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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

For Women Leaders, Mentorship Abounds

By Eng Gin Moe September 19, 2014

This summer, I was in a room with over 1,000 collegiate women, energetic and passionate about creating more female student leaders. I was at the 2014 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders...

Ebola Outbreak Shows Disparity in Resources

By Ali Carter September 5, 2014

How many handshakes do you think happen in Washington, D.C., every day? Used in business deals, among friends and between politicians, a handshake is a nearly universal sign of greeting in the Western...

Campus Gun Violence Debate Stuck on Safety

By Jade Walsh September 5, 2014

Entering my first class of the school year, I claimed the desk closest to the door in anticipation of my mad dash to the next class. Notebook out, polite conversation conducted, my eyes wandered to the...

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Finding Success, Keeping My Sanity

By Katie DuBois August 29, 2014

  I remember the first time I visited Georgetown. It was the summer before my senior year of high school, and the campus was flooded with the incoming Class of 2014. There was so much life...

For DeGioia’s Legacy, Faith Above Politics

By Louis Cona August 29, 2014

The purpose of a Catholic and Jesuit education is perhaps best summarized by the words etched upon the entrance of Lauinger Library: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John...

Better Management For OPIM Majors

By Brian Carden April 1, 2014

Like most students in the McDonough School of Business, my first encounter with operations and information management came from the one-credit class we are required to take our freshman fall in which we...

Where Is the Outrage Over Venezuela?

By Alberto Alfonzo March 7, 2014

Over the past month, thousands of students from universities all over Venezuela have staged massive protests against President Nicolas Maduro. The streets of Venezuelan cities have been flooded with people...

Striving to Untether Ourselves

By Celeste Chisholm March 7, 2014

"You’re not from around here, are you?" For a girl whose identity thrives on evanescence, this question is music to my ears. For me, it’s a lifestyle, sewn into my roots by capricious parents whose...

Why We Won’t Endorse a Candidate for GUSA

By Nate Tisa and Adam Ramadan February 14, 2014

Last Wednesday night, election banners were unfurled, videos were released and — like clockwork — the GUSA campaign season was underway once again. Though we don’t miss the late nights and sore knuckles...

America’s Recycled Cold War Strategy

By David Edelstein February 14, 2014

This fall, the world will mark the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall. Those of us who lived through that period in history vividly recall the euphoria of the moment as celebrating Berliners...

Welcoming LGBTQ Students to Ministry

By Tim Rosenberger December 6, 2013

Georgetown takes pride in welcoming students from different backgrounds onto its campus each year. We offer concern for all of our students and promise a small “C” catholic understanding of how to...

A Missed Chance to ReImagine RIG

By Christopher Stromeyer November 11, 2013

“If you could bring change to Georgetown’s campus, what would you do?” This was the bold call with which ReImagine Georgetown used to attract applications from students, faculty and staff. Each...

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