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Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, spoke at Gaston Hall on Thursday. Student protests against labor practices followed his appearance.

Emir Outlines Qatari Role in Middle East

By Kelsey Quackenbush February 27, 2015

His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, emir of the State of Qatar, discussed the Arab Spring, education reform and Qatar’s political role in the Middle East with University President John...

Stand Against Aramark

By The Editorial Board February 20, 2015

Feb. 18 marked a landmark change in Georgetown’s involvement with Aramark, the corporation behind Leo’s, Hoya Court and most other food locations on campus, with employees and students rallying together...

QUALLEN: Worker’s Rally Lives On

By Matthew Quallen January 30, 2015

On March 15, 2005, 25 Georgetown students began a hunger strike. They refused to eat until the university committed to a just employment policy, at the core of which lay the guarantee of a living wage. Their...

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The 16th Annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life took place Saturday, and saw uninterrupted protest from H*yas for Choice.

H*yas for Choice Leads 8-Hour Protest

By Emma Rizk January 27, 2015

As approximately 500 people gathered for the 16th Annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life in Gaston Hall on Saturday, around 20 members of H*yas for Choice, a pro-choice student group unaffiliated...

A Right to Discourse

By The Editorial Board January 22, 2015

This Saturday, students from across the country will converge on Georgetown’s campus for the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life, the largest pro-life conference of its kind in the United States. With...

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Protesters gathered to mourn the passing of Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teenager from Ohio

Photos of the Week: Jan. 12

By Photo Editor January 13, 2015

Photos of the Week: Jan. 12 - Jan. 16 include a transgender rights protest in memory of Leelah Alcorn, a women's basketball 69-61 victory over Providence on Saturday, a presentation by Fr. Kevin O'Brien,...

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Georgetown University Medical Center students performed a die-in outside of the hospital today.

GU Medical Students Participate in White Coat Die-In Day

By Jess Kelham-Hohler December 11, 2014

Around 40 medical students from Georgetown University School of Medicine participated in a protest outside the hospital today as part of a nationwide medical student movement called White Coat Die-In...

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More than 75 students protested the Ferguson decision in Red Square.

Over 75 Students Protest Ferguson Decision in Walk Out

By Andrew Wallender December 2, 2014

More than 75 members of the Georgetown community participated in a walk out staged by the Georgetown University Black Leadership Forum to protest the St. Louis County grand jury’s decision on the...

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Students participating in the silent demonstration in Red Square on Tuesday.

Photos of the Week: Nov. 22

By Photo Editor November 29, 2014

Photos of the Week: Nov. 22 - 28 Photos of the week of Nov. 22 - 28 include the Ferguson Protests around D.C. and Georgetown's campus, a new volleyball court in-the-making, various sports games, and the...

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An annual protest for immigrant rights, pictured from 2013, starts on campus, before making its way to the Capitol. The university released updated guidelines for on-campus demonstrations on Monday.

Campus Protest Guidelines Clarified

By Molly Simio November 18, 2014

The university released guidelines for campus protests and tabling in an update to the Speech and Expression Policy sent in a campus-wide email yesterday. The new guidelines for campus protests...

In Hong Kong, Reconciling Old and New

In Hong Kong, Reconciling Old and New

By Katy Berk November 14, 2014

The approximately 50 percent of students at Georgetown who elect to study abroad look forward to many of the same cliches: an abundance of local delicacies, a daily schedule suddenly not measured in...

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Born-again Christian protestors were removed from Healy Circle by GUPD.

Anti-Catholic Demonstrators Preach Salvation at Front Gates

By Molly Simio October 31, 2014

Three anti-Catholic, born-again Christian preachers stood outside the university’s front gates reading gospel passages and trying to spread an evangelical message to about 50 onlookers for about...

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