As promised yesterday in a press conference, ANC 2E finally released the full details of the provisions in the Campus Plan. University officials and neighborhood leaders have ruminated over these “proposed conditions” since negotiations restarted in early April. Both parties responded with an extremely satisfied view on the result. ”I am confident that this agreement represents the interests of our entire community and aligns our long-term strategic plans with the goals of our growing city,” President John DeGioia said yesterday in an email to the Georgetown community.

Not all students reacted to the agreement with as much excitement as the Mayor and President DeGioia. “Particularly promising in this agreement is the stated desire by both sides to make campus a more lively and social place … That said, they are certainly elements of the agreement I found troublesome … Students are full members of society and they should not have their ability to freely choose housing redistricted. The complete ban of student cars from the neighborhood also strikes me as unfairly discriminatory,” ANC Commissioner Jake Sticka (COL ’13) said in an email to Vox.

Earlier today we brought you a few highlights from the recently released provisions on the Campus Plan. Now we’re giving you the full breakdown: from housing to food trucks to the satellite campus. Enjoy.

Full list after the jump.

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Georgetown Blog Hub, the yet-to-be-launched website that co-founder Laura Sortwell (MSB ’10) once called “a one-stop place to stay in touch with Georgetown,” is getting a makeover.

The site, which now operates under the name “What Rocks,” is set to launch in late August. Sortwell and co-founder Jess Lioon (MSB ’10) even added four students to their staff—Lance Pauker (COL ’12), Ben Goldhaber (SFS ’12), Erin Booth (COL ’12), and Sandy Moss (SFS ’11).

A quick look at the beta version of What Rocks reveals that the site is sticking to its “blog hub” roots. What Rocks is meant to be a “fully integrated multimedia experience,” according to its mission statement.

Currently, What Rocks has only published a handful of blog posts, but Pauker is confident that the site will live up to its self-described “media mashup” goal.

“Everyone at Georgetown, like it or not, is a nerd in some way,” Pauker wrote in an e-mail. “What Rocks provides an outlet to express that awesome nerdiness.”

When the site launches in August, all users will have the opportunity to publish content.

“[I]t is pretty much a combination of the fun, social networking aspect of sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter with the substance and intellectual nature of the Huffington Post, the Voice, etc.” Pauker added.

While Vox hopes that the site succeeds, similar sites have flopped in the past. (Remember iHoyaSaxa? Neither does anyone else.)

At the very least, Pauker promises that What Rocks will throw a “sweet launch party” in August that will “undoubtedly provide an excellent opportunity for the guy who runs drunkengeorgetownstudents.com to showcase his dazzling talents.”

Welcome to the world of Georgetown blogging, What Rocks. It was getting a bit lonely, so we’re glad to have you join us.