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Students Rally at Capitol To Demand Immediate Action on Climate Change

Students Rally at Capitol To Demand Immediate Action on Climate Change

By Daniella Arevalo October 1, 2021

Georgetown student activists took to the streets of D.C. last weekend to demand that President Joe Biden’s administration take immediate action to combat the climate crisis.  Activists organized...

DC Activists, Students March on White House to Demand Protection for Vulnerable Women in Afghanistan

DC Activists, Students March on White House to Demand Protection for Vulnerable Women in Afghanistan

By Emily Langlois September 2, 2021

CW: This article references violence in Afghanistan. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Shouts of “Biden, protect Afghan women!” and “Don’t abandon Afghan...

Black Survivors Coalition Launches #GeorgetownDoesntCare Campaign

Black Survivors Coalition Launches #GeorgetownDoesntCare Campaign

By Grace Buono February 28, 2020

This article discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The Black Survivors Coalition has launched a #GeorgetownDoesntCare campaign...

@SunilAmbekar/TWITTER | Large numbers of students and student organizations condemned a planned visit by Sunil Ambekar through a signed  online statement.

Students Condemn Right-Wing Indian Activist’s Visit to Campus

By Ashley Zhao September 20, 2019

Over 100 students and campus groups released a statement condemning an event planned to feature Indian right-wing activist Sunil Ambekar and demanding transparency from the university following the event’s...

Demonstrators Remember Ethiopian Airlines Crash Victims

By Harrison McBride September 13, 2019

Demonstrators gathered for a vigil in honor of the victims of March’s Ethiopian Airlines crash, which took the life of Cedric Asiavugwa (LAW ’19), outside the Department of Transportation on Sept....

MARCH FOR LIFE |

March for Life Draws GU Student Activists

By Alexandra Bowman January 25, 2019

Thousands of anti-abortion activists, including Georgetown University students, attended the annual Washington, D.C. March for Life on the National Mall on Jan. 18. The March for Life began in protest...

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL | In response to the ongoing partial government shutdown, more than 300 protesters held a moment of silence in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday.

Protesters Take to Hart, Call for Shutdown to End

By Connor Thomas January 25, 2019

Over 300 protesters gathered Wednesday in the Hart Senate Office Building to call for the end of the partial government shutdown that began Dec. 22. The protesters observed a moment of silence that...

COLTON SCRUDDER FOR THE HOYA In a 50-48 vote Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed, prompting protest from the Georgetown community.

In Narrow Vote, Kavanaugh Confirmed to Supreme Court

By Connor Thomas October 12, 2018

The U.S. Senate confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court by a 50-48 vote on Saturday. Kavanaugh was sworn in Monday at the White House after a contentious confirmation process. Kavanaugh...

AIR FORCE
Washington-area Catholics are asking Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl, left, to resign after a decade of improperly addressing widespread sexual assault within the Catholic Church. Wuerl holds an honorary degree from Georgetown, which he received in 2014.

District Leaders, Community Condemn Wuerl Inaction

By Grey Rosenzweig and Deepika Jonnalagadda August 31, 2018

Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and other prominent Catholics in the city are calling for the Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl to resign due to his handling of past sexual...

VIEWPOINT: For Justice, Hoyas Should Kneel

VIEWPOINT: For Justice, Hoyas Should Kneel

By Hashwinder Singh and Khendrick Beausoleil November 2, 2017

Music blaring, a collective euphoria swamps the air. Expectations about the upcoming basketball season are irrelevant; today, Georgetown’s prodigal son has returned home. After years of apathy-inducing...

A Walk Through Red Square

By William Leo September 8, 2017

William Leo is a Hoya Staff Writer Conversation on campus is constant. Walking through Red Square, students can overhear hundreds of their peers gathered in spirited conversation. Although few recognize...

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Artists Take A Stand in 2016-17

By Meena Raman and Dani Guerrero April 21, 2017

Art, as a form of public speech, is inherently political and engages with existing thoughts and ideologies. After a remarkably eventful year in the political and social spheres, art and culture have naturally...

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