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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Ari Citrin/The Hoya | The bookstore chain Barnes & Noble returned to Washington D.C. after more than a decade, opening a new three-story location on M Street Nov. 6.

Barnes & Noble Reopens Georgetown Store

By Ari Citrin, Hoya Staff Writer November 22, 2024

The bookstore chain Barnes & Noble opened a new location on M Street Nov. 6, marking its return to Washington, D.C., after more than a decade. The new location at 3040 M St. NW replaced a Nike store,...

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GUSA Senate Elects Committee Leadership

By Ruth Abramovitz, GUSA Desk Editor November 22, 2024

The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate elected senators to four committee positions during its Nov. 17 meeting.  The senate filled the vice chair positions for different committees,...

Olivia Holmberg/The Hoya | The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs), completed their fifth round of bargaining with Georgetown University, reaching no tentative agreements in this session.

RA Union, GU Do Not Reach Agreements in Fifth Bargaining Session

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan November 21, 2024

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC), the organization that represents Georgetown University resident assistants (RAs) in collective bargaining negotiations, completed their fifth round of...

Aisha Malhas/The Hoya | A federal judge in the D.C. federal court consolidated three graduates’ class action lawsuits, all associated with the data leak Nov. 13.

Federal Judge Consolidates Three GU Graduates’ Data Leak Lawsuits

By Aamir Jamil and Maren Fagan November 21, 2024

Three lawsuits against Georgetown University concerning leaked student data were consolidated Nov. 13 to be presented to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the federal court...

Nora Toscano/The Hoya | GU Pride hosted a vigil to honor transgender lives lost from October 2023 to September 2024 on Nov. 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

GU Pride Hosts Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil

By Nora Toscano, Academics Desk Editor November 21, 2024

GU Pride, a student organization that represents the LGBTQ+ community at Georgetown University, hosted a vigil Nov. 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance, to honor transgender lives lost from October...

Georgetown University | Noa Offman (CAS ’25) is one of the 32 students from the United States to win the prestigious Rhodes Scholar Scholarship and will study at University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

GU Student, Criminal Justice Advocate Named 2025 Rhodes Scholar

By Patrick Clapsaddle, Chief Copy Editor November 21, 2024

A Georgetown University student and criminal justice reform advocate won the 2025 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships for students around the world, the university announced in...

GU President DeGioia to Step Down

GU President DeGioia to Step Down

By Caroline Rareshide, Contributing Editor November 21, 2024

John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) will step down as president of Georgetown University, effective immediately. DeGioia, Georgetown’s longest-tenured and first lay president, announced his decision...

Courtesy of Banky Wellington | Banky Wellington “Banky W” (GRD ’25), a prominent Nigerian-American Afrobeats artist, singer, rapper, actor and politician, enters GU McCourt School of Public Policy.

World-Renowned Nigerian R&B Musician Banky W Bolsters Community at McCourt School

By Emma Kim, Features Writer November 21, 2024

Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy welcomed Banky Wellington “Banky W” (GRD ’25), a prominent Nigerian-American Afrobeats artist, singer, rapper, actor and politician, this...

Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Georgetown University Campus Ministry gathered with students to mourn the loss of the willow oak tree in Red Square.

GU Community Holds Prayer for Red Square Tree Before Removal

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor November 21, 2024

Georgetown University Campus Ministry gathered students for a prayer Nov. 18 to mourn the removal of the willow oak tree in the center of Red Square.  The Red Square willow oak tree will be removed...

Ajani Stella/The Hoya | The Georgetown University community honored veterans and service members with a Veterans Day service on Nov. 11 in Gaston Hall.

GU Commemorates Veterans Day, Encourages Civic Duty

By Ajani Stella, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

The Georgetown University community honored veterans and service members with a Veterans Day service that included speeches, an invocation and a military ceremony Nov. 11 in Gaston Hall. The event featured...

Foreign Correspondent Awarded Diplomatic Reporting Prize

Foreign Correspondent Awarded Diplomatic Reporting Prize

By Jack Willis, Contributing Editor November 15, 2024

An international correspondent for The New York Times received the Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy’s (ISD) Edward Weintal Prize in a Nov. 13 ceremony. Edward Wong, a former...

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McCourt Faces Backlash Over Post-Election Wellness Programming

By Ari Citrin, Special to The Hoya November 15, 2024

Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy offered post-election wellness programming to students Nov. 6, resulting in online backlash from conservative-leaning media outlets.  The programming,...

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