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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: An Open Lunch Invitation

VIEWPOINT: An Open Lunch Invitation

By Mitch Kaneda February 21, 2025

Admit it. Once the honeymoon was over, you fancied a divorce. Has Georgetown University lived up to your expectations, despite the happy, rosy, bombastic pictures you post on Instagram? Many say...

VIEWPOINT: Revive Arts Week

VIEWPOINT: Revive Arts Week

By Saahil Rao and Tina Solki February 14, 2025

Each week, the long, thin pages of The Hoya are dotted with the contemplations of students seeking relief from the hustle and bustle of Georgetown University’s daily life. Earlier this month, Mansi...

VIEWPOINT: Open Admin's Closed Doors

VIEWPOINT: Open Admin’s Closed Doors

By Peter Sloniewsky January 31, 2025

In the past year, writers for The Hoya have covered a variety of student issues, including but not limited to a myriad of campus dining health violations, a data leak that threatened thousands of current...

VIEWPOINT: Stand Up to Starbucks' Labor Violations

VIEWPOINT: Stand Up to Starbucks’ Labor Violations

By Elinor Clark, Valli Pendyala, Connor Henry, and Fiona Naughton January 31, 2025

In September 2023, Georgetown Students Against Starbucks (GSAS) began fighting to pressure Starbucks to end its ruthless union-busting campaign against its own workers. Earlier that year, the National...

VIEWPOINT: Include Social Media Discourse in Academic Settings

VIEWPOINT: Include Social Media Discourse in Academic Settings

By Priyasha Chakravarti January 24, 2025

The year 2025 begins with many uncertainties about the fate of TikTok. The brief ban and the possibility of another one have spotlighted concerns about national security, digital freedom, the gig economy...

VIEWPOINT: Honor Georgetown Basketball Star Eric “Sleepy” Floyd

VIEWPOINT: Honor Georgetown Basketball Star Eric “Sleepy” Floyd

By Michael Hassner January 24, 2025

Who is the Georgetown University men’s basketball all-time leading scorer? A few names might come to mind. Perhaps generational post-scoring talent Dikembe Mutombo? Nope. Or star of the 1984-85 NCAA...

VIEWPOINT: Build New Organizations Across GU

VIEWPOINT: Build New Organizations Across GU

By William Schlickenmaier January 17, 2025

Times are turbulent. As a campus, we’re going through not one, but two presidential transitions. Things feel more uncertain and chaotic than ever. In times like these, it can feel like the right answer...

VIEWPOINT: End Legacy, Donor Preference in GU Admissions

VIEWPOINT: End Legacy, Donor Preference in GU Admissions

By Asher Maxwell, Ethan Henshaw, Felix Rice, and Darius Wagner January 17, 2025

Every year, Georgetown University admits an incoming class of students who are wealthier than almost any other in the country. This overrepresentation of students from ultra-rich families stems from a...

VIEWPOINT: Let Opinion Be for the Georgetown Community

VIEWPOINT: Let Opinion Be for the Georgetown Community

By Peter Sloniewsky December 5, 2024

To all of the readership of The Hoya, I have had the distinct honor of serving as The Hoya’s senior opinion editor throughout this now-fading fall semester.  Two weeks ago, directing my final...

VIEWPOINT: Recognize the Consequences of A Shorter Winter Break For Students

VIEWPOINT: Recognize the Consequences of A Shorter Winter Break For Students

By Charlotte Hibbert December 5, 2024

At just 17 days, this year’s winter break is about a week shorter than past years. Both last year and the year prior, students had 24 days between the last official final exam date and the start of the...

VIEWPOINT: Look Beyond the Beaten Path

VIEWPOINT: Look Beyond the Beaten Path

By Thejas Kumar November 22, 2024

Edmund Walsh’s hopes in “The Aims of the School of Foreign Service” were lofty: designing a school that would usher in a new era of diplomacy and arm the United States with the manpower required...

VIEWPOINT: Confront Narratives of Economic Privilege

VIEWPOINT: Confront Narratives of Economic Privilege

By Anjali Ofori November 22, 2024

When I first arrived at Georgetown University last year, it felt like everyone couldn’t stop talking about how different Washington, D.C., was from their hometowns — the humid, muggy weather or annoying...

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