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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

A Fanfare for Fiction

By The Editorial Board April 15, 2014

As another school year begins winding down and the Hilltop again begins the finals crunch, student anxiety becomes an unmistakable undercurrent of university life. Partial salvation, however, can be...

Continuing the Courtyard

By The Editorial Board April 15, 2014

Georgetown often touts its commitment to its Catholic and Jesuit identity through rhetoric relating to everything from Alternative Spring Break to philosophy courses. The university displayed its commitment...

MEGAN SCHMIDT

Clarity Against Cyberbullies

By The Editorial Board April 11, 2014

After a speech on the Senate floor that chronicled the brutality of online and cyberbullying in colleges across the country, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced legislation to fight bullying in...

Reason in Residence

By The Editorial Board April 11, 2014

The 2010 Campus Plan agreement has been a frustration for the Hilltop since it was reached in 2012. The university’s agreement to house 385 more students on campus by fall 2015 and 90 percent of students...

Spreading Roomr’s Advice

By The Editorial Board April 11, 2014

With the recent launch of Roomr, a website that will help facilitate the process of finding off-campus housing, students can expect to make more informed housing decisions in the upcoming semesters. Roomr...

A Question of Substance

A Question of Substance

By The Editorial Board April 8, 2014

Usually it’s the Supreme Court justices who get to ask the tough questions. But every so often, prominent public figures come to Georgetown, and undergraduates glean the rare opportunity to ask questions...

The Players’ Union

By The Editorial Board April 8, 2014

When the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Northwestern University football players could be considered university employees if they were on scholarship, schools across the country began anticipating...

Coalescing for Reform

By The Editorial Board April 8, 2014

This past Saturday, Hoyas for Immigrant Rights participated in a march from the front gates of the Hilltop to the front gates of the White House in opposition to current immigration policies that have...

Mercy for Milzman

By The Editorial Board April 4, 2014

The Georgetown community watched with great attention as Daniel Milzman (COL ’16) was arrested, arraigned and detained by federal officials for possession of ricin, a deadly biological toxin, over the...

Uber’s Risky Business

By The Editorial Board April 4, 2014

In this age of convenience, ridesharing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar fit seamlessly into students’ lives. With few apparent drawbacks besides cost, Uber has gone unquestioned as many Georgetown...

A Capitol Idea for GUTS

By The Editorial Board April 4, 2014

If there’s one place Georgetown students can be counted on to intern every semester, it’s Congress. With this trend in mind, the university has added a new Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle...

From Heartland to Hilltop

By The Editorial Board April 1, 2014

It is no surprise that Georgetown admits and enrolls more students from certain schools than others. In an interview for a news article earlier this month, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon...

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