Navigating the course selection process during my first year, I constantly felt lost in the barrage of restrictions and requirements placed upon me. The excitement I originally had for exploring new academic...
At just 17 days, this year’s winter break is about a week shorter than past years. Both last year and the year prior, students had 24 days between the last official final exam date and the start of the...
Every year, a plethora of first-year students run for the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate on a platform of free laundry and printing.
And every year, despite the senate’s consistent...
To the Opinion section of The Hoya,
It has been a pleasure to write for you as a columnist this past semester. The slogan of your institution is to “Read the Paper.” I hope I can say I’ve done...
Edmund Walsh’s hopes in “The Aims of the School of Foreign Service” were lofty: designing a school that would usher in a new era of diplomacy and arm the United States with the manpower required...
In the wake of everyday challenges and stressors, global political turmoil and the aftermath of a consequential (and controversial) election, I find myself adrift in an uncertainty that feels far larger...
When I first arrived at Georgetown University last year, it felt like everyone couldn’t stop talking about how different Washington, D.C., was from their hometowns — the humid, muggy weather or annoying...
One of my favorite days of the year — besides the usual suspects like Christmas, Thanksgiving or my birthday — is when the clocks “fall back” for daylight saving time. I never remember that it’s...
Over dinner with friends at Leo J. O’Donovan Hall last week, my friends brought up their struggles with adjusting to the academic environment at Georgetown University. As low-income or middle-class students,...
It’s been a busy election season, both on and off campus. For the past few weeks, Georgetown University has been infiltrated by posters saying, “We won’t go back; Kamala 2024,” and others saying,...
In the Lucille M. & Richard F. X. Spagnuolo Art Gallery, nine three-foot aluminum embroidery hoops are affixed to pink, papered walls. In her exhibition, “Alex McQuilkin: That Hand-Touch Sensibility,”...
Georgetown University clearly tries to project an image of robust cybersecurity through visible measures like Duo Mobile authentication, surveillance cameras and complex login protocols, ranging from programs...
