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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Nancy Hinojos (MSB ’15) holds many campus positions, including being resident director of the Black House.

Senior Discusses Importance of Black House on Campus

By Justin Kotwicki October 17, 2014

Nancy Hinojos (MSB ’15) keeps herself very busy. She is a dancer in Groove Theory; she sits on the board of the Georgetown Aspiring Minority Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs; she is on the SFS...

NATE MOULTON FOR THE HOYA

Walter Kelly (COL 16) uses his experience with spoken word performance to bring the videos message to life.

Film Asks ‘Am I Next?’

By Justin Kotwicki October 10, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHq3il8YxIU In the days following the 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin, LaDarius Torrey (COL ’17) was told by his father, “Honestly, in America, you don’t have...

Media Create Martyr

By Ogechi Nwodim October 10, 2014

As racial tensions in Ferguson, Mo., come to a boil, many topics regarding the events of the Michael Brown incident are being examined and scrutinized. Some scholars, such as professor Michael Eric...

Arabian Treasures Unveiled

By Elsa Givan October 10, 2014

From 1950s Dodge Caravans bumping their way over sand dunes to spiders the size of human hands and jaw-dropping artifacts, the “Unearthing Arabia” exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery has its...

‘In the Red and Brown Water’ on the Hilltop

By Jess Kelham-Hohler October 10, 2014

A new production of “In the Red and Brown Water,” co-produced by the Black Theatre Ensemble and the Theater and Performance Studies program, opens this week and runs through Oct. 18. This poetic,...

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The Face of Modern Feminism

By Nicole Jarvis October 10, 2014

  If you were to ask 10 Georgetown students what feminism is, you would get 10 different answers. The word and its associated movement, even though they have been seen as controversial by some,...

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Traditions Evolve as Campus Grows

By Penny Hung September 26, 2014

The Georgetown student experience is one defined by tradition, from those with Jesuit foundations to Homecoming to sitting on John Carroll’s lap. “I think when you first step foot on campus,...

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Clockwise from top left: Eric Scheetz (COL ’17), Frannie Murray (SFS ’17), Brett Treacy (MSB ’15), Demetrius Cooper (COL ’16), Taylor Soergel (COL ’17), Zoe Gadegbeku (COL ’15), Megan Schmidt (COL ’15), Julian De La Paz (SFS ’15), Latazia Carter (COL ’17) and Daniel Varghese (SFS ’17).

Hoya Stories Recorded

By Jess Kelham-Hohler September 26, 2014

Anyone who follows Georgetown University on any form of social media could not have missed the intriguing new videos of students posted over the last 10 days. Born out of a call by alumni to see more...

The Art of Arabic Script

By Nick Biggs-Chiropolos September 26, 2014

There are many who see the foreign symbols of the Arabic alphabet as art themselves, in contrast to the bland letters of our own modern English alphabet. The sequences of curves and dots that make...

NATE MOULTON FOR THE HOYA

Georgetown basketball player Ki-Ke Rafiu (COL 16) had been taking sports clothes home to Nigeria to encourage sports.

Nigerian Student Works to Inspire Girls at Home

By Hannah Kaufman September 26, 2014

At Georgetown, it’s easy to take basic necessities for granted and never think twice about throwing out our old things. Ki-Ke Rafiu (COL ’16), a Georgetown women’s basketball player, is here...

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The crowd at the 1964 game between Georgetowns team, made up of intramural players, and NYU.

50 Years On, Re-Evaluating Football’s Position

By Laura Wagner September 19, 2014

When a group of intramural athletes came together as a team for an exhibition game against NYU, no one anticipated that it would mark the beginning of a second era of Georgetown football. After 50...

Concert Bursts With Color

By Sarah Hour September 19, 2014

Paint flying, people dancing, music blaring — this is the typical scene at Life in Color, or as some might call it, the “World’s Largest Paint Party.” Life in Color mixes electronic dance...

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