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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

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...

ANNE STONECIPHER FOR THE HOYA

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...

STEPHANIE YUAN/THE HOYA

Students May Not Be Hooked on Hookup Culture

By Kathryn Baker and Max Crispin October 13, 2017

The start of college is an exhilarating time. Students enter their freshman year expecting to be challenged academically, to establish meaningful friendships and to develop the skills necessary for the...

ALYSSA ALFONSO FOR THE HOYA

Debunking Common College Sex Myths

By William Leo and Juliette Silvain October 13, 2017

Sex is among the most talked-about subjects on college campuses. Yet myths and misconceptions pervade almost every discussion of sexual activity and sexuality, subtly infiltrating the beliefs of even the...

THEO SYMONDS FOR THE HOYA

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...

Contraception 101: Better Safe Than Sorry

Contraception 101: Better Safe Than Sorry

By Megan Shapiro October 13, 2017

Contraception: It is a word that invokes many different emotions. Some might feel uneasy, while others might feel empowered. Contraception is the use of artificial or behavioral methods to prevent...

ALYSSA ALONSO FOR THE HOYA

Toeing the Line: Free Speech and Sex on Campus

By Lisa Burgoa October 13, 2017

When professor Derek Goldman was directing “In The Next Room, or the vibrator play” last spring, he was acutely aware that, to some on campus, the production would appear salacious at first blush....

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...

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