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VIEWPOINT: Recommit to Title IX

By Kory Stuer, Daria Crawford, and Morgan Robinson September 13, 2017

On Sept. 7, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced President Donald Trump’s administration will open a public comment period, beginning the process to create new regulations concerning Title IX,...

Panelists Advocate Dating Violence Awareness

By Haley Snyder October 28, 2016

Dating violence needs to be addressed as strongly as sexual violence on college campuses, according to D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence Program Director Elizabeth Odongo in a discussion about...

KARLA LEYJA FOR THE HOYA
Founders of sexual assault prevention initiative One Student Kelly Addington, left, and Becca Tieder spoke about sexual violence at this year’s “Are You Ready?” on Thursday.

Sexual Assault Talk Returns

By Molly Cooke October 9, 2015

The 13th annual "Are You Ready?" event, a dialogue on sexual assault awareness and promotion of a survivor-orientated response culture, returned this year in Copley Formal Lounge on Thursday. Health...

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...

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...

ISABEL BINAMIRA FOR THE HOYA, ARIANA TAFTI FOR THE HOYA, MICHELLE XU/THE HOYA

The Face of Modern Feminism

By Nicole Jarvis October 10, 2014

  If you were to ask 10 Georgetown students what feminism is, you would get 10 different answers. The word and its associated movement, even though they have been seen as controversial by some,...

Following California’s Lead

By The Editorial Board October 7, 2014

Last week, California passed a law defining sexual consent as when both partners affirm the choice to engage in sexual activity, noting that consent cannot be given if either party is unconscious and that...

Week De-stigmatizes Sexual Assault

By Maddy Moore April 10, 2014

Take Back the Night, an advocacy group on campus that fights against gendered violence, including domestic violence and sexual assault, is holding a week full of events dedicated to these issues, from...

Take Back the Night Launches Annual Events

By Molly DePippo April 9, 2013

In the wake of highly publicized rape cases in Steubenville, Ohio, and New Delhi, Take Back the Night is holding its annual sexual assault week to raise awareness of the problem on campus. The...

7 Questions with Take Back The Night

7 Questions with Take Back The Night

By KP and KP April 3, 2013

Since 1975, women have been holding Take Back the Night events and combatting sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and sexual abuse. In 2001, Take Back the Night was officially established...

Advocacy Group Reclaims the Night

By Nicole Jarvis September 14, 2012

Walking around Georgetown’s campus, it’s difficult not to notice that there are women everywhere. With the female population topping 55 percent of the student body, it may seem like issues of women’s...

Victims Fight for A Voice

By Bebe Albornoz September 30, 2011

When Mia Ramos, a survivor of sexual assault, spoke about her experience before a crowd of more than 50 students Wednesday night, the statistics on rape became more than mere numbers. Ramos was...

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