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Michael Moore talks Christianity, uses profanity in Gaston Hall
During his lecture on Friday afternoon, filmmaker and author Michael Moore demonstrated an acute sense of his audience and location. Not only did he acknowledge that Georgetown has been or will be host...
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to speak at Georgetown next week
A politician is coming to Georgetown! And no, this time it isn’t one of those drop-ins from the Vice President that we’ve gotten so accustomed to. Instead, as the opening speaker for the U.S./India...
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indian Minister Kapil Sibal speak in...
Yesterday morning, while most Hoyas were still warm in their beds, others were lining up outside Gaston Hall at the crack of dawn, hoping to get a seat for a speech by one of the nation’s biggest...
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Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL, SFS ’66 Law ’69) talks immigration and jobs in Gaston
After 14 years in the United States House of Representatives and approaching 15 years in the Senate, double Hoya and Illinois Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL, SFS ’66, Law ’69) seems to really take the...
View ArticleBill Clinton (SFS ’68) to speak in Gaston on Friday
Continuing this year’s parade of political (or just politically-minded) figures coming to campus, the University announced today via email that former President Bill Clinton will coming to campus this...
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Former President Bill Clinton talks economics, presidential responsibilities...
On Friday afternoon, former President Bill Clinton (SFS ‘68) spoke at Gaston Hall, and reflected on the current economic and political state of the country. His speech was part of the “Clinton-Gore...
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Poet Laureate Philip Levine talks labor, reads poetry in Gaston
When 83-year-old Detroit-born poet Philip Levine spoke in Gaston Hall yesterday evening, the event was part of a the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor’s “Labor Lab” series. Levine,...
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Clinton introduces National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security in...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chose Gaston Hall today as the venue to introduce a wide-ranging set of policies aimed to protect women and institutionalize their voices around the world. The...
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Newt Gingrich to speak on campus tomorrow, protest planned
Former Speaker of the House, Republican presidential contender, and defender of American civilization Newt Gingrich will address the University community in Gaston Hall tomorrow at 5 p.m. on the topic...
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GU Occupy drops banner during Rep. Paul Ryan’s lecture in Gaston Hall
Earlier today, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) spoke to a half-full Gaston Hall defending the Catholic community’s criticism of his budget. Halfway through the lecture, ten students from GU Occupy unfurled a...
View ArticleFormer White House Press Secretary takes on SFSers in Gaston Hall
Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney found himself once again on the receiving end of tough questions late Monday—except he had traded his familiar podium in the West Wing’s Briefing Room for...
View ArticleHillary Clinton talks about women and the global economy in Gaston Hall
Former Secretary of State (and potential presidential candidate) Hillary Clinton joined a panel of women leaders in Gaston Hall yesterday for an event sponsored by the Georgetown Institute for Women,...
View ArticleRangila’s 20th anniversary performance to be held at Kennedy Center’s Opera...
On Nov. 22, Rangila, organized by the South Asian Society, will be performed at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House Theater for the first time instead of Gaston Hall, where performances have traditionally...
View ArticleThe Amir of Qatar speaks on education and Arab solidarity
On Thursday morning, Feb. 27th, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Amir of Qatar, spoke to an audience at Georgetown. The ruler of the richest country in the world, the Amir left the...
View ArticlePresident Duque Discusses Future of Colombia in Gaston Event
Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez (MSPP ’07) spoke in Gaston Hall on Feb. 14 about critical policy issues facing Colombia and Latin America. Elected in 2018, Duque spoke as part of his first...
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Mark Zuckerberg Visits Georgetown to Discuss Free Expression
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke and answered questions about free expression in Gaston Hall on Thursday. The event, titled “A Conversation on Free Expression,” began with a 35-minute speech...
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Penn Masala and Student Groups Light Up the Stage at Gaston Hall
The South Asian student organizations of Georgetown, George Washington University, and American University hosted Penn Masala and various South Asian student dance groups at Gaston Hall in front of a...
View Article1619 Freedom School founders speak about community literacy work
Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the controversial and ground-breaking 1619 Project, entered Gaston Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 15 with a look of mild shock on her face. Her eyes darted around the grand,...
View ArticleOrganizers for slavery accountability disappointed with reconciliation fund
“I believe as a group we feel the fund is not reparative justice and there is so much more the university has to do,” Julia Thomas (COL ’24), an organizer with Hoyas for Slavery Accountability (HASA)...
View ArticleHere I Am is filled with ancestors and living history
“We’re continuously walking on graves. The earth itself is somebody’s grave,” Mélisande Short-Colomb (CAS ’21) recalled her father’s words while standing on the stage in Gaston Hall, during the...
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