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Know your rights: Interacting with GUPD

Aug 24, 2024 | georgetownvoice.com | Romy Abu-Fadel |Yihan Deng |Graham Krewinghaus |Meriam Ahmad

Georgetown students are known for being politically-active. Throughout the years, Hoyas have mobilized around a variety of issues, ranging from the Vietnam War to South African Apartheid to LGBTQ+ rights. Participating in political activism can be fulfilling and educational. However, students should be aware of their rights when engaging with the Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD), the primary entity responsible for campus security.
Georgetown students join March on Washington for Gaza: call for an end to genocide

Feb 1, 2024 | georgetownvoice.com | Connor Martin |Sydney Carroll |Meriam Ahmad |Aashna Nadarajah

A united “Free, free, Palestine!” shook Washington, D.C.’s Freedom Plaza on Jan. 13 as thousands gathered to demand an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Organized by the American Muslim Task Force for Palestine and affiliate groups, the March on Washington for Gaza joined marches in London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Dublin, and other cities around the globe.
Students hold ‘Day of Solidarity’ for Gaza

Feb 1, 2024 | georgetownvoice.com | Sydney Carroll |Meriam Ahmad |Hailey Wharram |Angelena Bougiamas

Students from across the university joined together on Jan. 26 for a ‘Day of Solidarity’ with Gaza and the West Bank. The day included two vigils, one held at noon by GU Medical Students for Palestine (GUMEDS4PAL), and another held at 3:30 p.m. by Georgetown University Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Speakers at both vigils honored those killed by Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and echoed calls for an immediate ceasefire.
Students celebrate Blaxa Block, made possible by GUPR student organizing

Nov 17, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Sabrina Shaffer |Joanna Li |Franzi Wild |Meriam Ahmad

Content warning: This article discusses anti-Black hate speech and systemic violence. When LaHannah Giles (CAS ’23) experienced a racist hate crime on Georgetown’s campus in April 2022, they felt like they had nowhere to go. “I’m thinking back to when I was in crisis mode,” Giles told the Voice, referring to the day they experienced the hate crime. “It was on Georgetown Day.
Three Arabic department professors on leave amid student allegations of racism and discrimination

Nov 17, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Carolina Bomeny |Joanna Li |Franzi Wild |Meriam Ahmad

Three professors in the Arabic department are on leave this semester after current and former students made allegations of racial and religious discrimination and harassment in the classroom. The Voice spoke with four students who said they were treated unfairly by the professors because they were Arab, Muslim, or Black.
DeGioia talks class-conscious admissions, GUPD, and more

Sep 14, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Nora Scully |Yihan Deng |Graham Krewinghaus |Meriam Ahmad

Every semester, the editor-in-chief of the Voice has sat down with President John DeGioia to talk through pressing issues facing the Georgetown community. While the tradition went on hiatus during the pandemic and has since been more intermittent, fall Editor-in-Chief Nora Scully (SFS ’24) sat down with DeGioia on Sept. 7 to talk about institutional commitments and answer timely questions for Hoyas.
Georgetown Protects Racists officially ends sit-in protest, aims to continue anti-racism work

Feb 13, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Joanna Li |Franzi Wild |Meriam Ahmad |Yihan Deng

Editor’s note and content warning: This article discusses anti-Black hate speech and systemic violence. Find our previous coverage on GUPR’s advocacy, including the initial sit-in protests, here. On Friday, Feb. 10, Georgetown Protects Racists (GUPR) announced the end of its sit-in protests during a community meeting at 1 p.m. Students initially began occupying Healy Hall by sitting in front of the President’s Office, starting on Dec.
GUPR sit-ins resume in Healy following university’s inconclusive report

Feb 9, 2023 | georgetownvoice.com | Yihan Deng |Graham Krewinghaus |Meriam Ahmad |Franzi Wild

Content warning: This article discusses anti-Black hate speech and systemic violence. Georgetown University Protects Racists (GUPR) resumed its sit-in at Healy Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 8, after the university’s investigation of the racist hate crime perpetrated against LaHannah Giles (CAS ’23) came back inconclusive. Students gathered outside of President John DeGioia’s office in solidarity with Giles and in protest of the university’s continued failure to meet GUPR’s demands.