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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Contesting Coverage of the OCC

By Julian Jimenez February 25, 2022

Last month, The Hoya claimed that a high-profile Catholic bishop who spoke for the Cardinal O’Connor Conference used racist rhetoric and has minimized the crimes of a sexual abuser, claims that are...

GITELMAN: Approach Abortion With Compassion

GITELMAN: Approach Abortion With Compassion

By Yana Gitelman October 14, 2021

CW: This article references sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. On Oct. 2, over 5,000 protesters gathered in downtown Washington, D.C., at the fifth...

GU Students Attend Women’s March for Reproductive Rights

GU Students Attend Women’s March for Reproductive Rights

By Paige Kupas October 7, 2021

Georgetown University students rallied for reproductive rights during the fifth Women’s March last Saturday.  The 2021 Women’s March advocated for reproductive rights after legislators passed...

Planned Parenthood Expands Abortion Access for DMV Residents

By Julia Kelly September 24, 2021

A new Planned Parenthood initative will allow residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia to access abortion medication and services without leaving their homes. The plan, announced by Planned...

VIEWPOINT: Oppose Punitive Texas Abortion Bill

VIEWPOINT: Oppose Punitive Texas Abortion Bill

By Thalia Zuniga-Davila September 23, 2021

CW: This article references sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Texas Senate Bill 8, which prohibits all abortions after six weeks, even for survivors...

BAZAIL-EIMIL:  Resist Ideological Litmus Tests in Catholicism

BAZAIL-EIMIL: Resist Ideological Litmus Tests in Catholicism

By Eric Bazail-Eimil July 27, 2021

Communion. Eucharist. The body and blood. It goes by many names, but Communion is one of the cornerstones of Catholic religious life. For Catholics, bread and wine are not just liturgically symbolic foods,...

VIEWPOINT: Recommit to Free Speech Policy

VIEWPOINT: Recommit to Free Speech Policy

By Talia Parker February 14, 2020

On Jan. 22, 2020, Georgetown University prohibited an event hosted by H*yas for Choice from being held on campus. This action — an unequivocal violation of the Speech and Expression Policy — sets...

GU Prevents Abortion Education Workshop From Taking Place on Campus

GU Prevents Abortion Education Workshop From Taking Place on Campus

By Elizabeth Brenneman February 7, 2020

Georgetown University revoked the room reservation for an abortion education workshop planned by pro-abortion rights student group H*yas for Choice on Jan. 21, forcing the event to take place off campus. HFC...

Speaker: Government Policies Endanger Reproductive Health Care

Speaker: Government Policies Endanger Reproductive Health Care

By Giulia Testa February 7, 2020

Reproductive healthcare is in crisis as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to implement policies detrimental to public health, former President of Planned Parenthood Leana Wen said at...

Anti-Abortion Conference Draws Student Demonstrators

Anti-Abortion Conference Draws Student Demonstrators

By Anna Ferrazzi January 31, 2020

As students protested outside Healy Hall, speakers at the 21st annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life discussed the intersection of law, morality and human dignity within the anti-abortion argument...

DILLON: Accept Ambiguity

By Raymond W. Dillon Jr. September 6, 2019

The year I was an undergraduate at Georgetown University, the Supreme Court rendered its decision on Roe v. Wade. Decades later, the basic questions remain of how religion and religious freedom play out...

GU Medical Students Fundraise for Abortion Training

By Amy Li May 15, 2019

Student petitioners with the unrecognized group Medical Students for Choice have started a fundraiser to raise money for an off-campus medical workshop after meeting with Georgetown University School of...

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