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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Fischer: Reading for the Sake of Reading

By Michael Fischer March 24, 2011

There are over 3 million books scattered across the numerous Georgetown University libraries. Lauinger Library itself possesses over 2 million volumes. Yet, for all these books, there is something still...

Big Losses Should Not Be Big Deals

By Nick Fedyk March 22, 2011

You know the saying: life happens. The problem is that life doesn't always happen the way we want it to happen. We get chances to become heroes, but we come up just a little short, or we aim just a...

A Program’s Identity Crisis

By The Editorial Board March 22, 2011

For the fourth year in a row, there was heartbreak on the court as the Hoyas lost to Virginia Commonwealth University in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night. The loss leaves us wondering:...

Gilbert: Grasping the Power of Pain

By Caitlin Gilbert March 22, 2011

Lying on a gurney in the middle of a chaotic emergency room provides one with ample time for self-reflection. Somehow, despite all of my precautionary measures to avoid a fall, I stumbled and sprained...

GUSA Must Stress Service

By Clara Gustafson and Nick Troiano March 22, 2011

Service to others is one of the ideals upon which Georgetown was founded. Students now have an incredible opportunity to put this principle into practice in an unprecedented way. The Georgetown University...

Paragamian: In a Tumultuous Market, Google Remains a Good Investment

By Matt Paragamian March 21, 2011

What to do in today's stock market? A month ago, prospects in the U.S. looked bright: The market was rising steadily as impressive corporate earnings and signs of an improving domestic economy brightened...

Pray for Japan, but Don’t Jump the Ship on Nuclear Energy

By The Editorial Board March 18, 2011

The devastating earthquake that hit Japan last Thursday has produced horrifying images of utter destruction. But despite the humanitarian crisis that has left scores of dead and thousands struggling for...

Butler: Moving Toward Student Justice

By James Butler March 18, 2011

I'm sure all of Georgetown's pious Irish Catholics spent yesterday in solemn contemplation during the holy feast day of St. Patrick. But on the off chance that you spent the day being a little less Catholic...

Graduate Student Organization Fails to Serve Students

By Rebecca Davis Gibbons March 18, 2011

One thing that all candidates running in the recent Georgetown University Student Association elections shared was a belief that whoever won would represent all Georgetown students. That is the way it...

Amendolia: What Lies Ahead for Digital Literature?

By Marissa Amendolia March 18, 2011

"I changed the music industry for better and for always," Aaron Sorkin's Sean Parker says in "The Social Network." I remember when Napster came out. I had just gotten my first CD for my 10th birthday,...

Some Things Better Left Unprinted

By The Editorial Board March 18, 2011

For the first time in 10 months, the stacks outside the Intercultural Center, in Lauinger Library and in the Leavey Center are filled each morning with daily copies of The New York Times, The Washington...

Jackson: University Asks for a Little Too Much

By Nneka Jackson March 11, 2011

Walking from class last week, I couldn't help but notice the new additions to Red Square and the front lawns. "Today, your tuition runs out," "Did you know that 70 percent of alumni donations are under...

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