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

SeaWorld Partnership Faces Criticism, Protest

SeaWorld Partnership Faces Criticism, Protest

By Jack Segelstein October 10, 2016

More than 20 demonstrators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protested outside of the Rafik B. Hariri building during a discussion between SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment President...

VIEWPOINT: North Dakota Struggle Goes Unnoticed

By Kelsey Lawson September 30, 2016

If there are two things that do not mix, they are clean drinking water and oil pipelines — specifically, oil pipelines subject to extremely lenient environmental reviews. The construction of the Dakota...

EDITORIAL: Disruption Hinders Dialogue

By Editorial Board September 13, 2016

On Sept. 12, it was announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would potentially be meeting in Luxembourg to further negotiate a peace settlement....

GUFF Rallies for Reform

By Tara Subramaniam April 15, 2016

Approximately 30 Georgetown University Fossil Free members and supporters gathered to demand socially responsible investments and more transparency from the board of directors’ Socially Responsible...

Pro-Cannabis Legalization Groups Protest Outside White House

By Jack Bennett April 5, 2016

This weekend, the District’s marijuana advocates gathered at the White House in protest while smoking marijuana on federal property. Protest organizers boasted that Saturday’s public mass-smoking...

The Change Georgetown DOESNT Need

The Change Georgetown DOESN’T Need

By Charlie Fritz and Charlie Fritz March 2, 2016

It was recently revealed through The Hoya that the administrators of SFS are considering changes to the core curriculum. This idea may seem great for SFSers due to the excessive amount of Econ requirements...

Coordinate Solidarity

Coordinate Solidarity

By The Editorial Board November 17, 2015

Student-athletes at Georgetown launched a campaign to raise awareness of the unethical business practices perpetuated by Nike — specifically the use of sweatshops in their production process. Operating...

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Solidarity Demonstrators Call for University Action

By Syed Humza Moinuddin November 12, 2015

Black student activists led around 250 students, faculty and community members in a demonstration on Red Square tonight to express solidarity with students of color experiencing racism in universities...

The Dual Nature of Free Speech

By Thomas Barry Cooke April 24, 2015

A campus announcement on April 20 noted that the Westboro Baptist Church had been granted a permit from the city to picket in the public space outside of the main gates of Georgetown University on Monday,...

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The Westboro Baptist Church will protest at Georgetown on April 27, prompting the planning of two student-organized counter-protests.

Countering WBC, Protests Organize

By Toby Hung April 21, 2015

The Westboro Baptist Church announced last weekend that it will picket outside the front gates of Georgetown University next Monday, prompting students to organize two counterprotests in response to...

Sommers Event Sparks Dialogue, Protest

By Margaret Heftler April 21, 2015

A talk by author and former philosophy professor Christina Hoff Sommers, who discussed her views on feminism, sparked student protest and dialogue throughout campus. Sommers spoke Thursday night,...

GSC Claims Aramark Intrusion

By Toby Hung March 6, 2015

Thirty students from the Georgetown Solidarity Committee participated in a rally at the Georgetown University Hotel and Convention Center on Thursday, in light of recent allegations that members of...

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