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ROBERT CORTES FOR THE HOYA
The Federal Transit Administration has supervision of the D.C. Metro as of an Oct. 9 announcement from the Department of Transportation, making the subway system the first in the country to be under federal oversight.

Metro Under Federal Oversight

By Charlotte Allen October 16, 2015

The D.C. Metro is the first United States subway system to be placed under direct government supervision of the Federal Transit Administration due to lapses in safety regulations, U.S. Secretary of...

DAN KREYTAK FOR THE HOYA
Potomac Conservancy launched a petition in July calling for Trump National Golf Club to replace 500 trees removed from the riverbank during its 2010 construction and has since garnered more than 6,000 signatures.

Petition Targets Trump Golf Club

By Eunsun Cho October 16, 2015

Environmentalist group Potomac Conservancy launched an online petition this summer in protest of Trump National Golf Club’s 2010 decision to remove 465 trees along the Potomac River, claiming this...

KIE Receives HIV Research Grant

By Gaia Mattiace October 16, 2015

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics received part of a $3.6 million grant from the National Institute of Health to fund a joint study on the ethical concerns with conducting research on pregnant women with...

GUSA Sees Increased Female Participation

By Tom Garzillo October 16, 2015

The Georgetown University Student Association senate elected the second female speaker, Enushe Khan (MSB ’17), in the institution’s history Sunday, a move that reflects the growing diversity of the...

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Founder of nonprofit Fund for the Future of Children Anne Brodsky participated in a panel with other researchers on children in Afghanistan at the Berkley Center on Wednesday.

Panel Discusses Afghan Youth

By Sarah Fisher October 16, 2015

Five contributors to "Children of Afghanistan: The Path to Peace," a book on the lives of the country’s youth, participated in a panel at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs on...

PSA: No One Wants to Netflix & Chill

PSA: No One Wants to Netflix & Chill

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally October 14, 2015

It’s 3 a.m. on a Saturday night, and you’re standing outside of your room trying to unlock your door while not dropping your keys, Epi Quesadilla or dignity. Just as you stumble through the door, your...

WORD WEDNESDAY: "Bae" vs. "Side Bae"

WORD WEDNESDAY: “Bae” vs. “Side Bae”

By Kat Vassell and Kat Vassell October 14, 2015

Bae is used as a warm word of endearment when referring to a boyfriend, girlfriend or even a Chipotle burrito. Now, an emerging phenomena known as the side bae is sweeping the campus. But how does one...

4E's Fall Fashion Preview 2015

4E’s Fall Fashion Preview 2015

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein October 12, 2015

A few weeks ago, The Hoya released their "Fall Fashion Issue" documenting the hottest trends this year on the Hilltop. They actually did a pretty awesome job, so you should check it out. It just so...

Hoya Saxa Ca$h Money

Hoya Saxa Ca$h Money

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein October 12, 2015

Who says making money is hard? One Georgetown student is proving that wrong. Cristina Velasquez (SFS '17) recently won $1,500 on the Ellen show! How did she do this? She played Ellen's new show "Whip...

4E's Guide to Dating: Cheap & Easy

4E’s Guide to Dating: Cheap & Easy

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford October 12, 2015

Gone are the days of taking them out to dinner, going for a movie, Netflix and chill (okay so maybe not quite yet). With all the new hip things the kids are doing these days, there are new ~funky~ fresh...

OWSIANY: Make Equality A Priority

By Laura Owsiany October 9, 2015

Last year as a news writer for The Hoya, I covered the New York Times’ first annual ranking of socioeconomic diversity on college campuses. This year, Georgetown plummeted in the rankings from 46 to...

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Georgetown received its second-largest donation in history Tuesday for the athletics leadership program and Multi-Sport Facility.

Athletics Receives Unprecedented $50M Donation

By Toby Hung October 9, 2015

Georgetown received a $50 million gift — the fourth-largest donation in the university’s history — to bolster its athletics leadership program and fund renovations for Multi-Sport Facility, announced...

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