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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: Combat Curricular Eurocentrism

By Nabil Kapasi October 24, 2017

One of the supposed hallmarks of our university is its international focus and unwavering dedication to creating capable students who can thrive anywhere. Yet a look at the languages offered at Georgetown...

VIEWPOINT: Championing Equity and Opportunity

By Luis Gonzalez October 23, 2017

I have always longed to teach. When former Secretary of Education John King Jr. spoke at Georgetown on Oct. 3 and, in his remarks, called on the audience to be “champions of equity and opportunity,”...

VIEWPOINT: Allow Self-Determination for Catalonia

By Andrew Boas October 19, 2017

I support Catalan self-determination — self-determination, not independence. The distinction here is negligible in practice but essential in theory. I believe that Catalans, citizens of the autonomous...

VIEWPOINT: Giving a Voice to the Incarcerated

By Mattie Haag October 18, 2017

The United States is the incarceration superpower of the world. There were nearly 2.3 million people incarcerated in America’s prisons and jails as of 2015, a number that dwarfs that of any other country,...

VIEWPOINT: The Environmental Flaws of New Leo’s

By Austin Hong and Vivian Cox October 13, 2017

As The Hoya’s editorial board noted last week, this summer brought major renovations to O’Donovan Hall. The establishment is now divided between the lower-level Fresh Food Company, which offers unlimited...

VIEWPOINT: Promote Access to Survivor Resources

By Rachel Biggio and Talia Parker October 11, 2017

 Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for resources on and off campus. Accustomed to Georgetown’s often-uncomfortable relationship...

VIEWPOINT: In Pursuit of Inquiry, Welcome Disagreeable Speech

By Heidi Li Feldman October 6, 2017

In the United States, universities are the premier institutions for open inquiry in the pursuit of learning. Because of the particular role freedoms of speech and expression play in this enterprise, all...

VIEWPOINT: My Unexpected Path to Georgetown

By Amanda Scott October 5, 2017

If you were raised in an upper — or middle — class family and your parents went to college, think about what your family and school counselors told you about college growing up. You were likely...

VIEWPOINT: Cut Repetitive Tax Rhetoric

By Alec Camhi September 29, 2017

As the administration of President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress embark on their campaign for tax reform, which the president has touted as one of his top priorities, their rhetoric...

VIEWPOINT: Coming Out for Change, 10 Years Later and Every Day

By Jennifer Nguyen September 26, 2017

When I attended Georgetown nearly a decade ago, the university’s relationship with LGBTQ students had been contentious for decades — a history rife with denied institutional funding for GUPride, subsequent...

VIEWPOINT: A Return to Reasonable Debate

By Marc Pitrois September 21, 2017

Our country is becoming all too familiar with some variant of the phrase, “I don’t like politics: It’s all too dirty.” It is no secret that we have entered an era in which American politics...

VIEWPOINT: Creating a More Inclusive GULC

By Jane Aiken September 19, 2017

At a time when the law is more important than ever, the Georgetown University Law Center is now accepting the GRE graduate school entry exam — in addition to the law school aptitude test as a part of...

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