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Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | Members of the Georgetown University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student group that demonstrates support for Palestinian students, organized a die-in protest in Red Square while prospective students and parents visited campus during Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program (GAAP) Weekend on April 12, commemorating Palestinians killed in a Gazan hospital.

SJP Organizes Die-In Protest to Commemorate Palestinians Killed in Gaza

By Aamir Jamil and Kate Hwang April 18, 2024

Members of the Georgetown University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student group that demonstrates support for Palestinian students, organized a die-in protest in Red Square while...

Sofi Dippel/The Hoya | Several hundred Georgetown students and faculty protested an event held by Campus Ministry Feb. 27 that featured three members of the Israel Defense Force.

Israeli Soldiers Panel Sparks Student, Faculty Protests

By Catherine Alaimo, Lauren Doherty, and Jack Willis February 29, 2024

CW: This article discusses violence and death in Israel and Gaza, as well as antisemitism. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Students and faculty groups gathered...

Grief, Justice, Hope: On-Campus Resonances From Israel and Palestine

Grief, Justice, Hope: On-Campus Resonances From Israel and Palestine

By Jack Willis November 3, 2023

Content warning: This article discusses violence and death. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. U.S. college campuses have been at the center of a heated debate...

GUSA Urges University to Improve Red Square Lighting

GUSA Urges University to Improve Red Square Lighting

By Evie Steele February 9, 2023

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate unanimously approved a resolution urging the university to improve lighting in and around Red Square at its Feb. 5 meeting. First-year senators...

Georgetown Farmers Market: Fall, Food and Friends

Georgetown Farmers Market: Fall, Food and Friends

By Lauren Doherty October 28, 2022

As the fall foliage peaks, a picturesque image of Georgetown University emerges, most notably on Wednesday afternoons when students flock to enjoy the Georgetown University Farmers Market (GUFM).  Multicolored...

Students, Clubs Organize to Support Ukraine

Students, Clubs Organize to Support Ukraine

By Adora Zheng March 3, 2022

CW: This article discusses mass violence in Ukraine. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. “Slava Ukraini! Glory to Ukraine,” students cried at a demonstration...

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Campus Groups Host First Nighttime Farmers’ Market

By Casey Ferrante September 3, 2019

Taste of the Hilltop, the first Georgetown University Farmers’ Market event held at night, introduced new vendors and student performances Aug. 30. Georgetown Weeks of Welcome, Georgetown Program...

The Anti-Bucket List

The Anti-Bucket List

By Caroline Jaipaul and Caroline Jaipaul October 2, 2018

Happy October! AKA, happy end of all things fresh, new and exciting. Happy death 'n' afterlife to all things green. And, above all else: a very happy ~midtermz~. The magic of the welcome and/or return...

CONNOR THOMAS FOR THE HOYA Student groups participated in a walkout Monday in Red Square in support of Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, who both came forward with accusations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

Students Participate in Walkout to Support Blasey Ford

By Connor Thomas September 28, 2018

Nearly 50 people gathered in Red Square to demonstrate their support for Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez, two women who made allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee...

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An Art exhibit celebrating the lives of the GU 272 went on display Tuesday morning. Mélisande Short-Colomb, one of the principal organizers, said she hopes this raises awareness in the Georgetown community about the universitys history with slavery and prevents current dialogue from dying out.

Art Celebrating GU272 on Display in Red Square

By Emma Kotfica September 7, 2018

Student-made artwork honoring the lives of the 272 slaves sold by Georgetown in 1838 were hung in Red Square on Tuesday morning. The art installation, which, weather permitting, will be taken down...

TAHABSEM: Reject Anti-Palestine Bias

By Natascha Tahabsem April 10, 2018

Support for Palestinian rights and pro-Palestine student organizations at Georgetown University is too often unnecessarily and undeservedly derided. And while this problem is not exclusive to Georgetown,...

A Walk Through Red Square

By William Leo September 8, 2017

William Leo is a Hoya Staff Writer Conversation on campus is constant. Walking through Red Square, students can overhear hundreds of their peers gathered in spirited conversation. Although few recognize...

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