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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...

Lagarde's Speech Attracts Protesters

Lagarde’s Speech Attracts Protesters

By Toby Hung October 3, 2014

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde’s lecture in Gaston Hall on Thursday morning prompted a student protest of her invitation to campus and of the IMF. In her lecture,...

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...

QUALLEN: In Protest of Student Activism's Departure

QUALLEN: In Protest of Student Activism’s Departure

By Matthew Quallen August 29, 2014

The face of a gleeful student protester graced the cover of the March 13, 1969 issue of The Hoya. A member of the Class of 1972, the student held up a burning issue of this same paper. In a strong demonstration...

Get Pumped for Protest: Yoga Style

Get Pumped for Protest: Yoga Style

By Emma Holland and Emma Holland June 3, 2014

Today, June 3, yoga masters and gym rats from all over D.C. are gathering to protest what is now being called the "yoga tax." According to Washington City Paper, the D.C. Council is close to passing...

It Got Uglier Than You Thought

By Chris Murray April 25, 2014

To the Editor: I read with interest Braden McDonald and Molly Simio’s feature story on the “protest culture” at Georgetown University [“Marching On,” The Hoya, B1, March 21, 2014]. In their...

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Housing construction and policy dominated this year’s headlines, with students and alumni passionate about maintaining Georgetown’s architectural spirit in future designs.

Among Campus Issues, Housing Hits Home

By Molly Simio April 25, 2014

      Last summer, administrators ran into an unexpected roadblock after releasing designs for the Northeast Triangle Residence Hall: impassioned alumni and student objection...

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Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) speaks at the One Georgetown, One Campus launch Sept. 8 protesting the proposed satellite residence.

Protest Thrives in Diverse Forms

By Suzanne Monyak April 25, 2014

From online movements combatting microaggressions at universities nationwide to student-led rallies calling for reform at the gates of the White House, the past year has seen prolific Georgetown student...

The Final Word: 2013-2014

By The Editorial Board April 25, 2014

In an eventful year for campus life, students made sure their voices were not lost in the university’s decision-making process. From Georgetown’s changing course of action on navigating the 2010 Campus...

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Ukrainian activist Yulia Marushevska, who became a symbol of the Euromaidan protests with her appearance in the viral “I Am A Ukrainian” video, spoke Tuesday in ICC Auditorium about her experience and hopes for her country.

Euromaidan Activist Shares Experience

By Julia McCrimlisk April 4, 2014

In a simple declaration of feeling and national pride, Yulia Marushevska looks at the camera and declares, “I am a Ukrainian” before explaining why the Ukrainian people finally decided to rise...

COURTESY SOPHIA SEPP
Two ASB trips collaborated on an ad-hoc border wall to raise awareness of immigration issues Friday in Red Square.

ASB Wall Breaks Borders

By Ashley Miller April 1, 2014

The Alternative Spring Break border awareness program aimed to generate discussion on immigration issues after two ASB groups returned from the 1,951-mile Mexican border over spring break by constructing...

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