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RIVERS: Protect Transgender Athletes

RIVERS: Protect Transgender Athletes

By Grace Rivers April 22, 2022

Lia Thomas, a swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, made history as the first transgender swimmer to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association championship.  While her victory marked...

MCDONALD | Stop Using the Protection of Women’s Sports as a Pretext for Transphobic Bigotry

By Carrie McDonald April 1, 2022

Women athletes are continuously treated unfairly in sports, but this disadvantage has nothing to do with the inclusion of transgender athletes.  If politicians really cared about fairness for...

MCDONALD | The WNBA Must Acknowledge Its Responsibility for Griner’s Arrest

By Carrie McDonald March 17, 2022

I could decry how, if Steph Curry had been arrested while in Russia to play basketball, stories would have littered both the sports and news front pages every day until his release. But unlike the Phoenix...

MCDONALD: We Should All Be Concerned About Abuse In Figure Skating

By Carrie McDonald February 25, 2022

CW: This article discusses eating disorders. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Watching the women’s free skate this past week in the 2022 Beijing Olympics,...

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Hammered by Seton Hall 62-91.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Hammered by Seton Hall 62-91.

By Kate Berkery February 4, 2022

The Georgetown women’s basketball team fell 62-91 to the Seton Hall Pirates on Feb. 2 at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J.  Coming off a 16-point win against the Butler Bulldogs on Sunday,...

WOMEN’S TENNIS | Georgetown Adds Two Losses on Weekend Road Trip

WOMEN’S TENNIS | Georgetown Adds Two Losses on Weekend Road Trip

By Robbie Werdiger February 3, 2022

The Georgetown women’s tennis team failed to capture its first win of the season this weekend on a road trip to Lynchburg, Virginia. The Hoyas faced off against Liberty University on Saturday, Jan....

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Fall to Xavier in Thrilling 67-70 Overtime Game

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Fall to Xavier in Thrilling 67-70 Overtime Game

By Ritika Mandavilli February 3, 2022

Down by just three points with seconds left in overtime, Georgetown looked to set up a final shot to tie the game against Xavier. The Hoyas strategically put the ball into the hands of graduate guard...

MCDONALD | Controversy at the Women’s March Madness Tournament Exposes Pervasive Sexist Attitudes in the NCAA

MCDONALD | Controversy at the Women’s March Madness Tournament Exposes Pervasive Sexist Attitudes in the NCAA

By Carrie McDonald March 26, 2021

The NCAA has shown its true colors in the latest instance of mistreatment of female athletes at the NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament. This was not just an isolated incident, but rather...

VOLLEYBALL | Top Teams End Georgetown’s Season

By Leonard Olsen November 14, 2011

They fought and battled, but the Georgetown volleyball team's (14-13, 6-8 Big East) season came to an unfortunate end at home this past weekend at the hands of Cincinnati (22-8, 12-2 Big East) and...

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