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Sommers Event Sparks Dialogue, Protest

By Margaret Heftler April 21, 2015

A talk by author and former philosophy professor Christina Hoff Sommers, who discussed her views on feminism, sparked student protest and dialogue throughout campus. Sommers spoke Thursday night,...

No More Distractions

By The Editorial Board April 21, 2015

The Georgetown University College Republicans hosted Christina Hoff Sommers, an author and philosophy professor known for her criticism of contemporary feminism and her disavowal of a so-called “rape...

TBTN Hosts “It Happens Here”

By Emma Rizk April 18, 2015

The Georgetown community came together to hear anonymous and unedited survivor stories of sexual assault at an event titled “It Happens Here” in McShain Lounge Thursday. The event, organized by...

Norton to Hold Forum On Campus Assault

By Matthew Larson April 17, 2015

Delegate Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-D.C.) will be hosting a panel of officials from various universities in Washington, D.C., to address the prevention of sexual assault on college campuses at American University...

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Address Sexual Assault, Not Drama

By Kit Clemente April 13, 2015

Every break since this November, I dread a certain conversation my household is bound to bring up — the December 2014 “A Rape on Campus” story published by Rolling Stone. I don’t dread this...

GU Counsel Discusses Response to Assault

By Sarah Fisher March 27, 2015

The Georgetown University General Counsel held a panel discussion on sexual assault and due process March 12 and discussed recent changes to related policies implemented by the federal government. At...

Resources to Live Safer

By The Editorial Board March 19, 2015

Earlier this week, Vice President for Institutional Equality and Diversity Rosemary Kilkenny announced the addition of a sexual assault resources tab on the university’s LiveSafe app. The resources,...

Bill Focuses On Campus Assault

By Ashwin Puri March 6, 2015

A bipartisan coalition of 12 U.S. senators led by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) introduced legislation Feb. 26 to reform the way colleges and universities nationwide handle sexual violence on campus, emphasizing...

Don’t Arm Our Students

By The Editorial Board February 24, 2015

Combatting sexual assault ranks as one of the most important debates this country’s higher education system has ever seen and has warranted a dialogue that has continually held national attention. This...

Self-Defense Classes Expand Purview

By Tom Garzillo November 21, 2014

The Georgetown University Police Department will expand its self-defense class offerings, which have been limited to courses for women, to include a class for LGBTQ individuals and a class open to all...

Student Assaulted in ICC

By Suzanne Monyak November 4, 2014

A female Georgetown University student was sexually assaulted in the Intercultural Center building on Sunday Oct. 26 at approximately 4:30 a.m., according to an email sent out by the Georgetown University...

Students Carry the Weight of Assault

By Katherine Richardson October 28, 2014

Georgetown students will carry mattresses and pillows to classes Wednesday as part of the Carry That Weight National Day of Action, a country-wide solidarity movement with survivors of sexual assault and...

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