Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

D.C. Businesses Remain Boarded Following Capitol Insurrection, Pandemic Struggles

D.C. Businesses Remain Boarded Following Capitol Insurrection, Pandemic Struggles

By Rachel Won February 5, 2021

Several downtown Washington, D.C. storefronts remain boarded with plywood as businesses struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic and continued political unrest. Businesses began putting up boards prior...

Reflections on a Virtual Election Experience

Reflections on a Virtual Election Experience

By Lexi Nelson December 4, 2020

Prior to March 2020, Joey Edmundson (SFS ’22), eagerly anticipated experiencing the 2020 election in Washington, D.C.  Instead, Edmundson, an international economics student, faced a largely...

Amid Election Result Disputes, GU Students Recount Experiences As Poll Workers

Amid Election Result Disputes, GU Students Recount Experiences As Poll Workers

By River Harper November 22, 2020

Prior to the emergence of the coronavirus in March, thousands of Georgetown University students were looking forward to casting their votes via absentee ballot from the Hilltop come November. After eight...

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Law Center Circulates Pamphlets Against Militia Groups and Voter Intimidation

By River Harper November 2, 2020

Professors at the Georgetown University Law Center compiled fact sheets about how to counteract private militias’ ability to perpetrate domestic terrorism during the Nov. 3 election, as well as a sheet...

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With a Week Until Election Day, Undergrad Campaigns to Get More Youths the Right to Vote

By Grace Buono October 30, 2020

Five years ago, if someone asked 13-year-old Arianna Nassiri (COL ’24) if teenagers three years her senior should be allowed to vote, she would have said, “They’re kids, they’re immature.”  But...

CONNOR THOMAS/THE HOYA | DNC Chair Tom Perez (top) spoke with GU Politics Executive Director Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94) first on April 20, and RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel (bottom) spoke with him second on April 22.

DNC and RNC Chairs Discuss Campaign Season Challenges in Virtual Conversations With GU Politics

By Hansen Lian May 14, 2020

The Democratic and Republican National Committee chairs remained hopeful that their parties can overcome disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during virtual events in April.  CONNOR THOMAS/THE...

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