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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

MFOL Organizes Body Bag Display on National Mall

MFOL Organizes Body Bag Display on National Mall

By Eli Kales March 31, 2022

Over 1,100 body bags stuffed with inflatable balloons spelling out “Thoughts and Prayers” appeared on the National Mall in front of the United States Capitol building on March 24.  The display,...

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...

ALEX BAKER FOR THE HOYA | In an event hosted by the Georgetown Chapter of March for Our Lives, panelists discussed ways gun violence disproportionality affects marginalized communities.

Panel: Marginalized Groups at Higher Gun Violence Risk

By Margie Cullen November 22, 2019

Policymakers and gun reform activists emphasized the disproportionate effect of gun violence on marginalized communities at a Nov. 19 event. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel...

CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE / FACEBOOK | The Council of Advisory Boards hosts its annual club fair this Saturday on Copley Lawn.

New Clubs To Join CAB Fair Saturday

By Harrison McBride September 6, 2019

A variety of new clubs, including a climate lobbying club and an anti-gun violence organization, are set to table at the 2019 Fall Council of Advisory Boards Fair this Saturday.  CAB fair, the semesterly...

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...

DILLON: A Right to Be Heard

DILLON: A Right to Be Heard

By Raymond W. Dillon Jr. April 26, 2018

I am both proud and ashamed of this country’s mixed reaction to recent incidents of gun violence, particularly the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., during which...

EDITORIAL: Respect Civil Disobedience

By Editorial Board March 23, 2018

Georgetown University should not punish students for their disobedience simply because protesters expose problems within Georgetown’s institutions. Georgetown recently vowed not to punish incoming...

Up in Arms: Preparing a Campus Shooter Protocol

Up in Arms: Preparing a Campus Shooter Protocol

By Sarah Wright March 21, 2018

Since the Parkland, Fla. shooting last month, Madeline Budman (COL ’18) has felt a heightened sense of apprehension in public places. For Budman, the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High...

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