{"id":1487019,"date":"2022-05-21T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T23:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1487019"},"modified":"2022-05-21T19:15:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T23:15:30","slug":"lincoln-memorial-closes-after-local-university-grad-party-leaves-litter-broken-bottles-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-memorial-closes-after-local-university-grad-party-leaves-litter-broken-bottles-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln Memorial Closes After \u2018Local University\u2019 Grad Party Leaves Litter, Broken Bottles Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flincoln-memorial-closes-after-local-university-grad-party-leaves-litter-broken-bottles-behind%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1487019&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/BD84B948-487F-4544-8698-DEFF09C4740E-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Lincoln Memorial closed briefly on Saturday after a graduation party from a local university left the grounds of the site strewn with litter.<\/p>\n<p>The National Mall branch of the National Park Service made the announcement early Saturday morning. \u201cThe Lincoln Memorial is closed this morning following a local university graduation celebration that left litter, broken bottles and spilled wine and champagne covering the steps,\u201d the National Mall NPS tweeted around 9 a.m. Saturday morning. \u201cWe will reopen as soon as the area has been cleaned and made safe.\u201d The tweet included a picture of the site cordoned off with barriers and caution tape, as well as a park worker sweeping up litter from the steps of the site.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Lincoln Memorial is closed this morning following a local university graduation celebration that left litter, broken bottles and spilled wine and champagne covering the steps. We will reopen as soon as the area has been cleaned and made safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AVuOeoof0y\">pic.twitter.com\/AVuOeoof0y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationalMallNPS\/status\/1528002214819667968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Memorial was opened <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationalMallNPS\/status\/1528035154647732224\">later<\/a> in the morning. \u201cThanks to our facilities staff for the quick clean up this morning,\u201d NPS tweeted. \u201cThe Lincoln Memorial is open. We appreciate your patience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the NPS declined to publicly state which school or schools the graduates came from, but Georgetown University released a statement, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/lincoln-memorial-closed-after-grads-leave-broken-bottles-spilled-alcohol-officials\/3057836\/\">NBC 4 Washington<\/a>, saying it was monitoring \u201cthe concerning and disappointing activity at the Lincoln Memorial.\u201d Georgetown\u2019s campus is within walking distance of the Lincoln Memorial, about two miles away from the National Mall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Georgetown is one of several institutions celebrating graduation ceremonies this weekend, we have had no University-sponsored events at or around the Lincoln Memorial,\u201d the University added. \u201cWe expect all members of our community to be responsible citizens of our campus and our city and be respectful of the history and institutions of Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Consuming alcohol is illegal on the National Mall \u2014 though the NPS spokesman said no arrests had been made.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter users lamented the mess left on the steps. Many users connected the dots and called out Georgetown students as the obvious suspects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derekwillis\/status\/1528077749730025474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528077749730025474%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fderekwillis2Fstatus2F1528077749730025474widget%3DTweet\">Derek Willis<\/a>, data journalism professor: \u201c\u2018local university\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReignOfApril\/status\/1528033864106508292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528033864106508292%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FReignOfApril2Fstatus2F1528033864106508292widget%3DTweet\">April Reign<\/a>, activist: \u201c\u2018<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Local university\u2019 =@Georgetown<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. The participants should be cleaning up their mess, and\/or the school should be billed for the (government?) resources used to clean up.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcbyrne\/status\/1528056792143601667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528056792143601667%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fmcbyrne2Fstatus2F1528056792143601667widget%3DTweet\">Melissa Byrne<\/a>, former Bernie Sanders presidential campaign surrogate: \u201c@Georgetown this you?\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucasFoxNews\/status\/1528020431059443715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528020431059443715%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FLucasFoxNews2Fstatus2F1528020431059443715widget%3DTweet\">Lucas Tomlinson<\/a>, Fox News Pentagon Reporter: \u201cGeorgetown University students blamed for mess at Lincoln Memorial, sources say.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AjitPai\/status\/1528085911451447296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528085911451447296%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FAjitPai2Fstatus2F1528085911451447296widget%3DTweet\">Ajit Pai<\/a>, former FCC Chairman: \u201cIn 2010, Georgetown University \u2018committed to three campus-wide [environmental] principles,\u2019 the first being \u2018[d]emonstrating respect for nature and society.\u2019 The university president said these commitments were made \u2018to minimize our environmental impact.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatrinaKNews\/status\/1528059906208808960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528059906208808960%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FKatrinaKNews2Fstatus2F1528059906208808960widget%3DTweet\">Katrina Kincade<\/a>, reporter, WBZ Boston: \u201cBruh. This is so disappointing. As someone who went to school in DC, none of this \u2018celebration\u2019 was necessary for your grad pics.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindsayAWatts\/status\/1528027617424728065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1528027617424728065%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FLindsayAWatts2Fstatus2F1528027617424728065widget%3DTweet\">Lindsay Watts<\/a>, journalist, Fox 5 DC: \u201cTerrible that workers have to be out cleaning up in this heat because of stupid behavior!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The incident also comes on the heels of the Lincoln Memorial\u2019s Centennial celebration, which is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. Sunday morning. According to the Lincoln Memorial\u2019s official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/linc\/planyourvisit\/lincevents.htm\">website<\/a>, the celebration, entitled \u201cBuilding on Lincoln\u2019s Vision of Unity and Equality\u201d and hosted by the Lincoln Group of DC in conjunction with the National Park Service, will \u201chighlight the full range of meaning behind the Lincoln Memorial, from its original meaning as a memorial to Lincoln\u2019s life and contribution as savior of the Union to becoming a symbol of civil rights.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lincoln Memorial closed briefly on Saturday after a graduation party from a local university left the grounds of the site strewn with litter.The National Mall branch of the National<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":1487032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1487019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1487019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1487019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1487019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1487032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1487019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1487019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1487019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}