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Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

Students Host Vigil to Remember Gun Violence Victims During National Gun Violence Survivors Week

By Evie Steele and Maren Fagan January 25, 2024

CW: This article references and discusses gun violence and intimate partner violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  Georgetown University’s chapter...

EDITORIAL: Stop Failing Black Survivors

EDITORIAL: Stop Failing Black Survivors

By Editorial Board February 28, 2020

This Editorial discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University students have been sitting in Healy Hall since Monday...

Gun Access Prevents Justice For Survivors, Experts Say

Gun Access Prevents Justice For Survivors, Experts Say

By Harrison Lee February 21, 2020

Proliferating gun ownership increases the potential for domestic abuse and complicates the judicial process for survivors, representatives from the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project...

MAYA GANDHI/THE HOYA |  A petition calling for increased campus resources for black female survivors of sexual assault was organized by the Georgetown S.T.O.P. Coalition and delivered to the office of University Provost Robert Groves after a walkout into Red Square on March 22.

Petition Urges Greater Resources for Black Female Survivors

By Taylor Kahn-Perry March 22, 2019

The Georgetown S.T.O.P. Coalition, which advocates for black female survivors of sexual assault, called for greater trauma support for black women and femmes on campus in a letter delivered to the office...

EDITORIAL: Georgetown Silence Fails Survivors, Students

By Editorial Board March 15, 2019

This editorial discusses sexual abuse. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University has irrevocably harmed survivors and students by failing to identify...

VIEWPOINT: Sustain Activism for Survivors

By Grace Perret and Hanna Chan March 15, 2019

This editorial discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. For many on our campus, particularly survivors of interpersonal violence,...

CARNES: Finding Hope in an Age of Survivors

CARNES: Finding Hope in an Age of Survivors

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. October 29, 2018

The voice of one of the migrants in the so-called “caravan” passing through Mexico has been echoing in my ears all week. On a podcast, I heard a reporter ask what the hardest part of his journey has...

VIEWPOINT: ‘A Survivor Will Never Forget’: Sexual Assault in the Georgetown Neighborhood

By Anonymous October 19, 2018

This Viewpoint discusses sexual assault in the Georgetown neighborhood. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. After my best friend was raped last year, I thought a...

VIEWPOINT: Finding Common Humanity

By Anonymous October 2, 2018

This article discusses sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for resources on and off campus. I am a Georgetown University student and a survivor of multiple instances of sexual assault....

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Over 1,300 Individuals have signed a Student Authored petition, requesting the university to rescind the degrees of Cardinals Wuerl and McCarrick.

Student-Led Petition Gains Traction

By Will Cassou September 21, 2018

A petition urging Georgetown University to revoke the honorary degrees of Cardinals Theodore McCarrick and Donald Wuerl for their roles in widespread reported sexual misconduct within the Catholic Church...

Proof of Progress

By Opinion Editor April 19, 2016

EThis week, Georgetown University Counseling and Psychiatric Services announced the introduction of free semester-long services for sexual assault survivors and accused perpetrators. This policy change...

FILE PHOTO: DANIEL SMITH/THE HOYA
Emeritus Director of the University of Delaware Counseling Center Dr. John Bishop released a report on Georgetowns medical leave of absence process June 28.

CAPS Offers Free Services For Sexual Assault Survivors

By Lisa Burgoa April 15, 2016

Georgetown University Counseling and Psychiatric Services will permanently offer free semester-long services for sexual assault survivors and accused perpetrators, which has been in effect since April...

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