities.
    14. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' identified as authorities.
    15. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' identify authorities.
    16. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' named as authorities.
    17. present: Identifies 'Mayor Bowser' and references 'GW Police' as authorities.
    18. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' identify authorities.
    19. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' named as authorities.
    20. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'university' named as sources.
    21. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' identified as authorities.
    22. present: References 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university'.
    23. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'the university' identified as authorities.
    24. present: 'Mayor Bowser' is named, and 'GW Police' identifies the university's own authority.
    25. present: 'Mayor Bowser' and 'GW Police' identified as authorities.
  • Hazardabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous agreement no specific hazard is named; the message explicitly states there is 'no specific or direct threat,' and permitted First Amendment activities do not constitute a named hazard.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. absent: 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators' are not a specific named hazard/threat.
    2. absent: Text explicitly states 'no specific or direct threat' and only references general 'activities'.
    3. absent: 'permitted First Amendment activities' is vague, no specific named threat.
    4. absent: No specific hazard named, only 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrations'.
    5. absent: 'First Amendment activities' and demonstrations are not a specific hazard, explicitly 'no specific or direct threat'.
    6. absent: Only 'First Amendment activities' and demonstrations mentioned; text states 'no specific or direct threat'.
    7. absent: No specific threat named, references 'First Amendment activities' vaguely.
    8. absent: 'permitted First Amendment activities' is vague, no specific hazard named.
    9. absent: 'permitted First Amendment activities' is not framed as a specific threat, no hazard named.
    10. absent: Only 'First Amendment activities' and 'disturbance' mentioned, no specific hazard named.
    11. absent: Refers to 'permitted First Amendment activities' with 'no specific or direct threat', not a named hazard.
    12. absent: No specific threat named, only 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators'.
    13. absent: No specific threat named, only general 'First Amendment activities'/demonstrations.
    14. absent: 'no specific or direct threat' stated; 'First Amendment activities' is not a hazard.
    15. absent: 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators' are described but no specific hazard named.
    16. absent: 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators' are not a specific hazard, explicitly 'no specific or direct threat'.
    17. absent: No specific threat named, only 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators'.
    18. absent: 'permitted First Amendment activities' is vague, no specific threat named.
    19. absent: 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators' are not a named specific threat.
    20. absent: 'permitted First Amendment activities' is not a specific hazard, only general caution.
    21. absent: References 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators', not a specific hazard type.
    22. absent: Explicitly states 'no specific or direct threat', only First Amendment activities.
    23. absent: 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators' are not a specific named hazard.
    24. absent: States 'no specific or direct threat' with only generic 'demonstrators' and 'disturbance' mentioned.
    25. absent: Refers to 'First Amendment activities' and 'demonstrators', not a specific hazard like violence.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous agreement the message names specific places: the downtown area and the Foggy Bottom campus.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. present: 'the District', 'Foggy Bottom campus' give specific locations.
    2. present: Names 'the District' and 'Foggy Bottom campus'.
    3. present: 'downtown area' and 'Foggy Bottom campus' given.
    4. present: References 'downtown area' and 'Foggy Bottom campus'.
    5. present: 'Foggy Bottom campus' and 'downtown area' give locations.
    6. present: Names 'the downtown area' and 'Foggy Bottom campus'.
    7. present: 'downtown area' and 'Foggy Bottom campus' named.
    8. present: 'downtown area' and 'Foggy Bottom campus' given.
    9. present: 'the District', 'Foggy Bottom campus', 'downtown area' give locations.
    10. present: 'the District', 'downtown area', 'Foggy Bottom campus' named.
    11. present: References 'downtown area' and 'Foggy Bottom campus'.
    12. present: References 'Foggy Bottom campus' and 'downtown area'.
    13. present: 'downtown area', 'Foggy Bottom campus' give locations.
    14. present: 'downtown area', 'Foggy Bottom campus' give locations.
    15. present: 'downtown area' and 'Foggy Bottom campus' name locations.
    16. present: 'downtown area', 'Foggy Bottom campus' give location.
    17. present: References 'downtown area', 'Foggy Bottom campus'.
    18. present: 'Foggy Bottom campus' and 'downtown area' named.
    19. present: 'the District' and 'Foggy Bottom campus' name locations.
    20. present: Names 'Foggy Bottom campus' and 'downtown area'.
    21. present: 'the District', 'Foggy Bottom campus', 'downtown area' given.
    22. present: 'downtown area' and 'Foggy Bottom campus' named.
    23. present: 'downtown area', 'Foggy Bottom campus' give locations.
    24. present: 'the Foggy Bottom campus' and 'downtown area' give locations.
    25. present: 'Foggy Bottom campus' and 'downtown area' name locations.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous agreement the message instructs recipients to avoid the downtown area and to seek shelter indoors if a disturbance occurs, among other precautions.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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    1. present: 'seek shelter indoors until normal conditions return' instructs a protective action.
    2. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' if disturbance occurs.
    3. present: 'Do not engage with demonstrators' and 'seek shelter indoors' instruct action.
    4. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area' and various safety precautions.
    5. present: 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' instruct protective action.
    6. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' if there is a disturbance.
    7. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' if disturbance occurs.
    8. present: 'avoid the downtown area' and safety precautions listed.
    9. present: 'avoid the downtown area' and multiple safety precautions instruct action.
    10. present: 'avoid the downtown area', 'seek shelter indoors' instruct action.
    11. present: Advises to 'avoid the downtown area' and various safety precautions.
    12. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area' and safety precautions like locking doors.
    13. present: 'seek shelter indoors until normal conditions return' instructs protective action.
    14. present: 'seek shelter indoors until normal conditions return' and other precautions instruct action.
    15. present: 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' instruct protective action.
    16. present: 'avoid the downtown area', 'Do not engage with demonstrators' instruct action.
    17. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' if disturbance occurs.
    18. present: 'seek shelter indoors' and 'avoid the downtown area' instruct action.
    19. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area', 'seek shelter indoors' if disturbance occurs.
    20. present: 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' are guidance.
    21. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' if disturbance occurs.
    22. present: Instructs to 'avoid the downtown area' and various safety precautions.
    23. present: 'avoid the downtown area' and 'seek shelter indoors' instruct protective actions.
    24. present: 'avoid the downtown area', 'seek shelter indoors' and the listed precautions instruct action.
    25. present: 'avoid the downtown area', 'seek shelter indoors', 'Do not engage with demonstrators' instruct actions.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous agreement the message gives time references: this week's activities and Wednesday specifically.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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    1. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give a time reference.
    2. present: References 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' activities.
    3. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give time reference.
    4. present: 'this week' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
    5. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
    6. present: References 'this week's' activities and 'Wednesday'.
    7. present: 'this week' and 'Wednesday' give timing.
    8. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' given.
    9. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give timing.
    10. present: 'this week's', 'Wednesday' give timing.
    11. present: References 'this week' and 'Wednesday'.
    12. present: 'this week' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
    13. present: 'this week' and 'Wednesday' give time reference.
    14. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
    15. present: 'this week' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
    16. present: 'this week' and 'Wednesday' give timing.
    17. present: References 'this week' and 'Wednesday'.
    18. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give time context.
    19. present: 'this week' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
    20. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give time reference.
    21. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
    22. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' given.
    23. present: 'this week's...activities' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
    24. present: 'this week' and 'Wednesday' give a time frame.
    25. present: 'this week's' and 'Wednesday' give time references.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous agreement no harm or severity is conveyed; the message explicitly disclaims any specific or direct threat.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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    1. absent: 'no specific or direct threat' explicitly denies severity/harm.
    2. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
    3. absent: States 'no specific or direct threat' explicitly, no harm conveyed.
    4. absent: No stated consequence or severity beyond generic caution.
    5. absent: No stated severity or consequence, explicitly says no direct threat.
    6. absent: No stated consequence, explicitly says there is no direct threat.
    7. absent: Explicitly states 'no specific or direct threat to the GW community at this time'.
    8. absent: 'no specific or direct threat' explicitly states no impact.
    9. absent: 'no specific or direct threat' explicitly denies severity/harm.
    10. absent: No stated consequence, explicitly says 'no specific or direct threat'.
    11. absent: Explicitly states 'no specific or direct threat', no consequence conveyed.
    12. absent: States 'no specific or direct threat', no stated harm.
    13. absent: 'no specific or direct threat' explicitly negates stated impact.
    14. absent: No stated consequence or severity, explicitly notes no direct threat.
    15. absent: 'no specific or direct threat' explicitly disclaims severity/impact.
    16. absent: No stated consequence, explicitly says no direct threat exists.
    17. absent: No stated consequence, notes 'no specific or direct threat'.
    18. absent: 'no specific or direct threat' explicitly downplays severity.
    19. absent: States 'no specific or direct threat' explicitly, no stated harm/severity.
    20. absent: States 'no specific or direct threat' so no consequence conveyed.
    21. absent: States 'no specific or direct threat' so no stated harm/severity.
    22. absent: No stated consequence or severity, explicitly says no direct threat.
    23. absent: States 'no specific or direct threat', no stated consequence.
    24. absent: No stated consequence or severity.
    25. absent: States 'no specific or direct threat' so no stated harm conveyed.

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About this analysis
Context

Background

George Washington University's Foggy Bottom campus -- located approximately 1.6 miles west of the US Capitol and approximately 0.4 miles from the White House -- was the closest major American university campus to the building stormed by supporters of President Trump on January 6, 2021. Unlike most universities, GW had pre-positioned a campus advisory on January 5 warning of Wednesday's permitted First Amendment activities, instructing community members to seek shelter indoors if a disturbance occurred and to observe directions from law enforcement personnel. The Capitol was first breached at approximately 2:13 PM EST on January 6. By approximately 5:30 PM EST, Mayor Muriel Bowser had imposed a 6:00 PM curfew. GW responded with a second advisory closing the Foggy Bottom campus from 6 p.m. on January 6 through 6 a.m. on January 7 to all but residential students and designated on-site employees. GW's campus then sat inside the Secret Service security perimeter for the next two weeks, with the National Guard occupying Foggy Bottom during the buildup to the January 20 Biden inauguration. The university operated remotely throughout this window. The proximity made GW operationally singular: no other major US university faced this combination of geographic exposure, federal security infrastructure, and a campus partially populated by residential students during a national civic emergency.
Analysis

Key Findings

GW's Foggy Bottom campus sits approximately 1.6 miles from the Capitol and 0.4 miles from the White House -- the closest major US university to the federal core
GW pre-positioned an advisory on January 5, the day before the attack, anticipating January 6 as a security event rather than reacting after the breach
Mayor Bowser's 6:00 PM curfew was the first daytime-into-evening curfew imposed on DC since the 1968 unrest
Foggy Bottom was subsequently placed inside the Secret Service's National Special Security Event perimeter for two weeks before the Biden inauguration -- one of very few US university campuses ever absorbed into a federal hardened zone
The campus was already in COVID-19 remote operations, limiting the immediate population at risk to residential students and essential personnel
Outcome
Foggy Bottom remained under a Secret Service security zone through the [January 20 inauguration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden). [The GW Hatchet later reported](https://gwhatchet.com/2021/12/30/year-in-review-top-stories-of-2021/) that the National Guard occupied Foggy Bottom during the buildup, with thousands of troops stationed in the neighborhood. Most GW students were not on campus due to COVID-19 remote operations. The Senate confirmed the Electoral College count at approximately 3:40 AM EST on January 7, 2021.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Official
    Change in Foggy Bottom campus operations for Wednesday, January 6, 2021 -- GW Campus Advisories
    campusadvisories.gwu.edu
    archived copy
  2. Official
    GW Foggy Bottom campus to close from 6pm-6am -- GW Campus Advisories
    campusadvisories.gwu.edu
    archived copy
  3. Official
    University Operating Status Update for Jan. 6 -- GW Campus Advisories
    campusadvisories.gwu.edu
    archived copy
  4. Official
    Statement on the January 6 United States Capitol Attack -- GW Office for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement
    diversity.gwu.edu
    archived copy
  5. Student Paper
    Foggy Bottom Campus closes at 6 p.m. under curfew -- The GW Hatchet
    gwhatchet.com
    archived copy
  6. Student Paper
    Year in review: Top stories of 2021 -- The GW Hatchet
    gwhatchet.com
    archived copy
  7. Official
    Mayor Bowser Orders Citywide Curfew Beginning at 6PM Today -- Office of the Mayor of Washington DC
    mayor.dc.gov
    archived copy
  8. Source
    January 6 United States Capitol attack -- Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org
    archived copy
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "The George Washington University: A campus a mile and a half from the Capitol closes under curfew inside a security zone." Incident of January 6, 2021. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/george-washington-university-capitol-attack-foggy-bottom-closure-2021-01-06/

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