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Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

Georgetown University’s chapter of Students Demand Action (SDA), a gun violence awareness and advocacy group, hosted a vigil Jan. 24 in Red Square to honor victims of gun violence.

Annual Anti-Abortion Conference Sparks Campus Discourse

The 25th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life (OCC) united prominent Catholic clergy, advocacy experts and students to discuss the state of anti-abortion politics and the sanctity of human life in Georgetown University’s Healy Hall on Jan. 20.

New Inclusive Spaces to Open February in New South Basement

Georgetown University’s Office of Student Engagement and Inclusion (OSEI) relocated to the basement of New South Hall this January, consolidating its initiatives into a new refuge on campus.

Spring 2024 GU Politics Fellows Talk Persuading Young Voters, Presidential Campaigns

The Hoya sat down with the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) fellows for the Spring 2024 semester Jan. 19 to discuss the ongoing presidential campaign, Gen Z’s political future and challenges like foreign aggression and domestic polarization the United States currently faces. 

Annie Stegall (CAS ’26) points out that legacy admissions have impacts that reach beyond diversity stats and encourages students to resist the culture of social exclusion that emerges as a result of legacy advantages in admissions.


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Georgetown women’s basketball dominated on both ends of the court in a 77-49 win over DePaul, an encouraging sign for a team with tournament ambitions.


Despite a string of encouraging games, Hoya men’s basketball dropped a 90-66 clunker against the Butler Bulldogs as the team continues to search for its defensive identity.


In this edition of “Causing a Racquet,” Robbie Werdiger (CAS ’24) reviews the first three episodes of the second season of Netflix tennis docuseries “Break Point.”

REVIEW | ‘Night Swim’ Needs to be Filtered Out of Existence

“Night Swim” would find a way to drown on dry land, says William McCall (CAS ’25).


REVIEW | ‘The Boys in the Boat’ Struggles to Stay Afloat

Andre Albrecht (CAS ’27) critiques the surface-level underdog story of “The Boys in the Boat.”


REVIEW | ‘Mean Girls,’ a Remake of the 2000s Cult Classic, Fails to Deliver on What Made the Original So ‘Fetch’

Get in loser, we’re going reviewing! The new “Mean Girls” becomes unmemorable in its quest to modernize, says Elizabethe Bogrette (SFS ’27).

Whether walking across Healy Lawn after a long night at Lauinger Library or simply heading to the bathroom in Darnall Hall, rodents and students often find themselves cohabiting on the Hilltop.

In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks and the subsequent Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, a range of student activist groups continue to hold vigils, rallies and events to mourn those lost and advocate for their cause.

After FIRE, a controversial free speech organization, placed Georgetown near-last in its annual rankings, students and professors alike shared their perspectives on the matter with The Hoya.



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