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Born-again Christian protestors were removed from Healy Circle by GUPD.

Anti-Catholic Demonstrators Preach Salvation at Front Gates

By Molly Simio October 31, 2014

Three anti-Catholic, born-again Christian preachers stood outside the university’s front gates reading gospel passages and trying to spread an evangelical message to about 50 onlookers for about...

The Right Response to Protest

By The Editorial Board October 31, 2014

It seemed almost preordained that, amid Georgetown’s free speech confrontations in recent months, a group of religious sensationalists took to Healy Circle to preach against Catholic teachings. Allowed...

ARIANA TAFTI FOR THE HOYA
GUSA Vice President Omika Jikaria (SFS ’15) and President Trevor Tezel (SFS ’15) have advanced some campaign goals so far.

Midway Through Term, GUSA Executive Takes Stock

By Molly Simio October 28, 2014

Georgetown University Student Association President Trevor Tezel (SFS ’15) and Vice President Omika Jikaria (SFS ’15) have made efforts at reform and advocacy across a wide span of issues throughout...

GUSA Promises as Yet Unfulfilled

By The Editorial Board October 28, 2014

“We see a disconnect between students and the university’s administrative decision-making processes,” reads the first sentence of Georgetown University Student Association President Trevor Tezel...

Megan Schmidt

Speaking Out for Speech

By The Editorial Board October 24, 2014

The recent and ongoing Hoyas United for Free Speech Campaign has inspired manifold questions as to the true nature and extent to which Georgetown students can enjoy free speech around the Hilltop. Currently,...

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Students protested a lecture by IMF Managing Director Christine 
Lagarde with a live-action board game in Healy Circle.

Protest Puts Spotlight on Speech Policy

By Katherine Richardson October 3, 2014

A student protest in Healy Circle went uninterrupted by the Georgetown University Police Department on Thursday morning, although H*yas for Choice was not allowed to table in the same spot last year. The...

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GUPD Chief Jay Gruber fielded questions from students at a roundtable discussion on Tuesday.

GUPD Talks Free Speech, SafeRides

By Andrew Wallender October 3, 2014

Georgetown University Police Department Chief of Police Jay Gruber answered student questions on topics ranging from freedom of speech to the new LiveSafe app at the fourth GUPD Roundtable Tuesday...

Abortion Deprives Children of Their Speech

By Joe Wiedemer October 3, 2014

To The Editor: Re: “Moral Neutrality’s Threat to Free Speech,” The Hoya, Sept. 30, A3 The recent issue of free speech for H*yas for Choice is not an anomalous occurrence. From the Student Activities...

Moral Neutrality’s Threat to Free Speech

By Evelyn Flashner September 30, 2014

In her critique of a perceived lack of substantive pluralism on campus, H*yas for Choice President Abby Grace (SFS ’16) appealed to the university, “Please don’t bestow a degree completely willingly...

Michelle Xu

En*ugh is Enough

By The Editorial Board September 26, 2014

Foolish is the idea that every action carried out by Georgetown University is a unified one. Inevitably, we disagree as a community. When we open up those differences to discussion, we find an aspect...

COURTESY H*YAS FOR CHOICE
H*yas for Choice members were told to leave the sidewalk outside the front gates.

H*yas for Choice Barred From Tabling

By Katherine Richardson September 23, 2014

Members of H*yas for Choice were temporarily removed from a previously approved tabling location on 37th Street, just outside of the university’s front gates, by a Georgetown University Police Department...

Free Speech Updates Need Clarity, Students Say

By Katherine Richardson August 29, 2014

Although the university issued a revised speech and expression policy in May, the Georgetown University Student Association and other student organizations are calling for even more extensive access to...

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