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EDITORIAL: Implement Student Leader Compensation

EDITORIAL: Implement Student Leader Compensation

By The Editorial Board November 20, 2020

No student deserves to miss out on important social and professional experiences because of their personal income background.  The editorial board calls on club leaders at Georgetown University...

Study Abroad Alternatives Spring 2021

Study Abroad Alternatives Spring 2021

By Anastasia Nesterova and Anastasia Nesterova November 16, 2020

If you applied to study abroad this year, the cancellation news a few weeks ago may have come as a disappointment to you. But fear not! Here is a compilation of alternative destinations where you can...

TikTok Review: October 2020

TikTok Review: October 2020

By Cece Ochoa and Cece Ochoa November 2, 2020

In case you missed it: The Hoya is on TikTok! We know, we know, try to contain your excitement.  With The Hoya’s newfound TikTok fame — we have over 100,000 likes! — we at 4E have...

VIEWPOINT: Denounce Islamophobia in China

VIEWPOINT: Denounce Islamophobia in China

By Tetu Mbah October 29, 2020

In 2019, shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand resulted in 51 people killed and 40 people wounded. The attacker, Brenton Tarrant, had previous ties to alt-right ideology. Immediately following...

Meet the 2020 Mr. Georgetown Candidates

Meet the 2020 Mr. Georgetown Candidates

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz October 23, 2020

There are three constants to a fall as a Georgetown student, even remotely: midterms, good friends, and the Georgetown Program Board’s annual Mr. Georgetown pageant.  Not even a global pandemic...

Expectations vs. Reality of Virtual Freshman Year: A Timeline

Expectations vs. Reality of Virtual Freshman Year: A Timeline

By Eri Hayakawa and Eri Hayakawa October 20, 2020

May-July Let’s face it: as a current freshman, we have had a difficult semester so far, especially because everything is online. When we talked to upperclassmen before committing to be a Hoya, they...

Things Georgetown Students Spend More on Than a Certain President Spends on Income Taxes

Things Georgetown Students Spend More on Than a Certain President Spends on Income Taxes

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz October 20, 2020

Hoyas everywhere know the struggle of tuition, Flex dollars, Canada Geese (Gooses? Goslings?). Living in Washington, D.C., is costly and drains students' wallets. Me, begging my work-study job for...

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This Year’s Lineup of Scandalous Halloween Costumes: Quarantine Edition

By Melanie Boychuk and Melanie Boychuk October 18, 2020

Happy Christian Girl Autumn, everyone. If any of you have frequented TikTok in the last two weeks, you’ve likely been bombarded with pumpkin spice, this timeless song and, of course, scandalous Halloween...

This Week in Politics: October 9th

This Week in Politics: October 9th

By Matteo Lauto and Matteo Lauto October 9, 2020

There’s never enough politics these days. Because of the lack of political coverage on the 4E, many of the most important stories have gone unreported. It's our duty as investigative journalists to...

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The D.C. Council passed legislation Tuesday that allows restaurant owners to choose whether to allow dogs outdoors.

DC Councilmembers at Large Debate Virtually, Emphasize Racial Equity and Pandemic Relief

By Laetitia Haddad October 9, 2020

Washington, D.C. residents can cast a vote for candidates for two vacant Councilmember At Large seats Nov. 3, as the city prepares safe alternatives to in-person voting.  This year, 23 at-large...

Local Journalist Launches Bid for Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission

Local Journalist Launches Bid for Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission

By Clara Grudberg October 9, 2020

Topher Mathews, publisher of neighborhood blog The Georgetown Metropolitan, has launched a bid for Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, running to replace retiring longtime Commissioner Joe Gibbons.  Since...

GUSA Voices Support for GAGE Amid Ongoing Dispute Between Union and University

GUSA Voices Support for GAGE Amid Ongoing Dispute Between Union and University

By Ella Castanier October 9, 2020

Amid a continuing contractual dispute between Georgetown University's graduate student union and the administration, the Georgetown University Student Association Senate rallied to support the union’s...

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