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Mondays with Melanie: On GSProud, U.S. v Rahimi and Major Sports Wins

Mondays with Melanie: On GSProud, U.S. v Rahimi and Major Sports Wins

By Melanie Elliott November 14, 2023

Join us every Monday for a wrap-up of the week’s hottest stories! For this week’s “Mondays With Melanie” podcast, we begin with writer Anna Lim (CAS ’26) as she outlines her article about Georgetown...

Father of Parkland Victim Arrested for Disrupting Congressional Hearing on Gun Violence

Father of Parkland Victim Arrested for Disrupting Congressional Hearing on Gun Violence

By Catherine Alaimo March 31, 2023

CW: This article references/discusses gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  U.S. Capitol Police arrested the father of one of the victims of the...

VIEWPOINT: Stamp Out Gun Extremism

VIEWPOINT: Stamp Out Gun Extremism

By Ari Kane February 4, 2023

CW: This article discusses instances of gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. On Jan. 21, a gunman shot and killed 10 people during a Lunar New Year...

RIVERS: Reframe Gun Discussion

RIVERS: Reframe Gun Discussion

By Grace Rivers October 7, 2022

CW: This article contains references to gun violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on-campus resources. I remember sitting at family dinner in June 2022, the news only a faint hum in...

GU March for Our Lives Calls for Gun Reform at SCOTUS

GU March for Our Lives Calls for Gun Reform at SCOTUS

By Giulia Testa December 6, 2019

Students from the Georgetown chapter of March for Our Lives joined hundreds of demonstrators outside the Supreme Court to advocate for gun control reform Dec. 2. The case, filed by the National Rifle...

TALATI: Combat Gun Violence With the Story of Job

TALATI: Combat Gun Violence With the Story of Job

By Haley Talati October 4, 2019

Many American conservatives like to argue that gun ownership is a God-given right. While there isn’t a strong biblical basis for such arguments, the Book of Job does offer some relevant — if indirect...

HANNAH LEVINE/THE HOYA The Georgetown University faculty senate voted Nov. 28 to ban firearms, weapons and explosives on university property.

GU Faculty Approves On-Campus Weapons Ban

By Yolanda Spura December 14, 2018

A universitywide proposal banning firearms, weapons and explosives on campus was unanimously approved by Georgetown University’s faculty senate Nov. 28 and is set for final review Jan. 17, according...

STUDENT WALKOUT AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas have rallied with gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety to organize a March 24, 2018 protest in Washington, D.C., dubbed the March for Our Lives, and have garnered national attention.

Prospective Students Protesting Gun Reform Will Not Face Repercussions

By Christian Paz February 26, 2018

High school students who participate in peaceful protests, such as demonstrations concerning gun reform, will not face negative admissions repercussions when applying to Georgetown University, the Office...

Q&A: Glamour College Women of the Year Winner Discusses Gun Violence Advocacy

By Marina Pitofsky April 7, 2017

Glamour Magazine recognized Sarah Clements (COL ’18) as one of 10 recipients of its annual College Women of the Year award yesterday. This year marks the third year in four that a Georgetown student...

TOM GARRETT FOR CONGRESS
Tom Garrett (R-Va.) introduced legislation seeking to weaken D.C. gun control laws March 15.

Congress Looks to Weaken DC Firearm Laws

By Lily Steinberg March 28, 2017

Republicans in Congress introduced a bill this month to weaken gun control laws in Washington, D.C., sparking criticism from District officials concerned with federal meddling in local policies. Freshman...

Panelists Push Gun Control Laws

By Gaia Mattiace November 11, 2016

The government must introduce stricter gun-control laws in light of the June 12 Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, according to a panel on LGBTQ issues Nov. 9 in the Healey Family Student Center. In...

Obama Solidifies Substantial Legacy

By Maya Gandhi October 28, 2016

Presidential legacy is a tricky balance of the good, the bad and the scandalous. Should we remember former president Franklin D. Roosevelt for the New Deal without recalling his policy of Japanese internment?...

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