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Over 200,000 people gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue and in an estimated 800 other locations across the world for the March for Our Lives to protest gun violence and mass shootings Saturday.

Thousands March in Protest of Gun Violence

By Montana Boone March 27, 2018

Over 200,000 people gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue and in an estimated 800 other locations across the world for the March for Our Lives to protest gun violence and mass shootings Saturday. The protest...

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Amid Guns Debate, Activists Teach Students the Art of Making Change

By Cady Stanton March 26, 2018

Including the voices of young activists, using technology and starting grass-roots movements are the most important factors in forging a successful social movement, a panel of social justice activists...

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Q&A: DeGioia Discusses ‘Dreamers’ Advocacy, Free Speech and Gun Violence

By Ian Scoville March 23, 2018

Amid Georgetown’s most active year of advocacy in recent memory, The Hoya sat down with University President John J. DeGioia to discuss Georgetown’s role in national issues, free speech and the...

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Historic Agreement Guarantees Dedicated Funding for WMATA

By Emma Kotfica March 23, 2018

Maryland lawmakers joined the governments of Washington, D.C., and Virginia yesterday in a final approval to jointly provide up to $500 million annually to fund the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit...

COURTESY MARGAUX FONTAINE Sahil Nair (SFS’19) and Naba Rahman (SFS’19) were officially sworn in as president and vice president, respectively, of the Georgetown University Student Association on the front steps of Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy Saturday.

GUSA Executives Sworn In

By Will Cassou March 23, 2018

Sahil Nair (SFS’19) and Naba Rahman (SFS’19) were officially sworn in as president and vice president, respectively, of the Georgetown University Student Association on the front steps of Georgetown’s...

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MSB to Launch Venture Lab in Entrepreneurial Effort

By Elizabeth Ash March 23, 2018

The Georgetown Venture Lab, a shared office space designed to attract alumni entrepreneurs in downtown Washington, D.C. is set to launch later this year after Ted Leonsis (CAS ’77), chair of the Georgetown...

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Democratic politician Jason Kander ( ), founder of the voting rights group Let America Vote, was awarded Alumnus of the Year by the Georgetown University College Democrats.

College Dems Recognize Jason Kander for Voting Rights Work

By Joe Egler March 22, 2018

Jason Kander (LAW ’05), former Missouri secretary of state and current president of Let America Vote, received the Alumnus of the Year award from the Georgetown University College Democrats on Monday...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser (D-D.C.) promoted her administration's progress on higher education and homelessness in her fourth State of the District address.

Bowser Defends Higher Education Record in State of the District Address

By Josh Metzger March 22, 2018

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) promoted advances in higher education in Washington, D.C., and defended her administration’s record in light of recent scandals at her fourth State of the District address March...

Up in Arms: Preparing a Campus Shooter Protocol

Up in Arms: Preparing a Campus Shooter Protocol

By Sarah Wright March 21, 2018

Since the Parkland, Fla. shooting last month, Madeline Budman (COL ’18) has felt a heightened sense of apprehension in public places. For Budman, the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High...

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Waka Flocka Flame to Headline GPB Spring Concert

By Will Cassou March 21, 2018

Waka Flocka Flame is set to headline the Georgetown Program Board’s annual spring concert April 6 in McDonough Arena. Basstracks and Phoebe Ryan will open, and Georgetown Cabaret, a student rock and...

WILL CROMARY/THE HOYA Former Attorney General Eric Holder, a Democrat, described his battle against partisan gerrymandering in an event hosted by the Institute of Politics and Public Service on Monday.

Former AG Holder Lays Out Democrats’ Campaign Against Gerrymandering

By Olivia Eggers March 21, 2018

Partisan gerrymandering poses a threat to voting rights in the United States and disproportionately disenfranchises Democratic voters, former Attorney General Eric Holder said at an event hosted by the...

MEENA MORAR FOR THE HOYA actress and comedian Amanda Seales discussed her experiences in the creative realm with Soyica Colbert, associate professor of African American Studies and Theater and Performance Studies.

BRAVE 2018: Annual BRAVE Summit Celebrates Black Women in Activism and the Arts

By Meena Morar March 20, 2018

This weekend’s annual BRAVE Summit, aimed at creating a space to empower black women, brought three dozen speakers to campus to discuss the intersection of activism and the arts. The summit included...

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