Meredith Roaten

Editorial Intern — Summer 2018
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I’m a junior studying journalism and mass communications at George Washington University. I live in a small town in East Tennessee and have a younger brother and sister. My job working at D.C.’s second oldest newspaper, the GW Hatchet as a news editor, is one of my favorite things about Washington. In my free time, I enjoy dancing with GW’s student ballet group and volunteering with the GW Chapter of Circle K International.

Articles

Park evictions disrupt housing placements and send residents scrambling

Meredith Roaten
Photo of the community space set up by unsheltered residents at Burke and Gompers parks.

Mutual aid groups try to fill the gaps after Inauguration week Airbnb cancellations

Meredith Roaten
A woman in a "Black Lives Matter" mask speaks while two other people hold up a banner behind her that says "DON'T HOST HATE." The Capitol Hilton hotel can be seen in the back-right corner.

Coronavirus exposes “people that we missed” amid homelessness crisis

Meredith Roaten
Photo of people gathered in front of the Wilson Building

Annual vigil goes virtual to remember people who died without a home in DC this year

Meredith Roaten
Photo of a garden, two people standing on a path in the grass, and a statue of Martin Luther with a "Black LIves Matter" sign leaning against it in front of a red church building.

Hundreds gather for #FundCareNotCops rally near Capitol building Friday evening

Leah Potter

Food tokens are the newest way to help the hungry

Meredith Roaten

Officials ask why First Source is having trouble getting D.C. residents into jobs

Meredith Roaten

Renters can’t afford a one-bedroom apartment working for minimum wage in D.C., study finds

Meredith Roaten

Excessive heat is especially dangerous for people experiencing homelessness

Meredith Roaten
Picture of sun in the sky with few clouds

Council votes to protect property of evicted tenants

Meredith Roaten
A photo of furniture and belongings on a curb on Tuckerman Street in Northwest. Homeless people were paid to move the items there, much as they have done at thousands of others apartments in D.C.