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The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Stop Asking Us to Boycott Chick-fil-A

VIEWPOINT: Stop Asking Us to Boycott Chick-fil-A

By Nate Morris February 22, 2024

You wake up ravenous, but you just can’t stomach the thought of Leo’s. You open Doordash, before remembering that article you read telling you it’s “killing local restaurants.” You could walk...

VIEWPOINT: Flourish Through Creation

VIEWPOINT: Flourish Through Creation

By Kat Mintchev February 22, 2024

Everything at Georgetown University unfolds against the Jesuit obsession with living well. Ironically, I never thought much of cura personalis beyond a pipe dream for the university to pack into a brochure...

VIEWPOINT: Make Fluency the New Currency

VIEWPOINT: Make Fluency the New Currency

By Charlotte Hibbert and Luke Landegger February 22, 2024

It is a well-known fact that students in Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (MSB) do not have a language proficiency requirement. This exception to Georgetown’s core language requirement...

VIEWPOINT: Love with Generosity

VIEWPOINT: Love with Generosity

By Alice Ma and Katie Cheung February 15, 2024

This Valentine’s Day, the Chinese Student Alliance (CSA) offered Sweethearts & Stuffies, a unique opportunity for Georgetown University students to spread love and joy while supporting Heart of Dinner,...

VIEWPOINT: Code for Connection

VIEWPOINT: Code for Connection

By Jason Yi February 15, 2024

With Valentine’s Day having just passed, love is on the minds of many young Hoyas. For those whose collegiate love escapades have gone a little awry, Georgetown University Marriage Pact, a questionnaire-based...

VIEWPOINT: Welcome Back, Jack

VIEWPOINT: Welcome Back, Jack

By Bobby Leon February 15, 2024

The Hoya rightly holds Georgetown University administrators responsible for their failings and errors. That being said, it is also important to acknowledge when the same administration succeeds in preserving...

VIEWPOINT: Seek Common Ground in Discourse

VIEWPOINT: Seek Common Ground in Discourse

By Paige Foster and Gregory Brew February 15, 2024

This year, Georgetown University’s Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life (OCC), the nation’s largest student-run anti-abortion conference, enters its 25th year. According to its mission statement,...

VIEWPOINT: Invest in Space Studies

VIEWPOINT: Invest in Space Studies

By Owen Chbani and Sophia Chang February 8, 2024

Georgetown University has a storied history with astronomy — yet since 1972, that history’s only legacy has been in the neglected, aging Heyden Observatory. Founded in 1841 as part of a nascent...

VIEWPOINT: Promote Research on Campus

VIEWPOINT: Promote Research on Campus

By Michael Parker February 8, 2024

I am a scientist turned academic advisor. At Georgetown University, I wear many hats: I advise a caseload of about 250 biology and chemistry undergraduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences...

VIEWPOINT: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire

VIEWPOINT: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire

By Saeed Jude Samra February 8, 2024

Four months after the tragic events of Oct. 7, Israel continues its siege on Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with its aggressive assaults. Home to about 2.2 million people...

VIEWPOINT: Decrease Tuition Amid COVID-19

VIEWPOINT: Decrease Tuition Amid COVID-19

By Saba Nia July 5, 2020

Before I set up my bed or hung up my clothes, I placed a container of fresh dates on the gently whirring AC system of my freshman dorm room. After my parents left, flying 3,000 miles from one coast...

VIEWPOINT: Name MedStar Pavilion for Eileen Niedfield

By C.C. Borzilleri January 15, 2019

In February 2018, the Georgetown Women’s Alliance embarked on an effort to increase the university’s memorialization of women at Georgetown, which currently pales in comparison to the countless...

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