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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Trending Now: Satirical Self-Portrait

By Opinion Editor February 22, 2012

In the age of Facebook and Twitter, we are all small-scale celebrities. Such portals convert us into our own personal PR managers, constantly thinking about our images and how others perceive us. But...

RA Life: Ponies and Police

By Haley Cottrell February 14, 2012

Take what you know about dormitory life. Now, imagine having to tell people on your floor that you can hear them having an in-depth conversation about masturbating from down the hall. Or waking up to find...

Modern Women Demand Accessible Contraception

By Kate Riestenberg February 14, 2012

Catholic institutions such as Georgetown University should be satisfied with the Obama administration's compromise on the issue of providing no-cost birth control for employees, and they should work with...

A Look Back and Ahead

By Lawson Ferguson February 10, 2012

Being a second-semester senior is strange. There's no way around it. For those like me who aren't going to graduate school, there are only a few months left before the real world comes crashing into our...

Getting Schooled in Education

By Dan Healy February 9, 2012

Georgetown has an extensive core curriculum, and being exposed to a broad range of topics serves students well. Students have the freedom to choose their majors, while general education requirements force...

Reaching Out with a Rival

By Aamir Hussain February 7, 2012

Tomorrow, Georgetown students will once again be unified in their passion to "juice 'Cuse." But Georgetown and Syracuse are not just rivals on the court: Both are candidates for White House recognition...

SFS: Foreign to Service

By Kevin Sullivan February 3, 2012

We see the legacy of Georgetown's Jesuits everywhere: all over the historic buildings, on the inscriptions, in the mottos and banners that hang across our campus and in the people we meet everyday. Jesuit...

Keep Game Shows on TV

By Dan Healy February 2, 2012

Last Sunday on its website, The Hoya broke a story that detailed a proposal — passed by the Georgetown University Student Association — to turn one SafeRides van into a Snack Cab ("GUSA to Institute...

The Real Meaning of Greek Life

By Adaire Carey and Hillary Oneslager January 30, 2012

While a fair number of Georgetown students claim the absence of sororities and fraternities is a major selling point for the university, there are still students to whom the world of sacred letters, ritual...

Looking Past Politics: A Question of Morality

By Jesse Mirotznik January 30, 2012

The 2012 campaign season has been filled with drama. Of late, much of it has been caused by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's marital history. Two weeks ago Marianne Gingrich, one of...

A Revolution Turns One

By Nabeel Zewail January 27, 2012

On Jan. 25 of last year, the people of Egypt rose up to demand freedom and a different course for their country. They went to the streets of Suez, Alexandria and Cairo, without religious or personal...

The State of the University

By Guide Editor January 26, 2012

Faculty at universities nowadays come and go fairly regularly, so it is a rare professorial announcement that shakes a school. Recently, Patrick Deneen, a former columnist for this paper and professor...

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