Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Yik Yak App Spurs Unease on University Campuses

By Jack Bennett October 3, 2014

The rise of social messaging application Yik Yak on college campuses around the country has sparked concerns over cyberbullying, racism and sexual harassment. Yik Yak is an anonymous forum that allows...

Protection in Policy and Person

By The Editorial Board September 12, 2014

Starting this fall, Georgetown’s Code of Student Conduct clearly defines punishments for cyberbullying and online harassment. After extensive changes, the code clearly defines harassment, hazing and...

Blowouts Are a Reality of Sports, Not Bullying

By Nick Fedyk October 25, 2013

Ninety-one to zero. That was the final score of a Texas high school football game last week between undefeated Aledo and winless Western Hills. The game was essentially over in the first quarter, and the...

Student Group Combats Bullying Worldwide

By Kylie Mohr February 1, 2013

During her middle and high school years, it was not uncommon for Fabianna Pergolizzi (COL ’13) to arrive at school to find her locker filled with McDonald’s hamburgers or discover nails in her car...

Ravi: A Bully, Not a Murderer

By Sari Frankel March 26, 2012

Dharun Ravi is a young man who made a lot of mistakes. I don’t defend him, not even for a minute.  Ravi, a freshman at Rutgers University, was charged with 15 counts of invasion of privacy after...

D.C. Council Looks to Combat Bullying

By Galen Foote December 3, 2010

The D.C. Council has proposed two laws this week, the "Bullying and Prevention Act of 2010 and the Harassment and Intimidation Protection Act of 2010, which aim to provide a new, comprehensive policy for...

Rutgers’ Clementi Not the Only One

By Julia Maddera October 5, 2010

STARING OUT MY WINDOW LAST THURSDAY, the Key Bridge caught my eye. Instantly, I imagined another, the George Washington Bridge, in its place. I realized that I would never drive over that bridge, or any...

There’s Nothing Juicy About It

By The Editorial Board September 19, 2008

With JuicyCampus.com spreading through Georgetown, there are no winners on the Hilltop. Juicy Campus is a dangerous and undesired element, a cancer to our community, and action needs to be taken against...

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