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“Sex in the Dark” Aims to Reduce Sexual Stigma on Campus

By Anna Lim November 3, 2023

Students participated in an anonymous dialogue on campus sexual health at the “Sex in the Dark: Healthy Sexuality at Georgetown and Beyond” Q&A event on Oct. 30.  The annual event was...

EDITORIAL: Contraception Personalis

EDITORIAL: Contraception Personalis

By The Editorial Board February 4, 2023

While Georgetown University’s Catholic, Jesuit values guide its mission of education and advocacy, it is also using these values to support its stance on unpopular, unsafe campus policies. Georgetown’s...

Students Anonymously Discuss Sexual Education

Students Anonymously Discuss Sexual Education

By Alaina McGill October 28, 2022

Students anonymously posed sexual education questions to sexual health experts at an event aimed at increasing transparency and improving sexual education on Georgetown University’s campus.  Organizers...

PARKER: Supply Emergency Contraception

PARKER: Supply Emergency Contraception

By Talia Parker March 19, 2018

Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for resources on and off campus. Emergency contraception — also known as Plan B or the morning-after...

PARKER: More Screenings for Students

PARKER: More Screenings for Students

By Talia Parker February 21, 2018

In April 2017, Georgetown University implemented a free and confidential screening for sexually transmitted infections. The screening, now offered once per semester, has had encouraging results. Over 70...

PARKER: Bring Condoms to Campus

PARKER: Bring Condoms to Campus

By Talia Parker February 8, 2018

Access to condoms is one of the most fundamental sexual health resources on a college campus. However, Georgetown is miles behind other U.S. universities when it comes to providing this basic resource....

PARKER: Add Sex Ed to NSO

PARKER: Add Sex Ed to NSO

By Talia Parker January 25, 2018

Georgetown University takes great pride in the geographic diversity of its student body. Join any tour with the Blue and Gray Tour Guide Society, and you’ll hear about how students come to Georgetown...

Sex Issue 2017

Sex Issue 2017

By Guide Editor October 13, 2017

What Does Sex Positivity Mean to You? Sex Education and the Transition to College Students May Not Be Hooked On Hookup Culture Debunking Common College Sex Myths The Truth Behind Sexually...

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Sex Education and the Transition to College

By Mac Dressman and Julia Yaeger October 13, 2017

Every Hoya has had a different experience with sex education in high school. Ranging from comprehensive high school programs to no sex education at all, these different forms of sex education have...

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The Truth Behind Sexually Transmitted Infections

By Alexandra Brunjes, Eleanor Tolf, and Emrose Kathawala October 13, 2017

The Georgetown University community is quite vigilant about staying fit and healthy. Walking between classes, it is not unusual to see people in gym clothes or overhear discussions about the ways they...

VIEWPOINT: Free STI Testing for Our Community

By Brinna Ludwig October 10, 2016

On September 16th, unaffiliated, anti-choice protestors came to campus, harassing students and distributing medically inaccurate pamphlets, yet Georgetown administrators did not respond in any way. The...

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Georgetown ranked 112th on the 10th Annual Trojan Brand Condoms’ 2015 Sexual Health Report Card, falling 19 spots from its 93rd ranking in 2014. Schools were evaluated on the accessibility of sexual health resources, with Oregon State University taking first place.

GU Falls Further in Annual Sexual Health Rankings

By Aly Pachter November 13, 2015

Georgetown fell 19 spots, from 93 to 112, in the 10th Annual Trojan Brand Condoms’ 2015 Sexual Health Report Card, a study that ranked 140 colleges and universities based on the accessibility of sexual...

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