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

Sex Issue 2015

Sex Issue 2015

By Guide Editor March 27, 2015

Georgetown' Contraception Control Students explain their frustrations about the inability to buy contraception on campus and discuss the implications on their sex lives. Confronting Double Standards...

A Pee After Sex Keeps the Doctor at Rest

By Anonymous March 27, 2015

I remember the last piece of advice my high school journalism teacher gave me: always pee before and after sex. I’ve long since forgotten the probably awkward context of that conversation, but after...

Confronting Double Standards of Sexuality

By Laura Lannan March 27, 2015

What makes a girl a “slut” and a guy a “player”? Why is the girl labelled a “bitch,” when the guy is “simply aggressive”? These double standards exist in a society that has propagated...

When Power and Pleasure Don’t Mix

By Anonymous March 27, 2015

“Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” Oscar Wilde said it, Frank Underwood quoted it and the girl whom I chased for most of my senior year of high school meant...

Trust and Sexual Expression Tied Together

By Anonymous March 27, 2015

Trying to put this story to paper is really strange for me, but not for the reason you’d think. Yes, I’m talking about sex and bondage, and if my mother, with whom I was just speaking on the phone...

DANIEL SMITH/THE HOYA
H*yas for Choice, a student-run organization, shoulders its role as the only distributor of condoms on campus. It has long been a proponent of increasing contraceptive resources.

Georgetown’s Contraception Control

By Jess Kelham-Hohler March 27, 2015

On the stacks at Vital Vittles, students can find a range of useful medicinal products to help them survive college life. Whether it’s cough drops or NyQuil, the independent, student-run Students...

Casual Sex that Never Fully Satisfies

By James Abate March 27, 2015

It’s early Sunday morning. Campus seems eerily quiet at nine in the morning. My hair is messy and my clothes are disheveled as I trek back to my bedroom so that I can get on with my existence here at...

Institutionalized Hookups

By Shea Crowley March 27, 2015

At colleges and universities across the country, the social scene revolves around sororities and fraternities. Yet on a campus like Georgetown where only a handful of Greek chapters exists, the dominant...

The Fear of Leaving Your Heart Unzipped

By Anonymous March 27, 2015

There’s nothing more awkward than making eye contact with your hookup’s roommate as you zip up your pants prior to leaving in the morning. Georgetown, like most universities, has a very present...

Social Media Dating Moves from Niche to Norm

By Matthew Healey March 27, 2015

Most people can instantly name several dating websites and matchmaking apps. As indicated by their edgy Silicon Valley names, these apps are targeting increasingly specific markets. JSwipe, for...

The Self that Lives Between the Sheets

By Anonymous March 27, 2015

I had my first kiss when I was 16 on a church floor. It was undeniably unromantic — I’d met the guy just a handful of hours before it happened, and I didn’t even like him. But the worst part...

I Kiss Girls..and I Like It

By Anonymous Submission February 15, 2013

This is my third year here on the Hilltop and the first Valentine’s Day that I’ve been single in college. It also happens to be the best one. Why? Simple: This year, I’ve discovered the real depth...

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