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LGBTQ, Ally Community Celebrate Lavender Graduation

By Jeanine Santucci April 28, 2017

Three hundred members of the LGBTQ community and allies gathered at the ninth annual Lavender Graduation ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of the class of 2017 in the Healey Family Student...

Metro Proposes New Business Plan Amid Meltdown

By Marina Pitofsky and Madeline Charbonneau April 28, 2017

Amid recent criticism for its labor policies and a meltdown on the Red Line on Thursday morning, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced plans to implement...

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Student Launches Book, Entrepreneurship Venture

By Yasmine Salam April 28, 2017

When Shiv Jhangiani (MSB ’19) registered for a McDonough School of Business class last year billed as a course on entrepreneurship and venture capitalism, he did not expect he would end up a published...

The Hoya Transitions to New Staff, Online Format

By William Zhu April 28, 2017

The Hoya published its first issue today after transitioning to a new editorial and publishing staff for the fall semester. This issue will be the first print issue of The Hoya after its transition to...

Bowser, Council Propose Expanded Sexual Assault Survivor Resources

By Montana Boone April 27, 2017

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) plans to expand the pool of confidential advocates for survivors of sexual assault, codify the duties of the District’s Sexual Assault Response Team and clarify...

Global Press Freedoms Decline, Activists Say

By Hannah Urtz April 27, 2017

Press freedoms have declined in the United States and around the world as authoritarian governments and strongmen erode journalist protections, according to Reporters Without Borders’ 2017 World Press...

SPENCER COOK/THE HOYA President Donald Trump's trade policies remain uncertain, but may be heavily protectionist, according to panelists at an event Wednesday.

Trump Trade Policies Uncertain, According to Panelists

By Patricja Okuniewska April 27, 2017

President Donald Trump is challenging standing trade rules and agreements, but the extent to which he will continue to do so is uncertain, according to the speakers at the International Trade Under...

GUPD, GUSA Launch Pilot Safety Programs

By Julianna Hoff April 26, 2017

The Georgetown University Police Department and Georgetown University Student Association launched a pilot program for on-campus student safety escorts and enhanced SafeRides service in order to decrease...

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Duke Dunn, a veteran, photographer and activist, protested against the Federal Government's criminalization of marijuana.

Protesters for Marijuana Legalization Arrested

By Lily Steinberg April 26, 2017

Four of about 20 marijuana legalization demonstrators were arrested outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on Monday while protesting for Congress to legalize cannabis across the country and remove the...

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The U.S. received a barely passing grade for its treatment of First Amendment protections.

United States Earns C+ in First Amendment Report Card

By Joe Egler April 26, 2017

The United States earned a C+ overall grade in the Newseum Institute’s inaugural First Amendment Report Card, which analyzed the state of the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. The...

Panelists Urge Trump Leadership in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Alex Mooney April 26, 2017

President Donald Trump’s stated commitment to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict presents an opportunity for renewed negotiation between the two regions, according to two experts on the Middle...

Panelists Advocate Awareness of Native American Populations

By Tait Ryssdal April 26, 2017

American Indian populations continue to be adversely affected by the legacy of American colonialism, according to three Great Plains American Indians at a panel discussion on the historical injustices...

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